Tue - May 18, 2010 : 03:13 pm
okay
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Helaman : 13
PoeticIntensity
Okay.. I've never thought of this before, but, how convenient do you think it was for Samuel to climb up on a wall, built around a city most likely to keep people out? Yeah, I don't think it could have been that easy. How often do we find any reason at all to get out of doing what God wants us to do? Well, God told Samuel he...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Mon - May 17, 2010 : 10:33 pm
grateful
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Best Gig Ever
PoeticIntensity
So two days ago, I found myself on the same stage with the same band I've been with for the past 5 (or so) years, playing pretty much the same songs.
Except, this time, something was different. As I walked around looking at all of the awesome vehicles on the grounds, there was just something wonderful. I have no idea how to describe i...
Music
Thu - May 13, 2010 : 02:36 pm
grateful
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Helaman : 12 - Happiness
PoeticIntensity
Anyone who knows what Helaman 12 is all about is probably wondering how in the world I could label this chapter as "Happiness". hehe...
Yesterday, I was having a very interesting conversation about happiness with a dear friend of mine, and oddly enough, today's chapter was Helaman 12, which of course, talks all about the frailties...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Tue - May 11, 2010 : 02:20 pm
content
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Helaman : 11
PoeticIntensity
Amazing... It's almost unbelievable that in the space of less than 13 years, a whole nation can go from being wicked, to almost dying of hunger, to becoming incredibly righteous and prosperous, and then coming back to being so wicked that the combined armies of the Nephites and Lamanites can't defeat the wicked part of the people.
I've bee...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Scriptures / Spiritual
Mon - May 10, 2010 : 11:43 pm
excited
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Jackson Guitar...
AudioGuru
So, a few weeks ago, the studio acquired a Jackson electric guitar and didn't really have any experience with it. So a good friend and client of the studio came in and messed around a bit with it, and using a great dual-mic technique to get the most out of the amp, we managed to get a very, very nice guitar tone out of it.
Soon, it will be ...
Audio Hardware / Babblings
Sat - May 01, 2010 : 07:56 pm
excited
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New Friends of The Studio
AudioGuru
So, due to the success we've been having with the studio, we were able to upgrade our two in-studio guitars. We bought a new black Crafter acoustic guitar, which sounds just awesome. One of the new Herod The Fink tunes will feature the Crafter, and we're excited to get a final mix to see how it sits within the music.
We also bought a ...
Audio / Audio Hardware / Music
Sat - May 01, 2010 : 12:31 pm
grateful
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Helaman : 10
PoeticIntensity
Amazing. A couple of chapters ago, I was commenting on the sad state which Nephi found himself in, and the amazing faith he must have had to remain in a state of faithfulness to God, when everyone around him was wicked.
I guess that's the way it goes. God tries us to our breaking point, careful not to give us trials beyond our capabil...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Fri - Apr 30, 2010 : 06:47 am
grateful
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Helaman : 8, 9
PoeticIntensity
Seems that the testimony of Nephi against the people of Zarahemlah was centered around their disbelief in Christ. Interesting that, as soon a Satan has control over a people, Christ is the first doctrine which is attacked.
Also the story of the finding of the murderer of Seezoram is interesting through the eyes of the foreknowledge of God.&...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Scriptures
Thu - Apr 29, 2010 : 05:11 pm
no mood
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Random Thoughts
lifesux111
Hey Guys,
Okay so its been a really really long time since I last wrote anything. I just recently remembered my password and that is a really big part of my reason for not writing. I know this is suppose to be like a diary (right or wrong?), but I would perfer to think that its more of a letter to a best friend (hope that don't sound ...
Tue - Apr 27, 2010 : 04:47 pm
pensive
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Helaman : 7
PoeticIntensity
So... I remember Nephi coming back to his own people and seeing them in a state of wickedness, but I didn't remember that he had just been on a mission where everyone in the land northward rejected his word, too. That would be an incredible test of faith in an of itself. Only the most stalwart followers of God, in my view, could t...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Mon - Feb 18, 2008 : 10:47 am
content
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2nd Nephi : 6
PoeticIntensity
I think this is the first time I'm not really inspired at all to write anything.
