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Entries from December 2007

The Follies of Strange Laws

by Matthew Smith · December 30th, 2007 · 2 Comments

My friend David just sent me an interesting email about the Apple MacBook and its hidden wireless capabilities. From David:
This is funny. Apparently I can upgrade my MacBook to add the 802.11n wireless standard for $2, no joke. Apparently Apple has been shipping their computers with hidden wireless n capabilities. They had [...]

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Categories: Technology

Steal This Film II

by Matthew Smith · December 30th, 2007 · 2 Comments

I just watched Steal This Film II, an internet-only downloadable film discussing the issue of “intellectual property.” It’s about forty minutes long and has some great points. Recommended watching!

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Categories: Film

Merry Christmas

by Matthew Smith · December 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Merry Christmas everybody! We hope you all had a wonderful holiday and are wishing you the best new year yet!

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Categories: General

Argh! A Hard Drive Gone Bad?

by Matthew Smith · December 20th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working on an extensive project for my Aunt (there will be more details on that one later) and have been putting my lovely computer through the paces. I must say, the beastly Core2Quad definitely gets work done! I would like two more gigs of ram, but thats for [...]

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Categories: Technology

Oh, Finals. Dear Finals…

by Matthew Smith · December 14th, 2007 · No Comments

A Haiku
I hate thee, Finals
The preparation I hate
Torment me no more-
I just want to graduate.
Yea I know it’s 5-7-5-7 but whatever. I wrote it.
And yes, so far I’m actually on track for spring graduation! Kind of scary, since I love college. It would be so much better without the work and huge bill… so yea, [...]

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Categories: Musings