I got this message from my firewall software when I tried to download the CVS tree of the Nitro Jabber Client for the Mac:
I love developers with a sense of humor.
When Modern Kids Meet Old-school Videogames…
You get this. Terrifying. THAT is why I am training my kids early – both of them are going to be proficient on MAME before they “graduate” to “modern” games. Whippersnappers. In my day, all we had was a monochromatic vector display in BattleZone . And that’s the way it was and WE LIKED IT! WE LOVED IT!
Funny dialog in that article, though.
These Go to 11….
Well, as my pappy always sez… “A fool and his money soon part.” And in my case, that’s usually what happens. I bought one of these today:
It’s a Griffin Technology PowerMate and it’s basically a fully customizable scroll wheel/volume knob. Considering my Mac stuff put me without scroll-ability, this thing is a godsend.
The software it comes with is 100% customizable, and it’ll do different things depending on what app you’re in. In iTunes, it is a volume/pause/play controller. In Mozilla, I can scroll up/down and go back/forward without using the mouse. It’s cool to surf with two hands… pretty neat stuf!
Ahnold Is the Governator, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Politics
Well, it looks like Arnie got the governor’s office. The prophecy of “Demolition Man” is coming true. All I can say to the democrats is:
Good luck, Arnold. Make sure to clean house - and don’t listen to the special interest groups, either. It makes me feel good to see the political system actually work… the people wanted this, and they got it. Score one for democracy!
Roy (of Siegfried and Roy) Gets OWNED by One of His Tigers…
I may be a crass bastard for saying this, but … these … guys (I use that term loosely, of course) have been making these animals jump through hoops and shit like that for YEARS. Yeah, yeah, they’re the Vega$ favorite. Yeah, yeah, they have done more to save the endangered White Tigers than anyone. Yeah, yeah… no one deserves to be drug off the stage by the throat. OK. But there’s some part of me, deep down, that thinks this is:
1) Ironic as hell.
2) Funny as all get out.
For some reason, I can’t stop smiling as I type this. Images keep flashing thru my mind… Jim Carrey doing his “Siegfried” impersonation in Ace Ventura among them, for some odd reason. I know it’s wrong, but damn…
Oh yeah, and I found the tiger’s side of the story on the web. You be the judge.