currently playing
Vice City, San Andreas (PC)
(fun to do battle on the
minor planets that were in
the last movie)
FPS; good graphics though)
RAM, a widescreen LCD &
self-made spaceship
"wooshing" sounds
currently reading
Colfer. The sixth book in the
(late) Douglas Adams' Hitch-
hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
series.
I've read every one of his
books. He can get preachy
and repeats himself a lot,
but still a great read. A lot
more characters to keep
track of in this one. The
ending is a little Disney/
Spielberg-ish.
Christian Lander. Material
taken from his hilarious
WordPress blog of the
same name.
currently watching
*Day 6 was lame, Day 7 was
better, Day 8 just started
good-looking people)
currently surfing: news
currently surfing: tech
@1:30pm ET)
currently surfing: sci-fi
other interests
my almae matres
(B.A. - Political Science)
(M.A. - Political Science)
(Ph.D. ABD - Political Science)
where I spend part of my
weekdays
 | Grand Theft Auto: 2, III, |
| Portal (PC) (also trying out | |
| some custom maps) | ||
| Republic Commando (PC) | |
| (already finished it; now going back to explore the places that I missed) | ||
| Battlefront II (PC) |
minor planets that were in
the last movie)
| Knights of the Old Republic | |
| II (PC) (Meh, more RPG than |
| Google Earth (much easier | |
| to use with a 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator controller; works great with a lot of |
self-made spaceship
"wooshing" sounds
| Dexter, Shrek Kart, Glyder, | |
| Myst, Saucerlifter, Trivial Pursuit, Peggle, The Sims, Spider & 14 Tower Defense games (iTunes Apps) (waiting for a real GTA, Star Castle, Starflight & Sinistar) |
currently reading
| And Another Thing by Eoin |
(late) Douglas Adams' Hitch-
hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
series.
| Anathem by Neal Stephen- | |
| son. It's 900+ pages so it's taking a while. Good read so far. | ||
| Next by Michael Crichton. |
books. He can get preachy
and repeats himself a lot,
but still a great read. A lot
more characters to keep
track of in this one. The
ending is a little Disney/
Spielberg-ish.
| Stuff White People Like by |
taken from his hilarious
WordPress blog of the
same name.
currently watching
| The Big Bang Theory (my | |
| new favorite with excellent writing & acting) | ||
| The Office (great characters; | |
| now far superior to its British counterpart) | ||
| 24 (ridiculously improbable | |
| but great fun to watch) |
better, Day 8 just started
| Lost (frustratingly vague at | |
| times; other times, like watching a live version of Myst or Riven - only with |
| Dexter | |
| Modern Family | |
| House (it's not vasculitis) | |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | |
| The IT Crowd | |
| The Guild *simply brilliant |
currently surfing: news
| New York Times | |
| LA Times | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | |
| USA Today (lightweight) | |
| BBC | |
| Fark (daily dose of snark) |
currently surfing: tech
| Buzz Out Loud (weekdays, | |
| with live video streams |
| TWIF (on hiatus) | |
| TWIT Netcast Network | |
| Engadget & Gizmodo (the | |
| Coke & Pepsi of tech news) | ||
| boingboing.net | |
| botropolis | |
| commandN, net@nite, | |
| openAlpha, geekbrief.tv, pop17, icali.tv, The Molly, mostlylisa, women of warcraft & tastyblogsnack (because tech women rock) | ||
| mobile broadcasting | |
| (several past & current 'lifecasters' who broadcast: Justine (LA), web pioneer & domme Lisa (Tokyo), pilot & techie John (Greenville), prolific vloggers Sarah (SF), David (Ft. Lauderdale) and Scott (Greensboro) & several live videogame sites; click on the link at far left to see in a teeny-tiny window; ustream & stickam are also good streaming sites, with apps!) | ||
| Tiki Bar TV (I don't drink but | |
| this Canadian video podcast is hilarious; I highly recom- mend Episode #19 of the two-part "Space Cadet" episodes for the uninitiated) |
currently surfing: sci-fi
| rebelscum | |
| Galactic Hunter | |
| Yakface | |
| Sir Steves Guide | |
| swcollector | |
| Jedi Defender |
other interests
| political psychology | |
| British politics & culture | |
| intelligence studies | |
| temporal anomalies | |
| quantum entanglements | |
| logic & epistemology | |
| postmodernism | |
| mobile computing | |
| FPS games | |
| toys & gadgets | |
| Lego | |
| superstructures | |
| novelty architecture | |
| steampunk conversions | |
| off-world technologies | |
| dark chocolate | |
| tea |
my almae matres
| Indiana University |
| Ball State University |
| Kent State University |
where I spend part of my
weekdays
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Space for a camera in the iPad February 1, 2010
Above is a replacement iPad frame and (mouseover pic) to see
the location of the missing camera unit. The top pic shows a
close up of the iPad frame, along with a MacBook camera
component and an identical space in a MacBook lid frame.
the location of the missing camera unit. The top pic shows a
close up of the iPad frame, along with a MacBook camera
component and an identical space in a MacBook lid frame.
(all pics: missionrepair.com)
The $499 JooJoo (formerly the Crunchpad) February 2, 2010
Although starting at the same price point as the Apple iPad, the
JooJoo's 12.1" LCD screen is larger, supports 1080p HD and is
widescreen. It also has a built-in webcam and can run Flash
and Java right out of the box. Unfortunately, it's wifi-only (no 3G)
and its SSD is tiny at only 4GB (versus iPad's 64GB).
JooJoo's 12.1" LCD screen is larger, supports 1080p HD and is
widescreen. It also has a built-in webcam and can run Flash
and Java right out of the box. Unfortunately, it's wifi-only (no 3G)
and its SSD is tiny at only 4GB (versus iPad's 64GB).
(pics: thejojo.com)
787's electronic window shades February 3, 2010
Boeing's new Dreamliner interior also sports a suspiciously
high ceiling. Coach seats look uncomfortable as ever though.
high ceiling. Coach seats look uncomfortable as ever though.
(pics: Boeing)
Stupidly simple: squeeze OR dip. February 4, 2010
(pics: Heinz)
Start of a new snowstorm February 5, 2010
(weather maps: WISHTV)
End of the snowstorm (6" total) February 6, 2010