Comments for Pensador's Blog http://pensador.org Just another pseudointellectual Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:07:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on Barack Obama 2008 by Keith http://pensador.org/2008/10/31/i-support-barack-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-506 Keith Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:00:33 +0000 http://pensador.org/?p=214#comment-506 A lot of people say that it's unbelievable that an African-American got elected president of the United States, but I'm not surprised. How could anyone triumph over the coolness of Mr. Barack. A lot of people say that it’s unbelievable that an African-American got elected president of the United States, but I’m not surprised. How could anyone triumph over the coolness of Mr. Barack.

]]> Comment on Goodbye PensCMS, hello Wordpress! by Keith http://pensador.org/2008/08/28/goodbye-penscms-hello-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-505 Keith Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:57:38 +0000 http://pensador.org/?p=119#comment-505 I'm trying to move away from WordPress, personally. I'm not going to build my own system, but after how Matt Mullenweg has treated me over the past couple of years, I really need to stop supporting his endeavors. Even one less download in his press statements is good enough for me. A lot of people swear by Akismet, but I have many issues against it. Even before Matt added me to the block list, I hated the idea of having to sign up at wordpress.com for an API key (I wanted a self-hosted blog for a reason). I use a simple math thing, personally, though reCAPTCHA is one of the least annoying CAPTCHA things I've ever seen (I hate the ones at AOL, MySpace, etc. that even I, someone without visual impairments, can't make out half the time). I’m trying to move away from WordPress, personally. I’m not going to build my own system, but after how Matt Mullenweg has treated me over the past couple of years, I really need to stop supporting his endeavors. Even one less download in his press statements is good enough for me.

A lot of people swear by Akismet, but I have many issues against it. Even before Matt added me to the block list, I hated the idea of having to sign up at wordpress.com for an API key (I wanted a self-hosted blog for a reason). I use a simple math thing, personally, though reCAPTCHA is one of the least annoying CAPTCHA things I’ve ever seen (I hate the ones at AOL, MySpace, etc. that even I, someone without visual impairments, can’t make out half the time).

]]> Comment on Yet another article on why IE six sucks by Keith http://pensador.org/2007/05/08/yet-another-article-on-why-ie-six-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-504 Keith Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:32:15 +0000 http://pensador.org/wordpress/?p=25#comment-504 LOL, yeah. A long time ago (I think it was before the IE 7 release), I fixed up my blog to "work" with IE 6. It'll work, but it's not going to be pretty. The problem was that no scroll bars wouldn't appear on my absolutely positioned divs, so I ended up using JavaScript expressions in a special CSS file (included through conditional comments). LOL, yeah. A long time ago (I think it was before the IE 7 release), I fixed up my blog to “work” with IE 6. It’ll work, but it’s not going to be pretty. The problem was that no scroll bars wouldn’t appear on my absolutely positioned divs, so I ended up using JavaScript expressions in a special CSS file (included through conditional comments).

]]> Comment on How games negatively affected my life by Keith http://pensador.org/2007/07/17/how-games-negatively-affected-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-503 Keith Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:13:33 +0000 http://pensador.org/wordpress/?p=19#comment-503 Good for you. Personally, I haven't felt the desire to play video games since the SNES days. Once I told someone that I live out in the country where we can only get Internet access through dial-up and his question is, "How do you play WoW?". My question, "Why would I want to?". About your As without studying, that was in Remedial Algebra, wasn't it? That (called Developmental Algebra, Math 099, at my college) and Spanish I have been the only classes I've taken that basically required zero studying. @Rom: Real life sucks and you know it. Good for you. Personally, I haven’t felt the desire to play video games since the SNES days. Once I told someone that I live out in the country where we can only get Internet access through dial-up and his question is, “How do you play WoW?”. My question, “Why would I want to?”.

About your As without studying, that was in Remedial Algebra, wasn’t it? That (called Developmental Algebra, Math 099, at my college) and Spanish I have been the only classes I’ve taken that basically required zero studying.

@Rom: Real life sucks and you know it.

]]> Comment on Google Chrome, a new web browser by chrome spyware http://pensador.org/2008/09/01/google-chrome-a-new-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-174 chrome spyware Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:22:46 +0000 http://pensador.org/?p=170#comment-174 Good preview. After 3 weeks of Chrome, I've come to accept it as my main browser even over Firefox. I still use FF maybe 40% to the time though. I have high hopes for it though I think it's going to be a very tuff and slow road to the top. Good preview. After 3 weeks of Chrome, I’ve come to accept it as my main browser even over Firefox. I still use FF maybe 40% to the time though. I have high hopes for it though I think it’s going to be a very tuff and slow road to the top.

