Longest. Podcast. EVER So far. [ Download mp3 – 59 MB ] 0:00:00 – Disclaimer, à la Better off Ted0:02:14 – Belated trivia answer: Corby sculpted the final DRUID case design0:02:59 – How is Dungeons & Dragons like The Game?0:05:05 –…
Category: geeky
Small, Medium, and Large
My three mobile computers, left to right: a smartphone (overpriced Apple iPhone 3G), a netbook (refurbished Acer Aspire One), and a laptop (piece-of-crap Lenovo Thinkpad T61p). Lest you think I’m one of those ultra-early adopters who just has to have…
Book Report: SuperFreakonomics
I don’t generally read a lot of non-fiction books, but I enjoyed Freakonomics a lot, and the follow-up, SuperFreakonomics, did not disappoint. Unlike some writers, who like to draw lots of conclusions based on sometimes slim or anecdotal evidence (coughMalcolmGladwellcough),…
Workarounds, Hacks, and Pillows
We didn’t go out today, which meant we were able to spend more time sitting with Tye, so I didn’t turn on the webcam until later in the evening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMDrNj56OP0 That little red netbook on the counter is the new…
Look Ma, No Gravity!
Video from my Zero-G flight on May 6th: http://youtu.be/9mrQ883FVmM I’m the one with the water bottle and the green octopus, and yes, I do find out, on the second-to-last parabola, why NASA calls their plane “the Vomit Comet.” Hey, I…