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My personality defect...

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:53:50 PDT

Your result for The Personality Defect Test ...
Robot

You are 86% Rational, 0% Extroverted, 14% Brutal, and 14% Arrogant.

I am a Geek!

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:42:59 PDT

OkCupid.com: Take

Modern, Cool Nerd

57 % Nerd, 65% Geek, 22% Dork

Thank you David

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:38:07 PDT

Somehow, my blog (actually it's Awstats) got overtaken for a pop-up destination (in Russian no less...). Thanks to Dave, my hostmaster, it's back to normal.

(awaiting the crush of INTPs to hit too...

Ha!)

Trend Analysis: Five Major Pension Problems - One Simple Solution

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:55:27 PDT

Mish writes:

Mish: The correct response would be to kill all unnecessary services, fire all the government workers and privatize everything remaining.

Pronounced by a man that doesn't have a clue.

I would like to see any privatization that shows a long term savings after five years. Are there any savings beyond two years? Not from what I keep hearing where it is taking place.

My mood color is blue

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:22:32 PDT

Your Primary Mood Color is Blue

You are a sensitive and reflective person. You have a good intuition for emotions.
You can sense what people are feeling and even sometimes what they are thinking.

You communicate well, and you're also a good listener. You cherish your friends, and every word they say is important to you.
You are always there for the people you love, and you expect the same in return. You crave deep connection and understanding.

What's Your Primary Mood Color?

Blogthings: Take a Quiz. Annoy Your Friends.

Family news

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:42:51 PDT

For those nonfamily members following this blog (Not sure how many of those there are!), I'm currently in Indiana/Illinois (Hospital in Indiana, house in Illinois) with my step-mother who isn't in great shape. Kidney failure being the biggie right now, with the mild heart attack (whatever that is) and ovarian cancer also going on, plus the fact that she is 78 years old (I can't call that young, that's still longer than my expected longevity, and that's without my health issues...)

So my current sporadic blogging will be even more sporadic in the near future.

I AM working on a project to take my Delicious account and post my saved links to there (since my old system broke on me...) It's something to do while I'm here.

Revealed: The ghost fleet of the recession | Mail Online

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:16:38 PDT

Revealed: The ghost fleet of the recession | Mail Online

That's some scary shit!

I knew transportation was taking a killing, but this really sucks.

(via)

My Love is Green

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:21:17 PDT

Your Love is Green

When you love someone, it's a very rational process. You love with your head first.
Love is all about fitting a person into your life. You can't love unless the situation is just right.

You are an ideal partner in romantic relationships. You try to be as caring, loyal, and forgiving as possible.
You take love seriously, and you don't give up on a commitment. You don't need a ring to stay with someone through thick and thin.

What Color Is Your Love?

My soul is connected to Winter

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:18:35 PDT

Your Soul Is Connected to the Winter

You approach life with a zen-like calm that other people envy. Nothing rattles you.
You are smart, thoughtful, and very serious. You don't stress out, but you don't take much lightly.

You like to keep to yourself, and you've been called shy - even if you don't consider yourself that way.
You prefer a cozy, quiet life filled with ideas, books, and maybe a few friends.

What Season is Your Soul Connected To?

And I'm a fire sign (Sagitarius!)

I am Fantasy / SciFi

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:26:31 PDT

You Are Fantasy / Sci Fi

You have an amazing imagination, and in your mind, all things are possible.
You are open minded, and you find the future exciting. You crave novelty and progress.

Compared to most people, you are quirky and even a bit eccentric. You have some wacky ideas.
And while you may be a bit off the wall, there's no denying how insightful and creative you are.

What Kind of Book Are You?

Sunday Lyrics

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:27:41 PDT

I Stay Away
Alice In Chains

Yeah, hey yeah
I want to travel south this year
I won't prevent safe passage here

Why you act crazy, not an act maybe
So close a lady, shifty eyes shady

Yeah, hey yeah
Tears that soak a callous heart

Why you act frightened, I am enlightened
Your weakness builds me, so someday you'll see

I stay away!

