Online Desktop
May 31, 2006It occured to me on the bus today, that the requirements for a computer system have gone backwards over the past few months.
The truth is that the average computer user doesnt need more than the most modest of computers to run the majority of the programs that are out there. In fact, these days, you [...]
Hot Foot Shuffle
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Ghetto foot heating.
Notice how I only block off half of the vent so I still get some heat above the desk.
I estimate K=0.6, elbow joint
You can also see the switch that was previously used to warm my feet.
Please disregard messy desk.
Materials:
2 Plastic garbage bags
~5M of regulation tape
Results:
Foot temperature before heatpipe = 104K
Foot temperature after = [...]
Secret Agent
May 22, 2006So it turns out that the mission was possible all along!
I didn’t see that one coming as I watched MI:3 this morning as I ate my breakfast in a preliminary procrastinate before my day of hard work.
MI:3 was a bit of a challenge to watch because of two reasons. The 1st is the fact that [...]
Football is for armish
May 21, 2006Look, I have no idea what FIFA stands for but the whole world cup thing is on/coming up. I dont know.
Either way, I thought I would whip out the latest incarnation of the game: FIFA:2006 Germany World Cup. Currently the worlds #1 selling game. I really liked old Fifa 2003, it wasnt trying to be [...]
Wikipedia Races
May 19, 2006As I sat in the comp science labs yesterday having a mahjong race with anz I noticed a different kind of race going on behind me… a Wikipedia Race.
Now now that I have heard of it it seems obvious. What you do is nominate two seemingly unrelated topics then have a race with another person [...]
Flickering
May 17, 2006If anyone is interested in following the construction of my Dad’s 26′ boat you can look at the flikr album
here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/96136643@N00/sets/72057594137119472/
I am really quite impressed with the interface of flickr. I was never impressed by livejournal or any of those other blogging ones as there were always so many amazing bomebrew alternatives but flickr does [...]
Copy right?
Well it seems that the gov’t has finally got around to changing our copyright laws to make it legal to use VCRs.
Yes thats right, until this new copyright reform goes through it is still illegal to use your VCR. The only problem is… the new laws will only allow people to watch their recorded program [...]
People who don’t suck read… Achewood!
May 10, 2006Especially this recent story line
http://www.achewood.com/index.php?date=04052006
If you like that then I suggest you go back and read the ~Great Outdoor Fight~ storyline.
Also… Sorry I have not updated for so long. I have no excuses.
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