tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86905424072682954602023-11-15T05:17:48.939-08:00Gh0st_Preacher's StuffAlwaaays and ForeverrrrrRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03159050619409240953noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690542407268295460.post-72162868307314984882008-07-28T19:09:00.001-07:002008-07-28T19:17:52.337-07:00Those Who Have the PowerI was recently linked to a great video by one of my coworkers: http://www.thewebsiteisdown.com/Watch this and spread. Please. It's totally killer. It's also too honest about what plagues sysadmins and other tech guys. Simple and honest stuff.But really, IT staff have to deal with this kind of stuff all the time. It sucks for me, especially, because I've had times where I'm like "Chip" the Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03159050619409240953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690542407268295460.post-19586686366335339642008-06-24T10:12:00.000-07:002008-07-02T12:11:07.717-07:00What, 8 things about me?1All right, so lovely Allison over at Adverse Journalism hit me to do this one. I'd usually not do something like this, but hey, I have to. She is my girlfriend and all...The game is to list 8 random things about yourself. The problem? I'm boring. But here's my shot.01. Whenever I find a song that I enjoy a lot, I get obsessed with it. I'll play it over an over again, sometimes for days at Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03159050619409240953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690542407268295460.post-31066378096935820372008-04-04T20:38:00.001-07:002008-04-05T14:09:39.147-07:00Productivity and Pixel Rigs - My WorkspacesSo I was working on my post about Project Management and started this little guy right here, realizing that it was in need of it's own post (I know, 2 posts in one day = bad).I'm a sucker for slick desktop setups and slick usage of screen space. Hell, Rands even made a term for something I do a while back and I was finally able to refer to my precise window management systems as Pixel Rigs.My Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03159050619409240953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690542407268295460.post-66835809737947773682008-04-02T13:48:00.000-07:002008-04-04T21:04:25.652-07:00Project Management - A LookI work in an interesting field - one that doesn't really get touted by universities in big banners or promotional campaigns, nor gets the same kind of mention as a Programmer, but a field that is incredible and vital for some companies that wish to move forward.Project Management. It's quite a pain to define exactly what a project manager does. I say that, knowing that some people would grill me Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03159050619409240953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690542407268295460.post-66398149580541073362008-03-30T18:06:00.000-07:002008-04-03T08:33:32.905-07:00StimulantsI've been pondering my insatiable appetite for nicotine as of late, and it comes as no surprise to me that I've got a problem.I've got an addiction to stimulants of the legal variety.We're not discussing Amphetamines here. Nor are we talking about the various substances that some use to get high. I'm talking about the substances that let me live out this nice little existence without going out Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03159050619409240953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690542407268295460.post-24851065296557711692008-03-30T16:35:00.000-07:002008-03-30T18:10:45.020-07:00Freezing my ass off is worth it this timeRight now, I'm sitting outside of London Heathrow Airport having a cigarette in 8 Degree C weather (that's 46 Degrees F), and I wouldn't have it any other way. Or maybe I would...See, I have a small problem. Less than 5 hours ago, history was repeating itself to me in the most bizarre and unusual fashion, and it's something I'm not very keen on going through again. I had to say goodbye to her Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03159050619409240953noreply@blogger.com0