I was bored today and I was looking through the Mathcaddy Statistics and I stumbled upon a super neato cool thing! I found the super searching phrase for downloading things. It is: parent directory mp3 (artists name) -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums. Just put that phrase into google and replace the (artists name) with which ever artist you are looking for (be sure to get rid of the parentheses and “google” it. Google then returns parent directorys chock full of all your favorite artists music which then download at super high speed rates! Either that or you get a mean message asking you for a password to get into the directory. Just remember to leave in the most important part of the phrase, which is the “-xxx.” That part keeps porn stars from singing your songs.
Archive for June, 2004
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2004Firefox’s Super Speed Enhanement
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2004After talking with a good friend about anticipating the release of Half Life 2 I decided to check out some of the movies and stuff released to promote the game. Now as many of you may know looking for these kinds of files usually ends you up in outrageously long queue lines and even longer slow downloads. So before Bible study tonight I went ahead and jumped in line for some huge 700 MB trailer or something. I expected to come home to find myself still in line or just beginning an incredibly slow download. Instead, I found something entirely different.
When I got home I found the download manager open asking me how it should handle the incoming file. I was grateful that I had made it past the line and I told it to just save it to the desktop. As soon as I had clicked the ok button the download started at completely unbelievable speeds! It seemed to instantly download 150 MB of the file! It was super cool! So here’s the proof and just an overall neat picture to show my dialup friends.
Got Seoul?
Monday, June 21st, 2004Well, technically, neither do I. I’m actually in Daejeon right now, about 3 hours south of Seoul. I’m here for a research exchange program between Georgia Tech and KAIST that will last about 6 weeks. In this time I’ve met with a few…incidents that I feel are worthy of mention. Here’s a few tips for you to think about the next time you travel:
Tip 1. Assume that your AC adapter is a bomb
In most cases you’ll be right, and thankful. I made the mistake of thinking that Compaq’s “universe” implied by the use of the word “universal ac adapter” extended beyond the shores of Kansas, an error that could well have been my last. These units are black boxes of venomous death waiting to strike. White if you have a powerbook. Mine fortunately decided to go off while I was at the lab, and if it hadn’t been for a heroic LG Flatron monitor, I might have sustained some form of moderate injury. Instead, I found myself rationing battery life (2 hrs idle time over 5 days, less if you move your mouse) and searching for a US adapter through every Korean merchant that had a pulse. Needless to say I located a match, but don’t think I haven’t learned from this experience. Even now, as I type, I keep one unwavering eye fixed on my new unit in the corner … behind the stack of monitors.
Tip 2. Keep telling yourself, “I love being screwed!”
If you do this, you’ll save yourself from blood pressure trouble. I gave up trying to blend in long ago. Try 20 years (it’s hard passing as Norwegian with black hair). So it’s no surprise that they see me coming. Korea has many traditional markets that still operate on the bargain system. If you’re not prepared to challenge the price, you’d better be prepared to pay up to 3 times as much. What amuses me (bwahahah), are that some merchants don’t even try to hide their greed. They love knowing that you know that they are stringing you. For example, I was trying to get a pair of flip-flops for the rainy season (typhoon) and the gent in front of me gets a pair for 2000 won. But when it’s my turn, I’m asked for 5000! What gets me though, is that when I asked him about the price hike, he simply grins and nods! Bastard!
Tip 3. Tourist centers are where locals go to see tourists.
Makes sense, right? Lee and I wanted to make sure that we saw as much of S. Korea’s culture as possible during our stay. Last Saturday we decided to walk to the city Tourist Center, only ~5 miles away. Unfortunately we couldn’t take a bus because it’s quite difficult deciphering the route map, and we had never been there before. This was before we knew about the typhoon, and so we were quite soaked by the time we made it there. Once in the center, I found two English translators each commanding a vocabulary a goldfish would be ashamed of. Using a little persuasive reasoning (they had to pry me off them with a broom handle) I managed to get some complimentary postcards of the Korean countryside we would apparently never see. I guess I can superimpose us for the album.
Otherwise, we’re having a splendid time. Next weekend we’re going to hop a bus and ride it to the end (which should take us to the mountains). It’s just a matter of finding the right bus…