root of all evil

Discover: Pandora

2008-08-23T21:21:00Z

I discovered something the other day that I shocked me. I couldn't believe it's been under my radar. Pandora.com Perhaps I'm behind the times but this site is freaking cool. It's free internet radio. You basically tell it what song(s)/artist(s) you like and it will show you other songs that people like that are related to the song you give it. You can then rate it whether you like it or not and it will customize the playlist even more. Simple but snazy. My boss, who owns an iphone, showed me it....(read more)

Connecting . . . 32%

2008-08-22T02:47:00Z

A great song for you guys while you read (bare through the beginning): You might be wondering about the title. Well I just recently stumbled on Linkedin.com , very cool. For those professionals out there--or college students about to enter their first job for the rest of their life--this is the facebook for the corporate life. Was never a facebook kind of guy but this is definitely worth a look into. You can meet other coworker's (if they have a linkedin account) and previous coworker's contacts...(read more)

Sunday News: Issue 6

2008-08-17T16:35:00Z

Where to begin? TheRootSource I've shot/desktop-recorded all the material for ep5-6. I've basically created a software RAID on my fileserver using linux. I dabbed into a lot of different Linux commands and I plan on explaining everything I just did... it will just take a lot of work of editing and voice over. Pretty cool stuff though, a 3TB volume is sexy to look at. I just need to take the time to edit it all and get it just right. Trial by Fire My book is... fluid. As you might all know, it's constantly...(read more)

Tuesday - Woot

2008-08-05T05:25:00Z

So all this hard work at work has earned me a day off from work tomorrow. Well, not exactly completely off. I have a conference call at 9AM and an interview to sit in on at 10AM. Possibly hiring a new guy so that's cool. I'm all about pawning off my work to other people. So what's been going on with Root (there he goes with third person again)? Well I've been reading Bleach manga and since I'm a fan of the anime I was a little surprise at how different it is. I mean not hugely different (yet) but...(read more)

Burning the candle

2008-07-24T18:02:00Z

Ever heard of the phrase "burning the candle at both ends"? I find myself doing this more and more often. With work overtaking my life (60+ hours a week and the word weekend becoming laughable now), I find less and less time to do anything that I want to do. This is where one should take a step back and ask "why work so many hours?" I use the word 'should' because 'one' doesn't like money like I do. Actually, I take that back. I hate money. I can't get rid of it fast enough. |o.O| But with all seriousness,...(read more)

TheRootSource Ep4

2008-07-21T05:52:00Z

Short and sweet. Almost too short? Well it's infinitely faster to transcode and upload, that's for sure. Anyways here it is: So KillerGator (see below for a pic of him I found over in the EggXpert Faces thread ) came up with a nice (extensive) FAQ thread on video cards, which we will be posting up after a slight modification. So congrats KillerGator for being the only Bounty contestant and winner lol. Spend the 20$ wisely on egg gear my friend Until the next quickie, #...(read more)

The Dark Knight

2008-07-20T04:03:00Z

Holy cow batman. That was by far the best movie I've watched in a very VERY long time. No surprises after the credits, unfortunately, but still. After almost 3 hours of goodness, I still wanted more. By far the best batman movie of all time. I still can't believe how good that was. Wow. I can't say any more without spoiling it, which I would never do. Bottom line GO SEE IT! I don't care if you don't like comic stories, go SEE IT! "Wanna see a trick? I'll make this pencil disappear." LMAO. #...(read more)

Netflix Review: Hustle Season 1 (2 disk)

2008-07-18T23:30:00Z

Hustle . If you like movies like Ocean's Eleven, Confidence, or even Pool Hall Junkies, this is a must rental. Heck, I'd even be willing to buy it. It's more Ocean's Eleven than anything else. A number of characters that come together to perform "long cons", or cons that take elaborate planning. They also show a lot of short cons in season 1--many that are classics. But the really fun thing to watch is not only these elaborate plans coming into fruitation but also how they can think on their feet...(read more)

TheRootSource Ep3

2008-07-18T03:26:00Z

Yes. Yes. I look like carp. And no, not the fish. Just got off from work and after seeing all the comments for ep2, I suddenly had the urge to make another video. So here is ep3. And yes, I spoke softly for a reason. Cass would rise from her slumber and decapitate me with her stiletto heels like the bad zombie I am. ARRRRRRG! Stay dead my fellow zombies, #...(read more)

TheRootSource: Ep2

2008-07-09T00:12:00Z

Well it's been a long time since I last posted but I think I've finally 'figured it out'. Stupid camera. Anyways, now that I know how to work this, I'll hopefully start posting up more videos. I'm also going to try and do multiple videos a week and at around 10minutes. As you can see, however, I couldn't do it this time around. Part1 Part 2 ::ShowNotes:: Microsoft open to Yahoo deal if Board is replaced Blueray 400GB on a single disc Firefox 3.1 news and FF4 Fable II Pub Games Diablo III Bad Company...(read more)

Sunday News: Issue 5

2008-06-29T22:23:00Z

This issue is going to be relatively short (taking into account all my other Sunday News issues). So I haven't be on lately. Why? Well work has been chewing up my weekends lately and that has a domino affect on the non-working part of my life. Last I left you guys, I had mentioned the bachelor party and then a wedding. Bachelor party, heh. That was... interesting. We were floating down the river down near Austin. It was in the middle of June and it was hailing. An omen perhaps? Well I won't speculate....(read more)

Question for You and Bounty #2

2008-06-06T05:18:00Z

Would you like to watch a 3 part, 30 min show once a week or 1x10min show 1-3 times a week (depending how busy I am). For the latter, I'd ideally break it up like... Monday - My Threads/Blog Picks Wednesday - TechNews Friday - EggXpertNews/User submitted Qs Sunday News blog posts would be my personal news, for the few out there that even care |o.O| Comment up. Bounty #2: Review one product on Newegg and send me the link. Your screen name on EggXpert will have to be the same on Newegg. 5 points for...(read more)

Sunday News: Issue 4

2008-06-02T03:37:00Z

Issue has sections, so if you don't care for one just skip it (like any other newspaper). I do tend to write long posts. Bad root, bad. TheRootSource TheRootSource is finally uploading! All three parts should be out tonight. I'll update my Ep1 blog post tomorrow night when it's finally all up (going to leave part 3 uploading over night). Special thanks to LadyTekki for the tips. You can all thank her for the show's part 2 and 3 (I say that with sarcasm). Still waiting pathetically for pictures. Perhaps...(read more)

Keynotes: Ning and Bounty System

2008-05-30T02:15:00Z

As I tackle YouTube into accepting part 2 and 3, I've taken the liberty of disclosing my keynotes. The first keynote is that Ning is leaving us. *sad* Second keynote is the bounty system. What is the bounty system? Well it's for all the bounty hunters out there. What's the prize? 20$. Yup. Twenty U.S. Dollars. How can you get such a treat from root? Easy. Complete the challenges. Every episode I will give a challenge. I'll also post challenges on my blog. Here's a ten thousand foot view on it: Harder...(read more)

TheRootSource: Ep1 (Final)

2008-05-27T19:51:00Z

YouTube is being special. It won't let me upload the other two parts. Stay tuned and I'll update this as soon as I've got the rest of it uploaded... or just subscribe to me. EDIT#1: So can't sleep for some reason and I'm bored. Because of this, I decided to create a YouTube group for us. Come join! Open to all. More the merrier (and then that way I won't be a group of 1). http://youtube.com/group/NewEgg And http://youtube.com/group/EggXpert Still can't get the stupid videos to post. They keep timing...(read more)