Monthly Archives: November 2008

Handbrake 0.9.3 on Ubuntu 8.04

Handbrake is wonderful. And now it’s even better – since you can now encode from any source, not just DVDs. Anyways, on the download page they have available a .deb for Ubuntu 8.10. That’s fine and dandy, but I’m running 8.04. So time to compile! Following the guide – you’ll eventually encounter an error like [...]

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MacBU, A Request

I wrote those last 2 entries using Microsoft Live Writer. It’s a really great program. It’s simple to use, and I like how everything works. But sadly, it only runs on Windows. I either have to run it in my VM, or Remote Desktop into my crummy Dell laptop. So MacBU, please please port Live [...]

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Frightened Rabbit

I really like Chuck. It’s a fun tv show, with great music. So far this season they’ve used Frightened Rabbit twice. The first time was a “I can’t believe my ears” moment. I went on the Chuck website, just to verify. But the second time, it was just weird. They used the song – Keep [...]

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What I Hate About Sundays

I have a 20GB iPod from 4 years ago. It’s one of these It’s a classic. I got it free when I bought my Powerbook G4 (the greatest laptop Apple has ever made to date). I use it in my car. It’s why I don’t listen to the radio and why I love my commute [...]

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The Deal

You know what’s happening right? I’m twittering too much. It’s why my pledge of a post / week has gone unrealized. I’m spending all my time posting tweets and not forming complete blog posts. Also it doesn’t help that I have zero time for Raishad. See, I have 3 weeks to implement a “smart” pedometer [...]

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