the everyday adventures of sabrina

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getting better

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so, i’m getting a little bit better with the speech recognition software. i’m going to try and dictate this entire post using it. The text capabilities are certainly within reason, and it’s getting better with unix commands. It’s a little wonky at times though; for example, it’s got this persistent dialog box that tells you […]

iListen, out of the gate

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from irc: * niqui trains her voice recognition software. she getsw to read it stories. dirty stories? not. propoganda stories about how apple is making technology FUN! again, apparently well, that was just the first one. maybe the next one will be dirty High when you talked in the terminal window this class of that […]

good humor

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nicknames i have been given or given myself, thus far: tinkertoy arm – before the nerve block had worn off after surgery, my arm was like a big floppy ragdoll arm. it reminded me of the tinkertoys i had as a kid. marshmallow hand – right now, my hand is all swollen up like a […]

free at last

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it’s saturday night, friends and neighbors, and while normally that means time to get the hell out of the house and go boogie or something, today it means something way, way more fun: TIME TO TAKE OFF THE DRESSING – AND THUS DIVORCE THE SPACE AGE ICE PACK!! wooooooooooohoooooooooooo! i swear to you, as soon […]

the modern technology

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i’m torn on whether i like or loathe my space age ice pack. sure, it’s nice to only have to change the ice every 6 hours or so, especially since i’m supposed to (and have been) wear it for 72 hours after surgery, but it’s a beast to lug around. and it’s really pooly designed, […]