Wix Won't Let Me Leave
I tried to cancel Wix. First they said I couldn't because I had domains pointed at it. Then I couldn't because I had a subscription....
Woman: The Word Doing Double Duty
For basically all of recorded history, "woman" meant an adult human female. It wasn't ideological. It wasn't a stance. It was descriptive. What's happening now...
No Kings Is All Noise and No Signal
I'm for peaceful protest, full stop. But the "No Kings" rallies aren't a message, they're a bumper sticker pretending to be a thought. No specific...
The Party Switch Fugazi
Fugazi. Fake. A fraud. The so-called party switch exists to launder historical guilt, and it collapses under basic scrutiny.
"Clinically Proven" Is the Most Successful Lie in Marketing
Two words that sound like science but operate like a magic spell. Designed to make you stop thinking and start buying. Unlike "FDA-approved," which requires...
A Gen-X Work Ethic Obituary
Gen X never asked for recognition. We just showed up, did the work, and kept everything running while nobody was paying attention. Now we’re aging...
Somebody Has to Keep the Lights On
We'd happily hand over the keys tomorrow. But running things is not the same as criticizing things, and nobody's grabbed the clipboard yet.
Drafting People Doesn't Make Them Fighters
Forcing people to fight doesn't make them good at it. It makes them present. The U.S. military is what it is because every person in...
They Shot the Messenger. Now We Are the Message.
They killed a man who debated with civility and changed minds without violence. Then they cheered. That tells you everything about who the real extremists...
It's Okay to Say the Sky Is Green
No company worth a damn would fire you for having an opinion. If your entire HR strategy is 'don't get yelled at on Twitter,' you're...
Don't Rewrite Reality Because You're Having an Identity Crisis
You don't get to roll into the conversation with your own definitions like it's a Build-a-Word workshop and then act shocked when nobody plays along....
I'm an ISTP and Frankly That's Everyone Else's Problem
I didn't set out to be the quiet analytical badass who watches the room fall apart and then fixes it while everyone's still talking. But...
Support the Country You Live In or Live in the Country You Support
A country without borders is no country. This isn't a far-right rant — it's historical pattern recognition from Rome to Sweden.
Out of time, Site Future Plans, Life Goals, Etc..
Well, it's that time again. Time for me to talk about how I never post any more and how I have no time. Life is...
Democratic Socialism
I feel that this socialism road people are trying to take us down will have a very bad ending...
Livable Wages and Unreasonable Client Expectations
I work in an industry that demands highly skilled laborers but are constantly bombarded by accusations of greed or people that scoff as the costs....
Modifying Jekyll to track my RV-10 Build Log! Sorta...
I started writing a special custom plugin that would allow me to have a new post type but the more I got into it the...
Sometimes you just have to fire a client
Most people don't really think of clients as "fireable", including clients themselves... Think again. Sometimes the best thing a company can do is get rid...
Learning to fly!
I have always wanted to fly and have taken several steps towards doing just that in the past, but each time I would run out...
Coins: Pyramid or Poniz - Both? Neither?
I have been pondering this at length -- Is bitcoin (or any of the alt-coins) a ponzi or pyramid scheme? Ponzi maybe, pyramid no. How...
I want to go soaring
I can suffer flying commercial to go back and forth to Texas when I need to go because it's only $300 round trip, but to...
Hardware Review: Oculus Rift
After my first 48 hours with the Oculus Rift; Holy crap. It's awesome. Not perfect by any stretch of the meaning, but as developer kits...
State of the Industry Concerns
When your software goes from 'magic' to just another tool in your toolbox that you fully understand, then you can call yourself an expert. Until...
Software Development Costs
You get what you pay for and people some how refuse to learn that lesson with software.
Brasstown Bald, the highest natural point in Georgia.
Brasstown bald is the highest natural point in the state of Georgia with a summit elevation of 4,784 feet above mean sea level .. and...
Semantic UI
It's time to remove the often obtuse vocabulary overhead required by certain UI frameworks
Grasshopper Escapement
I started creating my main escape gear measured it to have 30 teeth and made a jig to help. Sure enough, 29 teeth.. Damn it!...
