Monthly Archives: March 2006

Bots’n'Scouts

Java version of RoboRally: Bots’n’Scouts No tag for this post.

Programmable Soda Bottles – Gizmodo

Gizmodo has an interesting little tidbit about Programmable Soda Bottles. Really neat idea, but I bet the flavors are going to be horrible. Tags: Food, Soda

Gods damned spammers…

For anyone who may be getting spam from “info@cavort.org”, suffice it to say some fucking Russian asshole has decided to use it as the return address for a whole shitload of spam over the last few weeks. My spam bucket, it overflows with mail delivery errors. While I am not normally a violent person, I [...]

NASA – STS-121

It looks like the next scheduled Shuttle launch is right near my birthday this year. I’m seriously thinking about making the trip. Update: Looks like they’ve moved the target to July. Ah well. No tag for this post.

Playing with Windows Vista

So I’ve started to play with Windows Vista Beta 2. I’ve got a machine at work (dedicated but sucky integrated graphics) and a machine at home (dual-booting my primary gaming system with XP MCE 2005) and so far the experience has been a pretty good one. I had some initial trouble with the machine at [...]

TiVo to Offer Tighter Rein on Children’s Viewing – New York Times

Tivo’s “Big Announcement” this morning is likely to be a yawner for those of us looking for something actually interesting technologically, but I’m guessing some parents might be happy: TiVo to Offer Tighter Rein on Children’s Viewing TiVo today announcing KidZone parental control service TiVo to Offer Tighter Rein on Children’s Viewing (New York Times) [...]