report II

mmkay. news from the front. Looking through eBay today, I found quite a few 4g for under 350 bones. most closer to 325. and some I looked at even had upgraded ram, which is awsome, but I'll cover what I found out about that later.

anywho, as a possible second option, I started looking again at the 2g surfs, and was pleasently surprised, as with quite a bit of tweaking, I'd still be able to run eeeXubuntu(a trimmed down version of ubuntu 7.10(Gutsy Gibbon)), while looking into this I found a nifty link* for what the writer refered to as linux Liposuction. or Xubuntu in under a gig.with this, though I'm not sure, I should be able to eventualy(after buying a decent sized SD card) run Compiz-fusion(what Beryl is now, I found out) on the 2g. but that sd card probably'll bring me up to the same ammount as a stock 4g surf, but with no upgradable RAM, which I was hoping to do ASAP.

So the 2g is still out probably, but it's still a thought.

but, as for the RAM that yesterday I said was un-upgradable, and today say the opposite, I was looking at the wiki page, and found that 4g non surfs do have an acces hatch to the RAM, and 4g surfs in black generally(i love being sure) have that acces hatch, where 4g surfs in white might(oi) have them. so based on that, I'll probably end up with a 4g non surf**. or a black surf if I absolutly cannot wait.

but I'm glad Ubuntu and Compiz are still in reach, relitively simply. so yeah.

Ebay progress bar: $100.89/$325.00~350.00

*http://po-ru.com/diary/linux-liposuction-or-xubuntu-in-under-a-gig-on-the-eee-pc/
**which sucks cuz the only difference you get for 50 bones (besides the knowledge that it'll have the RAM access) is a web cam. who needs a webcam? If I really want one I could buy a better one aftermarket for 25~50 bucks. oi.

begin progress report

This is my asus 4g eee pc. well, rather it will be. this entry is just kinda the carrot imma have to dangle in front of my nose for 3 more paychecks so I don't get side tracked.

it's a very nice little machine. specs are:

• 4 Gig of hard drive memory.

I. not much I realise, but my current libary of music'll only fill half of that(technicaly only 1.6~8 gig) plus theres also the option of an SD card. so no worrys.

II. plus it's an SSD(solid state drive) meaning less suseptible to drops and shakes than the normal disk hard drive.

• A little 900 mHz celeron processor.

I.no hardcore gaming on this machine, but thats not its purpose. so 900 mHz aint bad for surfing and doc sharing.

• 512 Mb of onboard RAM(random access memory)

I.really the only thing I'm not impressed with. they could've easily ft a gig in there. but then I suppose the little price would go up a bit. eh.

II.plus the fact that its soldered in there,so you can't upgrade the ram. or the hard drive, for that matter. someone had an itchy trigger finger on the soldering gun.

• Nice form factor, tiny, nice little 7" screen, three USB ports(the only things I'll usae with USB are my graphics pad and my sd card reader, and maybe a USB mouse. but either way, plenty)

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Anyhow, I plan to bin the default OS (Xandros) for a bit nicer(in my opinion) Linux OS (ubuntu) and hopefully running Beryll, cuz that shit is CRAZY cool. and perhaps in the long run I'll pick up parallels and run XP on the side. dunno.

anyway, thanks for reading my geek moment. :]

current progress: $100.89/$399.00

next paycheck: 7.4.08

I have no patience.

Another one bites the dust.

It's a rather sad thing, but it gives me a sense of smug satisfaction when christians are unfaithful, or alchoholics, or just basic, human beings. isn't it funny, how they have christ in their lives, but they still manage to make the same mistakes everyone else does?

how many times in my churchgoing career did I hear, "try to be like christ. Be like christ and you'll get more and more people to come to him."

never once have I seen someone who is trying to be like christ in any believable way.

I also always heard '"actions speak louder than words. speak through your life, not your mouth."

and I do. though I've rejected my old beliefs, I still try to speak with my life. you don't love through lip service, you don't commit through a spoken promise. you do. and people see that you're genuine.

a while back I heard of a friend, once a "brother in christ" so to speak, had been cheating on his wife. now his wife wasn't the easiest person to live with, i'm sure, and she wasn't the most attractive either, but he made the choice to love her. to support her and to stand by her no matter what. and christ as his witness, he said "I Do".
but apparently, christ would've cheated.

I'm tired of fakes. of hypocrytes, of lip service to that witch is supposed to bring so much good. show me one. even one christian who strives his hardest to be a "little christ," and I'll eat my hat.

there is no such animal. Christianity died with christ.

Bucket List, part I

Things to do before I die:
-go storm chasing
-kiss in said storm
-meet at the geohashing meeting place of the given day
-Fulfill my painting studio fantasy
-Take a Hot Air Ballon
-Buy a private yacht