Wednesday, December 14, 2005

One of the cool things about the internet is that while it contains lots of hi-tech and leading-edge stuff, it also serves as a repository of all sorts of historical information. For example: In June 1957 a time capsule was buried in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to be opened in 2007. But this was an unusual time capsule, since it was a brand-new Plymouth Belvedere.

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Game-related news roundup.
  • Sales of the Xbox 360 in Japan, in contrast to the rabid sold-out US, are "lackluster".

  • Long-time fans of the popular MMO Star Wars Galaxies are upset at major changes to gameplay and are reportedly leaving in droves.

  • Talking on a cellphone and driving (big surprise) don't mix because of the multi-tasking issues. But a study on the matter provides an interesting revelation: "I have to say that the best ones are those who play a lot of video games," [Professor Lien] pointed out. "Those are lab studies, however, and not driving tests."
Now get your game on. Because the alternative is exercise.

Monday, December 12, 2005

Geeks don't like hardware unless it has beautiful girls draped over it. Or is it geeks don't like beautiful girls unless they are holding awesome hardware? Who are we kidding, they like both independent of each other; the two are just better when they're together. It's Swedish hardware pr0n.

Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Wow, it's been a while. But it seems like the intarweb kept going without us. No matter.

So, being the geek I am, I thought I'd see if I could find a web page with a merrily blazing log to throw up on the monitor. Open IE, start typing into the address field. Christmasfire.com? Strike one. Fireplace.com? Strike two. Yulelog.com? Bingo... whoa wtf?

It seems that there is software out there, that you can own, which lets you catalog your Hallmark collectible ornaments. I defecate you naught. Check out yulelog.com for yourself.