Monthly Archives: March 2006

darn truck

Well, my truck is still in the shop. I took it into get smogged and it failed. In the process of replacing two fuel injectors, they discovered that a converter in the transmission is bad. So after the truck passes … Continue reading

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Drone aircraft may prowl U.S. skies | CNET News.com

Drone aircraft may prowl U.S. skies Lovely….. Just what we need, a “domestic surveillance market”. Sure, there are plenty of legitimate uses, but don’t cameras on street corners, and cameras in the sky bother you? We now have cameras on … Continue reading

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High School Students Extend Immigration Protests Into 4th Day – Los Angeles Times

High School Students Extend Immigration Protests Into 4th Day – Los Angeles Times Kids got onto the freeway. Seriously…. not helping their situation at all. Any thoughts I put on this tonight will be in haste and reaction to their … Continue reading

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Mac Mini Blues

I bought an Intel Mac Mini a few weeks ago. Then last weekend, I purchased an Elgato EyeTV500, and it works pretty well. I come home tonight, and try to access my mini. Nothing. I hit the power button. Nothing. … Continue reading

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PDs release kids from Schools

Coppermine Photo Gallery – Huntington Park High School Walk OUt Here’s some photos I took this afternoon when school let out at South Gate Middle School. Police from various local departments, including Bell Gardens, Maywood•Cudahay and Huntington Park, in addition … Continue reading

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damn kids

stupid kids, walking out of school KTLA Channel 5KFWB ABC 7Right in front of our place on Otis St. And the I didn’t have my camera. Idiot kids, chanting “Mexico”, and asking if we had any Mexicans inside the property, … Continue reading

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V for Vendetta

For the record, while V for Vendetta wasn’t quite as much fun as I had hoped for, it was a pretty good movie. All in all, it’s a bit surprising it got made in this day and age, which actually … Continue reading

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Scarlett Johansson escapes Cruise’s clutches – Gossip: The Scoop – MSNBC.com

Scarlett Johansson escapes Cruise%u2019s clutches – Gossip: The Scoop – MSNBC.com Not new by any means, but it sheds more light on the ongoing South Park/ Scientology debate. Last night’s episode: “Chef Returns” is just great fun… poking fun of … Continue reading

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Hamburger Helper

Just had a break through in developing the BOM structure for making a hamburger. (I’ll work on the MRP related stuff later). Several tables: Assemblies- Listed by Part Number. Which has a portal to related records in: Usages- Where are … Continue reading

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Building a better hamburger

I’m still working on the Liberty Database. Right now, I’m trying to tie together food processing in the galley. I have my materials list, but trying to get a hamburger to equal beef+bun+lettuce+tomato+ketchup+mustard is being more of a trick than … Continue reading

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