http://www.idkfa.com/v3 idkfa: syndicated http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7150&msg_id=7152 Would kickstart a vinyl pressing. As usual, magical. Thanks for posting. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:40:05 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7150&msg_id=7152 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7022&msg_id=7077 AT&T is the only way to go on the slope. The merger of ACS and GCI straight up fucked anyone on CDMA (Verizon) up here. I routinely get 10+ mbps down at Alpine and Kuparuk on my iphone, while the Verizon/GCI folks can barely check their email. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Tue, 16 Jun 2015 17:10:55 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7022&msg_id=7077 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7018&msg_id=7018 CostCo has a machine that automatically sauces the pizza dough. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Fri, 29 May 2015 00:37:39 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7018&msg_id=7018 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6911&msg_id=6920 I love Neil Young, but that Pono player can go fuck itself. Physics (and physiology) are important to consider in the purchase of these kinds of devices. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Indiscernible from Magic Tue, 10 Feb 2015 14:24:12 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6911&msg_id=6920 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6914&msg_id=6916 A pair of friends I went to college with have been involved since the inception of the Anchorage chapter. They're friendly nerd-type folks (geologist and biologist), and they speak very highly of it. I had intended to try to attend on the fourth, as well. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Tue, 10 Feb 2015 14:21:41 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6914&msg_id=6916 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6872&msg_id=6874 Particularly since the North Korean attacks seem almost ego-driven, while the Chinese attacks are almost certainly intended to be either corporate espionage or infrastructure-destruction driven. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:35:47 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6872&msg_id=6874 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6870 I only mention it because I spent a few hours last night tracking it all down and removing the offending patch. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Cognitive Surplus Thu, 18 Dec 2014 02:28:46 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6870 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6869 You didn't happen to install windows updates on or around 9-10 DEC, did you? Because microsoft fucked up HARD on a patch around that time that hit Win7 SP1 that borked the Windows Update functionality. Some folks are also reporting issues with the Windows Genuine error from that same pooch-screwing Windows patch. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Cognitive Surplus Thu, 18 Dec 2014 02:28:04 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6869 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6833&msg_id=6834 Seems like audio equipment brings out the worst in companies. This reminds me of the Monster Cable ripoff, but I think this might be even worse. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Cognitive Surplus Mon, 24 Nov 2014 00:32:04 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6833&msg_id=6834 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4280&msg_id=6604 Weirder shit has certainly happened. I'm not sure why they'd intentionally set something like that ablaze, but there's a whole sector of the industry (made popular by Red Adair) that specializes in getting these uncontrolled releases back to a safe(r) state. Thankfully, as our understanding and technology has gotten better, it seems that these events have tapered off a bit from the "cowboy up" days of yesteryear. Given the guy's distractingly bright red FRCs, my money is that this was very likely a Boots and Coots well control intervention. Then again, I want as little do with the things that happen out in the field as I can possibly get, so...yeah. Related note: depending on reservoir characteristics/well type/etc, it might have been almost exclusively crude oil or some mix of crude/natural gas/water/sand/whatever. Just like kids and pets, some wells are better than others :) conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Mon, 14 Jul 2014 19:40:59 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4280&msg_id=6604 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6581&msg_id=6586 A gentleman in that Metafilter thread actually goes out of his way to visit CostCo stores in places he goes on vacation (Hilo HI, Carson City NV, etc). It really is a religion, replete with pilgrimages and holy hours of visitation. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:10:31 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6581&msg_id=6586 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6581&msg_id=6581 Praise be to Kirkland! conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Fri, 04 Jul 2014 13:35:30 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6581&msg_id=6581 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6520&msg_id=6554 The best thing Erik ever learned about at the Alaska State fair? conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Pretty State Machine Fri, 13 Jun 2014 21:43:36 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6520&msg_id=6554 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6538 They score wickets in that one, right? Or is it touch downs? Field goals, maybe? Oh, there are shirtless men hugging one another at the end? Yep, it's goals. Now I remember. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) The Sporting Life Thu, 12 Jun 2014 02:46:35 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6538 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6528&msg_id=6528 Plans. Reliving 2003-2007 through music this week. Death Cab still does it for me. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Pretty State Machine Tue, 10 Jun 2014 13:12:13 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6528&msg_id=6528 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6522&msg_id=6524 Would binge watch conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Sun, 08 Jun 2014 14:21:25 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6522&msg_id=6524 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6481&msg_id=6485 Where could one find such a person? I'm really at a loss. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Perchance to Dream Wed, 28 May 2014 16:06:23 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6481&msg_id=6485 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6476&msg_id=6476 Pretty much just trying to bait Hanus into posting. Every Nic Cage Laugh in One Video conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Tue, 27 May 2014 22:24:39 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6476&msg_id=6476 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3160&msg_id=6463 It made me want Whoopi Goldberg's hat. That would make a great Kentucky Derby hat. