November 2009 – Krunk4Ever!

November 30, 2009

Decrease of Negative Percentage

It’s been awhile since I had an official blog post and I’ve been meaning to blog about my new Zune HD and my new contacts and maybe even purchases I made on Black Friday, but life’s been busy.

Also I hurt my shoulder from lifting weights, which puts a dud in doing any arm related exercises (meaning no push ups, no pull ups, etc.) Though after several physical therapy sessions, I have to say my shoulder’s doing much better. Well, it doesn’t hurt anymore when I turn my head.

I’ll end this blog post with a letter I received from Allied Waste Services (my garbage collection service):

Dear Residential Customer,

Effective January 1, 2010, the rates for recycling, yard debris, and garbage collection services will decrease approximately -1.85% to -2.07% depending on your level of garbage service. A typical residential customer will pay $17.28 per month for 32 gallon toter service in 2010, a decrease of -1.98% over the current rate of $17.63. This decrease covers normal inflationary operating costs experienced in the provision of service. Inflation in the Seattle Metropolitan area was -0.7% between June 2008 and June 2009.

[…]

I believe I’m on the 20 gallon toter service where I’m paying ~$14.xx / month. Anyway, I think their letter template was never tested with a decrease in pricing as you’ll notice they say decrease of a negative percentage throughout the letter. In fact, what they really mean is a decrease of a positive percentage OR an increase of a negative percentage. Decrease of a negative percentage like a double negative, just negates the change.

November 28, 2009

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-28

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@angelgrrl813 @ellism @ryandjohnson Have you guys tried Xmarks? in reply to angelgrrl813 #
Disabling applications from minimizing to task tray takes getting used to. I keep accidentally closing it. #
@krunk4ever Reason for doing that is it's weird to pin something to taskbar, but have it minimize to task tray. in reply to krunk4ever #
Happy Thanksgiving みな (mina) #
@hjo3 Can't the same carbon footprint be achieved by downloading movies legally? in reply to hjo3 #
Just picked up Batman: Arkham Asylum (Xbox 360) for $30 shipped @amazon: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1701003 #
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Sweet! @amazon has the scanner I was going to check out at Office Depot for $30: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1701651 #
Also picked up a WD 500GB portable HD for $50 @amazon: http://bit.ly/8Of286 They're just bleeding me money today! #
Wonder if the HP LaserJet 1005 for $30 + Bing 13% cashback will come back in stock: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1701679 #
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@gootecks SF4 for $20 @amazon right now http://bit.ly/6vRzNl (select Video Games) in reply to gootecks #
@ralphlee What does nonplus mean? in reply to ralphlee #
found some new awesome Win7 shortcut keys. Win+(arrow key) maximizes, minimizes, mounts left and right! #
@angelgrrl813 Haha! I like they part when he goes, "If you thought it was small…" in reply to angelgrrl813 #
@angelgrrl813 With all this financial reformation, I expect credit card rewards to fully disappear, as they were funded by these fees. in reply to angelgrrl813 #
@angelgrrl813 Yah, they have gone done quite a bit since the financial system crash. in reply to angelgrrl813 #
If there wasn't sales tax, I'd probably jump on this deal – PS3 Slim 120GB for $216 (after 20% Bing cash back): http://bit.ly/828UD3 #
Costco cashier asked me where the person on my card is. I told him it was me with glasses. Wonder if I'm going to have issues @ the airport. #
@krunk4ever Coincidentally, I was purchasing contact lenses cleaning supplies. in reply to krunk4ever #

November 21, 2009

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-21

@ellism Um, just right click the drive you want to bitlock and click Turn On BitLocker… in reply to ellism #
decided I give contacts a try this time. They feel weird, not uncomfortable, just weird. Plus my eyes are more watery causing blurry vision. #
@ellism I didn't know they were forcing bitlocker. Several of my computers don't have TPM compatible hardware for bitlocker to work. in reply to ellism #
@ryandjohnson Most clients don't purge old tweets. If I delete a tweet via the web after Echofon's downloaded it, it remains. in reply to ryandjohnson #
determined that even a $0.10 price difference in gas prices (between stations) only amounts to ~$30 in savings / year. #
I made my eye doctor's appointment last Thursday (12th), but interestingly they still sent me a postcard (mailed on 14th) #
Aww. The Radeon HD 4670 (57) I got for my desktop is too big to fit w/ my RAID controller. Had to swap it with my HTPC's Radeon HD 4650 (51) #
@hjo3 They are indeed a great bang for the buck right now 🙂 in reply to hjo3 #
Laptop Steering Wheel Desk: http://bit.ly/30ci8c – Check out the customer images! #
Ooooh! You can middle click on the Win7 taskbar (creates a new instance of that app) #
No more mexi-coke at Costco? http://bit.ly/4EqeWK #
@ryandjohnson Streaming? Delivery? Financially? in reply to ryandjohnson #
@angelgrrl813 Oh yah. I noticed they don't carry those anymore too. I also noticed they stopped carrying Roombas. in reply to angelgrrl813 #
@hungtruong Haha. I was so expecting you to say maybe it's time for you to have one of your own ;p in reply to hungtruong #
So it turns out I hurt my scapular area (should bone) and muscles are tensing up. Doctor suggested physical therapy. #
@ActuallyNPH There's still 2 characters till 140 in this message. in reply to ActuallyNPH #
@angelgrrl813 Does Twitter remove the double spacing? If I copy & paste the text directly from Twitter.com, I don't see the double spacing in reply to angelgrrl813 #
@bartonjs You're right, it was indeed eaten up by Firefox. in reply to bartonjs #
@angelgrrl813 Teachers want to sleep in too! ;p in reply to angelgrrl813 #
@angelgrrl813 The new RT feature is neat! Though I do wish @echofon would add support to it soon. 🙂 in reply to angelgrrl813 #
@ellism What happened to the other one? in reply to ellism #
There was just an update for @echofon. Was hoping the new RT feature was added, but nope. #
Haha. They changed the voice actor for Mouri Kogoro (Detective Conan). Knew his voice sounded weird in episode 553. #

