June 30th, 2004
I can’t believe I’m posting this. I’m compelled by the ridiculousness of it all. This just goes to show that you shouldn’t believe everything you read in the paper — especially Iranian papers. BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iranian woman ‘gives birth to frog’
June 29th, 2004
Just so you aren’t completely taken by surprise the next time you buy a TV or computer… On September 24, 2003, landmark legislation established a funding system for the collection and recycling of certain electronic wastes. The California Integrated Waste Management Board adopted emergency regulations on April 13, 2004, to implement portions of this statute. [...]
June 28th, 2004
I’ve come to the disappointing conclusion that if you are doing anything at all beyond the toy level, the upgrade wizard in VB.NET is probably not going to work. The idea behind the upgrade wizard, if you didn’t know, is that it automagically converts your VB6 project to VB.NET. For me, it didn’t work. Something [...]
June 23rd, 2004
In case you haven’t been following the story, it’s about this so-called “Terror Report” that the Bush administration originally issued on April 28. In the original report, they said 1,593 people were wounded or killed in 2003 in terrorist attacks. Representative Henry A. Waxman and several analysts questioned the report and on June 10 the [...]
June 21st, 2004
Well, I finally got back into Neverwinter Nights and finished it. I must say, I had to force myself to actually play through the last chapter. The game is so old by now I doubt that I’m spoiling any thing, but if you’re worried about it, stop reading. The final battle was anti-climactic. Morag wasn’t [...]
June 21st, 2004
My wife and daughter had an interesting conversation Sunday. Being the stupendous father that I am, I decided to take the fam to Disney’s California Adventure on Father’s day. I owed my son a trip since he had been sick on his birthday. I also suspected (correctly) that there wouldn’t be any crowds that day. [...]
June 14th, 2004
I’m not a hater of the Bush administration. In fact, I’m of the opinion that we aren’t substantially any better or worse off than if someone else was elected. But, come on. It’s getting a little deep. CNN.com – Powell ‘not a happy camper’ about terror report – Jun 13, 2004
June 12th, 2004
My daughter told me yesterday, “Daddy, when I grow up, I want to be a policeman… and a mermaid.”
June 8th, 2004
“Surfing on a Rocket” is the title of the song that is playing on a new Nissan commercial. It’s by Air on the album “Talkie Walkie.”
June 7th, 2004
Have you ever used voice-recognition software? Maybe dictation software; or a game that responds to voice commands; or your phone; or one of those awful, automated, self-”service” phone numbers some companies are using now. None of them work! They dial the wrong person. When you say “help,” they say “thank you for your call” and [...]