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Cognitive Surplus Sat, 24 May 2014 23:02:52 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3160&msg_id=6463 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3160&msg_id=6461 Relevant conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Cognitive Surplus Sat, 24 May 2014 15:29:07 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3160&msg_id=6461 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6335&msg_id=6339 If it were accurately portraying a large energy corporation, it would have started with a safety moment and would have constantly referenced the proper PPE. Otherwise: accurate. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Look down, look down... Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:30:22 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6335&msg_id=6339 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6276&msg_id=6276 Poseidon Rex. They included one hot shirtless guy, which means it (obviously) showed up in my RSS feed. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Tue, 08 Apr 2014 16:36:22 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6276&msg_id=6276 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6265&msg_id=6266 If this guy becomes a doctor, he'll probably be in the top 10% of his class for bedside manner. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Cognitive Surplus Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:50:06 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6265&msg_id=6266 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6221&msg_id=6225 Obligatory white boys singing about Africa. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Machiavellian Cocktail Fri, 28 Mar 2014 22:37:19 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6221&msg_id=6225 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6215&msg_id=6216 RZA wrote the screenplay for The Man with the Iron Fists. That's all you really need to know to judge this appropriately. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Cognitive Surplus Fri, 28 Mar 2014 00:04:39 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6215&msg_id=6216 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6184&msg_id=6196 That's a good find. And 100% true (although the last D&D episode felt a little off, this season has been great.) conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Mon, 24 Mar 2014 20:12:06 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6184&msg_id=6196 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6184&msg_id=6186 One more: Archer's reboot is doing amazing things. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Mon, 24 Mar 2014 14:17:49 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6184&msg_id=6186 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6184&msg_id=6184 Breaking Bad really is pretty awesome. The Office really did have a slump. 7 of 9 really did smooth things out. Game of Thrones knows how to pace a season conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:34:54 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6184&msg_id=6184 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6173&msg_id=6173 Mostly for Mike (but still quite pretty and interesting) Wes Anderson, Centered conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Sat, 22 Mar 2014 11:35:27 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6173&msg_id=6173 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6163&msg_id=6171 In my place of employment, I would have been chided for not holding the hand rail. Then, the person chiding me would have entered the conversation into a database to track their monthly proactive safety measures and gotten brownie points for being so safety conscious . I envy your workplace freedoms. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Look down, look down... Fri, 21 Mar 2014 19:44:35 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6163&msg_id=6171 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6133&msg_id=6146 I think monthly "Philosophy by Robbie" posts should be included as part of idkfa's services. Perhaps with accompaniment? Accordion, washboard, and a jug? conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Cognitive Surplus Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:32:42 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6133&msg_id=6146 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6120&msg_id=6130 I haven't played games with enough dedication in many many years to really have an opinion on modern games. The two I remember with the most fondness are Halo and FFVIII. Somewhere banging around in there is also Alpha Centauri. I also remember playing Quake II on a modem-to-modem connection and thinking I was the smartest bastard on the planet for getting that working. How little I knew... conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Cognitive Surplus Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:19:50 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6120&msg_id=6130 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6090&msg_id=6110 Relevant. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Tue, 04 Mar 2014 20:00:46 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6090&msg_id=6110 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6087&msg_id=6089 In the Venn diagram of the internet, everything overlaps. Also: Da fuck? conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Cognitive Surplus Sun, 02 Mar 2014 02:50:00 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6087&msg_id=6089 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6016&msg_id=6016 Push the Envelope, Watch it Bend Erik, you have some practicing to do. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Sun, 16 Feb 2014 14:56:20 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6016&msg_id=6016 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6003&msg_id=6013 Nothing good comes from Reddit. Nothing. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Thu, 13 Feb 2014 22:21:50 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6003&msg_id=6013 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5999&msg_id=6002 Your dream's lack of a "I just blue myself" joke makes me think it's time for a shakeup in the writing staff ;-) conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Perchance to Dream Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:03:50 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5999&msg_id=6002 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5967&msg_id=5986 There's nothing irrational about blind allegiance to Sublime Text. It's the perfect and final solution. :D conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Mon, 10 Feb 2014 23:35:58 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5967&msg_id=5986 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5967&msg_id=5979 I understand liking things for entertainment. I like Sherlock, Steve Martin, and shirtless attractive men. What I don't understand is the form of irrational allegiance (which I liken to a second (or third...) nationality) to sports teams. It's a thing you watch, not a team you're actually a member of. It's not bad, I just don't have that kind of connection to sports. I don't even have that kind of connection to restaurants or food, and that's as close a thing as I can muster to an irrational relationship with an activity. