So, my motherboard is going back to NewEgg for replacement. Hopefully the new one will work; if not, either GIGABYTE makes a lot of bad boards or I’m doing something wrong.

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Today I just received an ULTRA V-Series 500W power supply from Circuit City. It’s a great deal - only $10 after rebates (which are a pain in the ass, but still). This power supply was dead on arrival - testing it did not work and I checked my connections several times. Aside from testing not working, it was the exact same problem - the green standby light on the motherboard was on. This time, I do have the invoice and I intend to RMA it - I hope the next one works.

In the meantime, I’ve been using the power supply that came with my original PC - some generic brand and only 270 watts. It doesn’t fit in my case properly, but it works - it has been since I got this PC back in 2001. Why is it that a cheap generic PSU will last longer than “quality” ones you can buy yourself?

If you’re running any version of IceBB, please patch your board immediately or this might happen to you. I’m sorry I didn’t discover this earlier.

What exactly is “Web 2.0?” What was “Web 1.0?” What is classified as Web 2.0? The whole idea of Web 2.0 is ridiculous. It seems like any site that uses “AJAX” and has rounded corners is “Web 2.0.” For example, take AjaxWhois.com. It’d ridiculous to waste money on a domain name and hosting for something like that. Yet people still use it. Remember DHTML? Well, Web 2.0 is just a reincarnation of it.

I frankly don’t care what is classified as Web 2.0. However, it is extremely annoying to see at least one “Web 2.0″ article whenever I’m on digg. I don’t care! I don’t care if digg is classified as Web 2.0, I don’t want to see useless sites like AjaxWhois (I’m not picking on them specifically, there are plenty of worse sites) on digg.

The Web 2.0 bubble is eventually going to burst, just like the dot com bubble did. Only the useful will survive. I can’t wait.

I’ll try to keep you updated, but as you can tell, I don’t blog often.

This one was pretty uneventful, everything went smoothly, unlike last time. We stayed at the Moon Palace in Cancun, Mexico. We had stayed here the first year, but tried other resorts further south. None of them were as good as the Moon Palace. (And no, I’m not getting paid to say this.) The people their are really nice, pool is great, the food is great, and the beach is good. The only issue with this resort is that, due the currents, seaweed ends up on the beach. This is unfortunate, because besides that, the Moon Palace is perfect.

Also, I must say, American Airlines is the best airline I have ever flown. It was a welcome relief from US Airways. Personally, I prefer Airbus planes, but I’d rather take a better airline than a better airplane. The seats on their 737s are also very comfortable. They have an adjustable headrest! However, we were stuck on the tarmac at Miami International Airport for around 20 minutes because we had to wait for a plane to come out of the “alleyway behind the terminal.” Also, on the way out, they boarded the plane 20 minutes early and they said we would be leaving early, but we ended up leaving on time. This isn’t exactly their fault, the ground crew at Miami just seems to be slow or something.

In conclusion, if you are ever going to Cancun, go the the Moon Palace and fly American Airlines. You won’t be disappointed. (Wow, this really sounds like an ad.)