http://www.techgnosisweb.com I don't want to be Elfstar any more. I want to be Debbie. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:01:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sorry, as always, about the delay in between posts. And this one will be short, too. I just acquired a 16GB iPod Touch, and have spent the last few days in a happy haze of technolust. The new iTouch is now officially jailbroken (only 74 easy steps!) which means I ... http://www.techgnosisweb.com/archives/2007/10/13/main-screen-turn-on-we-get-itouch/ Wow. It's been damn near forever since I posted.. I blame Facebook. Most of my friends are on it, and so my blog falls into disrepair.. but I just finished writing a rant in response to a dear friend, and I thought it was worthy of being included here. So, ... http://www.techgnosisweb.com/archives/2007/09/22/the-free-energy-myth/ Mingle2 - Online Dating Yeah, I know I haven't updated this blog in a while, most of my random linking and sillyness has been concentrated on my Tumblelog and over on Facebook.. but really, why would you want me to update this filthy, terrible, nasty blog, anyway? Did you see what ... http://www.techgnosisweb.com/archives/2007/06/22/this-blog-is-rated/ Stole this from Unscrewing the Inscrutable, but it's like the person who wrote this is inside my very head. I can pretty much relate to each and every one of these things to one extent or another. Welcome to my life: 10 Reasons It Doesn’t Pay To Be "The Computer Guy" I ... http://www.techgnosisweb.com/archives/2007/06/07/10-reasons-why-being-the-computer-guy-blows/ 50%Mingle2 - Free Online Dating http://www.techgnosisweb.com/archives/2007/05/29/i-can-has-zombies/ So, I recently upgraded my old 3rd generation 15 GB iPod, and got myself a sexy new 2nd Generation 8GB iPod nano. Yeah, yeah, I know, 'upgrading' from 15 Gb to 8Gb doesn't make much sense, but.. the sexy got the best of me. I *could* have gotten a 30GB ... http://www.techgnosisweb.com/archives/2007/05/24/my-podcasts-let-me-show-you-them/ So, who here is looking forward eagerly to the next Batman movie? Yeah, me too.. well, here's something to keep you busy as well: http://www.ibelieveinharveydent.com/ Neat, huh? Now, go here: http://www.ibelieveinharveydenttoo.com/ Neater! Do your part, put in your address.. the more that do it, the more the secret's revealed! http://www.techgnosisweb.com/archives/2007/05/19/batman-fun-for-j00/ Alright, I just found out about this, and I know it's a bit late (the promotion ends on the 21st), but it takes all of 5 minutes to do online and you could be saving someone's life: Because I’m an idiot and shoved a bunch of things into an “action” folder, ... http://www.techgnosisweb.com/archives/2007/05/19/bone-marrow-registry/ Taking a break from the (a)religious flamewar going on below, let's touch on something I recently discovered that I think is freakin' brilliant: Pandora.FM. What is it? basically, it's a mashup of the two best music reccomendation engines I know of: Pandora, and last.FM. I've been using both for a ... http://www.techgnosisweb.com/archives/2007/05/09/katsu-hearts-pandorafm/ Recently, there's been something of a media backlash against the so-called 'New Atheism', that is, the vocal declaration of atheism by those who do not subscribe to a religion and who believe that the universe demonstrates that it is very unlikely that there is a god. In addition, 'new atheists', ... http://www.techgnosisweb.com/archives/2007/05/04/in-defense-of-the-new-atheism/