3 September 2009
Computer supply troubles?
Hey computer friends,
My PC won’t turn on anymore. It was running okay, and then I told it to go into standby. Well, it didn’t go into standby — it just shut off.
This had happened once before, and I just needed to fully cycle through the power (unplug, replug) for it to work again. But now nothing works.
After a lot of trial and error, I see that the green LED on the back of the power supply only comes on when I have the supply disconnected from the motherboard. As soon as I connect the 24-pin connector from the PSU to the motherboard, this LED goes off.
Random Google searches talk about issues with standby power … or stored static charge. Pretty sure I’ve gotten rid of any excess static from all the fumbling around I’ve done, removing modems and video cards and detaching/reattaching RAM, etc. But it seems the motherboard won’t accept the PSU anymore?
12 May 2008
LostWinds is pretty
I bought LostWinds for WiiWare and love it. Spent 2 hours on it, and I think I’m 75% through the game. It’s pretty, though, and I just move a little fast. I did miss some of the collectible statues, though, but it’s a game where you semi-backtrack when you get new powerups to get to places you haven’t before. And locked doors that mysteriously open and close depending on plot progression. There are always new areas, though. It’s an entertaining game. Very pretty music and graphics keep the experience smooth and soothing.
9 April 2008
Bill Nye!
I got to see Bill Nye tonight. He’s still as awesome as I remember him from my childhood.
And I got to shake his hand, too. Rockin’
SCIENCE IS COOL
19 January 2008
A Friday day
My professor talked about how her flight was delayed because of some instrument problems on the plane. Everyone was seated, and the plane left the gate twice .. but came back both times after some short taxi-ing, because an instrument was reading 200 knots of wind speed when they were still on the ground. Everyone had to switch planes eventually, and what surprised my professor the most was that people were pissed about it. Here’s the airplane pilot, responsible for all the lives on the plane, noticing a safety issue that could endanger everyone, so he makes the right decision about it. But everyone’s all “It doesn’t matter! Just fly already!”She wanted to go thank him, but I’m not sure if she could.
In other news, rock candy is still popular with college students.
I heard that some friends were going to see Cloverfield at midnight. With all the hype about it and the big group that was going, I asked to go, too, lest I miss out on all the discussion in the days to come. Plus I need to teach myself to stay up late again; I’ve been feeling still gradually better as each day passes.Well I spent the evening photographing the Shana that my friend let me borrow until it was time to hit the theatres. The weather had turned to a mild sleet, but it wasn’t really snow-likely. Anyway the movie was an interesting experience. I grew tired, so the shaky camera gave me a headache sometimes, but it wasn’t bad. The ending was perhaps expected, but you don’t really believe it at first. In the end, the movie was probably just all hype. It was very unique though and worth a watch, just so you get the experience of how different it is. Although I never did watch Blair Witch, although this film is very likely way better than that one was.
One in our group said, “Whoa, I forgot I was watching a movie,” and I think that was what/all the director wanted out of this film.
Got back. My hallmate was still awake, so I got his new Canon Rebel Xti camera for a quick Shana picture or two. But the ISO setting was wrong. Eh, it was very late, and I was ready for bed. More photos with both my camera (Canon PowerShot S2 IS, a great camera but clearly inferior to the more expensive SLRs) and his camera tomorrow. Oh, but I did set up my second lamp, and it does make pictures look a lot brighter. It’s just that Shana’s hair is a bit translucent, so there’s going to be some glare.
18 January 2008
How I send packages
Well, I don’t do it for everyone .. just some close friends. And only when it’s the first package I’ve sent them in a long time.
The organization I work for has hordes of leftover t-shirts from past events that it holds .. on a fairly regular basis. And I mean a lot of shirts .. all with 2006 or 2007 written on them… or program titles that are useless today.
So if I have a package to send and I’m already over the weight limit to the point where I have to use a flat rate box from USPS?
I use these t-shirts as packing material. Styrofoam peanuts? Messy. Bubble wrap? Fleeting. T-shirts to wear? Awesome.
Crazy awesome.
Because if you’re just wearing them to sleep or around the house, who cares what it says? And in a weird way, I’m semi-advertising my organization in other parts of the country. Maybe. Can’t hurt. Hey, at least the shirt is being worn instead of sitting in a closet forever. Maybe my friends will never enter a science competition, but at least they’ll have a shirt from one.
9 January 2008
School again!
So school has started again, and I’m here in lab blogging between classes. I’ll probably use this time for blogging a lot if I’m bored .. or maybe if I want a late breakfast .. or if I have homework to finish. We’ll see.
And it’s actually cold today; it was so warm and humid yesterday, but the cold front finally passed over our area (after dumping some serious rain, too).
6 January 2008
The irony of my blogging
I write for a blog entitled Borderline Hikikomori. This was a semi-random choice; I could have applied at other places (who are still requesting writers I think), but I wanted to start at a small and laid-back place, so I can get used to the whole idea of blogging. And to give me something to do over winter break.
So I’ve been at home all three weeks of this break, basically confining myself indoors and playing games and watching anime and blogging.
Just as a hikikomori would do. But I’m a borderline one since I’m not afraid to go out — in fact I welcome it, as long as someone invites me to go out. It’s just that I hardly know anybody here anymore, since I graduated from high school here four years ago. I could still visit some teachers, but I don’t have a lot to say each year as I did before.
So a borderline hikikomori I have been, and I write for a place with that name. Funny.
5 January 2008
Time closing in
Two more days left at home before going back to college. I want to go right now, but the residence halls aren’t open yet.
I’ll be upset, too, at the short amount of free time I’ll have once I’m up there. I’ll have to shift back quickly to being busy. Sure I have time here, but I’m at home — the feeling is different; the work ethic isn’t there.
Hopefully I can still blog at a decent pace.
31 December 2007
Happy New Year 2008!
Happy New Year everyone. It’s time for another presidential election and summer Olympic games. Hopefully schoolwork won’t be too difficult, so I can continue anime blogging and managing my clubs.
http://moe.imouto.org/post?tags=parent%3A11519 – New Years’ mikos from Lucky Star.
29 December 2007
New hard drive
Should say that I got my new laptop hard drive in from Newegg. It’s bigger and faster than the old one — not by too much, since this is always going to be an older machine. I’ll buy a brand new everything soon enough. But this laptop just needs to become operational again, and it is.
I’ll still investigate ways to recover my old data throughout next semester. But now it’s time to rebuild settings, recreate record files, and reinstall programs.
