Most days when I post on my blog, it's something I find cool, or interesting. Today is not one of those days. Today I saw something completely uncool.
I'm watching Comedy Central, because I love Comedy Central, it's hilarious! And Gabriel Iglesias was cracking me up. Then they played a commercial...
... I could not believe that any network would play this! The commercials all have the website at the end, so I checked it out. The site has a $250 guaranteed affair! What's worse, more than 5 million people have used the service!
After I got over my initial shock and disgust, I came up with a few new taglines for them:
Don't let life ruin your marriage, let us do it!
$250 and we'll guarantee you get a divorce!
and the best one: How would you like to be Tiger Woods for a day?
If you're as disgusted as I am, or think up some more humor to help me get over this, leave it in the comments!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Solid State Drives
If you built your own computer, or you simply like the idea of getting the best that money can buy, you've probably heard of Solid State Drives (SSD). These drives seem horribly overpriced, considering a 60 GB costs you $100, and I just got a Terabyte for half that.
However, don't discount them simply because of their price. Not only do they use less power than a traditional magnetic disk drive, they are significantly faster and more durable.
Why use them? If you install your windows (or mac, or linux) installation on a solid state drive, you could be cutting your boot time in half or smaller. I know my next hard drive will be solid state.
Why use hard disk drives, if SSDs are so much better? Storage capacity. The faster access speed of the solid state drive doesn't matter if you're watching a saved movie, or listening to music. I have a large music library, and I'll be using hard drives to store it for a while to come.
I got most of my info from these sites:
http://www.snia.org/apps/group_public/download.php/35796/SSSI%20Wht%20Paper%20Final.pdf
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/windows-7-and-ssds-just-how-fast-are-they/2902
Why is my page so dark?
I, being your average college student, am nocturnal by nature. And I have a very bright LCD monitor. Pages like Facebook hurt my eyes when I read them at night, and I like your eyes. They're beautiful. So enjoy the nice quiet darkness of my page, and read on, faithful readers, read on!
Monday, January 24, 2011 Beauty Sleep
I'm sure with many of us already in dating age, and approaching marriageable age, we all want to look more attractive. As it turns out, a Swedish study tells us there's a very easy way to do this. Sleep better.
That means getting those 8 hours every night, preferably starting before ten (or 2200 for you military types). That means adapting your circadian rhythym (the daily cycle of your body) to a standardized sleep schedule. That means no more staying up playing Halo, or CoD, or checking textsfromlastnight.com one last time at midnight or later.
The benefits are tangible. Not only will you feel better, you'll look better too. The study proves it.
Links: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sleep-newzzz/201101/is-your-new-year-s-resolution-look-better-beauty-sleep-need-i-say-more
http://helpguide.org/life/sleep_tips.htm
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 If you love tech...
Then you should totally check out this awesome website:
Lifehacker.com
I have found so many useful and interesting articles here, Do it Yourself (DIY) articles, Psychology, Software, Hardware, tech news. Everything!
Lifehacker.com
I have found so many useful and interesting articles here, Do it Yourself (DIY) articles, Psychology, Software, Hardware, tech news. Everything!
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