Posted by Artem Russakovskii on July 14th, 2009 in
Personal,
Technology
The Problem
My fiancée Emilie has had her Palm Pre for about 2 weeks now, and one specific problem that started showing up last week has been incredibly annoying, causing us all kinds of trouble.
After Emilie got the phone, she added 3 email accounts – Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo. One day, after sending an email through the Pre, a popup showed up that said "Error sending" followed by the…
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Posted by Artem Russakovskii on March 4th, 2009 in
Beer Planet,
Personal,
Programming,
Security,
Stuff,
Technology,
WTF?
Updated: March 3rd, 2010
From time to time my, still curious, mind accumulates a variety of questions and concerns which it has to spill onto the pages of this blog. How random are these? Pretty damn random, and I need to see some answers, quick. Oh, and I’m deliberately not searching Google, as I want to facilitate discussion. What fun would it be if I just looked up all these?
Password Protected Garage
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Posted by Artem Russakovskii on November 16th, 2008 in
Awesomeness,
Entertainment,
Personal,
Stuff
Updated: February 18th, 2009
Crash is one of the new shows I’m into and Panic is one of the most likeable and original characters on the show. I really think he’s going to be back after this show – it’s his breakthrough performance.
So, in, I think, episode 4 Panic (Jocko’s character) goes to the studio and raps for the first time. What comes out is quite amazing, I recommend you watch that…
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Posted by Artem Russakovskii on June 11th, 2008 in
Personal
The trip to Mexico (May 22-26) was a total success. I absolutely loved everything about it (except the flight with 2 connections): the resort (link), the people, the ocean, free booze (hello tequila) and unlimited food, climate, service, the Mayan ruins – everything!
The highlights of the trip include:
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Posted by Artem Russakovskii on June 11th, 2008 in
Personal
2005 Honda Accord EX V6 4D Graphite Sedan Leather FULLY LOADED 29K miles
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/car/715723311.html
Private seller, NOT a dealer:
$17,900
Original owner
Still under Manufacturer's Original 36,000/3 Year Warranty until end of July
29,000 freeway miles (I used to freeway commute to work, use MUNI now)
Clean record – no accidents, absolutely clean
Graphite Pearl exterior / Gray LEATHER interior
An aftermarket iPod adaptor/charger that hooks directly into the audio system, professionally…
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Posted by Artem Russakovskii on March 26th, 2008 in
Databases,
Personal
As half of the world population already knows, the MySQL conference is coming in less than 3 weeks. Since this event only happens once a year, lasts only 4 days, and costs more than a Russian mail-order bride, I'd really like to get the most out of it. Considering that the schedule is completely packed, with
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Posted by Artem Russakovskii on March 24th, 2008 in
Awesomeness,
Databases,
Linux,
Personal,
Programming,
Technology
Updated: March 26th, 2008
April 14-17th is going to be an exciting time. Why? Because the 2008 MySQL Conference and Expo is going to be held in Santa Clara, CA. Who would want to miss out on a chance to lurk around, let alone talk to, some of the smartest people in the MySQL world? Well, those who don't have at least $1000+, of course. A 3 day…
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Posted by Artem Russakovskii on January 5th, 2008 in
Personal
Finally, the snowstorms in Tahoe are raging! CNN posted this video of a reporter Kevin "Coop" Cooper in Kirkwood, CA resort, who talks about current weather conditions and gives some snow stats. Who's up for some snowboarding?!
Posted by Artem Russakovskii on December 17th, 2007 in
Personal,
Stuff
I was looking through some old papers while cleaning out the closet and found this list that Milla made for my mom when she was visiting. I quickly jotted it down for future reference. Here it is in no particular order:
In San Francisco
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Posted by Artem Russakovskii on December 15th, 2007 in
Personal,
Stuff
Updated: December 19th, 2007
If you haven't heard yet, there's a cool useful little device that you can buy for about $20, called the Kill-A-Watt. You plug it into the power outlet, then plug something into it and observe various fun facts about the plugged in device, such as the power consumption, voltage, amperage, etc. I started plugging things in and recording power consumption that you can see below. Here are…
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Posted by Artem Russakovskii on November 11th, 2007 in
Personal
Help me pick something from my shelf. What should I drink tonight? (Yeah, yeah, work is tomorrow but who are you to judge me?)
Posted by Artem Russakovskii on November 1st, 2007 in
Personal
Updated: November 5th, 2007
This space is reserved for sucking up to Mozilla.
Firefox rocks, yeah!!
http://www.getfirefox.com
Posted by Artem Russakovskii on November 1st, 2007 in
Humor,
Personal
Updated: April 29th, 2008
For all the Intel folks out there (shout out to the Folsom Intel, Prairie City Road, woo woo). It is especially funny because it's so true. Dedicated to Nathan Foster and Thaya.
AC_FL_Run_BM("12343");
Posted by Artem Russakovskii on August 2nd, 2007 in
Awesomeness,
Personal
Albertson's is no more. Now it's back to Lucky. And this is what $4.99 buys you at Lucky. Life is good (although I believe that this is the sole reason for food shortage in Africa).
Posted by Artem Russakovskii on July 29th, 2007 in
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My Favorites,
Personal
Updated: August 25th, 2007
Here are some pictures and videos from the magnificent Tiesto's Elements Of Life concert that rocked San Francisco yesterday, July 28, 2007.
Feel free to follow this linky for more pictures.
Videos by shotokun16, myself, and others from the party:
From time to time my, still curious, mind accumulates a variety of questions and concerns which it has to spill onto the pages of this blog. How random are these? Pretty damn random, and I need to see some answers, quick. Oh, and I’m deliberately not searching Google, as I want to facilitate discussion. What fun would it be if I just looked up all these?
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