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:01:57 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5967&msg_id=5979 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5967&msg_id=5967 Sports Go Sports! - Temporarily! Adjacently! Victorious! conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Fri, 07 Feb 2014 17:44:22 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5967&msg_id=5967 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5891&msg_id=5897 I knew you were keeping friend score! Dammit, it's going to be a long four years. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Life Goes On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:44:55 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5891&msg_id=5897 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5891&msg_id=5896 1. What did you do in 2013 that you'd never done before? Swam in the ocean. Overrated, brine-y, full of horrific sea monsters. 2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? NaN 3. Did anyone close to you give birth? No family members. Plenty of friends are successfully breeding. 4. Did anyone close to you die? No, thankfully. 5. What countries did you visit? Iceland 6. What would you like to have in 2014 that you lacked in 2013? More time for friends 7. What date from 2013 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? 30 APR – first date with Tom. 8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Finally got the job I’ve been working toward since moving to AK 9. What was your biggest failure? My general absence from most social things 10. Did you suffer illness or injury? No, thankfully. 11. What was the best thing you bought? Olympus E-M5. Yay pictures. 12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Edward Snowden, Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer 13. Whose behavior made you appalled? The American public 14. Where did most of your money go? Mortgage and travel 15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Gas turbines 16. What song will always remind you of 2013? Get Lucky 17. Compared to this time last year, are you: - i. happier or sadder? happier - ii. thinner or fatter? Same, give or take - iii. richer or poorer? richer 18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Listened to more music, read more books 19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Watched fewer shitty movies and TV shows, worry about useless shit less 20. How did you spend Christmas? troubleshooting pump performance north of the Arctic Circle 22. Did you fall in love in 2013? Yes. 23. How many one-night stands? None. I wound up keeping him around. 24. What was your favorite TV program? Orange is the New Black / Bob’s Burgers / conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Life Goes On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:41:16 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5891&msg_id=5896 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5869&msg_id=5878 It has more to do with my privacy than anything else, I suppose. My online information is largely kept in a couple of silos that, for most purposes, never really interact. As this article states, Google likely knows more about me than the NSA (or any person, really, including my family). I find that idea supremely disconcerting. I don't mind providing personal data to a service online if I have some reasonable expectation of control of that data (say: the ability wipe my email and expect to to actually be deleted, which is not provided for inside gmail. or the expectation that my Home/Away status from my thermostat is not linked to the registered address provided for my Google Wallet account). None of these things are allowed inside Google. They collect every scrap of information they can get their hands on about you and collate it into one file, and you don't get any control. I'll happily pay for services like email/calendaring/web hosting/etc if it means I have control over its interaction/life span/use. Fastmail works great for my email, Fruux keeps my contacts and calendar synced, OTR provides a secure way of using GTalk without being spied on, and my NAS obviates the need for Google Drive. Once I find a place to store my recipe archive, I'll be taking steps to remove myself from Google's ecosystem entirely, which will definitely take some time. You are right, however, that it is an ideological pursuit. The simplicity and efficiency of a shared single ecosystem are outweighed by my fear of its eventual corruption or misuse. Final thought: I readily admit that Amazon knows everything there is to know about my spending habits. However, they also don't get to see my emails to friends, internet search history, or my plans for Friday night. Individual silos are something I've learned to deal with. Aggregate data about everything in my life? I don't want any part of that. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Fri, 17 Jan 2014 19:39:14 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5869&msg_id=5878 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5869&msg_id=5869 'Google won’t break into your home. You’ll invite them in." conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:54:29 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5869&msg_id=5869 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5821&msg_id=5827 I feel like you've been reading House of Leaves again, and it has invaded your dreams. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Perchance to Dream Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:20:26 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5821&msg_id=5827 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5793&msg_id=5794 I think Maynard would find it appropriate that he was replaced by a prepubescent teen girl in this cover. Also: holy crap, that's an impressive set of skills those kids have got. Definitely unsettling, though. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Sat, 04 Jan 2014 15:30:39 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5793&msg_id=5794 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5791&msg_id=5792 The first image I saw when I opened that was Bashir. Well, the guy who played Bashir. This is certainly relevant to our interests. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Indiscernible from Magic Fri, 03 Jan 2014 13:17:14 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5791&msg_id=5792 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5731&msg_id=5735 That went on for a bit, but the payoff was worth it. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Mon, 23 Dec 2013 17:11:45 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5731&msg_id=5735 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5731&msg_id=5731 I'll just leave this right here... conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Mercy General Sun, 22 Dec 2013 11:56:53 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5731&msg_id=5731 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5675&msg_id=5683 I love everything about this. EVERYTHING. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Cognitive Surplus Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:16:41 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5675&msg_id=5683