Dear Anthony Bourdain:

I am the owner of that nice black kitty you found in the bat cave in Jamaica.

I miss kitty.

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I’ve been running for about a year now but–strange as it may seem–I just learned more about running over the last couple of weeks than the months before that combined.

I never read up on what to do or to expect on running.  I just RAN.  I mean, what’s the worst could happen?

And then it happened: I started developing a stabbing pain on my left knee after just a mile run. It’s been better now since I actually started reading on proper running.  In a nutshell, here are a few things I was doing wrong:

• I’ve been running on the same pair of shoes for about 6 months.  You should rotate on at least two pairs of shoes; the shock-absorbing qualities of your running shoes lessens its effectiveness if it doesn’t “rest.”
• You have to consider your “pronation.”
• Nike apparently doesn’t make the best running shoes.  After a considerable amount of research, I bought a pair of Mizuno Wave Rider 12 and Asics Nimbus 11.
• Stretching before and after running is important. No joke.  Go ahead, make fun of me here.  I always thought stretching is for old people.

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I cannot remember the last time I threw my PlayStation controller out of sheer frustration.

Yes, this game is that hard.  When I read reviews the game that state that it’s challenging, they weren’t kidding.  I consider myself pretty good at gaming, and I usually laugh at games that market themselves as “difficult.”

This game is hard.  And unforgiving!  You die, you start from the beginning of the level.

YOU CAN’T EVEN PAUSE THE GAME.

I don’t know what kind of sick individual who would create this punishment of a game.

I need to play some more.

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If you’re following the latest news on the hackint0sh world, you’ve probably heard Psystar’s continued defiance of El Steve-O by selling their custom bootloader for $50 (introductory price).

IMO, I would not touch this thing with a 10-foot pole. Why would I pay $$$ for something that is awesomely done for FREE by Chameleon? Pft.

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I’m currently evaluating Google Chrome to replace Safari as my default browser.  Yes, I know it’s not even in beta yet…but Safari is just a real memory hog on my Mac.  I’m not sure if my Mac is an isolated case because I can’t find any similar issues on the web.

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Bluetooth headsets are no longer cool.

Especially when you start yapping to answer a call as if you’rw talking to one of your several personalities. It makes you look like a douche.

The only place a bluetooth headseat should be used is when driving a car.

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I believe that special effects is successful if a filmmaker has able to blend it so well with the rest of the movie that the audience can’t tell the difference.

IMO, the first to do it was Alfonso Cuaron in “Children of Men.”

Neill Blomkamp did it and has did it very well in “District 9.”

I am looking forward to more movies from him. I wish he created the Transformers live-action film.

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I must admit I was never really a fan of Radiohead; the only Radiohead song I knew was “Creep,” which outside of the awesome guitar distortions, it was just a meh song.

That all changed when I watched the premiere episode of “House” Season 6 (titled “Broken”).

The haunting, yet beautiful, music was fitting with the way the opening credits was shot. When I looked it up…lo! and behold…it’s…”No Surprises” by Radiohead from their most critically-acclaimed album “OK Computer.”

I then realized how beautiful the song was when I read the whole lyrics and learned what it’s all about.

From that point on, I am a huge fan of Radiohead.

Yeah, I know, welcome to 1997.

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Introduction

As promised to my ever-shrinking blog readership, here is my small contribution to the Hackint0sh community: building your own Hackint0sh HOWTO.

Please note that–barring a few exceptions–the steps outlined here are guaranteed only work with the hardware listed here (provided the they are followed correctly).

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I have completed my Hackint0sh. Network, sound, booting by itself…everything!

I will be working on the step-by-step HOWTO sometime today.

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