currently playing
Vice City, San Andreas (PC)
(fun to do battle on the
minor planets that were in
the last movie)
FPS; good graphics though)
RAM, a widescreen LCD &
self-made spaceship
"wooshing" sounds
14 Tower Defense games
(iTunes Apps) (waiting for a
real GTA, Star Castle, Star-
flight & Sinistar)
currently reading
Colfer. The sixth book in the
(late) Douglas Adams' Hitch-
hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
series.
I've read every one of his
books. He can get preachy
and repeats himself a lot,
but still a great read. A lot
more characters to keep
track of in this one. The
ending is a little Disney/
Spielberg-ish.
Christian Lander. Material
taken from his hilarious
WordPress blog of the
same name.
currently watching
*Day 6 was lame, Day 7 was
better, Day 8 just started
good-looking people)
currently surfing: news
currently surfing: tech
@1:30pm ET)
other interests
my almae matres
(B.A. - Political Science)
(M.A. - Political Science)
(Ph.D. ABD - Political Science)
where I spend part of my
weekdays
 | Grand Theft Auto: 2, III, |
| Portal (PC) (also trying out | |
| some custom maps) | ||
| Republic Commando (PC) | |
| (already finished it; now going back to explore the places that I missed) | ||
| Battlefront II (PC) |
minor planets that were in
the last movie)
| Knights of the Old Republic | |
| II (PC) (Meh, more RPG than |
| Google Earth (much easier | |
| to use with a 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator controller; works great with a lot of |
self-made spaceship
"wooshing" sounds
| Dexter, Shrek Kart, Glyder, | |
| Myst, Plants vs. Zombies, Peggle, The Sims, Spider & |
(iTunes Apps) (waiting for a
real GTA, Star Castle, Star-
flight & Sinistar)
currently reading
| And Another Thing by Eoin |
(late) Douglas Adams' Hitch-
hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
series.
| Anathem by Neal Stephen- | |
| son. It's 900+ pages so it's taking a while. Good read so far. | ||
| Next by Michael Crichton. |
books. He can get preachy
and repeats himself a lot,
but still a great read. A lot
more characters to keep
track of in this one. The
ending is a little Disney/
Spielberg-ish.
| Stuff White People Like by |
taken from his hilarious
WordPress blog of the
same name.
currently watching
| The Big Bang Theory (my | |
| new favorite with excellent writing & acting) | ||
| The Office (great characters; | |
| now far superior to its British counterpart) | ||
| 24 (ridiculously improbable | |
| but great fun to watch) |
better, Day 8 just started
| Lost (frustratingly vague at | |
| times; other times, like watching a live version of Myst or Riven - only with |
| Dexter | |
| Modern Family | |
| House (it's not vasculitis) | |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | |
| The IT Crowd | |
| The Guild *simply brilliant |
currently surfing: news
| New York Times | |
| LA Times | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | |
| USA Today (lightweight) | |
| BBC | |
| Fark (daily dose of snark) |
currently surfing: tech
| Buzz Out Loud (weekdays, | |
| with live video streams |
| TWIF (on hiatus) | |
| TWIT Netcast Network | |
| Engadget & Gizmodo (the | |
| Coke & Pepsi of tech news) | ||
| boingboing.net | |
| botropolis | |
| commandN, net@nite, | |
| openAlpha, geekbrief.tv, pop17, icali.tv, The Molly, mostlylisa, women of warcraft & tastyblogsnack (because tech women rock) | ||
| mobile broadcasting | |
| (several past & current 'lifecasters' who broadcast: Justine (LA), web pioneer & domme Lisa (Tokyo), pilot & techie John (Greenville), prolific vloggers Sarah (SF), David (Ft. Lauderdale) and Scott (Greensboro) & several live videogame sites; click on the link at far left to see in a teeny-tiny window; ustream & stickam are also good streaming sites, with apps!) | ||
