Archive for January, 2006

The bat might disagree!
Why You Should Inspect Electrical Boxes Now

Thanks to a ROM image and code provided by HrastProgrammer, Nonpareil will soon support its first non-RPN calculator, the TI-57.
Since non-RPN calculators (even the HP-01 and HP-10) aren’t really consistent with the name Nonpareil, I’ve decided to put them into an optional “downgrade pack”.
I’m not sure whether the TI-57 will make it into the next [...]

For a while I’ve been using a Logitech Premium USB Headset 300 with Fedora Core 4 Linux on my desktop computer at home. I mainly use it for Skype, though I sometimes use it for games or movies. It didn’t require any configuration; I just plugged it in and it worked.
I unintentionally left [...]

Two computer-related dreams

Suprisingly, I don’t often have computer-related dreams, but last night I had two.
I held some post in a computer-related organization (similar to Usenix), which involved being responsible for maintaining an API. At the meetings and events, other members started acting strangely around me, even some of my friends. I couldn’t get anyone to [...]

From Boing Boing: US Navy SEALs see unknown ape in Africa,
They look virtually identical to the gravelings seen in the series “Dead Like Me” (images here and here).

Realistic goals

It’s importat to have realistic goals.
Boing Boing reports that a young man is going to
spend a year (and $100k) at Disney World before college. He has three goals, the third of which is “not go insane”.
Too late.
Though who am I to criticize? Given how much time I waste on utterly ridiculous pursuits, [...]

Boing Boing ran a story titled Adorable cyclops kitten. I think they’ve confused the adjective “adorable” with “disturbing and sad”. At least the poor thing’s littermate is reported to be healthy.