Category: Life

MIT BlogSurvey
The people at MIT are having a survey for all bloggers out there. Check it out via the following clikeable image:

EYNTO Links Fixed
I was wondering why my bandwidth consumption had gone increasingly down. It turns out that the anti-slashdot PHP script I had written had gone off, and had renamed the EYNTO Show WMV file to some gibberish as an anti-leeching measure. This is now fixed.

Blog Software Updated
Following the “defacement” of this site; I’ve updated this blog software twice. The first was a makeshift patch against that kind of vulnerability, the second was the more formal update of the blogging platform.

Brooks Brown had the experience of attending Columbine High School around the time of the now infamous shooting incident. Via his blog, Brown goes into a detailed discussion of Why Violence in Gaming is a Good Thing. From the article: “GTA isn’t about fucking hookers or killing cops. It’s a story of a guy who got screwed trying to get back on top. It is, by nature, a story game. Postal 2 may let you kill anyone you want in bloody and disgusting ways – but that’s not what it is about either. It is, by nature, a tech demo in the abilities of programmers and AI. it is WE – the gamers – who change what the game is about and determine what happens. It is the person playing who determines what the game contains.“

The Blog Entry in Question:
http://d-fens.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=5179966&publicUserId=5629740

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Sorry, but I have to mention this show because it cracks me up everytime.

For the best parody of the hacker world AND rednecks ever done, watch Infonomicon TV episode 4. Topics include wifi hunting, lockpicking, wireless communications. Download it – You won’t regret it.

Download Infonomicon TV Episode 4

And while you’re at it, check out their radio show as well!

Forgive me father, for I have sinned. I have bought two pieces of hardware. The first is an RJ-11 –> Stereo jack adapter. In other words, it lets me plug in my [regular] phone into the mic/speaker jack of my sound card. Essentially a VoIP adapter. The second piece of hardware is a switch, that lets me switch the phone from using that VoIP “line” to using the regular phone landline. Now I use the landline for local/incoming calls, and VoIP whenever I dial long-distance.

After work on Canada Day [July 1st], I headed downtown to take part of the celebrations. I also brought my camera along; and took the following photos. Click to enlarge.

Watch End of Fireworks [MOV, 7.7MB]