Google Adsense year three… still not rich
Back in December of 2005 I added Google Adsense features to my site. As I said back then, I have no illusions of actually making money off of Adsense. Starting…
Why do I do it?
It started innocently enough... ah, crap, that's how I began that other post. Okay... here's the deal. I'm weak. My weakness is gadgets, particularly computers. You know this if you've…
Co-creator of D&D, Gary Gygax, dies at 69 years
I clearly remember how I first got into Dungeons and Dragons. I was 15 years old at the time. My friend Tim was a member of Mensa, and told me…
Must. See. Iron Man
I vaguely recall hearing that an Iron Man movie was in the works, but more or less ignored it. I like superhero movies when they are done well: Batman Begins…
New video card: ATI 3870 X2
It started innocently enough. I was considering upgrading to a larger format monitor sometime in the next year or so. I like having lots of video "real estate" and, although…
Age and decrepitude
The final chapter... the nail in the coffin.... the slow, inexorable decline into oblivion: I'm there. I went to the optometrist today and, horror of horrors, I need bifocals. Naturally,…
Man accused of rape + murder claims he didn’t know she was dead…
I apologize in advance for making light of a tragic and horrifying circumstance. But the defense put forth by a man in Britain accused of raping and murdering a young…
Top issue for 2008 U.S Election? Bullshit…
I found this parody video from the Onion to be a bit too close to the mark... https://youtu.be/viVAAy_qkx0?si=NrrWha0gry5AoNBi The truth is, I suppose, that the "real" issues are too hard…
Boring site updates
I've updated to the latest version of WordPress (2.3.3), the software that makes this blog work, and also updated half a dozen of the plugins on my site. In *theory*,…
Wired’s Lore Sjöberg on the Brain…
I am not really the "typical" Wired reader. For one thing, I'm far from "cool" or "hip". I've got the "geek" thing down, though. Despite being outside the correct Wired…