So I came across this site this afternoon and just started laughing - it’s basically like Grand Theft Auto the original, completely 2D, but what’s that, I can drive over buildings? Oh yes.
So, the one thing that I can definitely say that I found out was that it’s amazing how hard it is to control an 18-wheeler at 200 km/h. Yes, that’s right, you have four different automobile options to choose from 
Check it out
So I’ve been contemplating buying a MacBook Pro for a while now. And yes, I realize that there will be a hardware refresh sometime in the next six to eight months… though I also realize that in the past whenever Apple has done a hardware refresh that there are typically some small problems (warping of cases, etc.) during said releases which means that the current MacBook Pro which is nimble and quick is at the height of its refinement.
What to do… Thoughts? Recommendations? I know, go read a forum and make my own decision, but those are coming from folks that I don’t know
Now Playing - Charlie Haden - Land of the Sun - Sueno Solo Con Tu Amor (I Only Dream of Your Love)
So I would like to interrupt this analysis of the Four Hour Work Week (gone horribly wrong in my own lifestyle implementation recently) with a little geek humour - from our friends at /. that decided to post “I will Derive.” It may seem somewhat trivial an exam, but I remember my days as a physics undergrad under the pressure of performing and having similar tunes in my head. Nevertheless, enjoy…
Now Playing - Oakenfold - Bunkka - Ready, Steady, Go
So I have to say that these guys got some mad skills in their video editing and I’m sure that they used a Mac to produce the video, but I was somewhat disheartened by the ending. Check it out for a good chuckle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHueWwdIR7k
Derek Webb - Mockingbird - Please, Before I Go
So the first thing that I think of when reading through the Google Operating System last night and came across this article regarding the storage capacity of gMail and how it’s going to go to Hotmail’s limit of 5 GB and add 1 GB on top of it. Google eloquently termed this "Infinity + 1" back in the day. I like to think of it more along the "These go to 11" terminology. So they link back to the official gmail blog article regarding the increase in storage. Holy moly! Overnight I went from about 2.9 GB to 3.3 GB - wow. And what’s better, my Google Apps e-mail account now has a whopping 25 GB of e-mail storage :) This made me smile though:
and chuckle a little bit thinking to myself, "Dang, that’s sweet."
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer - C’est la Vie
I love the tech life
It lets me IM the guy
Sitting next to me
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium - Torture Me
So for those of you that have never read the comics over at XKCD, a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language, then you’re in for a real treat…
so I have minor issues sleeping at night, primarily because I tend to work long days and then come home and think and then realize that I need to go to the gym, and end up getting home around 11, the endorphins pumping and I can’t get to sleep. And then I start having times like this comic that XKCD posted on their blag
So my question is… how did they know that my clock goes to 13:72?
The Silk Road Ensemble & Yo-Yo Ma - Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon - Night At the Caravanserai
So I know that there are several of you out there that probably are wondering, “What’s Geek going to write about here?” Well someone had the nerve to write a parody spam letter making fun of the Nigerian e-mail spams that you may receive on a regular basis.
Quite humorous though I don’t know if I really agree with the information that’s presented in it, but nonetheless, still funny
So I’ve been using Windows Live Writer blog client software for my blog publishing. I used to use good ole w.bloggar, but I found that the user interface was no longer being developed and functionality was only being pushed out on a semi-regular basis - you could say that the software development lifecycle had slowed to a crawl. Besides I’m able to interface to my different blogs that I contribute that reside on different platforms (WordPress, Community Server, SharePoint).
So one of the nice modularization capabilities that Windows Live Writer brings to the table is the ability to have plugins that allow you to insert information into your blog post more easily. One of which is the “Insert QuoteOTheDay” plugin which today made me smile and laugh at the same time due to the hyperbole of the quote.
Quote of the Day:
The enraged colonists were mad.
–CJ’s US History Work
Now playing - The Black Crowes - Struttin’ Blues (Shake Your Money Maker)
So apparently Java is in quite a few places according to the latest Java setup installer.
Apparently it’s in the following places:
This of course leads me to the question of where would we find .net devices? Do they exist? Besides cell phones that are “smart phones” (when was the last time that a Java based phone was referred to as smart?)
The Black Crowes - She Talks To Angels (Shake Your Money Maker)