Monthly Archives: June 2008

Movie 16: Darkon

Posted on June 30, 2008 by epthnation

(He’s blue, ba-ba-di bab-ba-doo) I feel especially qualified to comment on the movie Darkon because of all the nerd cred I’ve accrued over the years.  I do work with computers, after all.  And I have played role-playing games.  Therefore, I … Continue reading →

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The Word for the Milwaukee Bucks: Change

Posted on June 25, 2008 by epthnation

Remember that time, when Bill Clinton said the word “Change” and we all voted for him because we love change?  Well, in the spirit of that awful US decision I give you a fundamentally better decision.  No, this isn’t about … Continue reading →

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Cops Count Cats

Posted on June 25, 2008 by epthnation

Dallasites have an addiction to other people’s stuff.  Every morning I wake up and turn on the news, only to find that 1-10 ATMs have been ripped out of convenience stores overnight and thieves have destroyed some poor business’ air … Continue reading →

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Movie 15: Untraceable

Posted on June 23, 2008 by epthnation

Untraceable is a movie.  It features a female detective who tries to catch a serial killer.  At some point, the serial killer decides to make things personal between him and the female detective.  This movie has been made at least … Continue reading →

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This Just In: Early Adopters Think They’re Better Than You

Posted on June 21, 2008 by epthnation

I’ve got a lot of technology to talk about these days, so it looks like I might take the old electric paddles to the tech blog here very soon.  I recently discovered:  KDE 4 (interesting), Object Dock (greatness), Firefox 3 … Continue reading →

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AP Stands For Angry…Something?

Posted on June 18, 2008 by epthnation

Sometimes you have to go out and find arrogance, and sometimes it stops by for a cup of coffee and a stern hello. As I was checking my blogs, you know, the ones I read, I came across this wonderful … Continue reading →

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Movie 14: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.

Posted on June 18, 2008 by epthnation

(This, my friends, is what arrogance looks like) My viewing of Enron: TSGITR (heretofore referred to as just Enron) two weeks ago has become a little watershed event in my life, as it forever changed the way I view rich … Continue reading →

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Rich Roads vs. Poor Roads

Posted on June 16, 2008 by epthnation

Population by Race White 97% African American 0% Native American 0% Asian 1% Hawaiian 0% Other/Mixed 2% Those not from Dallas might need some background information on this Dallasnews.com story, if they want it to make any sense at all. … Continue reading →

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Holy Crap Don’t Try to Use WordPress and Opera

Posted on June 16, 2008 by epthnation

Taking a short break from arrogance week to write: You know those keys on your keyboard that do stuff?  I.e., in every word processor ever made the “return” key does a carriage return?  Well, in Opera, when you press the … Continue reading →

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It’s Arrogance Week Here at Epthnation.com!

Posted on June 16, 2008 by epthnation

There are lots of arrogant people out there.  You might know some, in fact.  I sure do.  I’m one of them.  But even I as an arrogant scum see the value in making fun of the self-absorbed masses.  It’s just … Continue reading →

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