]]> Comment on Mozilla Firebird, a great IE alternative by Pensador’s Blog » Blog Archive » Goodbye PensCMS, Hello Wordpress! http://pensador.org/2003/10/17/mozilla-firebird-a-great-ie-alternative/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Pensador’s Blog » Blog Archive » Goodbye PensCMS, Hello Wordpress! Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:54:56 +0000 http://pensador.org/wordpress/?p=81#comment-52 [...] I spent the whole day yesterday moving posts and comments, customizing the Simpla theme and installing plug-ins. I left behind some posts that were either too old or too silly—I did keep the ones that were chronologically interesting such as the post on how Firebird (now “Firefox”) was good alternative to IE. [...] [...] I spent the whole day yesterday moving posts and comments, customizing the Simpla theme and installing plug-ins. I left behind some posts that were either too old or too silly—I did keep the ones that were chronologically interesting such as the post on how Firebird (now “Firefox”) was good alternative to IE. [...]

]]> Comment on How to get a c cedilla on Ubuntu by Breno Leitao http://pensador.org/2007/02/17/how-to-get-a-c-cedilla-on-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Breno Leitao Mon, 12 May 2008 10:23:13 +0000 http://pensador.org/wordpress/?p=30#comment-37 Ubuntu 8.0.4 patch to fix it: -- old 2008-05-12 10:54:36.000000000 -0300 +++ libgtk2.0-0.immodules 2008-05-12 10:54:22.000000000 -0300 @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ "am_et" "Amharic (EZ+)" "gtk20" "/usr/share/locale" "am" "/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/immodules/im-cedilla.so" -"cedilla" "Cedilla" "gtk20" "/usr/share/locale" "az:ca:co:fr:gv:oc:pt:sq:tr:wa" +"cedilla" "Cedilla" "gtk20" "/usr/share/locale" "az:en:ca:co:fr:gv:oc:pt:sq:tr:wa" "/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/immodules/im-cyrillic-translit.so" "cyrillic_translit" "Cyrillic (Transliterated)" "gtk20" "/usr/share/locale" "" Ubuntu 8.0.4 patch to fix it:

– old 2008-05-12 10:54:36.000000000 -0300
+++ libgtk2.0-0.immodules 2008-05-12 10:54:22.000000000 -0300
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
“am_et” “Amharic (EZ+)” “gtk20″ “/usr/share/locale” “am”

“/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/immodules/im-cedilla.so”
-”cedilla” “Cedilla” “gtk20″ “/usr/share/locale” “az:ca:co:fr:gv:oc:pt:sq:tr:wa”
+”cedilla” “Cedilla” “gtk20″ “/usr/share/locale” “az:en:ca:co:fr:gv:oc:pt:sq:tr:wa”

“/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/immodules/im-cyrillic-translit.so”
“cyrillic_translit” “Cyrillic (Transliterated)” “gtk20″ “/usr/share/locale” “”

]]> Comment on How games negatively affected my life by Rom http://pensador.org/2007/07/17/how-games-negatively-affected-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Rom Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:44:12 +0000 http://pensador.org/wordpress/?p=19#comment-30 It took me ages to quit, but when I did, my GPA shot up from a decent 3.2 to a 3.8.. though only .6, that last bit is the hardest to get and means the most. I played too much, but I also learned alot from the game and the people in it. Hell IBM or some company even thinks future leaders will come from games like WoW etc. What convinced me to quit? The eventual realization that there was no point... and selling before expansion proved worth the thousands :). Most people will eventually realize that farming and raiding isn't as fun as it sounds, and that they only play because of their E-friends. Real life can be more fun than most people think, unless you just "party" and get wasted as a form of socializing. It took me ages to quit, but when I did, my GPA shot up from a decent 3.2 to a 3.8.. though only .6, that last bit is the hardest to get and means the most.

I played too much, but I also learned alot from the game and the people in it. Hell IBM or some company even thinks future leaders will come from games like WoW etc.

What convinced me to quit? The eventual realization that there was no point… and selling before expansion proved worth the thousands :). Most people will eventually realize that farming and raiding isn’t as fun as it sounds, and that they only play because of their E-friends. Real life can be more fun than most people think, unless you just “party” and get wasted as a form of socializing.

