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USC’s Lyon Center Survey

Here at the University of Southern California, we have a workout gym called the Lyon Center. Recently, they’ve been asking students to complete a “Lyon Center Survey” to see what we think about it, and, hopefully, improve it. Here are two questions from the survey which I thought interesting: 9. What facilities do you use…Continue Reading…

Subscribe to my blog by email

I’ve found that email is a very convenient way to receive blog updates. While more sophisticated readers might choose to use a feedreader, everyone uses email. That means anyone who wants to hear from me, can hear from me. For a few months, I had a popover form asking if you’d like to subscribe by…Continue Reading…

vBulletin Mass-Edit View Age, Sort Field, Sort Order?

Is there any way to mass-edit these three fields for all forums? Default View Age (Default date cut-off for thread display) Default Sort Field Default Sort Order I’m manually going through and applying literally the exact same settings to every forum. I feel like I’m back in the stone ages when all things had to…Continue Reading…

Computer Novices Still Exist

A thought that has crossed my mind is: “Everyone knows how to use a computer now. Kids learn it on their own by practice. Adults have learned it from classes. Soon, the market will become so educated that all the training for the simple, basic computer skills will have nobody to sell to.” I also…Continue Reading…

Personality in blogging

As I mentioned a short while ago, today I read Joel Comm’s post called Speaking My Mind. I posted a comment in reply, but it’s being held for moderation, so here it is in the meantime. I completely agree, Joel. I’ve been posting to my blog for nearly 5 years now, but it’s only in…Continue Reading…

Christians aren’t delusional

I randomly found a Google Video called “How do we know that Christians are delusional?” The user who created and uploaded the video claims that Christians are exactly like Mormons and Muslims, and that the basis of Christianity is a fairytale. It was interesting, but nothing new. He also has a website called WhyWontGodHealAmputees.com, which…Continue Reading…