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    Ok, the title of this blog is actually pretty untrue. My mum went to college at age 16, and my dad is one of the smartest people I know. They're both professors at a major university, as well as being published authors. So, really they're pretty amazing people. But they're also some of the worst people when it comes to computers. My mum has no clue at all what she's doing, and while my dad's actually pretty knowledgeable about computers, he has no clue how to apply said knowledge. For this reason, I've been spending quite a lot to time lately helping them 'fix' their computer. And I put fix in quotes because that thing is dead meat.
    If any of you have parents who probably have your phone number listed in their contacts as 'tech support', you'll know what I'm talking about here. Somehow, even after they put five (and I really mean five) anti virus programs on their computer running full time protection, they still managed to get viruses on that thing. I have no clue how they do it. The thing is so messed up that it takes half an hour to boot up, and the viruses have started downloading other viruses whenever the computer connects to the internet. I have 100% no idea what they did to the poor thing, but somehow, even after I fixed the damned thing a month ago, even going through the freakin' root kit, they've managed to mess it up worse than ever. I admit that I could have missed something, but if I did there was nothing I could have done about it. This thing is SICK.
    It's probably because of my parents' "Safe internet habits". They're constantly nagging my younger brother about how he'll get a virus on his computer because of all the time he spends on youtube, while they themselves have some of the worst internet habits I've ever seen. They use the computer in question for pretty much two things. Finding recipes on the internet and finding pictures on the internet. They will go to any site the pops up on google. That computer probably goes on more websites than mine, even though I use mine ten times more than they do. I think that one of the many anti virus programs they downloaded (without asking my advice) might have brought some friends along for the ride. However, I've stopped caring and am now just advising them to get a new, not eight years old computer.
    Sorry for the rant, but this has taken up so much of my life lately that I'm getting tired of it. My internet giving out at the same time did not make things any easier on me. But, my internet is (probably) back up now, and their computer is... probably going to have to be totally lobotomized, upgraded to windows seven, have all it's software re-installed, get backed up, and then finally replaced.
    Sigh...
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    I'm thinking of maybe starting up a Canterlot TF2 group on Steam. Who here would join that? More importantly, who here knows how we might actually be able to get servers if we did get such a group up? And by that, I mean how such a group might be able to afford severs, since I sure as heck can't afford paying that much per month.
    Just brainstorming out loud here. Tell me if there's interest please. I think this could be pretty cool.
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    Firstly, a clarification. When I use the word 'hacker' I am not talking about computer crime. The word hacker predates the internet and is used by real hackers to refer to a really clever person. That's all it means. The [bad word removed]s who steal your credit card info, write virsus, and crash websites have stolen the word and made it dirty. When I talk about hackers I am refering to 'white hat' hackers, who are just clever people who love messing around with technology. Criminal hackers I will refer to as 'black hat' hackers, 'crackers', or '[naughty language]s'. As you can tell I feel very strongly about this issue, and if you ever want to hear a rant on the subject feel free to ask me about it.
    So anyways, I found a hackerspace in my hometown today and I am so totally stoked! For those of you who don't know, a hackerspace is a workshop where people interested in technology get together to build, teach, and mess around. If you find one you can join up with them and make all kinds of cool stuff. It's kinda like a robotics lab, a software development firm, a video game company, a design firm, and a DND circle all rolled into one! As you can tell I think that this is the coolest idea ever, and that's because it is! I mean come on! What's cooler than a place where you can find a ready supply of technology experts ready and willing to help you with your own pet projects. A rollerskating chicken you say? True, but those are much harder to find and tend to make a bit of a mess.
    So anyways, this place is awesome and the people working there are all working on some sick projects. There's one dude who's making a 3D printer that (is supposed to) print out new 3D printers. Tell me that's not cool. Plus, this means that my plan to make a working mini-sentry gun from TF2 is back on track and I'm even considering adding a wrangler function again! (By the way, if anyone has any advice on making a mini-sentry, please tell me.) I'm hoping to use the 3D printer to print out the barrel and maybe even the casing for the gun instead of just making it out of wood like I planned at first.
    So, blog summery time: Hackers rock, h4X0rz suck, rollerskating chickens are cool, and I found me the coolest workshop ever. All in all I'd have to say this day has been pretty good.
    Mister Chippy, signing off. (Isn't it so cool how I've decided to end each blog post by saying that? Don't answer that, just let me keep thinking it's cool.)
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    Blogging...

    By MisterChippy,

    Well, I just started a blog here. Why, you might ask, did you start a blog when you don't want to talk about your day to day life? That's a good question. The simple answer is because I was bored. The more complicated answer is because the alternative was to spend time with my very extended family. So, here's a blog that I'm going to fill with so much random stuff that you won't want to read it. Here's a list of various topics you won't be reading about:
    Video Games (mainly TF2)
    Trading Card Games
    My Life (not the boring bits)
    Whatever Crazy Plan I'm Currently Working On
    Random Capitolization Of Letters
    My Hatred Of Spelling
    Cheese (and why I hate it)
    Birds
    My Friends (and dumb things we've done toghether)
    And Other Stuff...
    So if you've been considering a masochistic lifestyle, make sure to subscribe to this blog! If you want to read a blog written by an interesting person who actually knows how to spell, try elsewhere. Seriously, this is gonna be Boooring!
    (Pssst! Listen to track eight, otherwise the joke's not funny.)
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