“Duct tape programming” is not something I would ever want to be accused of, though recently Joel Spolsky wrote a feature suggesting it was a virtue. There are several implications made by the slapstick name. I hear the phrase and envision an individual frantically patching leaks in a card-board boat. For that […]
Today as I was riding my bike without my glasses it struck me just how little I see when I do not wear my glasses. How much I miss when I cannot see the details at a distance. My eyesight is just bad enough that I am legally required to wear glasses to […]
Ah, glad to have Pandora’s Jar working again. Some of you will probably be wondering what exactly I am talking about especially considering the Jar’s rather ominous history. A jar having released all of the evils of mankind except for hope is certainly not something that most people would feel easy with me […]
So I sold that laptop for $1000. Hooray, money!
I then proceeded to wait in lines for a combined 8 hours to purchase a Wii. I’ve played it a bit so far and can honestly say it is a really cool system. Wii sports will really get you moving, but Zelda you can […]
Well, I went to Baselan in Winnipeg this weekend. Had a great time, rode my pwnies into town, hit up the pubs, pugs, and scrims, rolled some noobs and had a big slice of nubcake for dessert. Good times.
Unfortunately I can’t claim to have won any placings in the games. At S-Lan […]
So my new laptop arrived today. It rocks hard. It’s a tablet convertible pc (Toshiba R25-S3503) and while it may not be the absolute fastest machine on the block, it is amazing for it’s drawing capabilities… It only has 256 levels of pressure sensitivity and no tilt recognition… Honestly I rarely […]
Sometimes things happen in life that you just have to talk about, that’s part of the reason why I have this thoughtcast. When I have something I need to say, I can shout it out here and the world will know that I have said it. This is one of those times. […]
So I injured my knee(s) during the “Masochistic- possibly- death- inducing- trudge through Hell” as Drew so aptly named it. Masochistic is definitely a term that would describe the four day journey. We ended up hiking 25 kilometers for 12 hours through the hardest, roughest terrain of the trip on the last day, […]
I am writing to you (the world) again, rejoice!
I have just completed what can only be described as a month and a half long “crunch time” working on the late and great “Dragon Canvas.” It is meant to be a networkable drawing/collaboration tool. So far it has drawing functionality and only 3 known […]
I was recently (as in just now) informed of a contest on live journal by Jamie (Jeff Cliff’s mate) which involves me posting anything I want about books. While I dislike live journal, there is a prize involved, and I am not one to turn down the opportunity at a book-related prize so I […]