BigCat’s Blog of DOOM

My name is Ben Catlin, and this is where I rock out on topics like my life, technology and faith.

Browsing Posts published in March, 2006

Bible Podcast

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When Jim Egli was here to visit (if you want to hear the MP3 of the interview Jeff did with him, it is here) he mentioned that he is listening to the bible on his ipod via a podcast of the 1-year bible. ( Bible Podcasting Angst ) In other related news, I got an email from [...]

Friends

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The thing I find most interesting about today is not that I have sucessfully spent more money than I thought I was worth, bringing my week tally to 1 brand new car, and 1 106 year old house, but it is the wonderful interaction of the people around me I’ve had. Last night I went [...]

Moving on Up

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I think we have come to a decision and are going to put an offer on a house. ( House Stuff )

New Cars are Good?

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So I like the new car pretty well, it has an axillary input in the stereo so I can plug the ipod right into it, and the shifter is in a slightly more comfortable place than the old car and has a cooler looking knob. That ends the differences between the new Saturn ION and [...]

I’m a Total Genius

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I’m a total freaking genius, and by genius, I mean idiot. I killed my car through neglect, and now as we are approaching a time when we want to buy a house we have to get a car. So, after consulting many who have not ever killed a car, and some who have, we have [...]

Prodigy vs Works-Hard

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http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/03/how_to_be_an_ex.html I thought this was somewhat interesting. I really liked this quote: But the most troubling–and where we have the most leverage–is with the amateur who is satisfied with where they are. These are the folks who you overhear saying, “Yes, I know there’s a better way to do this thing, but I already know [...]

An OS for Churches

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Dave Lin’s and Jeff’s recent posts about the work/spirtual life balance reminded me I never wrote about some interesting connections I’ve found in that for myself. So here it is, with an emphasis on one particular thing I’ve been kicking around in my brain the last week or so: ( What if Tech was easier for [...]

Windows Vista Ate My Monitor

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I installed the newest beta of Windows Vista (the version of windows that will be out later this year) on my machine at home today. It ate my trusty old monitor that got me through most of high school and college. I had the dual monitor setup going like I usually do, and then all [...]

Ben = Intel Fanboy?

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Yes, that is right ladies and gentleman, after many years of Intel bashing, and hating them because they are the microsoft of the hardware world, I am going to jump camps unless AMD pulls something amazing out of their ass. ( Nerdy explanation of why I was an AMD fanboy ) So, now I like intel again, [...]

The Problem With Being Me

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One of my big faults is related to one of my favorite strengths. Whenever I start working on a tech project I go crazy nuts over it. Then once I’ve mastered the ins and outs of whatever I’m doing, I get bored. Usually this is when the project is nearing completion, or I’m at a [...]

I hate Insomnia

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I think I slept an hour or two last night. Work is going to suck.

Linux Advice

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I’ve just started this super-nerdy project and I need some advice from my more linux-literate friends. ( Don’t read if you don’t want to be nerded out ) In other news, Kyle and Ellen are going to be here this weekend, and Saturday Lauren is having a girls night, and I’m taking Kyle out to do something [...]