Monthly Archives: May 2005

Cute little Nokia tablet thingy I like this! It’s got a four inch touchscreen, WiFi, runs Debian, and is hackable. Neat! Also, Camino now gets the official riney seal of approval. All the goodness of Firefox, without some of the … Continue reading →

I’m pretty happy about the fact that yesterday, I signed the contract for my first, albeit small, writing gig. I sold my Project Redshark article to O’Reilly’s Make Magazine. Massive amounts of thanks are due to the guys at O’Reilly … Continue reading →

This is pretty good, if a bit smug: How To Be A Programmer – A Short, Comprehensive, and Personal Summary Sitting here waiting for the debut of Systm. Don’t bother trying to go there. The guys weren’t quite ready for … Continue reading →

Phil, my houseplant / platonic life partner, now holds a place of esteem above my sliding glass door. Vaya con Dios, Phil. The Ion got here, after the UPS guy conveniently left it on my porch, even taking the time … Continue reading →

Clicking reload enough makes the UPS driver drive faster, right? Status: In Transit – On Time Scheduled Delivery: May 18, 2005 Shipped to: LADSON, SC, US Shipped or Billed on: May 16, 2005 Tracking Number: 1Z 1A7 15V 03 8507 … Continue reading →

Why is desktop video editing and DVD authoring so damn screwed up? Every single video-related project I’ve tried to do has been a complete feast of terror. To date I’ve only been able to actually make one thing work. Case … Continue reading →

Just ordered an Alesis Ion synthesizer. Officially it’s for testing out Airspace but…come on. Do I really need a reason? Look at that thing. Also, I need to learn to be more careful about what images I store on my … Continue reading →

Whoo…finally finished the Xbox article. Also, watched Metropolis. Really amazing flick. It sure would be nice to see the original version, before it was mutilated by Paramount. Idiots.

Upgraded to OS X 10.4 today. Fiddled around with Quartz Composer, and made a pretty thing: pt1.qtz (save as – left-clicking fails. no mime type for qtz set)