Banjo Clock: It's Alive!
I have been lugging around this broken banjo clock for something like 15 years. Well it's finally on the wall!
Flip-top Workbench
Both of my grandfathers were darn good carpenters, and my father is too though he wont much admit it. Well apparently I do alright myself!...
Vogel State Park
We decided to take a break from the unboxing/unpacking routine and ride the motorcycle to a local state park.
Sunday Stills Challenge: Yellow Flowers
Now that I have my Canon 6D I need to start participating in some of the photography challenges that my brother puts on. The "I...
My new Camera & Flat design
I have long wanted a really nice camera -- this week I got one! My dog helped me by being a faithful subject.
Google chrome reload options
Today I found that if you have the developer tools open and click / hold the refresh button you are given different refresh options.
So, I think I want to fly..
Something I have always wanted to do was learn to fly. When I was in the military in 1991 I had an opportunity through the...
Blogging like its 1999!
I have officially adopted Jekyll as my blogging solution, holy crap.. I love it.
Electoral college versus popular vote
So, with the 2012 presidential election finally over, I'd like to discuss some of the things that I saw during the whole shebang...
wow it's really been a while
Hey guys, I'm went dark for quite some time apparently and I didn't really mean to let this much time passed since my last post.....
RubyPress Wordpress Replacement
So a while back I had thought my WordPress install was getting exploited through some bug and decided I wanted to write my own replacement......
Tellico Turnings Sign
So while in Tennessee with my father, I told him I'd make him some signs for his shop...
My latest trip to TN and Dads new store
This last week I got to spend some quality time with the folks in Tennessee and more specifically time alone with my father (which I...
Scroll Saw and MLT-13 Wooden Clock
I have always been a very artsy-craftsy person as I thoroughly enjoy making things. I like working with my hands and creating something from nothing....
2011, SWTOR, and iPad2
I realize that it's been a while since I posted to my blog and it's something that I want to be better about in new...
My own custom blogging software
As many of you know, I am very much my own special kind of nerd. I enjoy doing many a'geeky thing that others wouldn't even...
Don't buy anything from Ubisoft...
If you buy just about any product and have an issue with that product, you have a reasonable expectation of being able to take that...
Adobe software subscriptions -- Missed it by "that much"!
Recently Adobe announced that they would be offering their software at rental subscription prices and I was excited! What a great idea!! But did...
Mandolin Luthiery -- Making and playing the Mandolin
I decided to try my hand at becoming a hobby luthier (a maker of stringed instruments) and make myself something to play.. I went...
Game Review: Frozen Synapse
I have always been a huge fan of the turn based tactical isometric games such as Jagged Alliance, JA2, Xcom..etc.. So this new one excited...
Game Review: Red Faction - Armageddon
I played Red Faction back in 2001 when it first came out and enjoyed the heck out of it. It was the very first...
Hostgator Really Sucks...
I have moved my hosting off Hostgator because frankly, they suck. My site was suffering repeated down times, crashes, database disconnects, SSH daemon crashes/hangups,...
SU-152 Tank Destroyer
I have been playing a lot of World of Tanks lately and I liked the look of the SU-152 so much, I thought I'd model...
Replacing my cars computer with my own...
I have a Mercedes CLK 350 and it's a pretty good car. I'm fairly happy with it, but frankly I feel that the Mercedes...
Game Review: Dragon Age II
So in my original Dragon Age review I began by asking "Can Bioware do no wrong?" Apparently the answer is "Yes."
Grid Computing and BOINC
I really like the idea of community computing, or grid computing.. I've always thought it was a damn good idea and I always try to...
Game Review: Night Sky
So in a fit of boredom last night I downloaded an indy game off Steam called "NightSky" for the low price of $9. What a...
Game Review: World of Tanks (Beta)
When I heard a buddy of mine tell me that he was playing a game called "World of Tanks" I thought he was kidding.. I...
15" Mac Book Pro!
I have been in the market for a new laptop for a while. The primary machine I had was a Lenovo w500 and before that...
