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dadhacker.com » DadHacker - May 24, 2008
Some Lego-based games I would definitely look forward to: Lego Alien. Ability to play Ripley, Hicks, Newt, Ash, and (of course) the Alien in its various stages of development. Lego World of Warcraft. Well, why …
dadhacker.com » DadHacker - May 24, 2008
Busy busy busy busy. So: One line summaries today. Comcast: When you call a customer and give a pitch about how neat it would be to get phone service over IP, please make sure the static and flanging on the line is …
dadhacker.com » DadHacker - May 19, 2008
I’d forgotten about this power outage in Auckland. link. (From comments on this article on repairing a high voltage power line in the LA area. Link. [via Hacker News]). I can’t think of anything in the world of …
dadhacker.com » DadHacker - May 14, 2008
I am still procrastinating on that Disneyland wrap-up. (I tweaked my back a bit on one of the rides. One of the nice things about having a real office is that you can close the door and lie down for a few minutes — not …
dadhacker.com » DadHacker - May 12, 2008
“XML is like violence: if it doesn’t solve your problem, you’re not using enough of it. ” (from a discussion of the misuse of XML — is there any other use of XML than abject obfuscation? from …
dadhacker.com » DadHacker - May 10, 2008
I have fond memories of visiting my dad’s office when I was ten or eleven years old. He was a scientist, doing ecological studies for NASA and various universities, and “Going to the lab” with him on Saturday mornings …
dadhacker.com » DadHacker - May 10, 2008
Thomas Disch has a blog! link And a new book, apparently. The blog is hilarious. If you haven’t read his book Camp Concentration, go do that. (I didn’t like 334 or On Wings of Song much, but CC is worth it).
dadhacker.com » DadHacker - May 9, 2008
[ not related to my current job, which is a lot of fun, but I know people who’ve been here… ] Our IT’s got a hard-on for some God-damned new firewall They’ve got us all on lockdown and we can’t run anything, at all …
dadhacker.com » DadHacker - May 1, 2008
Several million years of evolution has not prepared birds to cope with plate glass windows. Likewise, I wonder if we are similarly unprotected from compelling interactive entertainment. There have been various …
dadhacker.com » DadHacker - Apr 30, 2008
Sucky day. Three crashed dev systems (you know it’s trouble when you have to use another computer as a power supply for the one that got screwed up so badly that it wouldn’t take an OS), a bunch of blue-screens, and …