Blake Miner's Blog

99 little bugs in the code, 99 bugs in the code, Fix one bug, compile again, 101 little bugs in the code. 101 little bugs in the code, 101 bugs in the code, Fix one bug, compile again, 103 little bugs in the code... (continue ad infinitum)

Depuis hier, je lisais français dans mon ordinateur.  C'est vraiment fantastique! Finally, I am forcing myself to become acquainted with new French vocabulary - I changed the language on my computer to French.  My desktop, GMail, OpenOffice, tout les programmes... en français. It should be interesting to learn some new French vocabulary and have a little fun, too.  Since I am running Ubuntu Linux on my laptop and in French, it should be fairly difficult for a typical person to understand what I am doing.   :) I also noticed in my GMail account the following message: Vous utilisez actuellement 42 Mo (1 %) de votre espace de 2897 Mo.  Literally translated, the prompt states: You are actually using 42 Mo (1%) of your space of 2897 Mo.  The only problem is... what is a "Mo"?  So, I looked it up on Wikipedia.... mégaoctet , une unité de capacité de la mémoire des ordinateurs.  As it turns out, an Mo is a megaoctet, which is essentially a Megabyte (or 1024*1024 bytes.

A nerdy thought... The cumulative standard normal probability density function curve looks like an integral symbol… that's kind of interesting because the cumulative probability density function is typically derived by integrating the probability density function. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_distribution

Nice and spicy. This makes a lot. 15 servings 1¼ hours 15 min prep Ingredients: 2 (10 1/2 ounce) cans cream of mushroom soup 2 (10 1/2 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup 2 (10 1/2 ounce) cans cream of celery soup 2 (10 1/2 ounce) cans cheddar cheese soup 2 (15 ounce) cans chicken broth 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes 1 cup salsa (chunky) 1 (4 1/2 ounce) can diced green chilies 1 onion, chopped 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 teaspoon red chili powder salt, to taste pepper, to taste 4 chicken breasts, cooked and chopped Directions: 1.) Add all to large pot. Bring to a boil and simmer 1 hour. 2.) Can be topped with: flour tortilla chips, cut into strips and fried. (or shredded cheese) 3.) I did not add the cilantro, red chili powder, salt or pepper. (I forgot). 4.) I also used fat free soups where I could. 5.) This was still delicious. Taken from: http://www.recipezaar.com/148807

"It's often better to know what something does than to know what it is." ~Me

Stupid heading for this blog, but whatever.  I was amused.   So, a lot has happened since my last entry, which I believe was sometime in January.  I have officially started a new business -- OnlineFixShop, LLC.  The web address is http://www.onlinefixshop.com/ .  Check it out!  For the next few months, my business will be focusing on home PC repair.     I am offering services that can help you:   Rid your computer of spyware and viruses Retrieve lost information and data Gain access to the Internet Increase your computer's performance and speed Learn your way around various types of software Setup a secure wireless or wired network Back-up personal and valuable data Secure your computer(s) and protect your data Eventually, I am planning to focus on repairing computers over the Internet using remote administration technology, which I have yet to design.   Right now, I am working to setup an online ordering system and my own accounting system.  So, at the time of th