With the house pretty much clean, the roast in the oven, and everything else out of my hands for dinner this afternoon it’s nice to take a few minutes to rest and think. There has been a fairly common tradition with the American holiday of Thanksgiving to talk about all of the things that one [...]

I’ve added a new little item to the right sidebar called a BlogMap. Basically it shows where I am, as well as what else is near me. Sort of interesting, and we’ll see how long I leave it up. More info at feedmap .net (BETA) No tag for this post.

So this week I hope to be going to the Metrodome for rollerblading. I took my first few glides this last summer with some help from a friend. Unfortunately I was stupid and had not bought pads so my first spill on my third time out put my right wrist into a brace for a [...]

Microsoft has a nice video tutorial on using Visual Studio 2005 to control some lights over X10. Coding4Fun: Controlling Lights with .NET Tags: Video

A friend recently brought back a bottle of Mezzo Mix from a recent trip to Germany for me, for which I am very grateful. If you like Coke, and you like orange flavors, you’ll really like Mezzo Mix since it really is just Coke with 1.5% orange juice from concentrate. Tasty! No tag for this [...]

ArsTechnica is reporting that Sony’s latest DRM system on audio CD’s involves installing a rootkit on your system. This is just rampant stupidity. No tag for this post.