Well this is a bummer. Everyone always says to try open source software, and I’ve tried Open Office a few times - each time to be disappointed. In fact, each time the same thing happens that happened this time. And no, it’s not on the same computer either, I have a bunch of different ones and it does the same thing on every one of them.

Earlier today I was writing up some coding guidelines in Open Office Writer, saved the file, came back later and all the formatting was completely screwed up. Things were bolded I didn’t bold before, and entire sentences mysteriously vanished. So 3 hours worth of work was destroyed because OO can’t do a simple thing like save a file.

There wasn’t any advanced formatting done either, it was all basic letters, spaces, tabs, and a few bolded items.

And before someone yells at me: it has done this same thing to me in the past when saving in different formats, on different oses, etc. It is just a bug in the program that hasn’t ever been fixed (and yes, I’m using the most up to date stable version).

Oh well, back to using Microsoft Word.

Hey Guys,

Sorry for not posting at all lately, I’ve been busy with stuff. I’m rushing to put the finishing touches on a few scripts, as well as do a bit of soul searching to figure out what sort of careers I want to pursue. I’ve never really had an interest in professional programming - so I probably won’t go on much further with that. Actually to be honest I’m not sure if I’m going to pursue anything that has to do with computer management/administration either - I enjoy doing it as a hobby but I know I’d get burned out ASAP if I did it professionally.

So, it’s tough. On the one hand I’m really good at computer junk and I’ve been going it since I was literally 6, but on the other hand I can’t stand being “forced” to do it - as would be the case in a professional career. It’s a fun hobby - and heck even little freelancing jobs here and there to net me an extra $50 are nice - but I just don’t know if I am interested in doing big scripts and programs.

Oh well. Time to go enjoy the lovely 70-80 degree New York weather (with low humidity).

*begin random thought*
P.S. You know what’s amazing - I just went 24 hours without checking my e-mail. That’s the first time since I was 13. That was almost 6 years ago.
*end random though*

Apparently Psystar was a bit of a joke, at least according to Gizmodo. Who knows, their address keeps and changing and the addresses seem pretty bogus. If it’s true - cool. If it’s fake - well that sucks, I was just beginning to like them.

Oh, and if you’re wondering I’ll be sticking to what I said yesterday - unless Apple changes their EULA and ends their monopolistic practices or unless someone pays me a shit load of money to do OS X development my next computer won’t be a Mac. Virtually every program I use (besides games) has a ported version or an equivalent program on OS X, Windows, and Linux. In the end it doesn’t really matter what I use. Gimme a keyboard, a computer, a monitor, an Internet connection, and some Coca-Cola and I’ll be happy.

A few days ago I mentioned I’ve been having some issues with Firefox 2.0.0.13 crashing. It seems like a few of you guys are having similar issues, and Kyle Kinnaman kindly posted the link to the 2.0.0.12 download.

Instead of downgrading to a previous version, I tried disabling all plugins except the needed ones: Duplicate Bookmark Finder, Adblock Plus, Linky, and Tab to Window. I’m not sure which plugin I disabled did the trick, but I have not had Firefox crash since I wrote that post.

Here’s the plugins I disabled:

• Firebug
• Search Status
• StumbleUpon
• Yslow

If you have one of them why not turn it off and see if it does the trick? I’ve gone on various flash sites and it has yet to crash (before it crashed whenever I went on Youtube or other video sites). The only thing I haven’t tried is Java.

My dad just sent me an e-mail entitled “Ignorance is bliss.” It contained a link to a press release about Pizza Hut’s Pizza Mia. According to the press release the Pizza Mia is great tasting and is a better value than other cheap pizzas at other fast food places.

Umm… sure. We got three Pizza Mias a few months back and they were alright, but were quite disappointing. Not only is there no sauce on the things, but they also skimp on the cheese and pepperoni (one of ours only had 5 pieces of pepperoni on the entire thing!). The little bit of sauce they put on them is incredibly sugary - it tasted like I was eating tomato flavored candy. Pizza Mia’s are a good filler food if your low on cash… but they seriously aren’t “great tasting” by any stretch of the imagination (or even when compared to other fast food). Maybe I’m just spoiled because I live in a house with a good cook, but I just don’t see how anyone with at least one taste bud can call them “great tasting”.

The press release has got to be the most lame BS I have seen in my entire life.

Ignorance is bliss, indeed.

And if this isn’t the most random post on the planet, then I can’t even imagine what is.