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Google has recently been making a lot of updates. Most are theme changes and consistency updates to their sites or user interfaces with the differing services offered. Part of this is an early invite I got to Google+ and so far I'm actually somewhat impressed. Most of this is most likely biased, but I do know that I have a history of not trusting Facebook and feeling more at east with Google with my info... even thought the thoroughness of the default profile made for me by Google when joining Goolge+ was a bit unnerving... every city in which I've lived, etc. Overall....

I was able to finally get a proxy going at work to get around the facebook block. Took me a bit of trial and error, but I was able to get this working without an actual proxy server installed anywhere! Just a bit of SSH (with shell access to a remote linux box) and a crafty .pac file and you're on your way...

SSH:
$ ssh -D 9999 [user]@[remote server]

I recently watched 'The Secret', a film about the Law of Attraction and getting what you want simply by thinking about it, for the second time. The movie talks about creating a dream wall to put the things you most desire onto. Apparently, the trick to this whole law of attraction is simply thinking about what you want on a regular basis. Seemed simple enough, but i didn't have the time or patience to get a bulletin board and find things in print that I wanted or find them online and print them out. ("eew, hardcopy.")

just placed my order for new hardware from newegg! and it feels oh so good.

check the spec:
intel core 2 quad 2.4GHz
2 evga 8800gt's
4 gigs of gskill ram (1066)

all compatible with EFiX's dongle if i fail at installing osx86 or just opt for the ease of installation that comes with the efix.

XD

So yes, I am now a proud owner of a legal copy of Fallout 3. I purchased it via Steam because I enjoy the 'bonus' of disc-less software; no worrying about scratches or loss of the disc (the down-side being that there is no such thing as an 'uninstall' with Steam, instead it's 'delete what you have a re-download the entire game again!' While, at 1+ Mb/s it doesn't take too long, it's still more of a pain-in-the-ass than if I had just purchased the disc(s)). What I DON'T expect is a complete lack of function... but this is what I've received.