I can't recall with whom the conversation occurred. I was in a car and they tried to tell me "Mein Leben" meant "my leader"... my poor German Vocabulary made me think it was "my life" or "my love". I guess I was right....

okay... and then my supposedly straight friend "Jon" said to my other supposedly straight friend and I guote. "I see you masturbating in my thoughts; and it's killing me." I wish I could sleep... I'm going to try again.

"The monster's alert and death sounds are spoken in German; they are "Schutzstaffel" (literally, "protection squad") and "mein Leben" ("my life"), respectively. The Schutzstaffel (commonly known as SS) was a notorious paramilitary organization active during Hitler's tenure in Germany, responsible for a large part of the horrors committed by the regime. "
Text courtesy of -- http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/Wolfenstein_SS

I'm addicted to this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KctobWLRU6M

In Febuary 2008, I was given an old computer that a friend had found on the side of the road. The PC itself had been stripped of all it's RAM, it's hard drive, and floppy disk drive. The specs of this machine were *amazing* with it's stock Intel Celeron 1.3 Ghz processor, onboard video and sound card.

The goal was simple, to spend less than $100 and make it into a usable backup PC. At first, I established that there was a problem with the power supply and of course, it needed to be upgraded as well. So immediately I went online to look for bargain parts.

The list of parts is as follows:
$40 - Brand Name 512 MB of PC100 Ram.
$30 - A very nice Sony DVD/RW Drive
$20 - PIII 1.4 GHz CPU, 512kb L2 cache, bus speed 133 Mhz.
Subtotal: $90 not including shipping.

Part used which were just laying around:
$0 - Maxtor 40 GB Hard Drive - From older PC.
$0 - Old Floppy Drive and Floppy 5 1/4" bay mount.
$0 - 400W Power Supply from older computer.
$10 - PCI-based Geforce 6200 (from Walmart on clearance)
Total of $100 minus shipping costs, to which most did not include.

I tested the RAM, Hard Disk, Power Supply, both CPUs and could not keep the system stable. As long as I was in XP or Windows 2000 and online the damn thing would crash. I put it away for about 6 months, and recently began to tinker with it again.

Today while showering I realized that the only time that it locked up was when it was redrawing a page and multiple tabs were open in any web browser. Further more it only happened in windows and not off my Mint Linux Live CD. One of the key differences between both operating system relative to my solution were how the Video Card drivers. So it's locking on redraws, duh, I thought to myself, maybe it's the graphic card.

I installed the PCI based graphic card that I had purchased in mind for this system... updated the drivers and went online loading 25 pages of full-size images (of the new Nissan 370z). I went down through each tab scrolling up and down erratically with the wheel mouse and hitting F5 to refresh... as expected, it didn't freeze.

Maybe this case is closed... it's tough to say, but I've tried to replicate the persistent error and as of yet, have not been able to do so.

Warning your registry is fubared.
Well, Windows XP decided to announce that there was a problem with my registry and then it decided that it should just reboot itself. It did so without my approval and now I'm getting some archaic message indicating it wants me to reinstall the OS.

I'm use to the reinstall process though it seems to take forever to reconfigure things to my liking. Oddly enough, this was a clean install just loaded about a week ago. I know there's a way to make a customized re-installation disk for your system... should it crash as mine has chosen to. I'll need to look into this very soon... if you know of any let me know.

I have a few interesting IT links about recent industry articles... but before I do that I need finish my story.

Brief linux appreciating moment.
Every time my Microsoft OS goes down on me... or blows it's load, I find myself running to Linux for emotional support. Right now Linux Mint is asking me where the bad OS touched me.

This scandalous affair all began with my co-worker at NU handing me Puppy Linux... ah, cause I was a dork and he really couldn't make sense of it. At that time I was not open-minded towards the touch of other OSes. Almost blindly spouting praises to the OS with the largest market share.

