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Help me help myself: "The Matrix Online"

January 30th, 2006 Linus No comments

I just started playing The Matrix Online and I’m really liking it so far! The game is basically a continuation of the movie. As a dedicated Matrix fan, I’m pretty excited about the story lines. The game actually extends the film, where you are actually part of the movie, trying to figure out the end.

The problem is that this game costs $15.00 a month to play. So, I’ve decided to see if people would like to contribute to help me play this game online!

If you’d like to contribute a $1 to allow me to play the game, please consider making a donation. You can do so by clicking the PayPal Button on the right side of the page. Be sure to read the disclaimer!!

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Interesting conversation point: 100 pennies is actually worth LESS than a dollar bill

January 26th, 2006 Linus No comments

A group of us went to Hard Times Cafe to do their 25-cent wings (which I highly recommend). We had a conversation about equity investments and market fluxuations when we came upon the topic of coins. What came out of the conversation was that a dollar bill is worth more than 100 pennies.

Have you ever tried to pay something with pennies? Seriously, get 1,000 pennies and go to a 7-Eleven or any other store and try to buy something with pennies. Do you realize that they will not take your money? Even though you have the same amount in pennies, they will not take it because they don’t want to spend the time to count it.

So the value of the penny has gone down. It would be interesting to see how much and the ratios. Because most people are willing to count, say, 10-20 pennies. But not 1,000!

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FRIENDS ARE COMING BACK!!!!!!

January 23rd, 2006 Linus 4 comments

Friends is coming back on TV!

I’m so frickin excited!!!!

This has made my day.

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Computer crash recovered…now running a new distro!

January 19th, 2006 Linus No comments

It’s been a pretty eventful week. In my attempt to do a simple re-install turned into a crash, coupled with data loss, turning into a distro change. I was running Fedora Core and now I’m running a debian-based system called ubuntu linux.

For the most part, I like this MUCH better than Fedora. With Fedora, I constantly had to reinstall the whole distro because they would come out with a new version. Even though ubuntu is still bleeding edge, it supports older versions.

I’ve also found the community of support for ubuntu much nicer and more supportive than that of the Fedora community. Not really sure what the difference is, but for the most part, I’m finding the speed to be pretty impressive.

I’ve copied everything over and now about to reinstall windows…so that I can play The Matrix Online.

So that’s it for now. You can all thank for reminding me to post. Just as an FYI, I will be making a transition to start blogging on my personal website: http://www.mikesoh.com.

That’s all for now!

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2005 Pictures up!

January 12th, 2006 Linus No comments

Pictures for 2005 has been uploaded and categorized. Enjoy!

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More pictures on the way

January 11th, 2006 Linus No comments

More pictures are being uploaded right now. Hopefully, by the end of the week, I should have all of 2005’s pictures uploaded and ready to be viewed.

You can view the current pictures for the time being if you’d like. :-)

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IT’S OFFICIAL!!!!

January 6th, 2006 Linus No comments

After 6 intense months of support raising, I’ve officially been released to assignment! I’m very excited to be on staff with GCM here at Maryland Christian Fellowship. And I’m already getting my feet wet. :-)

Next stop, the presidency.

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vacation coming to an end…

January 3rd, 2006 Linus No comments

I’ve spent the past 7 days taking it really easy…Watching TV and movies for the most part. Today, I’m going to take a break from all that and soak in some of the culture of Washington, D.C. I’m going to spend the majority of today in DC, going from one museum to another. I’m hoping to make this a light day, but with a lot of reading.

I really need to get away from my computer…

Happy new year!

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