ersatz's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=ersatz2001-12-19T11:41:03Zcaffeine overdose (thing)http://everything2.com/user/ersatz/writeups/caffeine+overdoseersatzhttp://everything2.com/user/ersatz2001-12-19T11:41:03Z2001-12-19T11:41:03Z<a href="/title/Caffeine">Caffeine</a> <a href="/title/overdose">overdose</a>s really profoundly suck. I have done this to my body only once, and I hope never to repeat the experience. Follow my example, and you'll discover a whole new, unique, world of <a href="/title/shityness">shityness</a>.
<p>Caffeine's <a href="/title/LD50">LD50</a> is somewhere around 10g, however, its rather <a href="/title/harmful">harmful</a>, <a href="/title/toxic">toxic</a>, and generally <a href="/title/really+bad+for+you">really bad for you</a> at much lower doses. From my experience, the amount of caffeine it takes for things to become <a href="/title/seriously+unpleasant">seriously unpleasant</a> is dependent upon a variety of factors including <a href="/title/caffeine+tolerance">caffeine tolerance</a>, <a href="/title/hydration">hydration</a>, <a href="/title/sleep">sleep</a>, activity, and the <a href="/title/phase+of+the+moon">phase of the moon</a>. However, it's generally a good <a href="/title/rule+of+thumb">rule of thumb</a> to never exceed about 1g a day. Personally, I've sworn never to take more than 600mg per day, due to this experience.</p>
<p>Anyhow, when I overdosed on caffeine, it was two years ago during my <a href="/title/freshman+year">freshman year</a> of <a href="/title/high+school">high school</a>, which was generally <a href="/title/the+most+unpleasant+year+of+my+life">the most unpleasant year of my life</a>. That year, I had what could be called a <a href="/title/caffeine+problem">caffeine problem</a>, which seriously managed to mess<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…The Parking Lot is Full (thing)http://everything2.com/user/ersatz/writeups/The+Parking+Lot+is+Fullersatzhttp://everything2.com/user/ersatz2001-07-21T05:52:32Z2001-07-21T05:52:32Z<p>The Parking Lot is Full is a <a href="/title/comic">comic</a> drawn currently <a href="/title/Jack+McLaren">Jack McLaren</a> and written by <a href="/title/Pat+Spacek">Pat Spacek</a>, with past <a href="/title/authors">authors</a> including Rob Green, John Winston, Eric Lippert, Jeff Couckuyt, Mark Pitcher, and Jef Theysmeyer.
<p>The Parking Lot is Full is normally in a <a href="/title/single+panel+format">single panel format</a> with a picture and a <a href="/title/caption">caption</a>. Occasionally multi-panel <a href="/title/strip">strip</a>s are published, still with a caption. The subjects and content are usually <a href="/title/dark">dark</a>, <a href="/title/surreal">surreal</a>, <a href="/title/controversial">controversial</a>, or <a href="/title/obscene">obscene</a> often dealing with <a href="/title/violence">violence</a>, <a href="/title/religion">religion</a> or <a href="/title/pop+culture">pop culture</a>.
<p>The comic was originally an idea by Jack McLauren and Rob Green intended to be "based upon <a href="/title/university+life">university life</a> and featured various <a href="/title/psychotic+professors">psychotic professors</a> and a <a href="/title/suicidal+freak">suicidal freak</a> named <a href="/title/Mr.+Grenade+Head">Mr. Grenade Head</a>". However, the would-be creators didn't follow through until about a year later.
<p>When Rob and Jack moved into a house together with a circle of their friends they revived the idea for the comic. It became evident that Jack was the best <a href="/title/artist">artist</a> of them, so he drew all<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…crack cocaine (thing)http://everything2.com/user/ersatz/writeups/crack+cocaineersatzhttp://everything2.com/user/ersatz2001-07-11T05:41:00Z2001-07-11T05:41:00ZWhile it is true that crack cocaine does contain the <a href="/title/freebased">freebased</a> form of <a href="/title/cocaine">cocaine</a>, the term <a href="/title/crack">crack</a> is specific to a kind of freebased cocaine made using a safer, cheaper and easier method than would normally produce pure freebased cocaine.
<p>Pure <a href="/title/freebased+cocaine">freebased cocaine</a> requires the use of <a href="/title/flammable+solvents">flammable solvents</a>, and thus is more dangerous and difficult to produce. Instead, to produce crack, <a href="/title/powdered+cocaine">powdered cocaine</a> is mixed with <a href="/title/sodium+bicarbonate">sodium bicarbonate</a> (better known as <a href="/title/baking+soda">baking soda</a>) and water and boiled until a solid substance separates from the boiling mixture. This substance is removed and allowed to dry, and then broken up into chunks, or "<a href="/title/rock">rock</a>s."
<p>One gram of powdered cocaine will typically convert to about 0.89 grams of crack cocaine. <a href="/title/The+Drug+Enforcement+Agency">The Drug Enforcement Agency</a> (ie take this number with some doubt) estimates that crack cocaine is about 75% to 90% pure cocaine.
