mumbling: 2004

12.20.2004

More Xbox games

I bought Atari Collection, so scratch that off the list. Elisha really wants Pitfall, so move that toward the top. She also wants Frogger, but I don't know if the original is available on Xbox.

Add two more for me: Deathrow (older game, very violent, available used through Amazon for $15) and NFL Street II (Just came out, looks cool).

12.14.2004

Myth TV network

Question: is it better to stream video from a Myth TV server over Cat 5 or Cat 6, or is it better to send the video over RCA and/or S-Video?

12.13.2004

Myth TV

Again, I am riddled with the MythTV bug. Here are some interesting links:

http://www.pvrblog.com/
http://anandtech.com/linux/showdoc.aspx?i=2190
http://anandtech.com/linux/showdoc.aspx?i=2208
http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=1766
http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/

and, of course:
http://www.mythtv.org/
http://www.mythtv.info/

12.04.2004

Xbox Games I Want

Atari Collection
Sonic Collection
Dance Dance Revolution 2
Karaoke Revolution
Yourself Fitness
DOA Ultimate

Pitfall: The Lost Expedition
Kung Fu Chaos
NBA Street II
Halo 2
Outlaw Golf
Outlaw Golf II
Outlaw Volleyball
Monopoly Party
Trivial Pursuit Unhinged
TRON 2.0

Fable
Morrowwind
Halo
Star Wars KOTOR
Star Wars KOTOR II
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Leisure Suit Larry
BMX XXX & The Guy Game

11.26.2004

Music I want to hear

Mahler's Fifth Symphony: Adagietto. Sehr langsam
Bernstein's Mass

10.23.2004

Minnie Driver's CD

I really like it!

10.21.2004

Kerry Emulates Bush

After seeing how much fun Bush was having looking for Osama Bin Laden and for WMDs in Iraq, Kerry decided to embark on his own Wild Goose Chase.

10.19.2004

Coffee Mugs

I want one of these for work:

ThinkGeek :: O'Reilly Mugs

The Pessimist's Mug

Proud Member: Intellectual Elites

10.16.2004

TimeKeeper Menus

Don't expect this to make any sense.

Copy current menu to HTML file. Test.
Rewrite menu using CSS. Test.
Add additional links. Test.
Copy back to jsp. Test.

Also: browser-friendly, browser-safe pop-up links.

10.13.2004

How many Voltrons were there?

I had a weird dream last night which I don't remember except that I woke up this morning trying to remember what the third Voltron looked like. "Third Voltron?" you ask. I'm sure your remember the Voltron that was made of five lions, right? Maybe you remember the Voltron made out of 15 cars, boats, and planes (or maybe not, the cartoon was only shown briefly). But a third Voltron? I couldn't for the life of me picture it, but I was sure there had been one.

Of course, I thought that I might have been confusing Voltron with Robotech, which of course did have three completely seperate series. Anyway, I looked it up on the Internet. I found lots of references to the Lion Voltron, which was from a Japanese series originally called "Go Lion!". After some simple digging, I found references to the Vehicle Voltron, which was from a completely unrelated Japanese cartoon called "Dairugger XV."

After some serious, serious digging I found that there was indeed a third Voltron made up of three robots. Here's a pic:

The series was never shown in the US, but somehow my unconscious had latched onto it and wouldn't let me forget.

And, in case there's a quiz, the Vehicle Voltron is Voltron I, the Robot Voltron is Voltron II, and the Lion Voltron is Voltron III. This is all extremely important, and I expect you to be grateful that I made you aware of it. :)

8.27.2004

Web Sites I need this Semester

Here are the relevant Web sites I will need to reference this semester. (I'm listing them here for my benefit, not yours!)

Science of Computing

Linear Algebra

Discrete Structures

Intermediate Programming

8.11.2004

Okaloosa County School District, Florida

If the school district is closed tomorrow because of Tropical Storm Bonnie, I don't have to go to work!

8.06.2004

These Sites <seem> to work

Serials & keys

Freeline

Free Serials

8.02.2004

Spyware removal tools

www.Subratam.org: A growing resource to help you deal with spyware and computer problems. We have many features available to you, including a community, where you can post problems, get help or help others.

7.26.2004

Gaming t-shirts

KEWL!

7.21.2004

Cisco VPN setup

I keep making this more complicated than it needs to be. I'm posting this to read and review later.

7.16.2004

Earthlink Access Numbers

Wow. How lame is it to post Earthlink's access numbers on your Blog. People keep asking me, and it's annoying to have to dig through their Web site every time, so here they are.

6.29.2004

Unix/Linux Mail Forwarder

I'm toying with the idea of setting up an SMTP gateway server on a Linux or Unix platform to catch spam and viruses before they reach the Exchange server. Here's what I've found so far:

How to configure a Linux mail server with SpamAssassin, MIMEDefang, and sendmail

Sendmail

FreeBSD (similar distribution to what sendmail was developed on, so it should be the most stable)

SpamAssasin

MIMEDefang

Welcome to Engrish.com!

Make laugh for the people much time!!!

6.28.2004

Project Looking Glass Detailed View page

Oooh. Pretty. <drool>

6.11.2004

Chaitin, Meta Math! The Quest for Omega

Good stuff. Had I but world enough and time . . .

5.14.2004

Big Java

This is the textbook for the class I'm taking. I keeping needing to reference stuff on the site, so I figured I could find it if I mentioned it here.

5.12.2004

Decision 2004

Spoke with the CS Graduate Advisor today, and he said it doesn't matter to him whether I'm classified as a graduate or undergraduate student. He gave me the requirements for the grad degree, and suggested I just start taking classes. There's nothing in the system keeping me from taking grad classes, and if there ever is, he'll override it. Whichever list I finish first (undergrad or grad) is the degree I'll get. I then spoke to Fin Aid, and they said as long as I take 6 hours a semester, I can continue to receive my finaid (since it's just a loan). If I were to enroll as a grad student, however, I'll be eligible for another $3000 a year in subsidized load money. I basically have until the end of the month to decide what enrollment status I want for 2004-2005. If I decide to stay an undergrad, Michelle has to send a copy of my degree plan to fin aid. If I decide to enroll as a grad student, I just need to apply to the grad program before June.

It must be prophecy.

Bush said Al- Qaeda was in Iraq: they weren't, but now they are. Bush said Iraq was an immediate threat to US Citizens: they weren't, but now US soldiers and civilians are being killed on an almost daily basis. I suppose it's only a matter of time before his "prediction" about WMDs will come true as well.