November 14, 2009

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-14

Is it possible to hypnotize someone and make them believe they're dead and not wake up? #
w00t! My Zune HD arrived! Can't wait to play with it when I get home tonight. #
The 405/520 conjunction is a clusterf*ck at 10:30am in the morning. Then I remembered the meeting I had to attend was at 2pm, not 11am. #
Traveling this holiday season? Free Wi-Fi from Google at SEA and 46 other airports: http://www.freeholidaywifi.com/ #
@rothgar Better than my friend who pre-order Dragon Age from Best Buy and still has yet to receive it. in reply to rothgar #
@krunk4ever Forgot to mention Wi-Fi is free on any Virgin America flight too. Speaking of which, I still have $50 credit with them. in reply to krunk4ever #
Ooooh, 5 Eddie Izzard films are now available for streaming on @netflix. #
@rothgar The iPod Touch is a bit too big. Zune HD is still a bit big, but looks sleek and has a bunch of cool features. in reply to rothgar #
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Does anyone know how to sync/migrate song ratings from iTunes to Zune? #
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Installing Win7 on my main computer after upgrading my 250GB hdd to 2x500GB RAID 0. So exciting! 😀 #
@bartonjs Considered that, but I already do daily backups so my main computer is meant for pure speed 🙂 in reply to bartonjs #
Should I stick with Avast or try out MSE as my anti-virus software? #
found out that Sync Toy had created 26GB of data in my Documents folder… #
Anyone know why Win7 says I only have 2.87GB of usable RAM (out of 4GB) even on 64bit? http://i38.tinypic.com/iqm161.jpg #
Sigh… My smart card is blocked. Looks like I need to go into the office. #
Saw this in a Jimmy John's restroom: http://twitpic.com/plaos Too bad they didn't have a chair. #

November 7, 2009

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-07

@0xFCAF @cwgabriel appears to be working now. Fluke? in reply to 0xFCAF #
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@krunk4ever I guess it doesn't help that the whole movie was shot in the bedroom and the fact I sleep alone with Pikachu. in reply to krunk4ever #
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@angelgrrl813 They need some sort of voting system as well as the most popular in the past day, week, month. in reply to angelgrrl813 #
@ryandjohnson Are you talking about pixelation or choppiness? Also, are you using the browser or the desktop application? in reply to ryandjohnson #
@ryandjohnson Yah, I've been using the desktop app for @hulu and haven't really experienced any choppiness running full screen on my HTPC. in reply to ryandjohnson #

November 1, 2009

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-01

@hjo3 It's just how the word is used. You're confusing that just because it can be used as an adjective, it can be used as a singular noun. in reply to hjo3 #
@hjo3 Sure they can be singular, but your original question wasn't why they're used this way, but why ethnicities aren't accepted as nouns.. in reply to hjo3 #
@hjo3 In which case, does your example already contradict your original question? I can say a talented American and that'd be perfectly fine in reply to hjo3 #
@hjo3 If you're asking why people say Asian male & not male Asian, it's just what people are used to, but there's nothing wrong w/ the other in reply to hjo3 #
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@angelgrrl813 Dangerous for @ryandjohnson? in reply to angelgrrl813 #
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Ever look at a digital clock while brushing your teeth with an electric toothbrush? Try it, it has a very cool effect! #
@ellism @innerfence Wow. It's only been a year huh? in reply to ellism #
Is Jason Derulo's Mmmm Whatcha Say the original? http://bit.ly/13uiLd or is it based off a different song? #
@hjo3 Ahhh, I knew I heard it elsewhere before. Thanks! 🙂 in reply to hjo3 #
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@rothgar How long does your UPS last with your TV on? in reply to rothgar #
Awesome cover for the Amazing Horse: http://bit.ly/3wwkWP (SFW) #
@angelgrrl813 You look scary. in reply to angelgrrl813 #
@0xFCAF Consider paying $50 more for this: http://bit.ly/3210f4 in reply to 0xFCAF #
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@0xFCAF You might enjoy today's woot! deal too: http://www.woot.com/ in reply to 0xFCAF #
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Really cool stylized music video featuring 東方 (touhou) – Bad Apple: http://bit.ly/TdjGz #
@RedCliche Really awesome cover for Amazing Horse. Hope adding your link to the description of http://bit.ly/Yv1NC will help you reach 200 in reply to RedCliche #
is digging Black Eyed Peas' new song – Meet Me Halfway: http://bit.ly/kaVkr #
@0xFCAF I had to invest in a USB floppy drive awhile back to install Chinese XP for a relative cause XP only accepts IDE drivers via floppy in reply to 0xFCAF #
@aChrisSmith Why are you dressing up as Santa for Christmas? 😉 in reply to aChrisSmith #