because you never know - someday I may actually need to build something with these ( Read more... )

I'm about to pull all the ICs from this non-working C64 that I have.  Unlike the non-working Apple ][ clone, it almost feels like sacrilege, especially since it's probably just a bad power supply, and I even have a nice external floppy drive for it.

Don't worry, I said "almost", I'm still going to dissect the poor bastard.

Or something like that.  I hope that you all had good weekends, because I did!  Saturday was low-key:  sleeping in, playing Galactic Civilizations 2 for a while, then cleaning the house.  Had a few friends over after dinner, had some drinks and played Chez Geek.  Let the rabbits out for a run, and then went to bed.  Sunday was non-stop relaxing, ( Read more... )

Yesterday's wind storm was brief, but still managed to knock out power to about 89000 people.  Living in the heart of the city, we only suffered the short indignity of a 30-second power outage which interrupted my Guild Wars session.  The power was back on before I could locate a flashlight in the dark.

In the wee hours of the morning it started ( Read more... )

Things were pretty calm this morning (winds around 20 km/h), but looking outside it appears to be a tad windy.  Checking out The Weather Network, we currently have a westerly wind at about 78 km/h, with gusts up to 98 km/h.  Oh good, another storm ( Read more... )

Inconceivable!  I had forgotten to mention a dream that I had last night.  It's rather unusual because I'm not that into the whole "shooting people" thing ( Read more... )

Early this morning the weather blessed us with some snow, a bit of sleet, and after that it hovered around freezing and couldn't make up its mind if it was raining or snowing.  I slept in a bit, confident that I could catch my bus around 9 and still be in the office by 10 (after transferring to a different bus downtown).  The radio traffic report ( Read more... )

I've mentioned a local rabbit rescue in a previous post.  A local vet (probably the best rabbit vet in the greater Vancouver area) gives them a discount on his services for all the rabbits that they are fostering - usually 250-350 at any given time.  Even so, because the rescue relies solely on donations, their tab hovers around a few thousand ( Read more... )

Holiday Summary:

The Christmas shopping was done a week before Christmas, so there were no last-minute rushes in the Beskippy household.  For Christmas Eve we had dinner at my parents, went to church (without my wife, she was in no mood for such tomfoolery), and then opened presents.  While my brother and his girlfriend stayed in Toronto over the ( Read more... )

No, this isn't about cats.  I just felt like... errr, meowing ( Read more... )