Dropbox may be the greatest utility ever made. Dropbox, as far as I am concerned, completely obliterates the need for jump drives. It's cross platform, so it works on windows at work, linux at home (seriously, a utility that works natively on linux!) and mac for wherever. It's a folder on your computer that is automatically synched to a webspace, that is automatically synched to other computers I own. For example, if I have it installed at work, on my laptop, and on Jenn's laptop, I may write a cover letter for a job application at home one night, save it in dropbox, open it at work tomorrow (it's automatically updated) and edit it, save it, then e-mail Jenn and say "hey, can you look over this letter?" and she can just open it, correct it, save it, and it's done! No multiple versions, no losing jump drives, and if it's not installed on a computer, it has a web interface you can upload and download from. The free version gives you 2GB of storage. If I refer people to the service, I get an extra 250 MB of space, up to 3GB. I really recommend this service, and if you decide to try it out, click this link so I get the recommendation credit: https://www.getdropbox.com/referrals/NTE2OTYwOTk

GLOSSARY
    T=Top            B=Back           D=Bottom            L=Left            R=Right            F=Front   
    o=90 Degree Turn Clockwise          a=90 Degree Turn Counter-Clockwise        e=180 Degree Turn

1. Make a Plus on Top with the color Opposite of White.
2. Complete Top
   1. Figure out which cube goes in Top Front Right
   2. Move that cube to Bottom Front Right
      1. If Top Center matches Front of Bottom Right Corner Cube
         1. FoDoFa
      2. If Top Center matches Right of Bottom Right Corner Cube
         1. RaDaRo
      3. If Top Center matches Bottom of Bottom Right Corner Cube
         1. RaDoRoDe RaDaRo
      4. If no bottom face cube belongs on top
         1. RaDoRo
         2. Start at 2. 2. 1.
         3. Repeat until top is complete
   3. Repeat until Top is complete
3. Turn the cube upside down
4. Solve the Side Edges
   1. If the Block that needs to go in the Front Left Edge is found on the top
      1. Rotate the Top Side so that the desired Edge is in Front
      2. If the Top Side of the Top Front Edge matches the color of the Front Center Block
         1. FoTeRo Ta RaTeFa
      3. If the Top Side of the Top Front Edge matches the color of the Left Center Block
         1. Ta FoTeRo To RaTeFa
   2. If the Block that needs to go in the Front Left Edge is found on a side, move it to Front Left
      1. FoTeRoTo RaTeFa
      2. Return to Step 4. 1.
   3. Turn the cube to that the Block needed to be placed is in the Front Left Edge and repeat for all 4 sides
5. Put the top corners in their correct position, ignoring if they are in the correct orientation
   1. If possible, rotate Top Side until correct
   2. If not possible but on the Top Side 2 opposing corners are correct
      1. Turn the Top Side so that the Top Back Left and the Top Front Right Corners are in their correct positions (this swaps the Top Back Right Corner and the Top Front Left Corner)
      2. ToFoToRoTaRaFa
   3. If not possible but on the Top Side 2 adjacent corners are correct (this swaps the Top Back 2 Corners)
      1. Turn the 2 correct adjacent corners on the Top Side to the Front in their correct position
      2. FoTaBaToFaTaBoTe
6. Correct the Position of the Top Edges
   1. If all Top Edges are correct, move on to 7.
   2. If Opposing Top Edges need to be switched
      1. ReLeDoReLeTeReLeDoReLe
   3. If the Top Back Edge needs to be switched with the Top Right Edge AND the Top Front Edge needs to be switched with the Top left Edge
      1. RoBoToBaTaReFaTaFoToRo
   4. If the Top Back, Top Front, and Top Left need to be cycled Clockwise
      1. Orient the cube so that the Top Right Edge is in the correct Position
      2. LeTo FaBoLeFoBa ToLe
   5. If the Top Back, Top Front, and Top Left need to be cycled Counter-Clockwise
      1. Orient the cube so that the Top Right Edge is in the correct Position
      2. LeTa FaBoLeFoBa TaLe
7. Orient the Top 4 Corners
   1. If they're oriented already, move on.
   2. If not, make the Front edge of the Front Top Right block White
      1. RaDoRoFoDoFa
      2. Turn Top Side so another Top Corner that is out of place in the Top Front Right
      3. FoDaFaRaDaRo
      4. For any other top corners out of place, repeat 7. 2.
8. Correct Top Edge Orientation
   1. Either 2 or 4 Top Edge Blocks will need correction
   2. Start with an Edge needing correction in the Top Front position
      1. FoToDaLeTeDeRo
      2. Turn the Top Side so that any Top Edge needing correction is in the Top Right position
      3. RaDeTeLeDoTaFa
      4. If 2 Top Edge Blocks remain to be corrected, repeat 8. 2.
9. Turn Top Edge to complete Cube

