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Lego NES Case: Just Too Cool

Lego NES Case If Nintendo came out with a Lego NES case, this would be it. Everything is 100% Lego – power/reset buttons, controller ports, LED light cover, and even the vents up top. One more picture here. [RetroNintendo] There’s also a LEGO Harpsichord and tons of other stuff. People have so much fun when…Continue Reading…

Successfully Transferred Google Desktop Search Index

Google Desktop Search has been improving at an insane pace. With most new versions, there is no announcement, no changelog, no version number. The setup file has grown in size from 1,353 KB on 8/24/2005 to 1,601 KB today, and this is all Google Desktop Search 3. I wanted to move my index file from…Continue Reading…

Google Pizza Ambassador for USC

It always bugged me that the Google Pizza Program reprented at UCLA, but not USC (list). Well, after a few email exchanges, I’ve been selected to be a Google Pizza Ambassador. And yes, I attend USC, so we’ll see when/if they update that list. I’m not sure whether they should write “USC” or “University of…Continue Reading…

Gaim aim: protocol

Firefox says aim: “isn’t associated with any program”. I want to associate it with Gaim. How can I do that? A quick search brought me to this page, but there’s no definitive answer there: a comment notes that gaim-remote isn’t supported on Win32. Anyone have a solution?

WordPress Custom Fields and Keys

I just realized what Custom Fields are for! That stuff is genius. Keys and values. Reminds me of the Windows registry. Of course, lots of stuff uses the same kind of thing for organizing and storing data and config info. I’m going to install the WordPress Paged Comments plugin, found at Keyvan’s excellent site. //…Continue Reading…

How programmers think: Kryder’s law

I was reading about Moore’s law, which led me to Kryder’s law. What an interesting concept. I recently bought a new hard drive just last week, some $90 for a 250 GB drive. Just a few years ago, 4 GB drives were considered huge. Who could ever use that much space? Today, I can fill…Continue Reading…