Game Review: Greed Corp
I have always liked turn based strategy games.. They used to be "the" game genre, but over the years as time and technology has marched...
Movie Review: Tron Legacy
Easily one of my favorite movies as a kid, Tron was a movie that not only defined a generation but also began the monumental shift...
Game Review: Perpetuum Online
A while back I was trolling the intertoobs for a new game when I stumbled across Perpetuum Online; A Hungarian borne MMO based in the...
40k Grot Tanks
So for giggles I have been doing some Modo work this weekend. Warhammer 40k Grot Tanks amuse me so I thought it would be...
Game Review: Call of Duty Black Ops
I really do enjoy the Call of Duty franchise.. It started out as a PC shooter back in 2003 and was pretty much heralded as...
Game Review: Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2
I never played the first Force Unleashed game and I sorta regretted it as I knew several folks who said it was a pretty good...
I don't vote...
So as a general rule, I don't vote. I don't vote, and it's my right to do so. Leave me alone. Stop harassing me with...
Portal 2 looks so awesome... *gleeeee*
So I am a HUGE fan of Portal.. It was quite possibly one of the best 3 hour games I have ever played.. I mean,...
Book Review: A Game of Thrones
I don't normally do book reviews but this book was so good I had to make an exception.. This book is easily some of the...
I hate people...
Acting obnoxiously on the internet is not only rude, but it's a cowardly act and you're pathetic if you behave that way.. How about you...
Rockband 3.. *Gleeeee*
I can't even begin to describe how awesome this is going to be.. I'm so stoked.. And I have to say, I totally called it!!...
I kill a lot of harddrives
I swear every 5 or 6 months, I have another dead harddrive. It's not like I hate them or anything. I just can't keep them...
Earth to jason...
Someone asked me the other day why I hadn't posted a new ramble in a while.. I don't really have a good excuse other than...
Lost in the woods of C#
I'm really kind of frustrated at the general lack of helpful input from other people on the internet when it comes to trying to learn...
15yr Citibank member says; Fuck you Citibank
Well the other day I went to pay off my card and I noticed that they bumped my APR to 29.998%... Are you fucking kidding...
Game Review: Napoleon Total War
I have always been a fan of the Total War franchise, but in my opinion none of them have been all that great. Good and...
Game Review: Splintercell Conviction
I really like a good first person shooter.. But most FPS games these days aren't about thinking or planning your way out, they are just...
Tron 2 Lightcycle
I want one.. So I have gone above and beyond out of my way to avoid learning any details about Tron 2.. (Tron Legacy is...
Games Workshop -- Warhammer: Daemons of Chaos
So I prefer Warhammer Fantasy to 40k.. I just think the rules are better, and the game as a whole has a lot of tactics...
Hardware Review: Nook e-reader
So I have been in the market for an e-reader for a while. I do a lot of reading and thought it would be darn...
From Rock Band to Real Band
I have been playing the hell out of Rock Band 2. I very much enjoy it as it's quite fun and challenging.
The Sonic Infusion
My music tastes range far and wide, but when it comes to some tunes to play in the background while working I find that good...
Get ready to pay more for bandwidth...
Most gamers typically play games online, download expansions or other forms of DLC, watch hulu, stream music..etc.. generally speaking, use more bandwidth than your average...
Can't talk... playing Rock Band!
So I haven't updated my blog in a while because all my spare time has been spent playing Rockband 2.. It's like crack..
8mm Mauser Reloading
I really enjoy shooting.. I always have.. In the military I would go to the range every weekend and throw some rounds down range just...
Ubisoft and their DRM
When will companies learn that their draconian efforts to prevent piracy only serves to hurt their paying customers which directly affects their bottom line!!
I'm about to say fuck Starcraft 2
So I have been playing in the Starcraft 2 beta and to be honest, I'm not overly impressed. It's basically the same game brought forward...
I hate Apple fanboys
I understand brand loyalty, but Apple fanatics take it to extremes.. Buying something just because it has an Apple logo on the side is ludicrous.....
