More on the GameStop thing (2008/11/06)
This is a followup to GameStop doesn’t like my email address.
[read more...]GameStop: We don't like your email address (2008/11/04)
So, a while back, I placed a pre-order at Gamestop for the Wrath of the Lich King Collector’s Edition.
[read more...]WoW, zombie armies, and me. (2008/10/23)
World of Warcraft remains one of my favorite leisure-time activities. This evening, I decided to go hang out with some friends online, and play World of Warcraft.
[read more...]Er, maybe this is dumb, but... (2008/09/29)
So, our government is arguing about how to spend hundreds of billions of dollars “rescuing” our financial system. In a great hurry.
[read more...]Spore reviews: Not fake (2008/09/09)
As of this writing, Will Wright’s latest game, Spore, has about 1700 reviews on Amazon. 1600 of them are one-star reviews, mostly citing the horrible “DRM” system in use. Many critics allege that these are unreasonable reviews, and do not accurately reflect anything. These reviews are not fake, inaccurate, or unfair. Sony’s “SecuROM” copy protection is an absolute disaster.
[read more...]Apache on OS X: Case sensitivity (2008/08/21)
Many Apache users use .htaccess files to control access to files. Of course, sometimes only some files are password protected:
[read more...]Humanscale Freedom: Dumb name, decent chair (2008/08/10)
Like a lot of geeks, I spend a lot of time in a chair. Like too many geeks, I pick up office chairs at an office store, sit in them a lot until they break, and then go get another one.
[read more...]I'm not dead, really. (2008/07/28)
It’s been a while. :)
[read more...]A farewell to clowns. (2008/06/18)
About a week ago, I learned something really interesting. I learned that I have clowns, and that these clowns are treatable.
[read more...]Microsoft Word for Mac: STAY AWAY. (2008/06/08)
So, I have to do some writing sometimes which involves things like, say, a standardized template form provided as a Microsoft Word document.
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