Archive for June, 2006
Thursday, June 29th, 2006
SC #73 The Cult of Drunks
Topics covered in this podcast are: general trucking issues, EGR and Cummins (now Volvo) ICON system for the optimization of fuel expense. Alcoholics Anonymous and a post in John Dvorak’s Blog concerning comics that were produced for AA
Artists Featured:
Sjael - I Saw The Clouds Making Out At Your Birth
Mona - Under Again
Sophia Ramos - Stay [...]
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Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
Fugue of Fatigue
Time passes and I hurry up to make a pickup in time just to wait around for the trailer to get loaded. Yes,
the basic life of a trucker. Odder than usual for I was informed by dispatch while down in Tallahasse, Fl recouping my strength after a previous hard haul, that this load would more [...]
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Wednesday, June 14th, 2006
If it weren’t for bad luck
While bustling to make delivery schedules, I end up getting several surprises at one time. Not all pleasant. I first finish downloads of podcasts onto my laptop and promptly loose the HD. As promised by boot up software. Then on payday when expecting a good sized check and being all caught up on Maintenance costs, [...]
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Saturday, June 10th, 2006
Networks Sue Flying J for Piracy
Mediaweek: Nets Sue Flying J for Piracy
I stopped into a Flying J last night in Oak Grove, Ky. After the usual stops inside the plaza I arrived at the C-store counter to pay for my favorite energy drink. It suddenly occurred to me that I had actually heard some story concerning Flying J somewhere… Not [...]
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Friday, June 9th, 2006
SC #72 The Freedom Of Limitations
President Bush panders to party with Marriage Protection Ammendment.
What does this mean if anything? DOT Works harder for 72 hours.
Restrict Freedom and allow choice?
Nothing More - Noise Without Sound
Sinch - Dead Sentinels
Sophia Ramos - What I Do Know
Theme song “Sleepwalk” courtesy of Blood Ruby
If you seem to be missing any episodes of the podcast, you [...]
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Friday, June 9th, 2006
Dvorak Uncensored » Microsoft Open Review: Vista — Download Link
Dvorak Uncensored » Microsoft Open Review: Vista — Download Link
While getting myself motivated to hit the road this morning I decided to review a few of the blogs I subscribe to. This particular post in John Dvorak’s blog grabbed my attention and for about a half hour I forgot I drive truck for a living [...]
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Wednesday, June 7th, 2006
SC #71 Bluetooth Pithium Parrots
Experiences in the Kenworth shop in Denver getting work done on the Cummins in my Volvo VN 670. Malfunctioning unrepairable Icon optomized idle system. Parrots in trucks. Female MMORPG players.
Keeping Verizon Reps honest. The big boy of Bluetooth headsets, the Blueparrot B150.
Kate Dovelyn Band - Flesh & Bone
Sweety - Car Jack
Numira - Standing 8
The General [...]
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Wednesday, June 7th, 2006
Hard Disk Failure Imminent!
Not the kind of message one wants to see on start up. Sadly that is what is displaying on my laptop at bootup. I’m hoping that imminent HD failure holds off till I can get to a place where I can get the laptop into the shop. If it does happen I will hopefully still [...]
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Sunday, June 4th, 2006
SC #70 Welcome Homer, The Buffet Is Open
Going back to WiFi after Verizon terminated service. Connecting to wifi
at a Texas Rest area and a call to tech support of the ISP.
Sophia Ramos - Deep In My Bones
The other side of the wireless equation as well as marketing and the
internet causing a blur in morality combined with vagaries of Internet
Law.
Methods used protecting Intellectual [...]
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Saturday, June 3rd, 2006
Digg This! Thanks, but no thanks.
I was talking with my wife the other day and the topic was on forwarded messages from family and friends. You normally just want to delete these annoying forwards and yet you don’t want to hurt the feelings of your loved ones. After speaking to her I reviewed a link to a digg post that [...]
