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Apple Repairing Discolored MacBooks?

June 28, 2006 @ 02:47 AM

This is something that’s of interest to me since I just recently ordered a white MacBook (which should be here next week sometime!).

I’ve been reading the complaints about rapid discoloration of the white MacBooks for a while now, and I was concerned about the possibility of ending up with a brownish/whitish machine soon after buying it. Apple still hasn’t officially fixed the problem (that we know of).

But I’ve read today that AppleCare and the geniuses and Apple Store are apparently repairing or replacing discolored MacBooks no questions asked (figuratively).

While nobody can fault Apple for having a defect in their machines (everyone does), Apple sometimes takes too long to acknowledge it and take care of their affected customers. But it sounds as if Apple’s decided this defect is unacceptable, and customers deserve better.

Suddenly, I feel much more comfortable with my MacBook purchase!

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Neutrality Isn't That Simple.

June 22, 2006 @ 09:13 AM

If you’re a blog-reading technology type of person like myself, you’ve done plenty of reading and investigation into all this ‘Net Neutrality’ stuff going on. No doubt through all this you’ve come up with an opinion on the topic, and I say wonderful!

But not everyone thinks these things are open for discussion. David Geller of WhatCounts certainly doesn’t think so.

David states: “I find it absolutely shocking and, at the same time, horribly scary that this is even an issue to be debated.”

I couldn’t disagree more. America was designed for this. Discussion and debate are at the very core of who we are. And Net Neutrality poses some very interesting, and potentially significant, questions.

The free market for ideas is one of the things that make this country, and indeed the internet, so great. And an issue as significant as this requires all the more discussion.

So, now it’s your turn! I want to know what YOU think, because this topic IS up for debate! Leave a comment and let everyone know how you feel about this. I think there are a lot of unique opinions getting lost in the rhetoric, and only through open and honest debate will we find unique answers.

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Pencil Problem

June 20, 2006 @ 03:54 AM

I’m not really sure how this happened, but I’ve got over 20 empty 0.7mm mechanical pencils laying around, and a huge handful of 0.5mm lead refills. And no pencils with lead. I’ve always had the same sized pencils and lead, and yet, somehow, I’m in this situation.

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Seattle Bonds with Barry.

June 16, 2006 @ 04:21 PM

Or, WOW.

2 outs, nobody on, bottom of the ninth, one run lead. Our young closer-of-the-future JJ Putz faces off against one of the best home run hitters in all of baseball, Barry Bonds. Putz has already struck out 3 batters, Barry has already hit a home run. A rapid five-pitch volley results in a 3-2 count.

Putz vs. Bonds. Power against Power.

Wow.

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The Many Sides to iBrasten

June 15, 2006 @ 01:42 AM

The more that people have come to my site to read, the less I’ve been able to come up with things to say. But it’s not because I don’t have things to talk about. I don’t like to push my opinions on people who didn’t ask for it. I haven’t wanted to offend people with my political rantings who just came here to read some stuff about Ruby on Rails. On the other hand, I don’t want to completely turn off my friends and family with boring highly technical posts. Because of this, my posts have become increasingly watered down and neutral.

That said, I think I’ve come up with a good compromise. A recent upgrade of Typo has given me the capabilities to better separate the topics I wish to talk about. I now have 4 additional RSS feeds. You are welcome to pick and choose which ones you subscribe to. In addition to filtering out posts you don’t want, it will also help me gauge which topics people find most interesting. So please, choose the feeds that interest you!

This is your fair warning…

Starting very shortly, I will begin posting on a wide variety of topics (listed below). If you’re here for the Ruby on Rails posts and don’t want to get political posts, please subscribe to the Technology feed. If you want to hear religious bantering but not technology, subscribe to the Religion feed. You won’t hurt my feelings by picking only one or two topics, I promise. But you can’t be upset with me if you subscribe to the main feed and don’t like some of the topics I’m discussing. :)

Feeds

Main Feed – Contains every post from every category.

Life – General posts about my life, my wife, my cat, my home, etc…

Technology – Software development, general technology posts.

Religion – Comments and observations on religion.

Politics – Rantings of a political nature.

I’m personally very excited by this. I’ve got a lot of topics I’ve been wanting to discuss.

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OBT's Swan Lake

June 10, 2006 @ 12:43 AM

In 45 minutes, Jessica and I will be heading off to Portland! On the agenda, Oregon Ballet Theater’s production of Swan Lake, and general Rose Festival fun!

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Gregoire declares she's not a dictator, threatens "all options open" against State Pharmacy Board.

June 05, 2006 @ 11:24 AM

Excerpted for effect. The full article can be read at The Seattle Times.

State pharmacy regulators could risk being overruled or worse if they allow druggists’ personal objections to interfere with patients’ prescriptions, Gov. Chris Gregoire said Monday.

“They made a mistake. It’s time that it’s corrected [...] If they don’t get the right answer, I suspect they will find that the Legislature will take it upon themselves,” Gregoire said.

Gregoire acknowledged she also could remove the entire board with the Legislature’s consent in January.

And yet…

“I don’t want this to be done like we’re in a dictatorship,” Gregoire said.

Of course not.

We’ll just declare the Washington State Board of Pharmacy’s decision “wrong” and figure out how to overrule or replace them to get to the “right” one.

That strategy that got you into office, after all.

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iBrasten

Apple Repairing Discolored MacBooks?

Neutrality Isn't That Simple.

Pencil Problem

Seattle Bonds with Barry.

The Many Sides to iBrasten

OBT's Swan Lake

Gregoire declares she's not a dictator, threatens "all options open" against State Pharmacy Board.

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