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Oxford’s Out of the Blue at USC

Just got back from just about the most awesoem a cappella concert ever. USC’s Dischord, Northwestern’s Undertones, and Oxford’s Out of the Blue, all at one concert in the VKC arches. Neat stuff. I’m going out to Guppy’s Teahouse in Cerritos. More later.

USC on Nintendo’s Site

I was reading about a new Nintendo DS game, Brain Age, when I stumbled into this paragraph: Why is brain training good for you? We all know as we grow older our bodies change and it becomes important to regularly exercise to maintain health and fitness. Our brain is no different. “Use it or lose…Continue Reading…

Coelacanth: hmm!

1938: Off the coast of Madagascar, a live coelacanth is caught. Until now, the fish has been thought to be extinct for millions of years.

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…

Google Web Accelerator

At the bottom of one of my Google searches, I saw their little ad for Google Web Accelerator. How does this profit them? Anyway, I decided to give it a try: I installed Google Web Accelerator today (3/23/06) and so far have 0.0 seconds saved. If it doesn’t save me a minute within a week,…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…