Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
Well, my monitor finally went. I’ve had it for 3 to 4 years. Technology dies faster and faster with every generation. Fortunately I like to keep at least one spare piece of hardware in case the one I have breaks. You might have heard me mention a 2003 Dell computer used for emergencies. I don’t [...]
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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
I have always been offended by lotteries. Unlike casinos, there is no “fun day out”. Unlike fundraisers, there is no benefit for the needy. There are simply low-income people spending money every day, desperate to win millions of dollars, encouraged by a $5 or $10 every few months. Well, the Consumerist (a blog I haven’t [...]
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Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
Sorry for the lack of updates. A few weeks ago, I won a lot of 20 tapes off eBay, and I’m about halfway done backing them up to my computer, holding the seller off on a rating. So far all work and great music. The tapes are various obscure and popular 80s pop-metal and pop-rock [...]
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Sunday, August 8th, 2010
Haven’t had any new posts in almost a week. Here is what’s going on in my life: 1. Started going to Bingo at my local church two weeks ago. Last week I won 3 games. 2. Went to a Tea Party march yesterday. I was surprised how many people honked and cheered for us on [...]
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Friday, February 19th, 2010
For the past several weeks I was working on something – mentioned here before, an attempt at a calculator RPG which doesn’t use excessive amounts of memory, unlike other programs which would freeze up at the very beginning of the game. After weeks of being up at night listening to my favorite night talk radio [...]
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
These quizzes have been around for ages, but I haven’t been to BBSpot since way before xcopfly.com came into existence. So I took a bunch of these quizzes again. Which OS are You? Which File Extension are You? How White and Nerdy Are You? Which Caffeinated Beverage [...]
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
Burl Ives, better known as the snowman in Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, was also a children’s singer and actor whose quotes are repackaged in Ren & Stimpy’s “Happy Happy Joy Joy” under the name “Stinky Whizzleteats” This YouTube video, linked to by Ren & Stimpy creator John K’s blog, shows them side by side. [...]
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
I am now running a server for the game UrbanTerror! See the tab above for more information. This server will run for at least three months.
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Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Now you can if you look at this post! I wish the site (GameTracker.com) worked with OpenArena…
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Monday, August 17th, 2009
Hot Slots & Video Poker See Downloads page for details & files.
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