Mark Denovich

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Toggle Bolt Endorsement

I needed to mount a large cabinet in the kitchen yesterday. Since the mounting hole were pre-determined I was not able to screw directly into the studs... which is no picnic anyway since they are…

The build list

So here's what's going into my HTPC: AMD Athlon XP (barton) 2800+ (relatively cheap, and overclocks easily) Gigabyte GA-7VT600 motherboard. (very cheap, but has all the goodies) Hitachi…

Did I mention I hate computers?

I ordered a ton of new hardware to assemble a HTPC (home theater pc). It's been 5 or 6 years since I last had a computer at home (other than my laptop). So I did my homework and refamiliarized…

Refactoring the Kitchen

Before: After: We still have some new cabinets to install between the fridge and the range, but we're getting there. Maybe in a few months we'll tackle the other side of the kitchen. more…

Straight outta Princeton

P-Unit: http://www.princeton.edu/~rmoore/punit/ Specifically: http://www.princeton.edu/~rmoore/punit/P-Unit%20-%20Generic%20Rap%20Song.mp3

one more stupid quiz

I wasn't going to post this... but I really couldn't think of another way to justify a picture of a squirrel with huge nuts on this page. Take the "Which FARK Cliche Are You" quiz!

I still don't like ebay, but...

Ebay is a fantastic place to take part in what would otherwise be a barely profitable scam. For instance: Say you were interested in the new Handspring Treo 600 "smart"-phone. You might notice that…

This might be excessive

http://products.jacuzzi.com/nd/WpbProdInfo.d2w/DETAIL?&PG=La%20Scala La Scala? treats you to the ultimate home theater surround and entertainment system right in the luxury of your own whirlpool…

Big Black and in our Kitchen

It would probably be a good thing if we could go more than a week without blowing a thousand dollars on something. _sigh_ During the Super Bowl, I opened the fridge and one of the door shelves gave…