Category Archives: Personal

And On a Personal Note–

Posted on August 13, 2001 by Pace Arko

I just celebrated my birthday on Saturday! I’m now 38! Probably hard to jibe this site with that age, eh? Well, what can I say? “I’ve lead a very weird life.”

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The Source of Farlopsian Humor

Posted on July 11, 2001 by Pace Arko

So many people ask me where I get it from. What sort of chemicals am I dowsing my brain with? Actually, I don’t dowse my brain with anything, ‘cept maybe the carb rush of several bowls of cereal. Actually I … Continue reading →

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Why European Trains are Better than Ours

Posted on July 11, 2001 by Pace Arko

I ride Amtrak a lot and, from time to time, I’ve run into fellow passengers that were or are citizens of European countries. Normally I’m not a very talkative person with strangers but, sometimes the subject of the differences between … Continue reading →

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Been a while since I've said anything.

Posted on July 4, 2001 by Pace Arko

On this Independence Day, as Ivar’s representatives attempt to turn our urban skies into an air raid zone, I can’t think of anything profound to say. Over the years I’ve had complex feelings about this country. But when I think … Continue reading →

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Hashing Out an Editing Process

Posted on May 10, 2001 by Pace Arko

Over the past few days, my friend and I have been sending huge mails back and forth to work out a means for him to transfer new site content to me. Hopefully we’ve got the details worked out. It’s sort … Continue reading →

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Why the Brief Hiatus?

Posted on May 3, 2001 by Pace Arko

Well, primarily I was concerned about getting out of synchronization with a backup server in the Fish Farm. However I am now of the opinion that this fear is unjustified. Baka can just copy things again. Now the entries will … Continue reading →

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Everybody but me seems to be busy

Posted on April 19, 2001 by Pace Arko

This idle time between job assignments and server updates is mildly irritating to me. I need to go do something. I think I’ll go build a few pages on one of those commercial services. Maybe I should go get the … Continue reading →

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Nerd subculture is no place for wannabes

Posted on April 17, 2001 by Pace Arko

Speaking as an old school nerd, it’s my opinion that these attempts to attach chic to nerd subculture are unnecessary and a source of needless stress. Perhaps it’s sour grapes and crass elitism on my part but, I dislike these … Continue reading →

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Here's a thought at 4 in the morning

Posted on April 8, 2001 by Pace Arko

Can the human mind cope with extreme longevity?

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Hip, I'm Not!

Posted on March 31, 2001 by Pace Arko

A few weeks ago someone infected me with the “All Your Base Are Belong Us” meme by way of the e-mail vector. I’m not going to explain this because you probably already know about it or will hear about it … Continue reading →

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