]]> Comment on How games negatively affected my life by dgb http://pensador.org/2007/07/17/how-games-negatively-affected-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-29 dgb Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:24:37 +0000 http://pensador.org/wordpress/?p=19#comment-29 I had the same trouble as you Pensador with the same consequences. I've played it for just under a year now and i've found it really hard to maintain my grades at uni, and it has also been causing me to become socially inhibited and killing my body clock! I cant say that I will quit WoW, not just yet as i have some friends on there and we do enjoy going on the game and playing together. However for those people that are struggling with the willpower aspect of it, whether it be re-installing it or just not coming off when you said you would, get someone that you trust to change your password. My girlfriend does this for me when I have deadlines or when she thinks i've over played it, and there is nothing i can do about it! admittedly i will still think about the game a lot of the time, and sometimes get frustrated when i can't play, however it can be damaging and this is working for me really well! For those people reading this article and deciding to argue about it, re-read it. Pensador was stating what he did, not preaching or anything that would offend anyone! And at the 'drugs are worse' post, people get affected by different things to different severities, so dont put someone down cos they are having a tough time with gaming, its not their fault! Thanks for the article, it's nice to know that other people are going through the same things and that its working out for you. I had the same trouble as you Pensador with the same consequences. I’ve played it for just under a year now and i’ve found it really hard to maintain my grades at uni, and it has also been causing me to become socially inhibited and killing my body clock!

I cant say that I will quit WoW, not just yet as i have some friends on there and we do enjoy going on the game and playing together. However for those people that are struggling with the willpower aspect of it, whether it be re-installing it or just not coming off when you said you would, get someone that you trust to change your password. My girlfriend does this for me when I have deadlines or when she thinks i’ve over played it, and there is nothing i can do about it! admittedly i will still think about the game a lot of the time, and sometimes get frustrated when i can’t play, however it can be damaging and this is working for me really well!

For those people reading this article and deciding to argue about it, re-read it. Pensador was stating what he did, not preaching or anything that would offend anyone! And at the ‘drugs are worse’ post, people get affected by different things to different severities, so dont put someone down cos they are having a tough time with gaming, its not their fault!

Thanks for the article, it’s nice to know that other people are going through the same things and that its working out for you.

]]> Comment on How games negatively affected my life by magixian http://pensador.org/2007/07/17/how-games-negatively-affected-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-28 magixian Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:07:44 +0000 http://pensador.org/wordpress/?p=19#comment-28 i know exactly how the whole addiction thing must have felt. cuz i went (and to some extent) still going thru it all. on my last year of college, my GPA suffered alot from spending too much time playing on WoW. I lvled up a mage from 1 to 70 in 3 weeks.. right in the middle of my exams.. so you'd know what that can do to GPA. But there is one thing to consider: I basically grew up playing video games. probably since Atari came out like a billion years ago. I know for a fact that if it wasn't WoW, i would definitely be spending my spare time playing another game. before i discovered WoW, i spent a lot of time playing Battlefield series and FIFA series. both multiplayer games. So, at least in my case, it's not about WoW. it's either me or the whole video game thing. lol. I have a solution though! 2 words: parental controls! i have now blocked out the all the play times after 1am. that's a start for me. I would stay up till 5 in the morning if it didnt automatically log me out. i'm now taking steps to extend even beyond that. perhaps to 12am in next week and so on. i highly recommand checking the parental control thing on WoW's website to everyone who understand where i'm coming from. i know exactly how the whole addiction thing must have felt. cuz i went (and to some extent) still going thru it all.
on my last year of college, my GPA suffered alot from spending too much time playing on WoW. I lvled up a mage from 1 to 70 in 3 weeks.. right in the middle of my exams.. so you’d know what that can do to GPA.
But there is one thing to consider:
I basically grew up playing video games. probably since Atari came out like a billion years ago. I know for a fact that if it wasn’t WoW, i would definitely be spending my spare time playing another game. before i discovered WoW, i spent a lot of time playing Battlefield series and FIFA series. both multiplayer games. So, at least in my case, it’s not about WoW. it’s either me or the whole video game thing. lol.
I have a solution though! 2 words: parental controls!
i have now blocked out the all the play times after 1am. that’s a start for me. I would stay up till 5 in the morning if it didnt automatically log me out. i’m now taking steps to extend even beyond that. perhaps to 12am in next week and so on.
i highly recommand checking the parental control thing on WoW’s website to everyone who understand where i’m coming from.

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