German Type VII Submarine
So I have always liked submarines, I think they are pretty neat. I have wanted to create a 3D sub for a while and finally...
Game Review: Star Trek Online
Here's my righteous opinion on the the first 15 levels of fed play and the first 12 or so of Klingon.. I only really have...
PVP and Star Trek Online
Firstly, I was really worried when I found out the end game for STO would be PVP-centric. That just doesn't really work normally for any...
Hardware Review: Nexus One
I was tired of my original iPhone and that would be getting the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 when it came out some time later this...
Buy gold!!! (Just not right now.. )
So there are a lot of people, some famous, trying to get you to buy gold.. While I was in the car dealership the other...
Star Trek Online please don't be another Champions Online
I have to admit that one of the games I am looking forward to in 2010 is Cryptic's, Star Trek Online.
Play the radio 2
So I had said previously that my musical talent ended pretty much at the ability to play the radio, and that I hated that.. I...
Hardware Review: Lightscribe CD/DVD Burners
Back in 2004 Hewlett-Packard engineer Daryl Anderson had the notion that if you can burn data on to a disc, why couldn't use use that...
Games Workshop -- Warhammer Fantasy: The new Skaven
I have been a Skaven player since the early 1990's. They were the second fantasy army I got into after Orcs & Goblins. Once I...
Game Review: Dragon Age - Origins
I ask you -- can Bioware do no wrong? Every game of theirs that I have played, I have loved. Neverwinter Nights was kinda "Feh"...
Xperia X10: My next phone?
On June 27th, 2007 (shortly after I got married) the iPhone came out.. I sort of waffled back and forth as to whether or not...
Hardware Review: Sony DR-BT21G Wireless Bluetooth Stereo Headset
In 1994 Jaap Haartsen and Sven Mattisson has a stroke of genius when they invented the personal area networking (PAN) protocol known today as Bluetooth...
Happy Halloween 2009
The annual Halloween bash that my friend and his wife put on was a success! Every year my friend Calvin and his wife go NUTS...
Hardware Review: Razer Mamba -- What a piece of shit!
Let me be clear here -- this mouse is the biggest piece of shit, I have ever.. and I mean.. EVER used..
Game Review: Aion Online
I have played a lot of MMO's in my time.. I feel I have a pretty good handle on the genre and have a very...
Delphi like IDE/VCL for Javascript, written in javascript
So something that I have been pondering is the creation of a rapid application framework/IDE similar to Delphi for javascript, in javascript.. Bear with me.. ...
Hardware Review: Logitech Illuminated Keyboard
I have to admit I like Logitech. Their hardware is always good. I find their software is a little bloated and doesn't always deliver but...
Carl Sagan - A Glorious Dawn
The following is a wonderful and fitting tribute to Carl Sagan created by John Boswell over at ColorPulse Music.
1055 Miles, on two wheels
So my father turned 68 this year. I thought it would be a nice gift to give him my tractor lawn mower and a few...
Back from Blizzcon 2009
Well the wife and I are back from Blizzcon.. I have to admit she had a pretty good idea of going and now that we...
God I hate planes
Dear god but I hate flying on major airlines. It's just not happy fun time for me.
Movie Review: District 9
My initial reaction to District 9, upon the movie ending was to say -- and I quote; "What the fuck was that?!" I sort of...
28" HDMI Monitor
So Tigerdirect was having a hell of a deal on something I have sorta wanted for a while... I have been playing games, programming, and...
Game Review: Champions Online
Okay I know I'm not supposed to talk about this yet, but it's near enough to open beta that I feel I can safely talk...
Offensive footwear!
So a co-worker of mine showed up wearing what, at the time, I could only describe as "glove shoes". They are sort of like water...
WoWvsWar
I love the Warhammer universe. I have been an avid player of the various table top miniature games as well as the couple RPG games...
Ork Dip! The 10 minute paint job...
So I am going to be entering in a 40k tournament in August. I'll be entering as an Ork player and have been tuning and...
40k Leman Russ
While my Tau Hammerhead is coming along nicely, I needed a bit of a break from it. I decided to model something from either the...