Why you act crazy, not an act maybe
So close a lady, shifty eyes shady

I stay away!
I stay away!
I stay away!
I stay away!

I need expression

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:54:13 PDT

You Need Expression

You're the type of person who has a lot to express, and you need many outlets.
You love to create - whether you're writing a novel or just putting together an amazing outfit.

You are a deep thinker. You understand the world well, and you are in touch with your emotions.
And you don't like to keep your insights to yourself. You love sharing what you know with the world, even if it's in a very abstract way.

What Do You Need Most?

Sundy Lyric

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:50:12 PDT

Foo Fighters - Times Like These - Lyrics from LyricWiki:

Foo Fighters:Times Like These

I, I'm a one-way motorway
I'm a road that drives away and follows you back home
I, I'm a street light shining
I'm a white light blinding bright and burning off and on
Uh huh uh

It's times like these you learn to live again
It's times like these you give and give again
It's times like these you learn to love again
It's times like these, time and time again

I, I'm a new day rising
I'm a brand new sky to hang the stars upon tonight
I, I'm a little divided
Do I stay or run away and leave it all behind?
Uh huh uh

It's times like these you learn to live again
It's times like these you give and give again
It's times like these you learn to love again
It's times like these, time and time again
Ooh...

Uh huh uh
Uh huh uh

It's times like these you learn to live again
It's times like these you give and give again
It's times like these you learn to love again
It's times like these, time and time again
It's times like these you learn to live again
It's times like these you give and give again
It's times like these you learn to love again
It's times like these, time and time again
It's times like these you learn to live again
It's times like these you give and give again
It's times like these you learn to love again
It's times like these, time and time again

Who wears the pants in my relationship

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:59:08 PDT

You Both Wear the Pants in Your Relationship

You and your sweetie seem to have stuck the perfect power balance.
It's not that you don't disagree - it's just that you've learned how to compromise well.

You're both mature enough to know that you can't always get your way...
And usually, you're both adult enough to reach an agreement - even if that sometimes means giving in a little.

Who Wears the Pants in Your Relationship?

I am Eastern Philosphocial

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:16:52 PDT

You Are Eastern

You see yourself as a very small part of the universe - and you're still trying to figure out what your role is.
Discovering who you are and the meaning of your life is very important to you.

You see life as a journey, and you hope to learn as much as you possibly can.
You believe that living a virtuous and reflective life is how to reach enlightenment.

Are You Philosophically Eastern or Western?

Sunday Lyrics

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:00:03 PDT

Anberlin - The Feel Good Drag - Lyrics from LyricWiki

"I'm here for you," she said
"And we can stay for awhile
My boyfriend's gone
We can just pretend"
Lips that need no introduction
Now who's the greater sin?
Your drab eyes seem to invite
(Tell me, darling) Where do we begin?

Was this over before?
Before it ever began?
Your kiss
Your calls
Your crutch
Like the devil's got your hand
This was over before
Before it ever began
Your lips
Your lies
Your lust
Like the devil's in your hands

Everyone in this town
Is seeing somebody else
Everybody's tired of someone
Our eyes wander for help
Prayers that need no answer now
I'm tired of who I am
You were my greatest mistake
I fell in love with your sin
Your littlest sin

Was this over before?
Before it ever began?
Your kiss
Your calls
Your crutch
Like the devil's got your hand
This was over before
Before it ever began
Your lips
Your lies
Your lust
Like the devil's in your hands

Failure is your disease
You want my outline drawn
You were my greatest failure
Discourse your saving song

Was this over before?
Before it ever began?
Your kiss
Your calls
Your crutch
Like the devil's got your hand
This was over before
Before it ever began
Your lips
Your lies
Your lust
Like the devil's in your hands

Was this over before?
Before it ever began?
Your kiss
Your calls
Your crutch
Like the devil's got your hand
This was over before
Before it ever began
Your lips
Your lies
Your lust
Like the devil's in your hands

The Word of Mouth KFC challenge | Life and style | guardian.co.uk

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:58:28 PDT

The Word of Mouth KFC challenge | Life and style | guardian.co.uk:

We made up two batches of seasoned flour, using Ron Douglas's 'KFC' mix and our own Guardian crowdsourced version - let's call it 'GFC' - and fried sample pieces of the poached chicken dredged in each.

