https://www.matthemsteger.com/categories/stuff/ Recent content in stuff on Matt Hemsteger's personal site Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Sun, 21 Jun 2020 23:11:35 -0700 https://www.matthemsteger.com/posts/living-in-plain-text-blog-edition/ Sun, 21 Jun 2020 23:11:35 -0700 https://www.matthemsteger.com/posts/living-in-plain-text-blog-edition/ After many years, I am reviving my blog and inserting it into what has become my workflow for life. Living in plain text. I moved all the content into an org-mode file on Emacs which is the editor I use both at home and at work to organize my life. I also plan to use this space to write about other things that I have interest in both personally and professionally. https://www.matthemsteger.com/posts/so-what-have-i-been-up-to/ Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:16:13 +0000 https://www.matthemsteger.com/posts/so-what-have-i-been-up-to/ > Thoughts from the future: + I actually LOLed to this one 15 years in the future. Also I never + did donate. So promise kept? - Again with the word "retard" - Peeing on stairs in a show of contempt What a pain in the ass school has become, in particular one class that is not even part of my major. Hurray to writing intensive courses outside your major . https://www.matthemsteger.com/posts/some-teachers-just-dont-get-it/ Sat, 22 Oct 2005 20:20:33 +0000 https://www.matthemsteger.com/posts/some-teachers-just-dont-get-it/ > Thoughts from the future: + This is still basically true. - Again with the word "retard" Some teachers really don’t understand why I am at college. It starts with these ridiculous participation grades, mandatory attendance, and miscellaneous busy work. Here is a list of what some professors just don’t understand. I am not here to learn Seems like a silly statement to make on it’s face, doesn’t it? https://www.matthemsteger.com/posts/saving-10-on-your-sprint-pcs-bill-every-month/ Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:05:38 +0000 https://www.matthemsteger.com/posts/saving-10-on-your-sprint-pcs-bill-every-month/ > Thoughts from the future: - I doubt this works. - I have no idea why I posted this. From ::moox:: Tired of SprintPCS dropping your calls???? Recently, due to a job change, I needed to switch cell-phone carriers. At the time, I was having a large number of calls dropped by SprintPCS, in addition to not having adequate coverage in the new areas I traveled for work. When I called SprintPCS to cancel, the customer service representative gave me one hell of a run around – she even threatened to not let me cancel my account – WTF? https://www.matthemsteger.com/posts/redesign-and-refocus/ Sat, 10 Dec 2005 14:13:40 +0000 https://www.matthemsteger.com/posts/redesign-and-refocus/ > Thoughts from the future: + Cool. I am working on a refocus and redesign for this website. Should be ready by sometime in January. Happy holidays! https://www.matthemsteger.com/posts/review-of-outbound-flight-by-timothy-zahn/ Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:35:00 +0000 https://www.matthemsteger.com/posts/review-of-outbound-flight-by-timothy-zahn/ > Thoughts from the future: + Great book. Still! If you liked Survivor’s Quest, you will like Outbound Flight I had been waiting for Timothy Zahn’s next book for a while, as I think he is probably the most gifted of the Star Wars authors. While Outbound Flight does indeed give us some clues to future developments and a solid background of Admiral Thrawn, it is not the tour de force that the Thrawn trilogy was, nor does it match the epicness of the Spectre/Visions duo logy. https://www.matthemsteger.com/posts/ati-drops-the-ball/ Wed, 05 Apr 2006 21:29:26 +0000 https://www.matthemsteger.com/posts/ati-drops-the-ball/ > Thoughts from the future: + Yeah not much has changed for consumers as a whole, not just ATI. I finally decided to get a new video card because I went to play Oblivion (which is a pretty good game incidentally, after I didn’t like Morrowind). As has been stated in multiple reviews, Oblivion pretty much is the nail in the coffin for the Radeon 9700 and 9800 pro. Besides, I have an LCD monitor and playing all the new games in different resolutions than 1600×1200, which is the native of my LCD, sucked. https://www.matthemsteger.com/posts/escaping-codec-hell/ Fri, 07 Apr 2006 00:03:02 +0000 https://www.matthemsteger.com/posts/escaping-codec-hell/ > Thoughts from the future: + This has gotten a lot better in 15 years. This problem has been nagging my computer for a couple years now. The most frustrating part is that it comes and goes, seemingly on a whim, and my efforts to kill it for good never work. Judging by the large amount of talk on the issue, lots of other people are having the same problem. https://www.matthemsteger.com/posts/redesigning-again/ Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:19:30 +0000 https://www.matthemsteger.com/posts/redesigning-again/ > Thoughts from the future: + Graduating college I am in the process of redesigning once again to a more modern and functional theme based on K2. Have more time to work on this now that I have graduated from college. Stay tuned. https://www.matthemsteger.com/posts/work-in-progress/ Mon, 21 May 2007 17:43:28 +0000 https://www.matthemsteger.com/posts/work-in-progress/ > Thoughts from the future: + Letting people know Tom is weird. + First realization that college afforded so much free time. I am in the process of reviving this blog and finishing some kind of easy redesign. WordPress has grown a lot since I started using it, so I am incorporating many things quickly with themes and widgets, but will have to customize everything over time. I am very busy lately since I graduated with a new job.