Today is Albert Einstein’s birthday. He would have been 125 today. His scientific achievements aside, Einstein was a brilliant man, something that is often lost in his genius. An interesting aside, technically, I should have to put a (TM) after any occurrence of Einstein’s name, as his name is copyrighted. Yeah, brilliant, I know. You […]
I couldn’t bring myself to sit through an episode of the OC just to watch a movie trailer, but thanks to the power of the internet, the trailer is now available for your viewing pleasure. Well, at least until the evil minions of Lucasarts descend from their orbiting Death Star and sue fans to get […]
Well, 5,031 to be exact. That’s how many words I wrote tonight for the NaNoWriMo contest. Starting at 6-ish, and finishing at 10:45, with a break for supper, a break for a shower, and a half-hour debate about religion with J– (don’t ask, ’cause even I don’t know where that one came from); well, that’s […]
(cross posted to UMich Marketplace) Since I have me new machine up and running, I’m selling my old machine. Specs: Sony Vaio – Model PCV-RX5601.7 Ghz Pentium 4512 MB RAM80 Gig 5400 RPM Hard DrivePNY Nvidia GeForce Ti4400 128MB Video Card (AGP)16x CD-RW16x DVD-ROMLANFireWireModemFloppy Link to PDF of original specs. Note, I pulled and replaced […]
I’m going to attempt to not sound crass or cold about this, but I swear there’s an affirming quote to come. Nearly 30 elementary school children in the Philippines have died after eating fried cassava balls obtained from a vendor, a local official told CNN. [Ed. I added the link.] … Cassava is a starchy, […]
I crossed 10,000 words tonight on my quest to 50,000. And that’s with almost 4 days blown on a trip (I didn’t get to write much on the plane). I’m also such a nerd that I started a spreadsheet (complete with formulas) to track my progress. I am not, however, the biggest nerd in the […]
I’m not a huge Bruce Willis fanboy or anything, but is it weird that I think Bruce Willis having a semi-public website is a cool idea? The cynic in me still has doubts that Bruce has anything substantive to do with this site, but the concept is interesting: stars communicating directly with their fans. If […]
I really don’t do a lot with BitTorrent. I know it’s the new, big way to get downloads (musics, movies, etc.) but I just don’t have that big of an appetite for that kind of thing. Well, music maybe, but finding a)trustworthy links that are b) free can be a challenge, and who has that […]
Not like they care, but Bloglines is a great web-based news reader. (Sidenote: Bloglines was recently acquired by AskJeeves; yeah, I didn’t know AJ was still around either.) I’m not getting anything for recommending Bloglines, either (is it weird I feel compelled to say that?), but I’m recommending it to a few of you who […]
Yes, eating instant lunches is Teh Bad, but every once in a while, something warm and delicious is needed at work. If that dish can be had in under 5 minutes, all the better. It’s not like I get to eat lunch with regularity most of the time. Enter Thai Kitchen Spring Onion Rice Noodle […]