Wacom Bamboo Graphics Tablet
I have been getting back into 3D modeling lately and ran into my old nemesis -- texturing! For whatever reason, I had never really been...
Thorim is hard! Don't nurf him blizzard!
Yep.. This is a World of Warcraft post.. And one in which I plan to complain to Blizzard about the recent rounds of nurfing.. But...
World of Warcraft and PETA
So, on Saturday the 11th of April, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) held an awareness gathering in World of Warcraft where they...
2009 Penny Redesign
So I wasn't terribly shocked to find a brand new penny in my hand upon receiving change for the breakfast I purchased this morning.. I...
Cruise Photos
So I have been asked repeatedly when am I going to get these photos posted.. I have to apologize that its taken this long.. My...
Mercedes-Benz CLK350
So I have been in a the market for a new car for a while now. I haven't really pushed for it with my wife...
jQuery and Browser based games
I have been playing with the jQuery animate functionality a bit today and it occurred to me that jQuery would likely be the perfect library...
jQuery Lightbox
I have been playing with the javascript library jQuery for a couple days now.. My intent is to learn the ins and out's of it...
Game Review: Empire: Total War
So I have long been a fan of the Total War franchise created by Creative Assembly.. Their games have always been pretty fun -- but...
Software Review: Windows 7 Beta
I'm generally slow to change operating systems.. When it comes to making one of those sweeping changes, traditionally I was the equivalent of an old...
Game Review: Dawn of War 2
I love Warhammer. I have played Warhammer table top war game both fantasy and 40k pretty much since they came out. I also have the...
World of Warcraft, #134 Error -- Fixed
It's fixed! The dreaded 134 Error is no more! And for the most part the Blizzard tech support people are completely worthless.. But I...
25man Malygos
So we have been playing a LOT of World of Warcraft of late. I must admit I'm very much enjoying it for the most part. ...
Game Review: Mirrors Edge
Mirrors Edge for the PC is a first person action-adventure puzzle game with an extremely compelling story line and quite possibly the most frustrating game...
Game Review: Left 4 Dead
I have to admit that I'm not a huge fan of zombie thrillers, so I was hesitant about picking up the latest game from Valve;...
Game Review: Railroads!
I'm a bit of a Sid Meier's fan -- He will likely go down in history as the king of turn based strategy games with...
World of Warcraft and Error #134
The Blue Mods at the Blizzard World of Warcraft forums asked me to post about my problems so I did... again..
Jack Tompson has been disbarred
So, the infamous anti-gaming crusader Jack Thompson has finally met his match in the form of the Florida Supreme Court who this week permanently disbarred...
Game Review: Farcry 2
Open world game play is all the rage. The industry has decided that linear is out and that open ended randomness is in!
Windows XP Sp.3 ... "Access Denied!"
"Updates are ready for your computer. Click here to download these updates. " But don't expect Windows XP to actually know how to install them.
Game Review: GRID
So, I have always liked racing games. Grand Turismo was always my favorite franchise on the PS2 because the game was absolutely beautiful and fun...
Knowledge: When to use semicolon.
The semicolon is a simple piece of punctuation, much easier to work with than the comma because it follows fairly clear rules. If you learn...
I hate commercial airplanes
I used to think I hated traveling in general, but the more I ponder it the more I realize that I like to travel. ......
Cryptic Studios
Shooting themselves in the foot? Mmm maybe.. I'm an avid MMO player and ever since Cryptic first announced City of Heroes back in 2002 I...
Warhammer and Warhammer Online
I play Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy table top games. I also used to play the Warhammer fantasy role playing game when I was in...
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is LEGEN-DARY! (er.. sorry.. wrong show).. Joss Whedon put together this little internet mini-series during the writers strike and its really...
City of Heroes and Ubuntu
I have been playing the hell out of City of Heroes over the last month or two. I have enjoyed it but will be happy...
IBM and Agile Programming
So I have been pretty busy of late. Work has been on endless "crunch" period which promises to continue in this vein for the time...
I can play the radio...
... and that's about it. When I was in middle and high school I was in band and played everything from the trombone to the...
