Today is the 10th annual System Administrator Appreciation Day. Won’t you take a moment today to let your local system administrator (or IT staff) know that you appreciate their hard work? Of course you will … you wouldn’t want your e-mail to stop working today, would you?
Archive of entries posted in July 2009
Kingdom of Loathing, an “MMORPG” more my style
I haven’t been a PC gamer in a long time. Other than our annual holiday deathmatches the last major PC game I remember playing with any regularity was the free version of Return to Castle Wolfenstein. My friends and I used to play the original WarCraft at LAN parties back in the late 90s but [...]
Greetings, programs!
Check out the new trailer for Tron Legacy (aka, Tron 2): Oh yeah! Can’t wait to see that … The 1-2 punch of “TRON” in 1982 and “WarGames” in 1983 is what jump-started my computer hobby that turned into an addiction and eventually a profession. I also pumped a ton of hard-earned quarters into that [...]
15 geek movies to see before you die
Listening to TWiT episode #204 the other day I heard (at about 40:47 in) Dwight Silverman mention he had written a blog post some time ago about about 15 geek movies to see before you die that keeps resurfacing on Digg. He did say that he took a lot of flack for not including “Blade [...]
WIJFR: Black Friday
A courageous federal agent, a powerful and resourceful woman lawyer–only they can possibly stop the unspeakable from happening. New York City is under siege by a secret militia group–and that’s just the beginning of the relentless terror of Black Friday. While Patterson’s thriller is slightly out-of-date with its Cold War setting, it remains dramatically contemporary [...]
A little chilly at the “beach” …
It was Beach Week at Progessive Field, which turned out to be a little ironic since the temperature at game time Saturday night was in the low 60s and the wind blowing in from Lake Erie was downright chilly. Thank goodness the rain held off! Despite that, and the Indians’ 3-1 loss to the Mariners, [...]
Heading to Cleveland …
I’m waiting in the Tampa airport for my flight to Cleveland this weekend for my little brother’s wedding shower and bachelor party. We’re going to see the Indians and Mariners baseball game tomorrow night. I can’t remember the last time I went to a game at Jacob’s, er, Progressive Field. I don’t think I’ve been [...]
At least this proves Clippy is finally dead
Microsoft is really reaching with some of its latest advertising campaigns. Perhaps you heard about the vomiting woman with IMGIGP (oh my god, I’m gonna puke) syndrome commercial that they recently pulled? And yes, that was Dean Cain as the spokesman. Well, check out the latest “ad” for Microsoft Office 2010: I have to admit [...]
I’m going to Good Eats Live!
“Good Eats” with Alton Brown has been one of my favorite television shows since I first saw it back in 2000. I own a few AB-approved accessories (like the plunger measuring cups and a salt cellar) and I also have a signed copy of his first book “I’m Just Here for the Food.” He signed [...]
The Great Firewall of China
If you follow any tech news or podcasts you’ve most likely read or heard about China’s national firewall that the government uses to block its citizens from accessing “objectionable” material on the internet. My wife and sister are experiencing the effects first-hand during their stay in China this week. My sister first discovered that she [...]
