Bored ...again

I'm waiting for the upgrade of the FC5 installation of my laptop to complete. I think this will take 3-4 hours. Then yesterday, Windows managed to lock everyone out of the computer and somebody had to ruin my Knoppix Live CD. So I had to wipeout all the data on this computer that I'm using, including my NFS:MW and GTA:SA saved games where I'm at Blacklist #2 and running San Andreas like the Godfather. It sucks really. There are a couple of files there that are work related that I don't have on my laptop. I can't work because the files are on the laptop which is accessible at the moment and it doesn't stop there, I had to reinstall and configure everything again. I'm starting to think of getting another HD for all my data. Currently, there's not enough space on my file/test server. They changed the Fedora logo by the way. Wow, it's all bubbly and fancy but still blue. Do you use Firefox? Upgraded to 1.5? Get this annoying unresponsive script pop-up that caused the whole program to halt when uploading files? Your troubles are over, check this out. Ah, now I'm happy again. Oh wait, I still have sentiments on the lab computers and our amazing connection to the information highway. I want a) Firefox on the Windows installations, b) Mandriva Linux ditched for another distro and c) a faster connection. Come on, four computer labs, a couple of offices, and two public access points sharing a 2mbps E1 line will not suffice. Do the math. I know the school can afford it, we pay too much to get access slower than dial-up and where did the Science and Technology campus idea go? Another, the Dans Guardian filter is too strict, we need a longer leash. My blog is considered to be explicit content and I can't log in at LJ. I'd be happier if they blocked Friendster instead, most of today's generation of Pinoy Internet surfers do nothing but chat on Y! IM and collect stalkers at Friendster. One more, how could a ZIP (and TGZ) file be a banned extension? Can't the admin set a limit for a maximum transfer time or limit the size? I know that there's this registry key in Windows that would erase changes to a configuration after the user logs out. Right-clicks disabled in the desktop decreases our efficiency to work with the said OS and we even need a password to reboot. Accessing the Internet in school is like being in a maximum-security prison with a tiny window. Seriously, you only have port 80 and 443 to talk and listen to. Maybe the next Student Council can do something about this. On the other hand, students should be tamed if the leash is lengthened. I'd be willing to volunteer to smack the heads of those who abuse the privileges given. Let me leave you with pictures of Shorty's first day of driving (for documentation's sake) and his new car (inside). Images courtesy of JCV. You may ask him about royalties and copyright information about the photographs. Oops, the ranting hijacked the post.

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