Category Archives: The Suboptimal Way

The suboptimal way to deal with spam

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Eric

When a few people started calling for the death penalty for spammers, my intial reaction was that it seemed extreme. But the more I’ve had to deal with spam, the more I’ve come around to that point of view. Spammers … Continue reading →

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Suboptimal e-commerce

Posted on January 29, 2007 by Eric

I’m taking a single class at a community college other than the ones I have previously attended.  I had to challenge a prerequisite, and it appears that my challenge has been processed, as today the registration web site allowed me … Continue reading →

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Suboptimal disk drive installation

Posted on January 27, 2007 by Eric

When connecting the power cable to a SATA drive, the plastic piece to which the connector fingers are attached on the drive’s power connector broke off, leaving the fingers unsupported.  I didn’t think I was applying excessive force to the … Continue reading →

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Suboptimal PC Portability

Posted on January 19, 2007 by Eric

For my recent vacation to Colorado, I assembled a shoebox PC based on a Shuttle ST20G5 barebone box to use as an EVDO (broadband wireless) to 802.11g (Wifi) router, so that I would have good internet connectivity.  I used a … Continue reading →

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Suboptimal Retirement Plan

Posted on December 17, 2006 by Eric

Three cowororks and I from time to time “apply for early retirement” by purchasing California Lottery Super Lotto Plus tickets. Thus far our return on investment has been poor, but yesterday things started looking up. We actually matched four numbers, … Continue reading →

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Guide to Suboptimal Exam-Taking

Posted on November 2, 2006 by Eric

Taking Exam 2 in Human Heredity and Disease, the Suboptimal Way: Skim the assigned textbook reading (optional) Miss class at least one week Forget that there’s an exam today It’s an open-book exam, so forget to bring the textbook

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Suboptimal Procedure for Installation of a CPU Upgrade, in 140 Easy Steps

Posted on October 31, 2006 by Eric

Items required: Old Computer: Asus A8V Deluxe socket 939 motherboard AMD Athlon 64 3500+ CPU Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu CPU cooler New components: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ CPU Zalman CNPS9500-AM2 CPU cooler (will not actually be used) Supplies: Arctic Silver brand … Continue reading →

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