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Ron “Pigpen” McKernan

by crazyskills on Jul.03, 2009 at 8:24.22 pm, under stream of consciousness, tech

McKernan was born in San Bruno, California, September 8, 1945 and was a member of “The Grateful Dead” until his death on March 8, 1973. His musical contributions to the Grateful Dead included vocals, Hammond organ, harmonica, percussion, and occasionally guitar.

McKernan was a participant in the predecessor groups leading to the formation of the Grateful Dead, beginning with the Zodiacs and Mother McCree’s Uptown Jug Champions. Bob Weir and Bill Kreutzmann were added and the band evolved into The Warlocks. Around 1965 McKernan urged the rest of the Warlocks to switch to electric instruments. Around this time Phil Lesh joined and they became the Grateful Dead.

His tombstone reads,

RONALD C. McKERNAN
1945 - 1973
PIGPEN WAS
AND IS NOW FOREVER
ONE OF THE
GRATEFUL DEAD

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Atari 7800

by crazyskills on Jul.03, 2009 at 7:59.42 pm, under news, tech

Many games from the Atari 7800 (slick little machine back in the day) have been released [programmerfish.com] today as open-source.

Does this mean these titles are legal for download and used with a 7800 emulator? Either way, this is a step in the right direction.

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Don’t Ever Go Here

by crazyskills on Jun.30, 2009 at 10:42.40 pm, under announcement

happytreefriends.com [happytreefriends.com]

Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

For the rest of you, enjoy :)

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Windows 7 Shortcuts

by crazyskills on Jun.30, 2009 at 3:32.04 pm, under announcement, tech

Pretty cool new additions to the many keyboard shortcuts available in previous versions of Windows.

+ Up: Maximize current window
+ Down: Restore / Minimize current window (finally!!!)
+ Left: Snap current window to left, press again to snap to right, and again to restore original position
+ Right: Snap current window to right, press again to snap to left, and again to restore original position
+ Shift + Left: Jump to left monitor
+ Shift + Right: Jump to right monitor
+ Home: Minimize / Restore all other windows
+ T: Focus the first taskbar entry
+ Space: Aero Peek at the desktop and running Gadgets
+ G: Bring gadgets to the top
+ P: External display options (mirror, extend desktop, etc)
+ X: Mobility Center (presentation mode, mute, etc.)
+ 1-9: Launch/Switch to that item in the Superbar (new name for the task bar)
+ D: Show the Desktop, press again to hide it

Other good stuff available at this cool blog [aurirahimzadeh.spaces.live.com]

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Clue, 4th Ending

by crazyskills on Jun.24, 2009 at 3:09.29 pm, under announcement, stream of consciousness

A fourth scenario was scripted and filmed, but was very different from the comedic nature of the main plot and has never been released. It survives only in the original novelization of the film, with a single photograph.2 [imdb.com]

Wadsworth, after pretending to be dead, says that he killed Boddy, and then reveals to the guests that he has poisoned them all so that there will be no witnesses and he will have committed the perfect crime. As he runs through the house to disable the phones and lock the doors, an evangelist from earlier returns, followed by the police, who disarm Wadsworth. Wadsworth then repeats the confession that he had given earlier to the guests, physically acting out each scene himself. When he arrives at the part about meeting Colonel Mustard at the door, he steps through the door, closes it, and locks it, leaving all the guests trapped inside. The police and guests escape through a window, while Wadsworth attempts to make a getaway in a police squad car, only to hear the growling of a German Shepherd from the backseat.

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Continue

by crazyskills on Jun.23, 2009 at 9:03.24 pm, under stream of consciousness

to enjoy.

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Screensaver Proposition And Beyond

by crazyskills on Jun.23, 2009 at 1:03.52 am, under question, stream of consciousness, tech

Here’s what I want to do: I want to have a screensaver which displays the spirit world. Sometimes it is just lights; sometimes they blink. Sometimes th lights have more definition to them. The lifeforce of people could be seen (hell - maybe even the life of the othert people in the office, club, or perhaps even my testchamber here in beautiful greenhills. It’s a step past a photograph of what is behind the display monitors used as a desktop image.. it is a viewport to the spirit world. Right now, I’m just thihnking about it - I haven’t been in this place for a good while, where I feel as though I am tapping the spirit world, but I am, partially through drugs (perscribed and taken appropriately) and mostly through my spiritual awakedness, and I’m in tune.
(continue reading…)

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duPont Registry

by crazyskills on Jun.20, 2009 at 12:07.28 am, under event

That’s right. The latest issue of the duPont Registry is now online!

dupontregistry.com/autos/virtualmag/AutosVMViewer.aspx [dupontregistry.com]

Everything from the return of the American muscle car to European exotics and luxury automobiles. Definitely worth a flipping through.

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Sensitive Macho Man

by crazyskills on Jun.17, 2009 at 8:28.11 pm, under stream of consciousness

I’m a manly man,
What kicks my ass is saying Goodbye.
It’s Mister Macho Man to you.
Sometimes I like a good cry.

I’ll pound any punk ass
within my reach,
then go for that romantic
walk on the beach.

I’m down with a rumble,
or a good bar fight,
right after dinner with you
over candlelight.

I’ll blow the crap out of a deer
in a stealthy hunt,
but baby, I need to feel loved -
if I may be so blunt.

Hold me,
while I kick this guy’s ass
Hug me,
while I score my touchdown pass.
Love me,
I’m a sensitive macho man.

I’d love a quiet picnic with you
right after the big game.
Your eyes are such a pretty blue,
It’s too bad I forgot your name.

You skin is so smooth
like a satin sheet,
but excuse me while I
bludgeon this here geek.

Hold me,
while I score my touchdown pass.
Hug me,
while I kick this guy’s ass.
Love me,
I’m a sensitive macho man.

Yes I like poetry.
You got a problem with that?
It’s just you and me and a blanket,
sleepless in Seattle tonight.

Hold me,
while I crush this beer can on my head.
Touch me,
or I’ll watch Baywatch instead.
Hug me,
I’m a sensitive macho man…

I’m a sensitive macho, macho man.
I’m a sensitive macho, macho man.
I’m so sensitive.
I’m so sensitive.

This song sounds like the Dave Matthews Band.
I admit it it’s true.
You tell anybody I wrote this song,
I’ll beat the crap
out of you.

What you lookin at?

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Sweet

by crazyskills on Jun.17, 2009 at 4:38.44 pm, under tech

I’m in!

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HTML 5 Demo

by crazyskills on Jun.17, 2009 at 1:19.18 pm, under tech

crazyskills.net/html5.php [crazyskills.net]

Please note you will need an HTML 5 compliant browser to see this page properly, and so far, none of the HTML 5 browsers have full support for all the tags, but it’s still pretty cool.

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BSODs - Bad Timing

by crazyskills on Jun.16, 2009 at 8:34.09 pm, under tech

Good stuff here [mintywhite.com], speaking of BSOD’s.

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