'KFC' mix
1 teaspoon ground oregano
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1 teaspoon ground sage
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
1 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon onion salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons Accent (MSG)

GFC mix
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp mustard powder
1 tsp sage
1 tsp celery seeds
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp dried onion flakes
2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp ground white pepper"

Interesting.

Am I impatient?

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:23:38 PDT

You Are Very Patient

You are an incredibly patient soul. You rarely get rattled or frustrated.
You are willing to let others take their time... even if it means you must wait.

You have the makings of a great teacher, parent, or leader.
You are able to deal with people's annoyances and quirks. You don't let yourself get angry.

Are You Impatient?

Njardarson Group

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:14:32 PDT

Top 200 Brand Name Drugs by retail dollars in 2008

I'm on 2 (temp) Nexium, 10 Actos, 17 Crestor, 25 Diovan, 40 (temp) Lovenox, 56 Niaspan, 84 Xalatan.

And a couple of others that I'm no longer on.

Fun.

They don't have the 200 Generic drugs for 2008 out yet.

From 2007 (for my current list) - 73 Spironolactone, 132 Amiodarone (temp), 140 Hydralazine, 160 Glipizide.

Sunday Lyrics

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:00:00 PDT

I remember this getting played right before the midnight showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Tim Curry: I do the Rock

Edith Sitwell giving readings
14 Moscow Road
Osbert's giving champagne parties
Sachie's got a cold
Gertrude's hanging pictures
Alice making tea
Me, I do the only thing that still
Makes sense to me
I do the Rock
I do the Rock Rock

John and Yoko farming beef
Raising protein quota
Sometimes they make love and art
Inside their Dakota
Rodney's feeling sexy
Mick is really frightfully bold
Me, I do the only thing
That stops me growing old
I do the Rock
I do the Rock Rock
I do the Rock Rock Rock

Well, it's stimulating

Solzhenitzin feels exposed
Build a barbed-wired prison
Nietzsche's six feet under
But his babies still got rhythm
Einstein's celebrating ten decades
But I'm afraid philosophy
Is just too much responsibility for me
I do the Rock
I do the Rock

Baby Ruth and Dizzy Dean
Best and Colin Cowdrey
Little Mo, Virginia Wade
Pistol Pete and O.J.
I've always like Di Maggio
And Rockne's pretty knute you know
I could never whack a ball
With such velocity
I do the Rock
I do the Rock
I do the Rock

When I can get it
It's stimulating - I'm a keen student

Liz and Dick and Britt and Liza
Jaclyn, Kate and Farah
Meg and Roddy, John Travolta
Governor Brown and Linda
Interview and People Magazine
Miss Rona and the Queen
It must be really frightful
To attract publicity
I do the Rock
Myself
I do the Rock

Carter, Begin and Sadat
Brezhnev, Teng and Castro
Everyday negotiate us closer to desastro
Idi Amin and the Shah
And Al Fatah is quite bizarre
I could never get the hang of ideology

I do the Rock
I do the Rock
I do the Ro...
I do the Ro...
I do the Ro...
I do the Ro...
Do the Ro...
Do the Ro...
I do, I do, I do, I do
Do the Rock

Sunshine, Sunshinin' in
Sunshine, Sunshine
Well you can't get enough of it man
Sunshine, Sunshine
Oh, we got the top down now
If you don't have the top down, pull the top down
How often do you get a sunny day
Come to the rock, the rock will cure your ills, man
Stimulating, stimulating
Sunshine
Sunshine, Sunshine
Been a really hard winter, man
You deserve it, ya know.
Everybody do, everybody do, everybody
Sunshine, Sunshine

When Will The Recovery Begin? Never.

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:30:55 PDT

Robert Reich writes:

The so-called "green shoots" of recovery are turning brown in the scorching summer sun. In fact, the whole debate about when and how a recovery will begin is wrongly framed. On one side are the V-shapers who look back at prior recessions and conclude that the faster an economy drops, the faster it gets back on track. And because this economy fell off a cliff late last fall, they expect it to roar to life early next year. Hence the V shape.

