This MacBook and MacBook Pro firmware update addresses an issue where the first key press may be ignored if the computer has been sitting idle. It also addresses some other issues.
– Apple

For some time now, I kept on getting my passwords wrong. I couldn’t understand why. Then at times, I would have to type the first letter of a word twice. Seems there was an issue with Leopard that prevented the first keystroke from being accepted if your computer had been sitting around doing nothing for a while.

It’s nice to know that this annoying problem will be a thing of the past.

I’m an atheist and really don’t care about religion one way or another, unless it impedes or tries to influence my way of thinking or living. I just as well could be talking about Christianity right now, but Islam and Michael Savage happen to be on my mind, so this is what I’m going to write about.

To set the stage, Michael Savage is an award-winning, Ph.D, syndicated talk radio host who has a daily radio show. He has been accused of being pretty much anti-everything at one time or another. And although I don’t agree with him on some things, I respect every one of his opinions and beliefs because he expresses himself and tells it the way it is. No sugar-coating, no back-peddling; just straight talk.

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John Lennon was murdered 27 years ago tonight. On December 8, 1980, I wasn’t old enough to appreciate the loss of such a gifted and talented artist. Some 27 years on, I am. Aside from Kurt Cobain, a puzzle piece of my generation, musically, there was no other person I admired more than John Lennon.

My only connection to John Lennon in the physical world is an autographed thank you card, signed by Yoko Ono, I received way back in high school. I sent a letter and some money for purchase of flowers in his memory. I received a thank you card, and I can’t remember if I received the money back. I am pretty sure she did send the money back. For some reason, the card was ripped, and all that is left is a portion of the card where she signed it.

Lady (05.23.94 - 11.29.04)

Original Art by Bryan Los

Who can I thank for letting me down?
Who could I thank when no one’s around?
Not anyone.

Who could I talk to when I was down?
What’s there to hear when there is no sound?
Opposite of loud.

Where can I turn to for help and a hand?
Why won’t my hand grip, why can’t I grab?
No feeling.

What is the reason I don’t belong?
Who makes the rules and who follows along?
The “never wrong.”

Is it true that helplessness is contagious?
What would it mean to be contemptuous?
The loathing of all of us.

Can I exist when I cannot flee?
What is the chance for something of beauty?
A mere catastrophe.

When will I die and be relieved of pain?
Why must it take so long to attain?
The epitome of insane.

Who can resist the denial of temptation?
And what will become of innocent elation?
The subsequent stagnation.

Who do I owe this feeling of inspiration?
Where can I let them know my frustration?
Beyond cremation.

Bryan Los, 11.22.07 (remember JFK)

I have started a website and want to start a campaign to get one resident in every state in the union (at least those which permit it) to register GETMAC as their license plate. The website can be found here at www.GETMACplate.org, and is still in it’s infancy. I will eventually be adding a way for people to search their states to see if the plate is available as well as an area for GETMAC owners to shout out.

Bookmark the site and come back again to see what we’ve done!

It was 40 years ago today. Oh how I remember that day like yesterday… well, not quite– I was -9 then. Even still, that year is very important in my mind’s timeline.

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Musically speaking, so much great music came out that year. The Beatles released ‘Sgt. Pepper’ and ‘Magical Mystery Tour’. Jimi Hendrix put out ‘Are You Experienced’ and ‘Axis: Bold As Love’. The Doors released ‘The Doors’ and ‘Strange Days’. The Byrds released ‘Younger Than Yesterday’. Love gave us ‘Forever Changes’. The Velvet Underground released ‘The Velvet Underground and Nico’. And who can forget about ‘The Who Sell Out’ by The Who? You get the picture… a lot of great music came out in 1967.

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Do I need any other examples of George W. Bush’s failed war on terror? No, not after today. I am resigned to the fact that my civil liberties will be eroded to the point where I don’t realize I’m free anymore. And by the way, this is his war. The American people do not share his feelings on this one.

Today I was surprised to see my USPS Priority package come back to me, returned from the Post Office. It seems that they are on some kind of “heightened alert” and all packages weighing in at over 16 ounces must be presented to a retail clerk. What they should have said is that for being a good citizen, not breaking the law, you have to stand in line for 30 minutes rather than placing a stamp on your parcel and quietly, easily dropping it in the box.

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Dear Customer,

Your subscription to Xbox Live Subscription Transfer is scheduled to be automatically renewed to Xbox Live 12 mo. Gold Membership on Monday, October 09, 2006.

Ummm, no thank you. I have decided not to update my credit card on file, and just let my subscription lapse into the nothingness of Xbox Hell.

The Xbox 360 was the biggest dissapointment in my 20+ years of gaming. I have no desire to ever play this piece of trash again. The 360 will never live up to the fun of the original Xbox and Xbox Live service. And BTW… Halo 2 sux0rz to all get out!

Lady would have been twelve years old today. Happy Birthday!

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