Curse you bitrot!

I learned a new word today while watching "Call for Help". Bitrot. Intriguing word, and I pondered its meaning. So I did what every self-respecting computer geek does, and I checked wikipedia. The results were as follows:

"computing term used to facetiously describe the spontaneous degradation of a software program over time. The term implies that software can literally wear out or rust like a physical tool. Bit rot is also used to describe the discredited idea that a computer's memory may occasionally be altered by cosmic rays. More commonly, bit rot refers to the decay of physical storage mediums."

How cool is that. I mean not the Bit rot itself, but the definition.

Anyways, found some cool sites the last couple days while surfing around. The coolest one is of course my own slowly growing site....well it will be . Moving on!

Have you ever wanted to be in a fairy tale, with that talking mirror and all? Well now you can, for the low price of your first born child! The guy who designed the T-rex in Jurassic Park has designed a talking mirror. You heard me. It looks just like a normal mirror but it is actually an advanced security/information device. For example, when someone enters your driveway, a head appears in the mirror and an 'English butler-like' voice informs you that someone is in the driveway. Not only that but you can actually see the driveway in the mirror from cameras mounted outside. The mirror has tons of pre-programmed phrases, ranging from "Someone has opened the gate" to "The Jacuzzi has reached the preferred temperature." And no, I'm not kidding about that last one. Holy Hell, I want one. Here's a link to the site with more information: Electronic House

Another really cool link is to a site I saw on Call for Help. It's a website called Fresh Devices and it offers some really neat freeware programs. There is one called Fresh Diagnose , which allows you to see immensely detailed information about your computer, hundreds of pages and it is organized in a very eye-pleasing manner. There are a couple other programs as well, including a Multimedia one along with a Download manager, and they are all free. All you have to do is enter your name and e-mail and they will e-mail you a link that activates the keys on the software so you can download them.

I have been trying to work a bit on my site (IgirlsT) everyday, and it is coming together pretty nicely, so feel free to check it out and send me your comments.

Until next time...Vote for me!

The Not-so-young and the murderous

One thing I hate about coming into work in the morning is the false cheeriness of everyone around me. You walk in and it's "Hey Sweetie, Good morning" "Good morning Dear" and then if you talk to the same person later, bam, they are grumpy. Or! You hear people greeting each other then turning around and talking about them as soon as that person is gone.

Office politics can be a scary thing.

I try to keep myself out of that sort of stuff as much as possible, but it's hard sometimes, because they trick you into gossiping. Sneaky women.

And as I type this I can hear the other women complaining about getting some spam, and it makes me giggle. One guy at the office keeps emailing me everytime he gets spam, because he says different people are sending him spam. Imagine that. This guy can format a computer and everything else, yet he cannot grasp the concept of spam, no matter how many times I discuss it with him.

My website IgirlsT is coming along well, I've been working on a page of the site every couple days, trying to put information on it. I am still waiting for my logo, and once that is done I will add some products to my cafepress store.

I finally watched FF7: Advent Children on the weekend, and I am in awe at the quality of the animation, everything was so...pretty. Especially the characters, and the action sequences were amazing.

The Young and the Wireless

I have been playing the first Kingdom Hearts on and off the last couple weeks, and it's just as addictive as the 2nd game, even with the lack of improvements present in the 2nd game. However I got a little bored of it today and decided to channel surf, finally stopping on techtv. I watched it for about 20 minutes before I realized I was watching "Call for Help", a show where people call in with usually basic computer problems. I felt a little ashamed and turned off the TV. Eventhough I am sure I could use some of those tips,it felt like I was admitting my inferiority regarding technology by watching that TV show. I guess it's hard for humans to realize that the knowledge they possess, no matter how vast, is nothing in the grand scheme of things.

I told myself I would stop putting money on my credit card so I could pay it off before school starts again, and then I made an order on Thinkgeek. Well that lasted long. I am also trying to save for an anime con in August, I swear having a credit card is a curse most of the time. Especially with the ease of online ordering. I guess I am more like my mother then I thought.

On another note, I think I am turning bitter. Let me elaborate on this. I have been in the 'boyfriend' mode since around last September. Before then I hadn't done much dating, just high school stuff, nothing serious. I had my first real relationship and when it ended I was left with a bitter taste in my mouth. I haven't exactly had good luck with guys, I've had 3 that have hurt me pretty deeply. However I am sure it's nothing compared to the experiences of other people. It didn't help that a guy I work with tried to get me to his place after talking to me for 10 minutes. His ego was bruised when I said no, but we had a date set later in the week and let's just say he decided me declining his initial invitation was unacceptable. All in all, not terribly bad experiences, But it seems to have been enough to get me out of the boyfriend mode. Well not entirely, I am still romanticising about seeing someone and getting that moment of 'love at first sight' but who doesn't dream of that. It hasn't helped that my boss keeps telling me I need a boyfriend, because for whatever reason, he can't accept that I am a homebody and am quite happy on my own.

Something I always wonder is if guys are intimidated by me. I don't want to sound all egotistical or feminist-ish, but it has crossed my mind. First of all, I am in a male-dominated field, Secondly, I am very independent, to a fault sometimes I am sure, and Lastly,I have huge dreams and I know exactly what I want in life. At school, the guys seem to think that because I am a girl in comp sci and because I am actually good-looking (how I hate saying that), that I must want them to approach me. I marked assignments for a first year class last year and I also handed them back, and I found myself being yakked to like crazy by some of these guys. They were nice and all, but I got sick of them approaching me with that comp sci 'OMG boobies!' look on their faces. I mean come on, no offense to any of the guys, but I didn't go into comp sci to look for a boyfriend/husband. I know some other girls out there can sympathize with me here.Also, if the guys aren't ogling me, then they think I have no clue. I don't know which bothers me more. I hate that attitude that some of the guys have, they don't mind staring at my chest or butt, but be damned if they think I have any intelligence, compared to them anyway. It may sound like a pity party, but girls go through a lot of crap being a male-dominated major, even field. I remember my first networking class in highschool,I was the only girl and it scared the heck out of me. I would come home and cry because I thought there was no way for me to know what the other guys knew. But after a while I got used to it, and now it's not even an issue. I realize that there are only 4 other girls in my year, and since most of my friends are guys anyway, it doesn't matter.

On another other note, I am working on a website for women in IT right now. It's just going to be an information site about what computer science is, breaking the stereotypes, etc. There is not much information on it yet, but it's looking pretty good so far. Here it is : IgirlsT

Speaking of breaking stereotypes, how's a calendar full of scantily clad women in IT for promoting women in computers. I think it's a bit backwards myself, because obviously the women aren't going to buy the calendar. However the money from the calendars is put to a scholarship fund to women in computing, so it is for a good cause, just seems like an odd way to go about it. Anyway, the website is Geek Gorgeous if you are curious.

Another long entry, at the start of another long week.