http://www.theducpond.com Ducson Nguyen's personal website Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:14:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We took in a cat with feline leukemia. Amber got a notice from Hugs for Puppies and dying cats need homes too. I'm not sure how long it'll be around. Could be 6 months. Could be 2 years. For now, though, it's ours! http://www.theducpond.com/2008/04/13/this-cat-is-going-to-die/ Uh oh. What Apple product did Duc waste his money on now? Actually it's a T-shirt from the grand opening of the Apple store at the Cherry Hill Mall. Unfortunately it's an XL so it'll be pretty useless to me unless I can it to shrink in the dryer. I got ... http://www.theducpond.com/2008/03/29/apple-store-opens-in-cherry-hill/ Below you'll find a photo album showing what I did to convert my 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid from the factory XM satellite radio to Sirius satellite radio. Start at the first picture and keep moving to the next photo to read each part. The captions explain the parts used and ... http://www.theducpond.com/2008/03/18/converting-a-honda-civic-from-xm-to-sirius/ I know I'm late to the party, but today I decided it was time to join the commodities bandwagon and put 2.2% of my IRA assets into DBC, an ETF that has holdings in crude oil, corn, gold, aluminum and other futures. Back in 2005 I purchases shares of a ... http://www.theducpond.com/2008/03/05/commodities/ Today I went to an event at the local AMC theater that showed all 5 Academy Award Best Picture nominees. I'm not sure why these were the Academy's top 5, but it's always a mystery. I judged them on their entertainment value to me, and not necessarily their worthiness for ... http://www.theducpond.com/2008/02/24/12-hours-of-movies/ Amber got me an iPhone for Christmas. It's so awesome and I love her. I mean, I'd love her regardless, but the iPhone was a great surprise (I had asked for clothes). I used to browse the web on my old Motorola E815. Needless to say, having a full browser ... http://www.theducpond.com/2008/01/17/iphone/ For the love of all that is holy, go see Superbad. Pure. Hilarity. http://www.theducpond.com/2007/08/28/superbad/ A friend of mine has opened a video game and comic book store in Egg Harbor Township. This will seem shocking when you compare their store to Gamestop, but get this: They know stuff about video games. They've also got a great setup, with beautiful HDTVs that are set up ... http://www.theducpond.com/2007/08/26/level-up-entertainment/ On Monday, August 13, 2007 I was on my way to work when a car cut in front of another car that was in front of me. The car that was cut off (Car 1) slams on his brakes. Car 2 hits him and comes to a complete ... http://www.theducpond.com/2007/08/26/my-commute-sucks/ I’ve been looking into eco-friendly phosphate-free laundry detergents. The most well known is probably the Seventh Generation line of products, available at Whole Foods but also online too. They work with normal and high efficiency (e.g., front load) washing machines. Phoshates, as you may know, promote algae growth, and as ... http://www.theducpond.com/2007/05/07/eco-friendly-detergents/