Category Archives: Nature

Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Ben

Just thought I’d take this moment to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!  I hope you had an enjoyable weekend, spent some quality time with loved ones, got/gave some thoughtful gifts, and ate some good food.

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Cape Cod Pics

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Ben

Here are some random water pics: It is certainly nice to be here now.

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Earth Day and Things

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Ben

I have a couple things to say tonight.  First of all, happy Earth Day.  It was a pretty nice day today, and I’m looking forward to the weather getting springier and springier.  It’s a nice environment, let’s try not to … Continue reading →

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Gentoo and Xorg Updates

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Ben

Just a reminder to myself and others…  On Gentoo, at least on amd64, when updating X you sometimes find that your mouse and keyboard don’t work.  The solution to this, it seems, is to just reemerge xf86-input-evdev and then restart … Continue reading →

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Japan

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Ben

You hear about a lot of stuff on the news, a lot of it terrible, unfortunately.  But we go on, if it seems far away from us.  We don’t always think about bad things affecting us, be they crime, medical … Continue reading →

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Cats, Holidays, and Misc. Updates

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Ben

The last month or so has gone alright.  Here are some random pictures of cats and colorful lights.

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Oil

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Ben

Right now, there is a pipe sticking out of the seabed in the Gulf of Mexico, from which oil is billowing.  It is a huge environmental disaster, and most certainly a historical event if there ever was one.  But there … Continue reading →

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Misc. Stuff

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Ben

So it is now fall.  The summer finished up nicely, we even got to go to Cape Cod.  (Photos will follow.)  I’m still working, with the intent of returning for classes in winter quarter.  Still playing music, still messing with … Continue reading →

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Battery Life and Other Nonsense

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Ben

As I mentioned before, I have switched my laptop to Gentoo again after getting a new battery for it.  When I first finished my Gentoo install there was this beautiful feeling of euphoria…  It was just a raw Linux system, … Continue reading →

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Winter Without Christmas

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Ben

I believe that today is the Nativity, or the last day of Christmas or whatever.  It is also the day I am heading back to school, back to the daily grind…  Actually, I shouldn’t complain.  My quarter is relatively light, … Continue reading →

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