Monthly Archives: December 2010
End of the year list
It’s the last day of the year, and I don’t really have anything interesting queued up so you are getting a year-in-summary type of list. I know, I know – it is not the most original idea I have had … Continue reading
Setup Assistant 0.7 and other apps
Setup Assistant 0.7 is now available for download. Much of the modifications I made to it were in response to the feedback here. For example, I added application cacheing, so that the third party tools only have to be downloaded … Continue reading
Being a geek on Christmas
Here is a question: being a geek, do you often find that your family is at a complete loss when trying to buy you presents? I know mine is. Every single year. I mean, it’s not like it is hard … Continue reading
Merry X-Mas!
It’s that time of the year kids! Lock your doors, nail your windows shut, and cower under the table with your friends and family while the Robot Santa rampages all over your town, leaving no stone unturned. Merry X-mas folks! … Continue reading
Man after Man by Dougal Dixon
I recently stumbled upon this peculiar book titled “Man after Man” by Dougal Dixon. Just one look at the cover hooked me. I mean, look at this cover. Is it anything but intriguing? “Anthropology of the Future” eh? I’m interested. … Continue reading
Temporary Public Key: Continued
As I mentioned last week, I’m working on a public key encryption tool. Something that requires very little setup, and no cumbersome key management that is usually necessary with established tools such as GPG or PGP. One of the things … Continue reading
Childhoods End by Arthur C. Clarke
I really don’t know how to review this book without spoiling its ending. There is just not much else there to talk about. The characters are flat, one dimensional and barely realized. They come and go as Clarke cumbersomely steamrolls … Continue reading
Stories from the daily life of a technologist
Every once in a while I have a silly store I would like to share, but it is not long or funny enough to warrant a full post. So I have been sort of mentally collecting these, until I had … Continue reading
Temporary Public Key
“Luke, can you check the permissions again? It’s either that or the password you gave me does not work.” said the email. I rolled my eyes and started rummaging through the pile of papers on my desk searching for my … Continue reading
Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect
Can I just say one thing? I love my commenters. Seriously, the best part of this blog are the insightful comments I get on a lot of random topics I rant about. For example, my Utopia/Dystopia post prompted Ludvikas to … Continue reading
Cataclysm
Unless you have been living under a rock for the last few months, you probably heard that World of Warcraft: Cataclysm launched yesterday at 3am. It has been hyped up for months, advertised on TV and much discussed on the … Continue reading
Ink
When you watch the trailer for Ink, you may get the impression that this is yet another “SyFy presents” low budget, low brow SF flick. This impression would be dead wrong. While Ink is low budget, it is nowhere near … Continue reading
Let’s Learn LaTex: Part 4
I sort of neglected my Let’s Learn LaTex series for a while now. The last LaTex related post I made was in April and now it is already November. I figured I might as well get back to it, and … Continue reading