This is frustrating because I can tell there's a lot of meat to this chapter. I guess it's partially because I really am not into the whole "gathering of Israel" thing. That's horrible to say because it's such an integral part of the whole plan ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Wed - Apr 02, 2008 : 02:33 pm
amazed
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Linux Software RAID On Trial
PoeticIntensity
Here at work, the time is fast coming where I will be required to put live, the server I've been working on for the past year.
And we all know that when the rubber meets the road, things get a little bit more serious.
I came to the conclusion that since I'm the only Linux person in this company, should the Linux servers ever decide to go *kap...
Computer Hardware / Computers / Linux / Programming
Fri - Jun 13, 2008 : 12:00 pm
content
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Gen. Conf. - Born Again - Christofferson
PoeticIntensity
This is the first time I think I've ever watched / listened to / read a talk given by Elder D. Todd Christofferson.
My first impressions of him are very, very high. He has a very poignant, straightforward, yet very soft tone to his voice. He does not waver in his speech, and seems completely convicted of the things he says.
I enjoye...
General Conference / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Thu - Mar 19, 2009 : 11:34 pm
happy
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Obama on Jay Leno
PoeticIntensity
While my wife and I were watching The Office tonight, we got wind of President Obama being on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, so we decided to stay up to watch it.
Well, I just got done watching it, and before I forget, I have to write down some initial thoughts.
To begin, I am by absolutely no means whatsoever any source of any credible politi...
Personal / Politics
Thu - Oct 30, 2008 : 02:19 pm
content
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Mosiah : 28
PoeticIntensity
The first thing I thought of when reading this chapter was, "Man, if my teenagers (or young adults) came to me and asked if they could go to a nation bent on destoying ours, and teach them the Gospel. Man... My initial reaction would definitely be one of incredulity. No wonder they had to pester Mosiah for so long before he'd even ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Fri - Jul 23, 2010 : 05:13 pm
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3 Nephi : 7
PoeticIntensity
It's chapters like these that get me thinking about the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ and the "end of the world". Reason is, is that this chapter happens just a few years before the 1st coming of Christ. For some reason I analyze these chapters to death, and each time I do, I find more things that seem to parallel what may (or ma...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Tue - Nov 10, 2009 : 07:14 pm
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My day
essyjane00
My sister died a week short of her birthday. It was really hard but we got through it.
Today, my nephew drove me right up the wall. I couldn't believe how much energy he had and how much trouble he could get into. Ben did most of the taking care of as I was busy with helping Holly with her resume
I get to move out for the first ti...
Current Events / Deaths
Fri - Jul 25, 2008 : 04:16 pm
bored
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Gen. Conf. - Today - Wickman
PoeticIntensity
I enjoyed this talk, but to tell you the truth, I have no idea what to write about it. I think it has to do more with my current mood than anything else.
The talk made a great point that we need to live in the now. We need to utilize the atonement of Christ in order to secure a great tomorrow.
And as far as yesterday goes, I believe...
General Conference / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Tue - Oct 02, 2007 : 04:44 pm
excited
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Mustang GT vs Saab 950 Turbo
PoeticIntensity
Hehe.... I love it when I learn new stuff about Springville.
I had no idea that there existed a place in Springville that was absolutely perfect for racing. Now we're talking 0-80 MPH racing in a straight line. Nothing curvy or anything like that. So... Anyway...
My co-worker, Steve comes into my office (or rather, the...
Cars
Mon - Jul 07, 2008 : 10:23 pm
tired
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Phenom VS. Athlon X2
PoeticIntensity
Ever since I built my first computer with a K6-2 200MHZ processor back in 1998, I've never looked back. I've been an AMD guy my whole computing career.
Recently, AMD has been having some tough times with their processors, and understandably, people haven't been buying their stuff as much.
For what it's worth, I definitely had my doubts ...
Computers / Gentoo / Linux
Wed - Apr 30, 2008 : 04:50 pm
content
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Gen. Conf. - Cncrn for One - Wirthlin
PoeticIntensity
"Some are lost because they are different. They feel as though they don’t belong. Perhaps because they are different, they find themselves slipping away from the flock. They may look, act, think, and speak differently than those around them and that sometimes causes them to assume they don’t fit in. They conclude that they are not...