<p>Crack cocaine is a form of cocaine that is smoked in a <a href="/title/glass+pipe">glass pipe</a>. Because the cocaine is immediately absorbed into the blood<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…Mr. Nutty (person)http://everything2.com/user/ersatz/writeups/Mr.+Nuttyersatzhttp://everything2.com/user/ersatz2001-06-29T03:29:06Z2001-06-29T03:29:06ZMr. Nutty is a frequent character in the <a href="/title/comic">comic</a> <a href="/title/Pokey+the+Penguin">Pokey the Penguin</a>. Mr. Nutty is a <a href="/title/snowman">snowman</a> with a <a href="/title/pipe">pipe</a> who drinks far too much <a href="/title/whiskey">whiskey</a>. Mr. Nutty is well known for <a href="/title/one+liners">one liners</a>, such as "<a href="/title/give+me+500cc+of+whiskey%252C+stat%2521">give me 500cc of whiskey, stat!</a>" and for saying "<a href="/title/old+bean">old bean</a>" and other such phrases. My theory is that Mr. Nutty is, in reality, a symbolic <a href="/title/capitalist">capitalist</a> <a href="/title/aristocrat">aristocrat</a>! Ever notice how he has a mansion, factorys, headed a school of placemat design, ripped off <a href="/title/Pokey">Pokey</a> and friends at <a href="/title/Nuttyland">Nuttyland</a>? Maybe so, maybe so...
<p>Who really knows. And why bother? Get into the right <a href="/title/state+of+mind">state of mind</a>, read <a href="/title/Pokey+the+Penguin">Pokey the Penguin</a> and laugh.<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>Galeon (thing)http://everything2.com/user/ersatz/writeups/Galeonersatzhttp://everything2.com/user/ersatz2001-05-20T02:55:48Z2001-05-20T02:55:48Z<p>Galeon is a <a href="/title/lightweight">lightweight</a> <a href="/title/Open+Source">Open Source</a>/<a href="/title/Free+Software">Free Software</a> <a href="/title/web+browser">web browser</a> for the <a href="/title/GNOME">GNOME</a> <a href="/title/Desktop+Environment">Desktop Environment</a> that provides a <a href="/title/GTK%252B">GTK+</a> interface to <a href="/title/Gecko">Gecko</a>, <a href="/title/Mozilla">Mozilla</a>'s <a href="/title/rendering+engine">rendering engine</a>. Galeon tends to focus purely on <a href="/title/web+browsing">web browsing</a> unlike other browsers which focus on other web related tasks, or on integration with the desktop. Galeon's advantages are that it lacks unneccessary features present in more <a href="/title/bloated">bloated</a> web browsers, has more finely tuned <a href="/title/UI">UI</a> with efficient features such as <a href="/title/tabbed+browsing">tabbed browsing</a> and mouse <a href="/title/gestures">gestures</a>, and has a GTK+ interface make it load faster than Mozilla, while <a href="/title/render">render</a>ing as fast, and it looks behaves and integrates like the rest of the user's GNOME/GTK+ applications. Galeon is released under the <a href="/title/GPL">GPL</a>, although the Gecko engine it requires is released under a mix of the <a href="/title/MPL">MPL</a>, <a href="/title/NPL">NPL</a>, and <a href="/title/GPL">GPL</a>, which has been moving progressively closer towards being licensed entirely under the GPL.</p>
Using Galeon, you can also add a cool Everything2 search field! My old instructions…Nullsoft (thing)http://everything2.com/user/ersatz/writeups/Nullsoftersatzhttp://everything2.com/user/ersatz2001-05-18T04:55:55Z2001-05-18T04:55:55Z<p><a href="/title/Nullsoft%252C+Inc">Nullsoft, Inc</a> is a small <a href="/title/software">software</a> company located in <a href="/title/San+Francisco">San Francisco</a> that has been <a href="/title/buy+out">bought out</a> by <a href="/title/AOL%252FTime+Warner">AOL/Time Warner</a>. Their <a href="/title/flagship">flagship</a> products are <a href="/title/Winamp">Winamp</a>, a <a href="/title/freeware">freeware</a> <a href="/title/audio+player">audio player</a>, and <a href="/title/Shoutcast">Shoutcast</a>, a <a href="/title/streaming+mp3">streaming mp3</a> <a href="/title/server">server</a>. Nullsoft has also written some <a href="/title/unofficial+software">unofficial software</a>, such as the original <a href="/title/Gnutella">Gnutella</a> <a href="/title/peer+to+peer">peer to peer</a> software. Nullsoft was originally formed by <a href="/title/Justin+Frankel">Justin Frankel</a> for his own software developed in his free time. In 1997 Justin began working on Winamp, and <a href="/title/Tom+Pepper">Tom Pepper</a> became Nullsoft's webmaster. Soon after this, Nullsoft was <a href="/title/incorporated">incorporated</a>. During this time Winamp was availible as a <a href="/title/shareware">shareware</a> product. In 1999 Nullsoft was bought out by AOL/Time Warner. Following this, all of Nullsoft's products became freeware. Currently, Nullsoft is a small team of about twenty people. Their mascot is <a href="/title/Mike+the+Llama">Mike the Llama</a>.</p>