Unfortunately, V-shapers are looking back at the wrong recessions. Focus on those that started with the bursting of a giant speculative bubble and you see slow recoveries. The reason is asset values at bottom are so low that investor confidence returns only gradually.

That's where the more sober U-shapers come in. They predict a more gradual recovery, as investors slowly tiptoe back into the market.

Personally, I don't buy into either camp. In a recession this deep, recovery doesn't depend on investors. It depends on consumers who, after all, are 70 percent of the U.S. economy. And this time consumers got really whacked. Until consumers start spending again, you can forget any recovery, V or U shaped.

…

My prediction, then? Not a V, not a U. But an X. This economy can't get back on track because the track we were on for years -- featuring flat or declining median wages, mounting consumer debt, and widening insecurity, not to mention increasing carbon in the atmosphere -- simply cannot be sustained.

I think Mr. Reich could be right, although I would be calling it a L, not an X, but evidently he's optimistic enough to think something else is going to take over the economy.

SimilarMinds.com

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:44:38 PDT

Big Five Test Results

Extroversion (26%) low which suggests you are very reclusive, quiet, unassertive, and private.
Accommodation (48%) medium which suggests you are moderately kind natured, trusting, and helpful while still maintaining your own interests.
Orderliness (40%) moderately low which suggests you are, at times, overly flexible, random, scattered, and fun seeking at the expense of structure, reliability, work ethic, and long term accomplishment.
Emotional Stability (58%) moderately high which suggests you are relaxed, calm, secure, and optimistic.
Inquisitiveness (88%) very high which suggests you are extremely intellectual, curious, imaginative but possibly not very practical.

Take Free Big Five Personality Test
personality tests by similarminds.com

Global 5: sloan RCUEI; sloan+ Rcux|I|; primary Inquisitive; R(74%)C(58%)U(60%)E(52%)I(88%)

RCUEI

Didn't I already take this test and show the results? Found something similar finally, but not this one.

A Softer World: 454

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:14:55 PDT

A Softer World: 454
I pretended to lose my fortune years ago,

so that at my funeral nobody will suspect special effects

when hell opens up and swallows my body.

BBC NEWS | Business | Gazprom seals $2.5bn Nigeria deal

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:39:25 PDT

BBC NEWS | Business | Gazprom seals $2.5bn Nigeria deal:

Russia's energy giant Gazprom has signed a $2.5bn (£1.53bn) deal with Nigeria's state operated NNPC, to invest in a new joint venture.

The new firm, to be called Nigaz, is set to build refineries, pipelines and gas power stations in Nigeria.

Highlighting me.

I understand that's not the way they are going to pronounce that word, but I would definitely be looking at a different word, personally.

Printer go Poof! New printer zing.

noreply@blogger.com (bytehead) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:33:05 PDT

My old Epson R300 stopped printing black today. In the middle of a document. After doing several head cleanings, and black not even showing up (but the ink was going somewhere during a cleaning), and figuring it's not worth it, I went shopping for another printer.

It was important that I keep the ability to print on CDs and DVDs, so I stayed with Epson (Rosie was thinking about Kodak because of the ink cost, but I'm seeing very bad reviews, so I passed this time). and ended up with an Epson Artisan 800. It's wireless via 802.11B/G (the panel talks about BlueTooth, but I couldn't get that working), and prints CDs and DVDs. Printing envelopes will probably be a little harder, but oh well.

Won't install on my Windows 7 computer, but I can't say that I'm surprised either. I'll have to go to the website and see what they have to say.

At this point, I'm ready for bed. Good night!

Update:

It installed as a generic Epson printer. Now I don't get the fancy icon about ink levels and such. Oh well. I did get it working as a scanner though (which I find out, but hey!). I had to set it up manually, scanning didn't work (which is why I think it didn't install, but I turned the idiot fire wall off. Who knows!). When I used Windows 7 to install, it scanned and found it.

It works. That's all I care about now.