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Compliment of Humor

Yesterday, Theo asked me how it is that I’m so funny. It’s true, I often crack subtle jokes and try to make up clever responses. But more often, I’m just saying what comes naturally. That I’m funny is a compliment I’ve heard several times this year. To be honest, it makes me feel really good…Continue Reading…

Macs have more viruses

Apple.com states: To get a sense of just how big the virus problem is, search for “virus” at both Apple and Microsoft. Compare the number of results. What’s more, the 100 most virulent attacks cause 99.9% of damage from malicious software. None of these attacks work on a Mac. Don’t you deserve such protection? Aside…Continue Reading…

Gaming under DOS and Win95

This morning, I started thinking about how I first got into programming. Indeed, I think the earliest beginnings were from computer games. First, we had a computer that was amazingly fast for the time, an Intel 486DX 33MHz with 16 MB RAM and a 500 MB HDD. We had a 2x CD-ROM and a 3.5″…Continue Reading…

Epicentre 3rd Anniversary

Today I went to church with Tina and Kristy, with Dan driving and John also coming along. We went to Epicentre Church, which I haven’t gone to since last year. They use a multi-purpose room at Cleveland Elementary School, part of the Pasadena Unified School District. The guy who spoke at HEAT last week, Chris,…Continue Reading…

Proposal: Electronic Book Reader

Here’s an idea I came up with a few weeks ago. I didn’t write “eBook” because it looks silly and has somewhat negative connotations. This is an Electronic Book Reader, and yes, it needs a catchier name. Here’s an overview of a few of the things I’ve thought about. A company really needs to make…Continue Reading…

Google’s Mark Lucovsky Talks at USC

Mark came to give a Google Tech Talk at USC today. It was really good. It’s 1:41 AM, so I don’t have time to write about it extensively. But it was about the Google Ajax Search API, and I am looking forward to messing with it when I have time. Specifically, it would be cool…Continue Reading…