Not the I want to get in the habit, but..

Looks like I'm not the only one that can't stand some of the made-up
words that have come out of the intarwebs:
http://slashdot.org/articles/07/06/22/010255.shtml

Mark of the Beast

My last day of my old job was 6/6, and I joked about how it would have been more fitting if I quit last year on the same day...some people got the joke. I started my new job Monday and so far, the mark of the beast has followed me. Monday: My new computer has the asset tag 1666. Tuesday: Lunch call number was 66. Today: First cell phone bill I used 666Kb of internet time. I'm not sure what this omen is, but it doesn't seem good. Stay tuned..

ACPI Success!

My inner tech support esteem is now a little higher. I got this 12" toshiba laptop in March (U200-ST2091) and have been unable to get ACPI working correctly on it under Windows XP or any linux distro. I was tearing my hair out; always shutting it down.. But no, I refused to call Toshiba. Today? Updated my BIOS and ta-da! ACPI happiness (no other changes to drivers or software in XP). So, it wasn't me all along. Just in time for my new job starting tomorrow (yikes!). Wish me luck and a safe commute!