Web based games
So I find I have been playing quite a few web based games of late. And just about all of them has brought to the...
Javascript Obfuscation
Code obfuscators will strip out the unnecessary characters like white space, tabs, newlines and comments.. but that's not all.
Which format to use; Gif, Jpeg, Png
I was asked today what my professional opinion was with regards to which graphical format to use in web design. I pondered it a bit...
OH dear god.. EW!
I go on a lot of walks here in my neighborhood in order to unwind for the day. I also like to delude myself and...
Spore Porn *sigh*
Spore is a multi-genre massively single-player online game designed by Will Wright and has drawn quite a lot of attention due to its massive scope...
Super Heroes is st00pid
City of Heroes (and thus City of Villains) is one of those sleeper games that has a lot of hidden depth. I played CoH for...
Age of Conan is beginning to annoy me
I'm starting to get upset / annoyed with Age of Conan. Probably it's more fair to say, disappointed -- but you can only scream at...
Assassins Creed
Another console to PC port that's been out since April, Assassins Creed is a third person sneaker created by Ubisoft in which the player repeatedly...
Mass Effect
This game looked awesome! Everyone that played it said it was awesome and that I should rush out and get a console to play it...
3G iPhone
There is no two ways about it, Steve Jobs is a pretty smart fellow, and the latest iPhone hotness just proves it.
It's been a year already?!
So I can't believe I have been married for a year already! A whole year has gone by in the blink of an eye! It...
By Crom, it's Age of Conan!
It's interesting.. I pride myself on beta testing just about every MMO that has ever been.. So I was a little sad when for whatever...
Front Towards Enemy!
So, nothing bothers me more about Call of Duty 4 than how it and every other game, movie and .. media of choice .. misrepresent...
Anyone seen my hobby?!
I was asked the other day why I don't update my website more often.. A fine question, and I can only offer one answer.. I...
I'm a software guy...
I have discovered as I have gotten older, and more experienced in the ways of computing that I just don't care what operating system I...
Video games make me do bad things!
So yet another campus shooting is in the headlines. And yet again people are yelling that video games are the problem! What a complete crock...
PC Gaming is Dead!
As many of you know I play a lot of games. Specifically PC games. You name it and there is a good chance I have...
Subluxation: A Chiropractic crock of shit!
Subluxation is a real medical term, it is an incomplete or partial dislocation of a joint or an organ. As such if you have a...
A bots route to localhost
Recently my server came under what I can only describe as an attack. Clearly some poorly written bot was trying to slurp emails or some...
iPhone, it's not all hype
As some of my close friends know, I have been shopping for a new cellphone for a while now. And those same folks will tell...
Ubuntu, Wine and World of Warcraft
I am far from a linux "fanboi", in fact until recently I didn't really use linux all that much at all.. All of my games...
My kitty Babie
Yesterday was a hard day. Even now I get a lump in my throat thinking about it. Yesterday my long time pet, companion and friend...
Wow, I hate you!
Warcraft, I hate you! Okay I don't actually.. In fact, I think the game play is pretty good. The social aspect is pretty good, the...
Eve being bad and tools
So as some of you know I have been playing the hell out of Eve.. I am really enjoying the game and things are going...
Games should be fun
I fear that so many new games that are being created by small developers, like Infinity Earth, are so against creating what they call a...
Space Submarine!
I have been playing the hell out of Silent Hunter 3 recently. I have always enjoyed good submarine games, which can be tough to do...
Gutsy > Windows and Portal
At work I use just about nothing but Linux. Even my IBM issued laptop is dual-bootable.. The Linux of choice I have gone with is...
Upgrading Woes
Recently I decided it was time to upgrade both my blogging software, and my forum software. Both are quite far behind the times, and lacking...
How dare you judge!
So near where I work there is a Planned Parenthood facility. It’s in a quiet little area in a very tasteful building not hurting anyone....
Mental Note: Boiling oil = HOT!
So I got it into my head today that I'd like to make some falafel.. my finger didn't thank me.
Whats new...
It’s been a while since I have posted.. and not a lot has changed.. Pretty much nothing of any importance that I can think of.....
