Malcolm's Ramblings

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  • Green Burial

    I think the following is a good example of how I’d like to be disposed of when I’m dead. I have to admit though, I still think its a lot of money to be spent on a dead person. I’ve never had a strong belief that the treatment of the dead body matters. If there Read more

  • Protected: Feeling Down

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  • Too Much Living Space

    Even my apartment is too big for me. I don’t even use the bedroom that I have in my one bedroom apartment. Currently, it stores a few odds and ends that I have, including an old mattress that I need to eventually get rid of. I have my bed in the living room, next to Read more

  • Computer Illiterate People

    Why are so many people that know little to nothing about computers allowed to be in charge of decisions relating to computers and technology? I can somewhat understand trying to make website decisions without knowing anything about web development, but people should at least know the basics of computers before being allowed to make company/corporate Read more

  • Protected: Weight Gains

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  • Whistling

    I really don’t like when people whistle. It really irks me. I don’t know why, but it does. Whistling to music, to call their dog or kids, and just whistling for the fun of whistling, all make me a bit aggravated. I had to shut my office door at work. No doubt people think I Read more

  • What I Want to Be Doing

    If it was up to me, right now, I’d be selling off everything that didn’t fit in a backpack and travelling. I would go across the country, into the USA, and maybe even overseas. I would attend various inexpensive conferences like Podcamps, WordCamps, and the like. I’d work from WiFi at youth hostels, or via Read more

  • User Activity Article

    Increase Your User Activity with Points, Badges and Status via Six Revisions Game mechanics is a piece of the website engagement puzzle, providing an incentive to become an active participant when there is no direct, tangible benefit for doing so. Interesting article that I keep reading over and over. Read more

  • Xbox 360 Slim

    The new Xbox 360 announced today at E3 2010 looks amazing. Smaller form factor, nice lines, shiny black finish and that’s just on the outside. Inside it sports a 250GB hard drive, built-in WiFi, and a new CPU/GPU combo on a 45nm architecture (hopefully meaning that there will no longer be red rings of death). Read more

  • Afghanistan

    My Uncle is due back soon and recently sent my family an e-mail talking about his exit. My best friend just recently went over to Afghanistan. I sometimes wish I was a civilian contractor over there, laying networking cable, making some great money, and seeing what little of the area that I’d be permitted to Read more

  • Gooey

    It really bugs when someone says something is “gooey”, especially when they mean GUI. Even when they don’t, it still just really irks me. Read more

  • Burnt Out

    I haven’t had a real vacation in over five years now, and I am definitely feeling the burn out, but on the flip side, I sometimes wish I could cash in my potential vacation for more money. I really don’t understand how I got myself into this situation. I would really love to take some Read more