Category: Technology

I Built A New Computer Because of This.

By sethmsparks

Last month I decided it was time to do a new custom PC build. It wasn’t much on the “budget” side, but I did already have an Nvidia GTX 1070 that I’d picked up last year, so I didn’t have to worry about a GPU. Here’s a capture from CAM of the system upon completion:…

Welcoming you to Twitter!

By sethmsparks

One of my favorite e-mails of all time! Never mind the whole “friends & family” piece, which after 3 years is still fundamentally wrong about my Twitter network. ———- Forwarded message ———- From: Twitter <noreply@twitter.com> Date: Tue, May 6, 2008 at 12:34 PM Subject: Welcoming you to Twitter! To: Seth M. Sparks Hello, new Twitter-er!…

Thoughts on “If I Die”, the Facebook App

By sethmsparks

I did something similar to this before my surgery. I actually scheduled an email through @mailchimp for 90 days out to a select group of people. I figured if I wasn’t dead, I would at some point be on a computer and able to turn the scheduled e-mail off. Not quite as elaborate as a…

My Crazy Ideas < Crazy

By sethmsparks

A couple of years ago I was on a plane home from Columbus, OH trying to use my netbook. I had an Acer Aspire One, which has the weird mouse touchpad with keys on the sides rather than below. As a bigger guy, trying to use laptop touchpads in general on planes is tough, having…

Parting Ways…

By sethmsparks

I have decided to part ways with some of my old video game equipment, as I hope to make mine the new PS3 Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle this week. If you, or someone you know is interested in these items, let me know. I have the PS2 and Gamecube bundles on the popular, feature…