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Really liking this song randomly…

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Testing posting from my iPhone – maybe I’ll start doing this more often

Boy oh boy, I’m starting to feel like I’m getting too old to go to all day outdoor concerts. Why does it seem like the crowds get younger and younger each year at a disproportional rate to my own aging? Seriously. It makes me feel older than I am when I see 14 year olds running around in bikinis with their iPhones.
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Wow, so now it’s official: I’ve graduated, ceremony and all. Well, not “really”, since I haven’t received my diploma, but with pomp and circumstance completed it’s time for the real world. Granted, this is the same “real world” that I’ve been living in for the past 6 months since SFSU can’t afford to have more than one graduation ceremony a year, but now it feels “realer”.
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If you couldn’t tell from the title, this one’s a bit nerdy.

I was (as I always am) working on the media server tonight and noticed I wasn’t getting the speeds I used to when transferring data locally. I was maxing out at around 4-5MB/sec (indicating 100Mbit speeds). The router and ethernet card in the Ubuntu machine are both Gigabit capable, and worked in Hardy Heron (Ubuntu 8.04). After some googling, I stumbled on to this thread which showcased how to disable the RTL8169 driver in 8.10 (since it’s apparently causing headaches to people others than just myself).

sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-network

Press enter after the above command is entered into the Terminal. Now paste the following:

# Prevent r8169.ko from loading and allow r1000.ko to load
blacklist r8169

Now save the file by pressing Control + O then Enter. You can now exit the document by pressing Control + X

Now reboot Ubuntu (or restart the networking interface if you know how) and you should see 1000Mbits listed when you right click the network icon in the task bar and get info about your connections!

Found this today while browsing the interwebs (also embedded below), which sparked a “healthy” debate over police brutality.

Naked Wizard Tased By Reality from Tracy Anderson on Vimeo.

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Safari has the ability to use a custom stylesheet to modify how you see content on the web. For example, if websites’ text are frequently too small for you to read you can modify a css file to override the text size setting for all websites to increase your text’s size. Unfortunately, most people haven’t heard of this feature.

This file, in addition to increasing text size, can block ads. Read on for the “how”.
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I know there’re a million other stories just like mine – but here it is anyway.

I’ve been a Comcast customer for roughly 4 years (off and on) – and I’m fast approaching the point of canceling my service completely. While the service itself has been steady and reliable over the 4 years, the customer service varies wildly. I’ve had extremely positive experiences: Call center CS rep and Supervisor Michelle and Judy were extremely helpful; But I’ve also had downright horrible experiences with other call centers (I’m looking at you – Guadalajara, Mexico) and service centers (260 Potrero Hill location).

Read on for my complete and fun-filled experience.

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