There’s a NetHack Wiki. I’m still wrapping my mind around this. There’s a NetHack Wiki. A NetHack! Wiki! I never really got into NetHack. Hack, yes. Hack 1.0.3 was a close friend during high school and college. Angband? Well, I’ve got a couple of different versions on my computer, but I’ve never spent any realContinue reading “On a NetHack Wiki”
On Favorite Baseball Movies
With the baseball season winding down — and my beloved Cubs out of the playoffs — I thought I’d fill the ample time until spring by naming off my top five baseball films of all time. 🙂 The Natural Field of Dreams A League of their Own Pride of the Yankees Eight Men Out BullContinue reading “On Favorite Baseball Movies”
On Animal Cruelty
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, a private animal control contractor hired to clear a housing project of animals did so. By throwing sedated dogs off a bridge to their deaths. Raids were conducted on Monday and Wednesday, and residents told TV reporters they saw the animal control workers inject the animals. When they asked whatContinue reading “On Animal Cruelty”
On Getting Organized
I received an e-mail this morning for a software product being given away at Giveaway of the Day, a website that puts up links to commercial software that’s free for a download that day. Today’s Giveaway? Liquid Story Binder XE. The software is supposed to keep track of a writer’s outlines, notes, character sketches, andContinue reading “On Getting Organized”
On Across the Universe
Seen today — Julie Taymor’s Beatles-themed musical, Across the Universe. I’ve spoken in the past of my need to see this film. I think the phrase I used was, “I need to see this movie the same way I need oxygen.” With a viewpoint like that, one’s set up for disappointment, no? Across the UniverseContinue reading “On Across the Universe”
On the Latest Credit
Received today at work — Star Trek Magazine, issue #8. Behind a stunning cover of Riker, Data, and a sparkler, there is a four-page article entitled “Mind Children.” Author? Moi. 🙂 What will readers find in “Mind Children”? Why is Data different than other artificial intelligences, not only in the Star Trek universe, but withinContinue reading “On the Latest Credit”
On This and That
From Godwin to Scotland. It’s a live album from one of my favorite bands, Carbon Leaf. It’s the recording of a concert they gave at Mills Godwin High School in Richmond as a fundraiser for the school’s drama club to go on a trip to Scotland. I think that maybe 200 of these CDs wereContinue reading “On This and That”
On an E-Mail Gripe
Well, that was a fun ten minutes. I tried to send an e-mail. I couldn’t connect to my SMTP server. Why? Because Earthlink had put up some extra jiggery-pokery to prevent spammers from using their servers. Well, yippee. My e-mail error log gave me a URL to visit. So I did. And it wasn’t helpful.Continue reading “On an E-Mail Gripe”
On the Morning
Blech. It’s cloudy. It’s dreary. It’s wet. Blech.
On Pushing Daisies, Week Two
I liked the second episode of Pushing Daisies far more than the first. I was curious, but cautious about the first week. I’m not sure, truthfully, how long Pushing Daisies can last. Yet, the show’s absurd tone is not without its charms, and the second episode seems more promising than the first. Mainly, it wasContinue reading “On Pushing Daisies, Week Two”