I have a scribble space over on BlogSpot. It’s partly a test ground for the Blogger beta, which I’m very impressed with, and partly a place for me to jot down ideas which aren’t good enough to be full-fledged posts. I’ve dubbed it Written Rough Drafts, and this is my first time revealing it to…Continue Reading…
Saw this on Yahoo’s front page. Wouldn’t have remembered it otherwise. On this day in the year 1941, Japanese attacked the base of the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Roosevelt decided at that point to enter World War II. That’s a big event in history. Certainly I find it intriguing to think about….Continue Reading…
Is the “Stone of Jordan” item in D2 named after Michael Jordan, or after the twelve stones of the Jordan in Joshua 4:8? Update: In response to SeV and McGee, yes. You’d be surprised what game programmers come up with. Diablo II is not necessarily biblical. It’s a computer game. How did you find my…Continue Reading…
I was thinking about this new market which I am particularly interested in, and I decided to throw together a list of why it’s cool. It’s forum hosting, and the only big company doing it is Google with Google Groups. But Google Groups is more of a mailing list. A real forum like phpBB, IPB,…Continue Reading…
The Wii has arrived in Marks Hall. Jason Lee picked up a new Nintendo Wii, waiting in line for it early this morning. (Although Nolan apparently paid for it, he’s going to pay him back.) It’s really, really sweet. Not only is it by the far best-looking of any of the next-gen consoles, it’s also…Continue Reading…