More RIAA Thuggery
I maintain that the RIAA are a bunch of thugs and bullies with nothing better to do than harass not only you the consumer, but...
Big5 to UTF-8 on Chinese Windows
Microsoft has yet again been a source of pain for me.. And let me say that I find it amusing that English windows does unicode...
Tipping is a gratuity!
I really hate how in America today, and most likely the world wide, tipping is required. Tipping is no longer a gratuity...
Webbased 4X game in the MoO vein
I have long wanted to make a game -- pretty much since I was a kid. Typically I try to make something bigger than is...
Pulling weeds in my big ass yard
1 Acre = 4047 Square Meters 1 Acre = 4640 Square Yards 1 Acre = 41260 Square Feet 1 Acre = 8*80 gallon bags of...
Elevator Etiquette
For anyone who has ever in their life previously, or may at some point in the future, use a vertical assention device - a.k.a. an...
Vegas Baby!
Well we just got back from a three day in Vegas.. It was really only about 48 hours all together and I must admit, I'm...
Six figures for a domain?!
As some of you know, I was the creator of Palavista.com
The RIAA .. Pissing on the masses
So.. yet again the RIAA has decided to sue someone.. I know, shocking.. The RIAA, is suing XM for offering a device that allows people...
IE7's JSFoo sucks so badly it's painful!
Since I work for IBM, I can't officially say that IE sucks in my code comments -- someone complained..
Goddamn I hate people..
Some redneck jackass gets in behind me and is flashing his lights while tailgating.. Clearly I'm not going fast enough for him.
Homebrew Rapid Prototyping
In the words of a friend.. "Santa clause machines are cool.." and I can't agree more.
Home Depot kicks ass!
Home Depot kicks ass - they make things simple and good, even when they could have easily turned me away.
Fry's strikes again!
I'd rather have higher prices on products that actually work, rather than deal with your shit Fry's..
Tau Hammerhead in 3D
Turret Texture Test
Polyester Resin Pens
Something I used to do years ago, and have started to do again was making pens. Wood turning is a lot of fun and you...
Programming, and Me
I first started programming on the Commodore Vic-20.. That was back in the days of hand assembling 6502 opcodes and calculating branch offsets in my...
My Cats Diary
In an attempt to confuse any would-be reader; I have cleverly written my diary from bottom up. Ha ha!
Faith is a contradiction
Faith is a device of self delusion, a slight of hands done with words and emotions founded on any irrational notion that can be dreamed...
I hate my legs
I absolutely hate my legs. Not in the typical woman, "my legs are fat" or "I have tube legs" sort of way, but rather in...
Past MMO's I have played
Below is a list of every MMO that I can remember playing -- Either in beta, or once the game when live.
Creativity in modern games
One of the main issues with games today is that they are all striving very hard to simulate reality.
Ambivalent about people
Sometimes I wish I were alone, out in space.. A lone trader.. Just trying to make a living.. Not bothering anyone.. More to the point,...
Sky Diving
I got to do something that was literally above and beyond the range of the word cool. I got to jump out of an airplane...
T-Mobile's Stellar Service
T-Mobile used to be a damn good mobile carrier, but their service is starting to suck. Their customer service people lie, are generally rude, and...
Ebay Bidding...
I am not financial wiz-kid here. Infact, ever since my girl friend moved in, I have pushed all financial responsibility off on to her. Hey...
I hate advertising...
Everywhere I turn.. Advertising! It's everywhere! Right now, thanks to that damn "sober" virus out of Germany, I'm getting a crapload of German spam!
Being called a racist...
I refused to judge a person based on their race.. but in turn was judged and called a racist.
Our generations Pearl Harbor?
What has been solved today? Oh yeah.. You sure showed us.. What was the point? Why did thousands of people have to die? what were...
Software Piracy
I got into another Software Piracy debate today.. People just don't get it. As a programmer that makes his living off the software that he...
Fan Films Forum
Amateur / Fan Films Forum was created in back in early 2000 and was made up of a small community of amateur and fan film enthusiasts..