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  • I am so good

    After a mere 12 hours of labor, the iste is somewhat back up. We are now running on Windows Server 2008 64 bit, SQL server 2008 64 bit, and Community Server 2008.5. I am amazed that I was able to move the old content over so smoothly. I am definitely...
    Posted to Greatajax.com by Mark on 01-04-2009
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  • Potential temporary death of the blog

    I know this will come as a shock to my vast readership, but my blog may be coming offline for a while. The reason being that I have just received the necessary parts to build myself a new PC. So, very soon, my existing gaming PC will be rebuilt as the...
    Posted to Greatajax.com by Mark on 12-30-2008
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  • Christmas party debacle

    This year Time Warner offered a Karaoke contest to liven up the annual christmas party, and I made the mistake of signing up. My thought process was that I was able to score well in Rock Band singing, so as long as I stuck to a song I could do well in...
    Posted to Greatajax.com by Mark on 12-16-2008
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  • Week of concerts and illness

    The summer concert season was dismal, so I made up for it last week by attending 3 concerts. Of course, musicians don't come to Maine any more, so I had to drive to Mass for them. First was Nine Inch Nails at the DCU center in Worcester Mass. If you...
    Posted to Greatajax.com by Mark on 11-19-2008
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  • Obama Derangement Syndrome

    I am certainly depressed about the election results. While we are already a partially socialist country, and have already largely forgotten the philosophy of our founders, and while John McCain was no alternative to socialism himself, an Obama presidency...
    Posted to Greatajax.com by Mark on 11-13-2008

  • Buying stocks amid the "financial crisis"

    I bought some Corning (GLW) options today with an expiration date in April, to supplement my holdings of the still freefalling NVDA. I desperately wanted to buy NVDA options, but after my recent capital depreciation, I will no longer leverage myself in...
    Posted to Greatajax.com by Mark on 10-08-2008
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  • Obama and Ayers

    Well, I am glad that the McCain campaign is finally bringing up Obama's association with Bill Ayers, a man who should have been executed a long time ago for treasonous military activity within this country on behalf of our enemies (of course, in today's...
    Posted to Greatajax.com by Mark on 10-07-2008
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  • Understanding the financial crisis

    Journalism has become an intellectually lazy profession, and nowhere is this more evident than in economic reporting. One would think a journalist who covers the economy would go out and get a degree in economics, or at least spend some time to gain a...
    Posted to Greatajax.com by Mark on 09-23-2008
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  • Why I will vote for McCain

    I've previously said that I'll probably vote McCain because I will take the pro-America socialist over the anti-America socialist any day. But that's an oversimplification; my reasoning is more complicated than that. I've learned, in talking...
    Posted to Greatajax.com by Mark on 09-20-2008
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  • Bayside 2008

    Visiting with my parents at their rented summer cottage in Northport is now an annual tradition. This year, I had the advantage of knowing the area a little better, given my work has taken me to Belfast, Bucksport, and beyond with some regularity. And...
    Posted to Greatajax.com by Mark on 09-04-2008
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  • The problem with Deadwood

    I love the show, don't get me wrong. It's got rich characters with evolving motivations, and some of the most clever dialogue I've ever heard. I miss it a lot, now that I've seen all 3 seasons. But the shows portrayal of George Hearst...
    Posted to Greatajax.com by Mark on 08-25-2008
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  • Joe Biden is Obama's running mate

    This is the man who, sitting in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the wake of 9/11, said "Seems to me this would be a good time to send, no strings attached, a check for $200 million to Iran". Joe Biden is a buffoon, and a politician...
    Posted to Greatajax.com by Mark on 08-23-2008
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  • Bought an iPhone

    and I must say, it is an incredible device. It has a few issues, such as no pictures in text messages, no smiley menu, and iTunes can be obnoxious - I am sorry Apple, but I am not buying music with any DRM on it (go Amazon!). But on the plus side, its...
    Posted to Greatajax.com by Mark on 08-23-2008
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  • A painful lesson learned

    NVDA dropped 30% today on some bad news. This has reduced the value of my portfolio by over 80%. I've had to sell shares to make the margin call. I still own some, however, as well as a huge pile of now nearly worthless options. So, the first thing...
    Posted to Greatajax.com by Mark on 07-03-2008
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  • Stock misery

    NVDA is down significantly since my last post - I bought in at 21.50, and the stock is now below 19 dollars. Does this mean I am panicking? Well, I won't deny that the desire is there, but now is the time for fortitude. I recommended it at 21.50 and...
    Posted to Greatajax.com by Mark on 07-01-2008
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