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/dev/n8

I don't blame you for your imperfection.

About Me

I come with clear, detailed instructions for assembly in six languages.

My Interests

The present, the future, and the past, left-wing politics, technology, volkswagens, music, technology, science, space, cooking, and all-around mischief.

I'd like to meet:

Apollo, God of the Sun. Jeff, God of Biscuits. Simon, God of Hairdos. 30 Helens.

Music:

Random Top 5:

5: France Gall - 1968
4: The Knife - Silent Shout
3: Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
2: Underworld - Oblivion With Bells
1: Stereolab - Fab Four Suture

Movies:

4,579 Rows Returned.

Television:

Survivorman, Top Chef, Iron Chef, The Shield, Monk, Psych, The Riches, Lost, CSI: Miami, Austin City Limits (Sometimes..), Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Ice Road Truckers

Books:

Orson Scott Card. Douglas Adams. Michael Moore. Anything that teaches me how to more effectively harness the unstoppable power of Linux. "Well That About Wraps It Up for God" by Oolon Colluphid

Heroes:

Linus Torvalds. Eddie Izzard. Bob Moog. My Dad & Mum. David Byrne. Tim Gane. Kevin Smith. My Friends.

My Blog

Waiting for cookies.

Good Evening, Blog.I've just made a batch of cookies, and am enduring agony as I wait for them to cool. So what better time to blog than now?So what's new?1) New Job. I interviewed for, was offered, a...
Posted by /dev/n8 on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:00:00 PST

Traded: Petrol for Pedals.

Dear Blog:As you may already know, my trusty Saab has been complaining of an exhaust leak, and low oil pressure as of late. So I have decided to give the ol' girl a rest, and went out to purchase a bi...
Posted by /dev/n8 on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:53:00 PST

DJ's Log: Stardate 20070321

This evening, I saw my pals Matty and Ed. Fitting well with the up-turn my life has seemed to have taken as of late, It was happyment. To put it mildly. You must understand that these humans, to me, b...
Posted by /dev/n8 on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:41:00 PST

How I blew my tax refund, Part I.

Howdy, y'all. I done e-filed this year, and for the first time in 3 years, didn't have to pay the feds. In fact, I actually GOT MONEY. So here's how I blew the majority of it:You can plug your iPod or...
Posted by /dev/n8 on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 06:03:00 PST

j'aime les haricots verts

This blog is dedicated to my friend Jeffrey, who spends a good portion of his day taking sexy pictures of what can only be described as "food porn". "That's it, Cheesecake. Work it. You know how we do...
Posted by /dev/n8 on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:28:00 PST

She done got th' goods on me......

She Done Got th' Goods on Me. a Haiku by /dev/n8it may be a chairit may be a monkey wrenchbut it is a start./dev/n8...
Posted by /dev/n8 on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:22:00 PST

Sorry, Internet Explorer Users....

Hi,I just spent a bunch of time writing all new CSS for this page, and it looks great, but sometimes the tables disappear when I view it in Bill Gates' wannabe non W3C standards-compliant web browser,...
Posted by /dev/n8 on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:31:00 PST

Two things.

I'm doing everyone a favor by NOT posting this as a bulletin. I think i'm a little survey happy. Remind me to analyze the human obsession with myspace surveys at some point, I think it's quite an inte...
Posted by /dev/n8 on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:18:00 PST

Possible New Years Resolutions. (Subject to Change.)

Possible New Year's Resolutions.1) Assume people are essentially good until they prove me wrong.2) Do more to promote the use of Open Source technology.3) Create something that somewhat resembles musi...
Posted by /dev/n8 on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 03:46:00 PST

A long journey of self discovery.

Hi, faithful blog readers.It has been a long journey of self discovery. In my trials, travels, and so forth it has come to my attention that I need to obtain a teapot.That is all.-n8...
Posted by /dev/n8 on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 10:48:00 PST