xkcd
matt | December 30, 2008
So true
The Caffeinated Penguin
musings of a crackpot hacker
Christmas update
matt | December 27, 2008
First off, 's dad woke up, which definitely made for a happy Christmas. See, we lost my grandfather on Christmas eve about 10 years ago, and I was hoping for him to not have to go through that as well. As it turns out, my Christmas wish was granted, and his dad woke up.
Redneck Life [...]
Full of win
matt | December 23, 2008
Programmer's Bill of Rights
I heartily approve.
Olofson Relief Fund
matt | December 22, 2008
For those of you who have a little good fortune to spare, these folks need your help.
Really short version:
Man has rifle. Rifle is broken. At the range, rifle goes bang bang instead of bang. ATF has him in jail for illegal machinegun. Rifle was broken. They don't care. He won't take a deal, won't plead [...]
Logical fallacy
matt | December 21, 2008
The pastor for the church running this gun turn in was on the news saying “each one of these guns turned in saved someone's life”.
Congratulations – you just called everyone who turned in a gun a murderer.
Dumbass.
Beware
matt | December 20, 2008
Alternity Dark*Matter induces fanboy squee.
(Although, depending on the group, I could see it being run with a FATE rules engine, just to keep it night and light.. Alternity is a bit crunchy.. not that this is a bad thing, it just has to be what your group wants).
Car show loophole
matt | December 20, 2008
In New York, you can't drive a car off the lot without first showing the dealership proof of insurance. You can, however, buy a car at a car show or from a private individual without showing such proof of insurance. These unlicensed dealers represent a hazard, since they are not bound by the same regulations [...]
D'oh
matt | December 20, 2008
So, Liz gets an iPod touch, and gives me her iPod 3G. Of course, I want to put Rockbox on it. Normally, this is not very difficult, except that this was an HFS formatted iPod, and I needed to redo it as Fat32 (because that is what Rockbox understands).
The basic gist here is:
(1) Save off [...]
A christmas miracle
matt | December 20, 2008
The fire chief from the next town down the street rescued two women trapped in a car right before it was hit by a train.
The miracle part is that it wasn't a call – he just happened to be driving by.
Score!
matt | December 19, 2008
Lizzy got me a Serenity Christmas Ornament for the tree.
I also managed to score:
- Most of the Dark*Matter books for Alternity. (4 books, $15, shipped)
- More StarDrive campaign stuff for Alternity. (3 books, $13, shipped).
Got to love ebay.
The real sad thing is that these books are GOOD, but the product line was killed by WotC, [...]