I love ubuntu, but lately I've come to hate Nautilus. It's a nice program, but it's so bloated that it takes 5+ minutes to open my music folder which has 4000 files in it. Lame.

PCmanFM works well, and is extremely fast. Nevertheless, GNOME depends heavily on Nautilus so it's tricky to get rid of. Also, I use dropbox, which relies on Nautilus, unless you use heavy modifications.

Follow these steps to replace nautilus with pcmanfm. I'm assuming you have nautilus installed, and already have Dropbox.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=4441760&postcount=2
Then

1. Uninstall Dropbox
2. rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty any directory beginning with ~/.dropbox
3. Uninstall Nautilus
4. Download this: https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/43645/dbcli.py to home
5. Make sure python is installed
6. sudo chmod 755 dbcli.py
7. Reboot
8. ./dbcli.py install x86
9. Add "/home/surfrock66/Scripts/dbcli.py status" to your session startup

Seriously. Everyday Italian, with Giada De Laurentiis, is simply pornography. Let's look at why.

1. She is boobs. I'm sorry, but no one cooks in that few clothes. I don't think that's safe; that small an amount of clothes would absolutely result in an oil burn to the chest. The average episode of EI has about 5 inches of cleavage, which is wholly unnecessary. With that much boobage, you are putting it on TV hoping that people will be looking at it.
   
   "I want to be respected as a chef!"
2. The porn music. The whole musical selection is from soft-core 90's porn. If you close your eyes and listen, there's really no difference...
3. Her choice of descriptors. She is leading male viewers on! How can I be paying attention when she says things like "Mmmmm, it's so soft and creamy in my mouth!" and "The longer you keep it in there the more soft and tender it gets." There's just no reason for that. Watch the episode one time, and for every instruction she gives, try to say "Man, I'd like to _____." It's dirty EVERY TIME.
   
   "It's just the right size to fit into my mouth." She seriously said that!
4. The show intros. The last episode we watch she started in a bathrobe coming from a spa. Seriously? Seriously???

Anyway, I'm off to go watch another episode of Everyday Italian. Later!

Let's all remember that two unwilling teenagers in Alaska have been deemed fit to raise a child, but a loving couple made up of two men or two women who have good jobs and a stable household in Arkansas are unfit to raise a child. Fuck the double standards that social conservatism has brought in this country, do you really think jesus would want to see a kid rot in an orphanage or foster home over being given care and full time attention? And in CA, people have decided to reverse all of the happy relationships that were authorized by the state in favor of some moral high ground? And here in NC, candidates slander each other by suggesting the other is an atheist? And for the presidency, people try to slander other people by associating them with a religion, when all they know about that religion is the extremes?

Fuck religion in this country. Fuck it all. You were given a constitution that allowed you to make your religion a personal decision. The founders were sick of people telling them what and how they had to believe in, and you take that and try to say "within the narrow realm of the accepted christian faiths?" The other day we were out with friends, and of everyone, I, the "amoral atheist," was the only one to never go to a strip club, never try a drug, and never drink before I was 21. I'm in a monogamous heterosexual marriage! I live a life more aligned with christian morals than most christians I know, who the MOTHER FUCK are you to tell someone else how to live based off your beliefs?

This is my declaration of war on religious oppression in our society. I've always been nice, I say my piece but allow you to say yours. If you think you can take the rights away from others, I'll fight with everything I have to take your rights away from you.