General Conference / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Tue - Dec 09, 2008 : 09:23 pm
happy
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NVidia TV Twinview
PoeticIntensity
The new lamp for my projector arrived today and much rejoicing was heard among the land.
Since our lamp burned out 5-8 months ago, we've been using a TV to entertain our kids, providing them with movies and TV cartoons and all the other goodness with which MythTV blesses our lives.
With the return of our lamp, I wanted a way to extend the life ...
Computers / Gentoo / Linux / Video
Sun - Jun 08, 2008 : 06:33 pm
happy
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2008 - Roth Memorial - Friday
PoeticIntensity
I just got done making the video for this entry, so take a look if you've got a high speed Internet connection.
Today was the 2nd day of the Ed Roth Memorial Reunion held in Manti, UT.
There were finksters-a-plenty there on Friday, but even more on Saturday. I lost count of how many Rat Finks I saw.
So, because the days were packed, ...
Audio / Cars / Music / Personal
Wed - Sep 03, 2008 : 01:27 pm
sick
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Mustang GT vs Neon SRT-4
PoeticIntensity
So a little more than a year ago, I took my mustang out for the first time on the Salt Flats. I had a blast out there with my good friend Steve.
On the way home, Steve had some problems with salt lining his rims, causing some tire imbalance, so we got off the freeway, I showed him what the problem was, and as I was getting back on th...
Cars / Fun
Tue - Sep 22, 2009 : 06:05 pm
excited
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Mustang GT vs. Camaro vs. GT500
PoeticIntensity
Last Saturday, I woke up much earlier than I should have in order to go down and help my good friend Scott wash his cars, in preparation for his selling them.
After washing his other two cars, we decided to wash my car, and to be honest, I was a bit skeptical as to how this "great new car washing" system would work. Well... ...
Cars
Sun - Sep 16, 2007 : 10:38 pm
peaceful
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Charity, Works, and Motive
PoeticIntensity
Growing up, I'd have to say that I was a bit of a pious punk religiously, but I was so due, in large amount, to my being incredibly naive.
To demonstrate my naive-ness, I really thought that being emotional was pretty much the same as being spiritual. Yes... Believe it. I was naive.
One other bit of heretical doctrine I beli...
Lds / Spiritual
Tue - Feb 18, 2014 : 04:23 pm
excited
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Tiny Boats / Bret Slack
AudioGuru
Just in case you haven't heard the latest about Tiny Boats' debut album release, a good friend of the studio, Matt Mylroie, a music producer in Florida, had these good words to say about The Broken Vessels.
A portion is quoted below, where the full review can be found here.
"This album is hard to describe, but it is a fantastic blend of ...
Music / Studio
Wed - Jan 09, 2008 : 03:07 pm
no mood
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Microsoft ad
PoeticIntensity
I was sifting through my various RSS feeds a couple of minutes ago, and one popped up from TomsHardware which I thought might be interesting. So I opened it up in my browser, and before I could even read the title, my eyes were drawn to this ad by Microsoft. The image itself isn't very funny, but man-oh-man, the captions which came to m...
Microsoft
Tue - Mar 22, 2011 : 11:53 am
happy
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Linux: Extracting audio from video
PoeticIntensity
So, I used to use the -dumpaudio switch in mplayer to get audio extracted from random videos, but now that seems to do not much of anything. I found this site which had a great explanation of how to get it done a different way, but was a bit out of date. The newer version is found below:
mplayer -vo null -ao pcm:file=audio_file_...
Audio / Linux
Fri - Apr 29, 2011 : 05:19 pm
excited
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Upcoming New Modded Mics
AudioGuru
So, in the business of audio recording, it doesn't get much more fundamental than 1. Room Acoustics, 2. Sound Source, and 3. Microphones.
One of those three basics is about to get a serious upgrade here at Advanced Budget Studios.
Today, Michael Joly of OktavaMod is modifying two Apex 205 ribbon microphones, and will be shipping them back ear...
Audio Hardware