I had hated Apple and not used it since prior to MacOs8.6... I laughed at OS2/Warp as apparently did everyone else. I had tried an earlier version of Debian and then used it as Frisbees. Now please don't misunderstand the point I'm trying to make, at this time and for many years MS Windows has been and will likely remain superior to it's competitors. I still stand by my remarks that Macs are overpriced. Sure, they have made significant progress

I've now tried my hands on over 30 flavors of Linux and seem to finally have a favorite. For the moment that is Linux mint a much better made Ubuntu derivative. In time I expect to see Linux grab more of the market. Most distros are very light weight and you can really bring an old PC back to live with them. Mint, DreamLinux and Ubuntu have almost managed to get an easy to use, configure and run OS... that does not require the headache I recently experienced with SUSE on a server installation. Programs like YAST, Synaptic and Mintinstall are a step in the right direction. The NTFS Configuration tool is amazing. Now I can access all of my windows files from Linux and run most of the software with Mono and Wine. (Though admitedly I haven't managed to find Foobar for Linux or Fruityloops for Linux... when that day happens... bye bye XP).

Even MacOSX.3 and up are very user friendly, somewhat pretty and great from some users. Now running of Intel Processors, able to Dual-boot into Windows XP or Vista, and lightweight they are starting to offer the best of both worlds.... at a very costly price. My next laptop will be an Intel Based Mac... this way when it gets old and decrepit like my current laptop it will still be usable. My ten year old Mac has been less problematic than my 3 or 4 year old PC. Which btw... will soon be dual-booting between XP and Linux.... because I can't keep reinstalling it's damn OS every week. To tired to finish thoughts... ugh....

Here are a few highlights of the article I read:
The end of an Era - Windows 3.x R.I.P.

"Windows 3.x has come to the closing moments of its long life. On 1 November Microsoft stopped issuing licences for the software that made its debut in May 1990 in the US. "

"Windows 3.x required an 8086/8088 processor or better that had a clock speed of up to 10MHz. It needed at least 64KB of RAM, seven megabytes of hard drive space, and a graphics card that supported CGA, EGA and VGA graphics.

By comparison, the Home Basic version of Windows Vista requires a 32-bit 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, 20GB of hard drive space, and a graphics card with at least 32MB of memory. "

MS OfficeLive It's about freaken time.

Ubuntu Linux: 8 Million Users

Microsoft to open the 'm' language and Samba engineers visit microsoft

Linux to shop on more desktops than windows

As you may be able to tell, we're back a bit earlier than expected.

Please let us know if there are any problems with the servers, and we'll do our best to fix them up nice and quickly.

Enjoy the speed, folks! ;)

...and now for the long drive home :|

Edit: The avatar-upload problem has been fixed. We apologize for the delay.

Registrations have been re-enabled, as our mailserver has been fixed.

I'm currently in California. Sorry I haven't been on Furc or active on anything, really. D: I've barely been able to set up, and I've been feeling lousy for the past week or so, from preparation and stress and the like.

I need a nap, but I can't get one right now. ;w;

Also, FUCKING BLUE SHELLS

As taken from August 2008 CPU Magazine

"Through early 2008, Apple accounted for 66% of all U.S. retail outlet sales of systems costing $1,000 or more, according to analyst NPD Group. The percentage climbs from 70% when counting only desktops. Apple notebooks accounted for 64% of sales, NPD reports. "

--- Comments--
Is this the true Vista Effect? I don't believe that we can accurately connect the increase in Apple's sales to Microsoft new OS. Since, this only includes computers purchases of $1,000 or more. Apple does have the Mac Mini, which I do not know the market share of. However, it does show an alarming trend which I've been expecting to see. We also do not know alot about the research criteria from the article. This data does exclude online sales as well.

Safari Hits 6.25% Market Share
Posted by Maciej Stachowiak on Saturday, May 31st, 2008 at 9:04 pm

The latest browser market share data is in, and Safari has hit 6.25%, breaking 6% for the first time. Last month’s share was 5.81%, so this is a significant increase. It was only nine months ago that Safari broke 5%. Safari market share has now almost tripled from 2.14% in June 2005, when the WebKit Open Source project launched.

