http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/ en-us 2005-06-15T23:13:28-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/archives/000052.html lots of stuff going on. Monday night I bought a new (to me) car. Tuesday, my boss told me they want to make me fulltime. Things are looking good. This weekend I gotta strip all the stereo stuff (with the... 52@http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/ 2005-06-15T23:13:28-06:00 http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/archives/000051.html Got a bunch of stuff today. My free XM radio got here. The power adapter for the KDS laptop got here (found one on ebay for cheap). Thermal tape for the laptop's heatsinks got here Digidoc 5+ got here It... 51@http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/ 2005-06-08T22:46:04-06:00 http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/archives/000050.html So this is the begining of my 5th week of work, so far, its great, everybody who works there is a looney (so yes, I fit right in). Couple things: *Coworker asks HR guy about moving expenses and is told... 50@http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/ 2005-06-06T19:33:38-06:00 http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/archives/000049.html Was going through the comments, deleting spam, banning spammers and found this little jem: Pseudo Anonymous Coward As long as there are IP addresses, you will never be truly anonymous on the internet.... 49@http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/ 2005-06-06T00:36:17-06:00 http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/archives/000048.html This is what happens to laptops that do not behave: So its just about completely dissassembled right now... Really the only thing I haven't taken apart is the LCD. Now I just need to order some Shin-Etsu thermal pads (like... 48@http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/ 2005-06-05T23:48:28-06:00 http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/archives/000047.html Looks like I have an on-site with the big boss man in Gulfport. So I'll be heading down there Monday morning (so I can be there Monday afternoon). Had another technical screen with Cypress @ Starkville yesterday too... I think... 47@http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/ 2005-04-28T19:37:38-06:00 http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/archives/000046.html Just had to delete a bunch more comment spam... The funny part was most of the comment spam was posted to my last entry where I banned some comment spammers. Anyway, goodbye to these [L]users: 80.179.75.166 [80.179.75.166.cable.012.net.il] 81.218.241.143 [bzq-218-241-143.red.bezeqint.net] At... 46@http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/ 2005-04-24T13:29:46-06:00 http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/archives/000045.html so today I drove back from GPT, then I got my Reese homework done (not even due till wednesday) and then I started cleaning my apartment... and i found this AGP card just lying around in my room... and I... 45@http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/ 2005-04-24T01:11:55-06:00 http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/archives/000044.html So... Adtran sent me a rejection e-mail Monday morning... Tuesday Cypress Semiconductor sent me an e-mail inviting me for company overview & technical screening... So I have an interview at 10AM... I hear their "technical screening" is worse than the... 44@http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/ 2005-04-14T00:20:13-06:00 http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/archives/000043.html Ok, so I was trying to put info into CareerBuilder.com... slight problem though: "ZIP Code 39762 could not be validated." So I use the feedback system to tell them their registration system is borked, and I get this gem of... 43@http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/ 2005-04-12T10:09:07-06:00 http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/archives/000042.html This song has been in my mind lately: Money, get away get a good job with more pay and you're O.K. Money, it's a gas grab that cash with both hands and make a stash new car, caviar, four star... 42@http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/ 2005-04-07T11:26:36-06:00 http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/archives/000041.html Haha! Originals here: http://www.ece.msstate.edu/~web1/zefram/... 41@http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/ 2005-04-01T09:40:52-06:00 http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/archives/000040.html Made it to Huntsville ok (well, Madison, to be exact). Little ticked off at the Hotel manager... 1. I asked for a room with two double beds (wasnt sure how well I'd sleep in a bed as big as a... 40@http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/ 2005-03-17T18:51:34-06:00 http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/archives/000039.html So I was at walmart last night... As I'm walking down the ice cream isle, I pass up two cute girls with some dude... They were discussing which ice cream to get... and I heard the one girl say "get... 39@http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/ 2005-03-15T12:02:46-06:00 http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/archives/000038.html Good News: The high strength steel alloy screws I ordered from hexcrews (they cater mostly to Radio Controlled Car enthusiasts) arrived. Bad News: Of the four sizes I ordered, none of them are big enough to fit the mounting holes... 38@http://www.obfuscated-engineer.com/blog/ 2005-03-08T15:22:04-06:00