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'If I didn't have a PDA'
Posted Aug 20, 2002
I know I talk a lot about PalmPilots, but IMO they're the best thing since portable cd players, and I can see them getting just as popular. 
A lot of people ask me, "Why don't you just use 'old-fashioned' ways?". To put it into perspective, I'm going to list what I'd be carrying around if I didn't have my PDA. (Of course, I wouldn't carry around this much if I didn't have my PDA)
A large chunky diary (It's not that it'd be full, it's just what Palms are capable of)
A notepad
An address book (with birthdays)
One of those 'Things to do today' pads
A graphic calculator
A GameBoy
About 10 books
50 or so travel alarm clocks (or one with 50 alarm tones )
A desktop clock
A table of conversions
A filing cabnet (or some sort of filing system)
A few magazines/newspapers
A world globe
Something to track expenses
A few lined pads
A dictionary
And the only thing it consumes is electricity! 
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Cookies
Posted Aug 16, 2002
I'm amazed at the amount of cookies some sites use. I personally use Mozilla with 3rd party cookies blocked and 1st party cookies to be prompted, because I don't believe companies should use my personal storage space for advertising (its the same concept as putting stickers on someone). Some sites set cookies for every image they have on the page!
I have a rule- for a site I don't know/trust, if it asks me to accept more than 5 cookies, I add that site to the 'No accept cookies' list. Does anyone else have a similar policy?
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Latest reply: Aug 16, 2002
WaitRis
Posted Aug 8, 2002
I have an idea that will revolutionise online gaming forever. An idea that will make observer mode/'life after death view' a hell of a lot more exciting than it currently is. Games like CS (isgay) and Army Operations would actually become fun to play, because lets face it, obs mode currently BLOWS (I'm actually writing this on my dodgy Palm m105 while in AA obs).
My bright idea is to put a selection of 'mini-games' to observer mode, like tetris, snake, maybe even solitaire. The server would keep a list of high scores, so the phun wouldn't stop when some ghey TKer shoots you when he thinks you're staring at him. As soon as the round (finally) finishes, the server would save your current status and pause the [mini]game.
I already have a pretty clear idea of how things would work. I'm also thinking up how the save format would work, so keep watching this space for updates
btw, in case you're wondering- No, im not a developer (currently), so I won't be able to make one myself. I'd be happy to assist anyone though who wants to take up the challenge
Also, the 'WaitRis' was also a bright idea I thought of while walking home. It's a combination of "waiting" and "tetris", together in a word that sounds like the female who serves you coffee. I'm quite proud of it
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Strange number occurances
Posted Jul 28, 2002
There have been some rather strange occurances happening for a while (well, stranger than USUAL), but I've only payed real attention to them now. It's about the number "911". When I look at a clock, "9:11" always seems to stick out. You might think it's just that this particular number sticks out at the corner of my eye, but I dont think so. For instance, I could be late for college (not that thats a regular occurance or anything ), and when I check the time again, it'd be 9:11. I could also be watching DVDs or browsing the 'net, when I go upstairs to make myself a coffee, and WOW look its 9:11. Theres also a clock thats gone wonky in one of the rooms of the house, and when I walked into it yesterday (which I dont usually do), it was; You guessed it- 9:11. This is only a few times. It really does seem like the number 911 is a wacky coincidence.
You could take this number "911" occurance as the US emergency line, the 9/11 incident, or maybe it's because was born on the 6/11. I still can't figure it out. Ideas appreciated
I'm still wondering whether its extratestrical contact, the ancient aztec gods of time, luck, or maybe theres an improbability drive buried under the house.
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arghh MSN names
Posted Jul 12, 2002
Don't be offended if you're one of the people that im addressing here- it's not my fault you're stupid
At this very moment while writing this journal entry, im looking at Trillian, which sits beside my ICQ window (I still prefer ICQ2k2 rather than trillian), and im looking at the nicknames people call themselves. Well, most of them aren't nicknames, that's what im concerned about. Is there a new version of MSN messenger that changes 'nickname', to 'random silly quote about being happy or whats on your mind'? I thought the purpose of nicknames is so when you're looking for someone, you can look through your list of contacts and say "baz, caz, ah- daz". At the moment, most of the contacts in my list start with at least 1 emoticon (smiley face, devil face, images like that), and something like "We don't N-" "People don't Rea-" "I am so s". Maybe I might change my nickname to "Spray your 'happiness to the world' nicknames & messages to a brick wall, as they would give as much s*t as I do!" for a few days, and see what the reaction will be!
I'd call it common sense to enter a nickname in the "Nickname" box, but obviously its not so common with MSN users, so i'd probly have to call it something else.
Anyway, on the bright side, it's friday, and I have enough coffee to last me a few days. And im thinking of making a presentation for my English class on 'Hippies', with flyers to give out, maybe a projector presentation, a talk, and hey, maybe even a POSTER! I'd be happy if someone could help me with 'hippy information resources' or more ideas!
Cheers,
/Goggs
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