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(1:44 PM CST)
Quick news
Just a little bit on what's going on in the Big Blue Room:
- Kosovo
- Unless you've been living somewhere extraordinarily isolated (read: Canada), NATO's bombing the hell out of the place. Latest big thing is the capture of 3 U.S. soldiers. We'll probably get them back...I doubt they're stupid enough to execute Americans... =)
- World pop - it's getting up there. Expect 8 billion of us by the time 2026 rolls around. Times Square is going to be CROWD-ED on that New Year's.
- Advantage: By my calculations, there will be around 266,842,393 people that you would find interesting enough to date. :)
- Child abuse - declining.
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(1:02 PM CST)
Free T-Shirt
Microsoft is giving away free tshirts to whoever fills out a really simple survey. Hey, it's worth it...don't have to do laundry for +1 days.
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(1:51 AM CST)
Monitor calibration
Okay...this is the THIRD freaking time I'm trying to write this - the other two times, my computer crashed just as I was about to save. Of course. Grrrrrr...pos....
Anyway, I noticed that most people's monitors are usually not setup the way they ought to be. Chances are that your brightness is up too high, so blacks are kinda grey, and any pictures you see seem washed out. It's pretty easy to fix...
First, turn your contrast up to its max - it's the control with the split moon symbol. Then the brightness - there are two sentences above. The first one is visible on every system. You should turn your brightness up to the maximum, and then lower it until you can no longer read the sentence. You might be able to make out a letter or two, but if you can't read the sentence, you're close enough. My monitor is setup for 52% brightness, 100% contrast, and I think it's right - I've run it through several calibration tests.
If your setting was way off, things should start looking a little more normal now... =)
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(1:39 AM CST)
AOL IM 2.01 Beta 1
There's a new version of Instant Messenger available now - the key new feature is the ability to transfer files to your contacts. Hmmm...sounds an awful lot like what ICQ's always had....
Download - 1.66MB
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