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Comment on A Second Chance to Ride the Digital Wave by Chris

Chris — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:05:42 +0000

I remember when the Iomega disk drive came out. It had *gasp* hundred megabyte disks. It was almost a hundred times larger than a standard 3.5 inch floppy, and at the time I remember one of the techs in the store saying with 2 or 3 of them you’d never need any more storage lol.

Thank you for the encouragement Krystel. It definitely helps!

As far as the iPhone versus the Android, if Android had existed when I bought my phone I’d have gotten that instead. I’ve always been anti Apple, but in the last 5 years they’ve really put together some amazing products.

Once I get my iPhone app up I plan to port it to Droid as well. I figure why not hit both markets, especially when Google will let you develop for free.

Comment on A Second Chance to Ride the Digital Wave by Krystel

Krystel — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:40:26 +0000

I was 8 in 1994. Interested in my barbies, getting dirty, and watching my dad play around on his iomega computer things. Which currently are sitting in his garage, relics of a time long since past and of opportunity missed. I give you kudos for grasping this advabtage you have over others and taking the plunge. Apple is only going to grow, and I agree with you the ipad is the next step. But, as a Droid user I must say.. f the iphone lol

Comment on A Second Chance to Ride the Digital Wave by Chris

Chris — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:20:37 +0000

You’re so right. The sad thing is that a U.S. Robotics 56k was a state of the art $200 investment in 1994. Most people only had a 33.6k

I remember the first time I saw a T1 line. I almost wet myself.

Comment on A Second Chance to Ride the Digital Wave by Blair

Blair — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:15:25 +0000

“the few who did get online did so with a slower than molasses 56k modem”

If that. 9.6k and 36k modems were far more common for a very long time. Just thinking about that is making me roll for sanity loss. I remember my first time playing around with the 56k housed at our local ISP. That was a glorious day.

Comment on 2010 Weight Loss Progress by Chris

Chris — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:01:10 +0000

It’s a good question. Maybe all the gloomy weather is contributing. I loathe depression. It sort of drains the color from the world, and strikes randomly. Things are going pretty well in my life, and I have no reason to be depressed.

That doesn’t seem to matter to the depression though. Gah! Drives me nuts. The only solution I’ve found is to tell the depression to fuck off and just power through it. I’m still working out and trying to lose weight, still writing and still running Exalted.

The despression will subside eventually…

Comment on 2010 Weight Loss Progress by Blair

Blair — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:46:22 +0000

“That’s not terribly surprising as depression and weight loss don’t really go hand and hand together.”

Huh, I was actually pretty depressed through the week too. It broke my diet around Wednesday. I wonder if it’s a seasonal thing, or just coincidence.

Comment on 2010 Weight Loss Progress by Leash

Leash — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:47:47 +0000

Oh, and dark chocolate! We love it and it’s good for ya!

Comment on 2010 Weight Loss Progress by Leash

Leash — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:46:59 +0000

You might try just doing low cal dieting? It’s really working for me.

Fill up on produce, drink 64 oz.s of H20, and switch to whole grains (brown rice, yummm….if it’s too bland you can substitute some or all of the water with low sodium chicken broth). I also do a non fat yogurt for snack. If you need something crunchy/salty try blue corn chips or popped potato chips (Trader Joe’s. Do you have one up there?). If you have a sweet tooth, try adding flavor to the water (Crystal Light type stuff). If you make a meal, try to eat all the veggies first. You fill up and don’t have as much room for the stuff that’s not as good for you. I added garbanzo beans to my veggies tonight and it realllllly filled me up fast. Oh, and if you like sandwhiches, those new whole grain 100 cal flat breads are soooo good! Then you can load up on the healthy meats and veggies. If you do cheese, try reduced fat ( I can’t do that non fat crap, it’s gross lol). 2 % cheese = reduced fat. Hope this might help a bit!
Remember, if you do this slowly you’ll keep the weight off! You’ll reach your goal!

Comment on 2010 Weight Loss Progress by Leash

Leash — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:43:52 +0000

Do you have a local farmer’s market? There’s nothing quite like super fresh veggies!

Comment on How Marijuana Effected my Life by beeyore

beeyore — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:01:36 +0000

I’ve always understood why you smoked and totally supported it, mental health is important! That said I am also proud that you have quit, I know how hard it can be to quit something that you enjoy.

I think that returning to the hobbies that you love, paintball and hiking, and adding photography will help keep the depression at bay!

Love ya!