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August 2003
- Damn you, Google!!
- They gave us synonym searching a few weeks ago. That was really cool. Google also has, of course, regular searching, Image searching, News, Froogle, etc., etc., etc. Now, though, we can use Google Calculator. Oh, but it’s not just a calculator. Sure, it can tell... full entry
- I am… John Sheridan
- I’m so bored right now that I’m resorting to taking online quizes. How sad is that? The quiz of the moment is Which Fantasy/SciFi Character Are You? I’m apparently John Sheridan, a character in the television show Babylon 5. It’s a pretty decent comparison, I... full entry
- Better Google Searching
- I’ve said it before and I’ll say it yet again: Google is just about the best website ever created. Why do I mention that now, you might ask? Because Google will now search on synonyms! Wow, that’s pretty cool.
July 2003
- Boneless Stalker
- This one’s just, well, weird. It’s a Flash animation where a ”boneless man” follows your cursor around the browser window. Nothing really to it beyond that. It’s rather pointless, but at the same time it’s kind of fun to play around with. Worth a couple... full entry
- SAproxy: Spam Protection
- This month’s Consumer Reports issue has a report about Spam and what to do to stop it. On my old computer I had a monster set of filters in Eudora to help funnel spam into a separate folder. The filter list was so big that... full entry
- Nerds Unite! ENnies 2003
- Quick Announcement: Any other nerds like me out there may want to go vote for the 2003 ENnies. Voting is only open until Sunday, July 13. Oh, and SWRPGNetwork is up again for best “fan resource”.
June 2003
- Space Quest 0: Replicated
- Wow, what a pleasant surprise to find this link today. It appears that some fans (or fan?) have preduced a prequel game to the classic ‘Space Quest’ series: Space Quest 0: Replicated. It has a text-parser and 16-color graphics just like the originals, which really... full entry
- EFF on File-Sharing
- The EFF (who I always associate in my mind with Steve Jackson because of a little FBI break-in issue back in the late 80s or early 90s) has a new section up on their site about File-Sharing. As the site correctly states: The problem is... full entry
- The Road to Oceania
- Yesterday’s New York Times had an op-ed piece by William Gibson, who’s best known for his cyberpunk classic Neuromancer. Gibson writes about George Orwell (who would have been 100 yesterday) and his own classic 1984. Gibson discusses not only how 1984 wasn’t a commentary on... full entry
April 2003
- X-Wing Vs TIE Fighter JAVA game
- I usually hate JAVA-based games and applications. Too many browser crashes and Bad Things happened in the past. However, I’ll make an exception for something as cool as the X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter JAVA game. Hope you have some time, because it’s darn addictive! I... full entry
February 2003
- Speaking of Penny Arcade
- ...well, okay, no one was speaking of Penny Arcade (PA). However, it has been a while since I’ve made mention of PA—in fact, it’s been forever since I haven’t ever specifically mentioned it. However, the PA link has been quietly sitting in the sidebar for,... full entry
- First of the Animated “Matrix” Shorts Online
- To go along with the two Matrix movies being released this year, nine animated shorts have also been produced. I first read about this in a Newsweek article a few weeks back and it had some really good things to say about these (along with... full entry
January 2003
- Wikipedia: Collaborative Encyclopedia
- Wired has an article about Wikipedia, a free collaborative encyclopedia. Anyone can add or edit any entry in the entire encyclopedia—which now has over 100,000 entries.
December 2002
- Google Labs
- Google is my second favorite website ever. IMDB would, of course, be first. However, Google keeps getting better and better and it’s slowly catching up to #1. First they added the Image Search and then Google Groups. Google News came out not long ago and... full entry
- Got stuff to trade?
- So, you have some things you’d like to get rid of but don’t want to hassle with eBay? Looking to get stuff, too? Go check out Trodo, then. It’s an online barter/swap system. List things you have and when someone else on the system asks... full entry
October 2002
- The Homeless Guy
- Most of us see them every day: a homeless person. Maybe they’re on a street corner holding a “will work for food” sign. Perhaps they’re selling roses or those giant pixie-stick things. Well, here’s a weblog written by a homeless man who uses the computers... full entry
September 2002
- Homestar Cartoons
- Enjoy some great flash cartoons. I particularly like anything with StrongBad in it…
- Lots of Robots
- Created by Andy Murdock, Lots of Robots is an “animated creation myth”. Check out the “making of” section and read through it for more information. The animation is simply beautiful, the music is fantastic, and the story (so far) is quite interesting. I’m definitely looking... full entry
- Chronicles of George
- This web site is a collection of helpdesk tickets from its webmaster’s previous job. The tickets, of course, star “George”. Who is George, you ask? George is, quite simply, the worst helpdesk technician ever. His grasp on the written word is shakier than a canoe... full entry
August 2002
- Behold the ‘Acts of Gord’
- I may never have come across this site if it weren’t for a friend sending it to me. But then, isn’t that how we find at least half the good stuff on the ‘net? So, I read the Acts of Gord website, where a video... full entry
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