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iTunes:

Your shopping cart's contents have changed.

Either the prices of some items have changed, or items have been added or removed from another computer. Please review your shopping cart and click Buy Now.

I did that. I get this error every time. I've quit iTunes, removed the "$0.00 songs," and so on. I guess I'll have to write down what I want and then re-add them all. I guess.

Well, it turns out that all I had to do was reverse the throttle control on my radio to get the Storm to go forward. So, I did that, and José and I headed out to the hockey rink to finish breaking in the Storm. I hadn't planned on actually breaking the Storm.

We got the glow plug going, we cranked a bunch of times. Nothing. I readjusted the screw to about 3 1/2 and blew gas through again - it came to life. I did some circles at medium speed to get a feel for it - fast! I drove around some more. Three times wheels fell off - the whole wheel. The bolts on the end weren't holding. Then, as I drove around at a pretty high speed, BAM! I slammed into the goal.

The goal is a big, heavy, lead pipe structure. It moved a foot and a half. One of the bars in my car was bent about 15 degrees, and now the car has a very hard time turning left. It turns right just fine! Regardless, I've gotta get some parts and repair the car. Woo! I'm fine with that. I just hope I can figure out how to get to the part to remove it.

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Question: Have you ever shot a gun?

My Answer: Obviously, yes. I've fired guns at targets about 10,000 times more than I've fired a gun at a living creature (birds, deer, rabbits), but that's what good hunters do - practice enough that they're confident they can make the shot.

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Question: What's the most unusual thing in which you've ever flown?

My Answer: I've flown in planes. I've never flown in a helicopter, blimp, or hot air balloon. What's left? I suppose you could list hang gliders, those things they drag behind boats, and so on. I've never flown in any of those either. So, a two-engine plane flown by a guy named "Crash" is gonna have to be my answer.

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I was going to buy my whole shopping cart ($49.81) in the iTunes Music store, but two of my items (the "Fear" two-track album by Sarah McLachlan and the "Imitation of Life EP" by R.E.M.) show up as $0.00. Previews play but I can't access the album's pages in the iTMS.

Search for Sarah McLachlan and click "Exclusive Tracks" and you get an error.

So much for impulse buying a shopping cart. What I continue to need is not a shopping cart, but a wish list from which I can buy a song/album or two at a time.

So now I've got a GS Racing Storm R/C car. Justin and I had a bit of an adventure last night getting it turned on, but I' think I've got a grasp of the mechanics now. For my own future knowledge: glow plugs get really freakin' hot really freakin' fast.

The car, in idle, burns through gas pretty quickly. I think we let it run for a minute or two - about as long as our ears could take. I hope to finish breaking the engine in later today and getting some good test runs in - we shall see, though. The weather's looking kinda funny. If possible, you can bet your butt I'm gonna get some of the stuff on video.

Back Story: Person A guy owns an aerial photography and video company which uses R/C helicopters. He posts on a forum where other people such as person B also own companies or shoot photos/video post as well. $60,000 of person A's equipment was recently stolen, and in the investigation, a video made by person B showing an R/C helicopter shooting paintballs at a truck triggered a Secret Service and Homeland Security investigation.

Personal matters aside, many are up in arms because they fear that tight regulations may come down on R/C helicopter flyers due to the fact that it's now been shown that you can mount "guns" on a helicopter. Bollocks, I say.

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Question: Do you want a miniPod?

My Answer: Not really. Mine never leaves my car anyway… and interchangeable face plates would have been nice for a few reasons.

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Question: What's your favorite snack food?

My Answer: I just finished an entire bag of cheese puffs. The white cheddar kind. White cheddar popcorn gets me every time too. Pretzels sometimes. I'm not too big on potato chips, though. Hmm.

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So I'm trying to build this R/C helicopter, and let me tell you, it's one helluva bitch. It's got screws all over the place, and none of them are marked. The "manual" is a big book full of bad pictures that hardly do enough to illustrate the procedure necessary. It's a wonder even seasoned people get these things put together. The only online help I've found (at Raptor Technique .com) is written in a language that's difficult to understand without ten readings. Arrrrgghhhh! Frustration! 🙂

But I will power through. Worst case: I'll have to buy a new part after I put a bushing in where a bearing should have gone.

Question: When a question was asked in class, what did you do?

My Answer: I used to be the kid who knew all the answers (still do, dammit! :-D), so I'd raise my hand. Then it'd get to the point where the teacher knew that I knew the answer, and would call on me if nobody else knew the answer. Sometimes I wouldn't raise my hand if I knew the answer if I felt that everyone else knew the answer too. It's a whole social thing, you see, and one I failed at simply for being halfway intelligent to begin with. 😉 Damn the smart kid…

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Question: What's the most impressive thing you've ever built?

My Answer: Does this blog count? Just kidding. I "built" Apple Wizards a number of years ago, and that was impressive. I built countless Lego things as a child. Right now I'm building a helicopter (from basically a bag of parts). Take your pick - any of those.

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So, this here OmniWeb 5 looks a little interesting, eh? I like Safari, but the option to save browsing sessions when I restart - or better yet, when the app quits unexpectedly - could be a godsend. Unfortunately, without the crash protection, how often do you restart the computer? Might be a useless feature.

Question: Do you actually use Exposé?

My Answer: Not really. I'm so used to stacking windows in a way that makes them easily accessible that I've never really had windows overlapping. Plus, I've got a large display. I've assigned a button to it on my mouse, but nearly never use it. It still makes for a great demo, and if I ever use a smaller screen I'm sure I'll do it… but for now, no, not so much. Question inspired by Etan.

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I don't normally care to do this, but I also despise eBay, so here's a computer I've got for sale immediately:

G4 Dual 800 MHz
1.5 GB RAM (RAMJet)
SuperDrive
Zip Drive
AirPort Card
Modem
2 x 120 GB HD
GeForce 3 with ADC/VGA adaptors

Let the bidding start at $750. It may go up from there, but that's the hard basement. If you want to buy it via PayPal, add 5%. Shipping charges depend on how quickly you want it. It's in great shape - I take good care of my machines. Email me (link lower left) or post a comment with your email address here.