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Re: Disqus Officially Launches - PaulStamatiou.com

Davak — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:46:59 -0000

If you are happy and you know it, clap your hands.

Re: The girl who fell down the stairs…

Davak — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 06:52:41 -0000

Dropping out of lurker mode...

As a white dude, I totally had to laugh at the following comment:

"Seeing how the Caucasian girls couldn’t offer anything more to her..."

Oh, we have all been there before. A little collection of girls who should be helping are just sitting there staring.

"I didn’t know if I should pity her or be angry with her…"

She is the proverbial fish out of water -- and one who has just took a tumble down a flight of stairs. If she's crazy enough to get into a car with some stranger, I am sure she's still in shock-mode. Luckily for her, you were not.

As a doctor (and someone seemingly never learned to shave his own face correctly) I agree that the face likes to bleed and bleed.

You did the right thing... for no clear reason other than just doing the right thing.

Bravo to you.

Re: Blackberry: How to Change Your Wallpaper | Blackberry | Tech-Recipes

Davak — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:03:26 -0000

Testing Discus with IE6

Re: Christmas in October?

Davak — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 22:56:10 -0000

I would rather see your screen being filled full of code than your little mug staring back at me. With the look on your face, you could be reading digg or slashdot or something else as far I know.

But looking over your shoulder while you code... that would be amazing.

Well, not really. I would be asking you questions every 5 minutes and then you really wouldn't get anything accomplished.

Also, if I could see you face while we chatted, I would likely be crushed to find out that you are not really lol'ing when you type "lol".

Enjoy the mac. I'll sadly watch you slip further and further to the darkside.

Re: What to do if you get diesel fuel in your gas vehicle

Davak — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:41:16 -0000

My excellent mechanic is the man who deserves all the props. Other than he only officially works on American cars, he is the most amazing mechanic I have ever known.

If you need an honest mechanic in Raleigh:

Robbie's Truck and Auto Service
502 S West St
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 833-2966

Q:
We need to fix him up an official tech-recipes swag packet...

Re: What to do if you get diesel fuel in your gas vehicle

Davak — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 22:18:53 -0000

Yeah, that's what Robbie said.

The first time I learned the magic of dilution was in my surgery rotation.

This guy was shot in his abdomen and had stool in places that stool shouldn't be. We were washing out his belly when one of the other medical students said, "Why not just give him antibotics?"

And the surgeon said, "The solution to pollution is dilution."

Classic.

Re: Q’s Quandaries #1

Davak — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 06:43:51 -0000

Awwwwhhhhh, shucks. I wanted to play!

:)

Re: Q’s Quandaries #1

Davak — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 15:06:32 -0000

Well, all I know is that there should be a bunch of t-shirts given out for a thread this awesome. If I were not at work, I would be bouncing the thread to the front page of techrx too.

Great discussion guys. I'll keep waiting for the imaginary time discussion next...

Re: Q’s Quandaries #2: What is 20dB/decade?

Davak — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:07:53 -0000

The predicated amount of presbycusis?

:)

Re: Zune - No such thing as bad press?

Davak — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 10:55:32 -0000

The Zune rollout has been a complete disaster.

You are completely right... this is one of the many exceptions to the rule that "any press is good press."

Re: I’m Back!

Davak — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:54:13 -0000

Welcome back, buddy. I know you were really feelin like dirt. Been sick can be a real pain in the neck. ;)

Re: Happy (half-)Birthday, Bake or Break!

Davak — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 20:52:36 -0000

Absolutely amazing photography. Love it!

Re: Happy (half-)Birthday, Bake or Break!

Davak — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 20:58:59 -0000

I know that it's not tech-related, but it is RECIPE related! Promoted to the front page you go!

Wow! Pictures on the front page of tech-recipes! We haven't had that in a while.

Re: ZFS Appears in Recent OS X Build

Davak — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:29:57 -0000

Q:

It sounds like ZFS is pretty complex. Is this an upgrade that the average OSX user should put into effect?

Re: ZFS Appears in Recent OS X Build

Davak — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:49:23 -0000

Cool. Thanks.

Re: Apple in the Big Apple

Davak — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 00:16:09 -0000

Thanks for the update... we miss you guys.

Re: vim gets an “upgrade?”

Davak — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:10:50 -0000

Microsoft's attempt to make a cute, little helpful avatar just has haunted them from the day they launched it.

What's scary is that it is still out there in a way. Microsoft Agent is out there for anybody to use and enjoy.

The beast lives...

Re: The Economics of Watching TV

Davak — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:20:20 -0000

You are quoting all my research I did for you! You B!

:)

Actually, every good blog post about high-def TVs should use Bale's image.

The money spent feeding the TV is an excellent point that I never really thought about.

My one additional gem...

Most people who I know who do not like high-def television do not like the way *standard* definition programming appears on their new set. Most cable systems have more standard definition channels than high-def. Because of this, most people will still watch standard-def at least 50% of the time.

If your standard def looks horrible, you are not going to be happy. Good sets will make standard def look good.

If you can't find a store that will show you everything you want to know, just look around the avsforum. Those guys know 10 times more than any normal user would ever need to know.

Re: iPhone Support: High-tech MacGyvering

Davak — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:16:11 -0000

lol.

Please post this with the pic to the front page.

What was the issue?

Re: Searching "the Google" for memes

Davak — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 08:37:21 -0000

"'I’d hit it' is for anything you think is good."

Is it really that generic now? I believe the more common usage is that "hit" is really a euphemism for sex.

I can't believe I am about to link to the urban dictionary...

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=...

I am not trying to be clever. I can just imagine some awkward moments in front of one's children...

Son:"Hey, Dad... I want to ride that pony."
Dad:"I'd hit it"
Son: Mouth hanging open for 15 seconds.
Mom: “O RLY!”

Re: Do A-list bloggers have a responsibility to link to others?

Davak — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 22:38:55 -0000

Thanks, Scoble. You've always been kind to me in our email dealings. I'll be glad to add to your feed bloat:

http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/davak/

I discuss the running of tech-recipes.com, give my opinions on tech-related issues, and occassionally debunk hot medical BS posted around the blog world.

I'll be adding a lot of the guys/gals above to my reader tonight.

Re: Google Docs Spam: A Case of Spammers Reading the Blogs?

Davak — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:03:41 -0000

Thanks for the props. I thought I was too far ahead of the curve to get any credit. ;)

Re: More posts = more attention?

Davak — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 17:30:23 -0000

It brings a happy, little tear to my eye to see our tech-recipes site listed. Thanks for the honor.

Considering that our articles are all-over-the-place in interests, I'm impressed with the >60% read rate.

I also completely agree with your theory. There are several blogs that I never end up reading because the traffic is too high. I keep up for a while... but before long I am way behind and I just end up marking the whole feed read.

There is definitely a sweet spot.

Re: Does keyboard bashing cause Carpal Tunnel?

Davak — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:20:10 -0000

Hey, thanks for talking about our little debate. I expect the "wrist protector" Nazis to be attacking any ole time now. :)