http://www.seanharlow.info The ramblings of a crazed geek Mon, 12 May 2008 01:11:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been quite some time since I last posted... Here's a quick summary of what's gone on in my life: The bastard Probe is still in the garage, status really unchanged since August. I got bored after doing an install in Columbus and wandered in to a used car dealer.  Somehow I drove ... http://www.seanharlow.info/2008/05/11/damn-its-been-a-while/ Since my parents are moving away some time in the next few months, I went with them down to my aunt's house for Thanksgiving.  It has been a fun trip overall, but since we drove the RV down that means in both directions I have a ~9 hour span of ... http://www.seanharlow.info/2007/11/25/the-internet-is-a-hell-of-a-way-to-pass-time/ This morning, the EMI Group announced that they would begin offering their music library for sale online without DRM. Not only that, but the DRM-free files would be encoded at a higher bitrate than their "protected" counterparts. Of course, this comes with a cost. Rather than the ... http://www.seanharlow.info/2007/04/02/thoughts-on-the-pricing-of-digital-music-downloads/ In his recent Home Media Server Guide, Brian Won of Ars Technica briefly discusses the heat and space issues involved with packing lots of hard drives in to a personal server. Since these problems are handled nicely by cases such as the Cooler Master "Stacker" line and the Antec ... http://www.seanharlow.info/2007/02/01/does-using-fewer-large-drives-in-a-server-save-enough-power-to-matter/ Around 1 PM today I got a call from the body shop over at Brondes Ford.  The current estimate is $2600, without even knowing how the suspension looks.  The car's only worth $3500, so it's not worth fixing.  This means I have pulled my Crown Vic from eBay and I ... http://www.seanharlow.info/2006/11/03/this-week-just-keeps-getting-better/ Yesterday I got in a pretty bad crash with the T-Bird. I'll let the pictures do the talking: http://cars.seanharlow.info/v/1995tbird/crash/ Also, I put the Crown Vic up for sale on eBay. Unfortunately with the T-Bird possibly totaled, I might have to pull the auction and fix it up to be my ... http://www.seanharlow.info/2006/10/31/so-i-fucked-up-one-car-and-put-the-other-on-ebay/ I just updated this site with new pages telling about the things I love and a bit about myself as well. Links are at the top of the page. I'm also trying out a new template which I really like.  I think I'll keep it. http://www.seanharlow.info/2006/10/10/zomg-new-pages/ A week ago, I finally filled the gap I've had since giving up my Powerbook G4 back in May and I bought a base model MacBook. 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo 512MB (2x256MB) DDR2-667 60GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Disk Slot Load DVD/CD-RW Airport Extreme Bluetooth 2.0+EDR Mac OS X 10.4 All that and a 2GB iPod for ... http://www.seanharlow.info/2006/09/17/macbook-part-i/ Holy crap does a subwoofer ever make a difference. This one can be blamed on a nice chain of events. Roommate gets me listening to Sirius 20 "Octane" DMX - "Party Up" comes on, I realize how pitiful the bass in my car sounds Roommate's ex-GF comes to town, somehow gets him ... http://www.seanharlow.info/2006/09/03/bass-good/ Unfortunately, I just have to sell my Crown Vic. It's been a great car for the past 14 months, and as my first car I'll always remember it. Here's the info: 1993 Ford Crown Victoria P71 "Police Interceptor" VIN 2FACP71W7PX188764 4.6L (281ci) SOHC V8 (200 HP) AODE electronic 4 speed automatic transmission Factory true dual ... http://www.seanharlow.info/2006/06/05/the-vic-is-for-sale-750/