This growth, combined with recent WebKit adoption in projects such as the Iris Browser, Qt 4.4, Android, Adobe AIR, Epiphany, KDE Plasma, iCab and more, is breathtaking and shows huge positive momentum for the WebKit project. Thanks and congratulations to everyone who has contributed to the project.

http://webkit.org/blog/188/safari-hits-622-market-share/

IE 73%
Firefox 19%
Safari 06%
Others 02%
http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=0

I really need to update. And do stuff with Cece's profile.

Just so ya know, though, I did move successfully.

My friend Tom's also looking into getting a new ref sheet of him and Cece from an awesome artist by the name of Katie. Woot. :D

Yeah... I've had my ball python Kamidake for about 12 years now, and I used to have a lot more time to spend with him. Now that I work all the damn time and find myself busy on a constant basis, he's not getting the attention he needs...

After a few weeks of not being handled, he becomes a little... nippy... Wouldn't you? He has *never* bitten me, but I can see it in his mannerisms that he fears me because I've not picked him up in so long.

If any of you have the time in your day or week to take him out and keep him happy, as well as the money to keep him fed with naught but two or three mice every four weeks, please contact me.

It pains me to do this, but it's not fair that he has to be stuck in that stuffy little tank all of the time. I would deserve to be bitten if he ever did strike at me... I feel like such a lousy snake-mommy...

So, yeah.... If you live within a reasonable distance from Enfield, Connecticut and are looking for a ball python, you can have Ka for free, as well as his tank and his little wooden hut and his fake-rock water dish.

Message me here, or if you know of any other means to reach me, please do so. I need to get this over with before I change my mind...

Thanks for you help...

~Corina~

I'm going on vacation....

And just in case I die in Rochester, NY (which happens to random people on a daily basis), I wanna say this:

I want to be remembered not for my awesome personality, my intelligence, my compassion, my strength... but for my awesome rack.

Hell. Yeah.

( o )( o )

Saturday/sunday. I'll probably be pretty busy for a long time, so don't expect me on Furc for a few days.

I know it's only 100 calories, but I love bananas.

It was like a sweet edible penis.

My brotha Blue can attest to that *raises hands*

To pick up from my journal entry close to a year ago about whing about unoriginal profiles, it seems to be a massive trend nowadays to make a profile, then get lazy and just put in "N/A" or "later." instead of at least writing up a fledgling description. I mean come the fuck on, people -- you're on a site for CHARACTER PROFILES. Which kinda hints at you wanting to RP. If you can RP, I'm sure you can copypaste or type up a quick teaser desc at least at the time you register.

Honestly, lazy people. Laaaazy. D:

We don't really have an icon because, as it is, I have no art for the subject that I have available to use. XD So if anyone has any idea on what to use, whether a public domain image or whatever else, please, by all means, suggest it!

Gavin has spoken with Kumori and me, and we have all worked out a solution to the problems at hand -- our respective communities have been reimagined. So, sorry to say this for anyone developing a bloodlust, but this is no longer a countercommunity, for there is no longer an enemy to counter.

However, this does not mean that the community is at an end! I still wish to see it prosper, and I'd like for all of you to contribute. While urging to join is no longer a critical point, asking friends to join would still be nice, so spread the word as you please! In addition, I'd like for all of you to make new posts and share any experiences related to this community's subject, even negative ones where you've encountered people with anti-human mentalities (as there are plenty who exist still outside of Furocity).

So I was a bit hasty in making it, but oh well.

I have created the Furries For Humanity community, designed to counter the elitist anti-human mentality of the Furs Against Humans community. Membership to Furries For Humanity is open and free, as is commenting -- any registered Furocity user can do it! We strive to be fair and kind to all Furocity members, whether their characters are human or furry, and implore all of those who are interested in this cause to come to us.

Unlike Furs Against Humans, we do not seal any means of counterargument away. We in fact welcome the few members Furs Against Humans have to argue against our standpoint, so long as they remain civil.

Come and join! Support a free cause for a free community.