Between the earlier blog posts on BASIC programming, RobotWar and this article over at PC Advisor, I suppose I got nostalgic for my first home computer. The Texas Instruments 99/4A — what an awkward name that was. At school, I had first experience a couple of different Apple ][+ computers (a Bell & Howell and …
Category Archives: General
Health
I’ve started a separate blog to chronicle my journey towards a healthy lifestyle. You can find it at: /static-chaos/health I’m guessing the day-to-day posts are going to be pretty mundane, but your encouragement and support would be appreciated.
RobotWar
This 10 top list of computer games includes an honorable mention for RobotWar. I actually discovered RobotWar when my friend Steve Green created a version for X11. While we had a great time coding robots I think the most interesting things was figuring out how Silas Warner managed to program it on an Apple ][. …
Necessary (Mac) Things
There are a couple of things that are absolutely necessary for me to get the most out of my Mac. Without them I either fumble around or go out of my way to make up for the loss. Some are free, others I got as part of one of those software bundles tha occasionally come around. (Do they …
Vintage Star Wars Posters
I ran across these while looking around Zazzle last night, and frankly I just had to order one. Modified from vintage WPA travel posters of the 30’s, these Star Wars posters just hit too many pressure points for me not to love them. I ordered the Hoth version, but really both are great. I’m not …
USB FTW!
After years of being pro-Firewire and (relatively) anti-USB, my Macbook Air has finally converted me over to an all USB existence. I just added a 36′ long USB cable to my setup, allowing me to hook up my scanner across the room from the rest of the computer system (and freeing up valuable desk space. …
Internet TV convergence?
I’m considering getting something that will bring more media from our computers to our TV. There are a couple obvious choices (Apple TV, TiVo Premiere, etc), but I’m looking for suggestions. We already have an Xbox 360 attached to the TV, but I’m not particularly interested in getting deeply into the Zune Marketplace. If the …
Wedding Update
I’ve been particularly quiet these last couple of days because I’ve been working on the new wedding website. Well that and slogging through some data analysis for a journal article. Anyway, head on over there and let me know what other CSS nightmares I’ve caused. http://tying.the.knot.org PS: No, I didn’t plan that when we got …
iPad Idiocy
Or more specifically, the nonsense that some sites are propagating in the name of the iPad. I know they’re just trying to garner page-views by starting controversy, but it’s still sheer nonsense nonetheless. Here’s a quick sampling: 5 Reasons Why We Are Already Depressed About The iPad — Seriously? This article wouldn’t even be worth …
Diversions: Gravity Hook
From the people who brought us “Canabalt“, there’s now Gravity Hook HD. It’s only available online at the moment, but it’s coming soon for the iPhone. I’m already kinda into it. It’s not Canabalt, but it’s still pretty fun. Like Doodle Jump with different mechanics.