It's just verging on 02:00 as I set cursor to , because I can't stop thinking about this

So before you get that, "Oh, we've lost him!" look on your face, know at the outset that I downloaded and "played" the free demo that was made available via PCGames Magazine. It has a 100 minute time limit, so there was an upper bound to how badly I could get sucked in to the thing.
That said, and having exhausted said time limit, I'm still not ( Read more... )

Further proof, if any be needed, that I'm a computer geek (click for full size):


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According to a utility I loaded on to my B&N Nook Color, this is what the local 802.11[abg] (WiFi) neighborhood looks like from my living room (click for full size):


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As I write this, trinsf is on her way home from AnimeLA, undertaking the arduous drive on I-5. Reports are she was attacked by fog over the Grapevine, but came through okay ( Read more... )

I get a lot of insane ideas -- mostly in the realm of unrealistic fantasies. Most of them never leave the confines of my head (which is probably best for all involved).
But last week's alpha-release from the Catfood Commission spurred a ( Read more... )

Last night was... interesting from a network maintenance standpoint ( Read more... )

Well, interesting. I always knew there was a phone jack in the kitchen, but since we never had a phone plugged in there I never thought much about it. Given the issues of depressed DSL bandwidth, it occurred to me to go inspect it ( Read more... )

I'm in the process of changing telecomm providers. Previously we had POTS service through AT&T, and DSL Internet through Speakeasy/Covad. Today I jiggered a few wires in the basement, and now we're getting both POTS and DSL through Sonic.net ( Read more... )

Lest you think from the previous post that I'm all doomy and gloomy, some nice things have happened.

If you've been closely following trinsf's various ramblings, you'll know that the nest recently emptied, and she got her own bedroom back. She's been planning for this for years, and has swiftly transformed the room into a very hospitable space ( Read more... )