| Tiki Bar TV (I don't drink but | |
| this Canadian video podcast is hilarious; I highly recom- mend Episode #19 of the two-part "Space Cadet" episodes for the uninitiated) |
other interests
| political psychology | |
| British politics & culture | |
| intelligence studies | |
| temporal anomalies | |
| quantum entanglements | |
| logic & epistemology | |
| postmodernism | |
| mobile computing | |
| FPS games | |
| toys & gadgets | |
| Lego | |
| superstructures | |
| novelty architecture | |
| steampunk conversions | |
| off-world technologies | |
| dark chocolate | |
| tea |
my almae matres
| Indiana University |
| Ball State University |
| Kent State University |
where I spend part of my
weekdays
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New magnetic Gorillapods February 19, 2010
Rugged iPad cases February 20, 2010
(pics: hardcandycases.com)
Canadian chocolates not available here February 18, 2010
Canadian cousins February 17, 2010
1PasswordPro for the iPad February 16, 2010
(mock up pic: Dan Petersen)
"It was a Linksys in my neighborhood." February 21, 2010
(YouTube video: onlinecrane; "The Tech Guy" national radio show)
To better see the ISS robotic arms February 22, 2010
Top pics: mission specialist Steve Robinson in the newly in-
stalled cupola. Above pics: payload and shuttle mission
patches.
stalled cupola. Above pics: payload and shuttle mission
patches.
Giada. Ha! February 23, 2010
(pic: foodnetworkhumor.com)
Domo's internal organs February 24, 2010
(pic: Domo Facebook fan page)
Honda 3-wheeled concept scooter February 25, 2010
(all pics: Honda)
Twenty 80's song clips in two minutes February 26, 2010
I love the clips from Talk Talk, Depeche Mode, New Order, The
Cars, Asia, The Police and The Clash. The Talking Heads, ABC,
R.E.M., Queen, Fine Young Cannibals and AC/DC were more
middle/later 80's in my mind. I really didn't get into The Smiths,
OMD, Bronski Beat, The Cult and Oingo Boingo until later. For
me, the quintessential 80's music video remains Magic (below).
Cars, Asia, The Police and The Clash. The Talking Heads, ABC,
R.E.M., Queen, Fine Young Cannibals and AC/DC were more
middle/later 80's in my mind. I really didn't get into The Smiths,
OMD, Bronski Beat, The Cult and Oingo Boingo until later. For
me, the quintessential 80's music video remains Magic (below).
(top YouTube video: repeat09)
Rainbow of Peep colors! February 28, 2010
Dual Nikon D700s for 3D photos February 27, 2010
Spotted at the Vancouver Olympics and used by Sports Illustra-
ted photographer David Klutho.
ted photographer David Klutho.
(flickr photo: Russ Beinder)
Hazel's 6th year anniversary today March 1, 2010
Some "cajun barbecuing" back in August of 1997.
Roger Ebert's new voice March 2, 2010
(video: Harpo)
Automatic double-axis tourbillon March 3, 2010
Created by German watchmaker Thomas Prescher, each axis
rotates once a minute. Its tourbillon is powered by a constant-
force mechanism which balances the effects of a wound and
unwound mainspring evenly, while accounting for friction and
gravity. Prescher also built a watch with a triple-axis tourbillon.
rotates once a minute. Its tourbillon is powered by a constant-
force mechanism which balances the effects of a wound and
unwound mainspring evenly, while accounting for friction and
gravity. Prescher also built a watch with a triple-axis tourbillon.
(above & mouseover pics: puristspro.com)
Hurley! March 4, 2010
(YouTube video: xSoppySofax)
(video: Transparent House)
Looking forward to the 3G iPad next month! March 5, 2010
Perfectly-sized to fit between my 3.5" iPod Touch and 15.6"
ThinkPad, it'll be used primarily in-car, on the couch and in bed.
ThinkPad, it'll be used primarily in-car, on the couch and in bed.