Writer's Block Redux (2004/02/02)
Now I’m just stuck because I know roughly what I want to write about, but it’s too large and confusing to start all at once, and I may sort of need to take advantage of my mighty dual-boot system to do the actual writing work. Annoying! I sort of wish I hadn’t casually included “Unix-like environments running on Windows” in this article description.
[read more...]New roommate! (2004/02/01)
We have a new roommate. This was mostly unplanned, but you gotta do what you gotta do. Anyone in the Twin Cities area who’s hiring part-time folks, let us know, we have a guy who just got here and needs a job.
[read more...]Honesty (2004/01/29)
So, a friend of mine wandered into a Firestone store (they do various car service), and had something minor looked at on his car. While it was there, they checked it for other stuff, and pointed out that his front brakes needed to be replaced; they were worn down to metal-on-metal, so they’d need new rotors and everything, about $500. He said no, because he was in a hurry, and figured he could get them looked at in a day or two.
[read more...]What an annoying noise! (2004/01/23)
I’m trying to extract old backup tapes before they become unreadable.
[read more...]Writer's block (2004/01/20)
I like to try to update my blog regularly, but sometimes I just have nothing to say.
[read more...]Science! (2004/01/17)
My mom took me to the Science Museum of Minnesota today. Wow. I’d forgotten how much bigger this place has gotten since they moved into their new digs.
[read more...]Why MOO3 sucked. (2004/01/15)
Okay, let’s ignore the problems with copy protection… No wait, let’s not. The copy protection was a major component of what moved Master Of Orion 3 from “mediocre” to “awful”. Quite simply, it took me a good extra five or six hours of work to even get the game to run.
[read more...]5-Speed and the Pluto Spoon (2004/01/14)
So, I used to run a BBS, called Schrodinger’s Cathouse. The readers of this BBS were inclined to get together socially from time to time. Everyone went by handles; for instance, one of my friends went by “Troll For Hire”. One guy went by “5-Speed”. At one point, we formed a plan that he’d rent a room in the 3-bedroom apartment I was sharing with one other roommate. This ended up falling through… But not before he brought over a spoon with a handle shaped like Pluto. No, not the planet; Mickey Mouse’s dog. I seem to recall the spoon was used to eat cookie dough, and then left in the dishrack for washing.
[read more...]Instant Review: Charlie's Angels 2 (2004/01/13)
This is a really, really, fun movie. None of it makes any sense. Continuity falls by the wayside. On the other hand, lots of big-name actors, even just in cameo roles, and beautiful fight choreography. You can tell it was a lot of fun to make this movie.
[read more...]Doing the right thing (2004/01/11)
That’s something you don’t see every day.
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