Jul 24
This makes me happy …
… if Rush can’t play their own song on Rock Band, then I don’t feel so bad for hating the game when I try to play it as the “drummer”.
Jul 21
And the men (and women) of Dragon*Con rejoice. “Mailman seeks comfort in kilt”
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/07/21/mailman_seeks_comfort_in_kilt/
“They’re mostly ribbing me, but occasionally there are people who appear to be offended,” said Lunde, 38, who has delivered mail in Salem, Ore., for nine years. “I say, ‘Show me a picture of Jesus in slacks, and I’ll consider it.’ “
Jul 08
Looks like the fail whale has a fat wallet … CNET is reporting that Twitter bought Summize. For those of you that cocked their heads to the side and said “whut?” reading that sentence, I will explain further.
Twitter is a neat microblogging service (140 character updates via the web, SMS and other methods). Twitter has the nickname “FAIL WHALE” because it shows this cute little graphic whenever it goes down … and it goes down a lot [insert Bill Clinton intern joke here]. Summize is one of the many Twitter-based services that have recently popped up to feed off of Twitter’s popularity … that is, when Twitter is actually working.
And yes, there is even a service to tell you if Twitter has … well … failed.
So when your service is associated with being unreliable (note: their IM service hasn’t worked for weeks), maybe you should spend venture capital on more reliable infrastructure instead of nifty features. Spending new money on shiny distractions instead of core infrastructure is the job of government, and we know how much they hate competition.
Jul 04
P1000470 - Originally uploaded by siliconchef
It’s an important day to me for three reasons …
1. It’s Suzan’s birthday (hello my lovely wife)
2. My grandfather and dad were both in the military
3. The more time I spend looking at today’s politics, the more I see how right the founding fathers were when they setup this country.
The photo above is of my grandfather, Captain James M. Roberts (US Navy 1923-1958, USNA Class of 1927). Thirty one years of military service put him in the build up to World War II and The Korean War. Even with several friends currently serving, everytime I try to put a face on a soldier his keeps coming to mind.
Jun 24
We’ve been joking about it ever since the new Knight Rider show came out on NBC … a GPS that uses the voice of KITT. Well, it’s now a product.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/video-knight-rider-gps-asks-michael-where-do-you-want-to-go/
Jun 15
No, I will not be buying one of these …
This binaural microphone is designed to simulate the way humans perceive sound by shaping “ears” around the mic elements. Yes, it looks freaky.
I know this works because I built one of these in high school with some students for a senior project. But we didn’t spend $3,899 on it.
Jun 13
My friend Stephen took the time to write some very clear & concise thoughts on the recent ruling against the Bush administration’s “enemy combatant” policy regarding Gitmo detainees … particularly the concept of holding them for extend periods of time without clear charges.
My thoughts on the subject are bordering on the rantings of a libertarian nut …
