Archive for May, 2008
Planescape Landscapes
Planescape Landscapes | Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Holy cow. I wish I would’ve found this mod before my last playthrough of Planescape. Fantastic game–one of the best ever, IMNSHO–but the graphics definitely are a drawback nowadays. And since this mod fixes that problem…
Free Sysinternals utilities now available online
Free Sysinternals Windows utilities now available online, 24/7 | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com. These are fantastic tools–and I know I’ve mentioned them before–but you have got to check them out if you work on Windows machines at all…
Mass Synchronization Of File Time Stamps
Posted by in code, linux, open source, technical, tools on May 29, 2008
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: Using Perl On Linux To Do Mass Synchronization Of File Time Stamps. Okay, so it’s brutally geeky. But it’s a cool hack.
8 steps to my personal Firefox setup for productivity
Posted by in open source, technical, tools, web on May 28, 2008
8 steps to my personal Firefox setup for productivity | Eric Wendelin’s Blog. Some good stuff here, although most of it I already knew. (But it’s nice to know how to handle the tab issues, since TabMixPro doesn’t work on FF3 yet.)
Science speaks, for once
Posted by in freaky, government, health, philosophical on May 28, 2008
Vox Popoli: Science speaks, for once. This is some seriously scary stuff. And you’ve got to wonder why there’s been such a huge increase in autism if it’s not due to an assignable cause. And what, exactly could it be? An accelerated vaccine schedule could definitely be part of the problem…
Envy Code R
Envy Code R preview #7 (scalable coding font) » DamienG. Another fantastic font for those of you coders out there. 
IT Wars
Posted by in business, jobs, philosophical on May 26, 2008
IT Wars | I, Cringely | PBS. Depressing, but true.
Corporate IT is a horrible environment to be in–although thankfully I’m currently supporting a department of fantastic people (Reliability Engineering!!) that make it possible to survive.
Otherwise I’m sure that I’d be completely insane by now.
Typo personalities
Posted by in philosophical on May 26, 2008
Typo personalities — chicagotribune.com. These are guys after my own heart.
I hate typos. I’m regularly consulted at work when people want their presentations & “critical” emails reviewed. Mostly because I’m so damn picky. Ironically, I was the one child in my family that did not work for the school paper.
10,000 Dirty Shirts
Posted by in freaky, philosophical on May 26, 2008
10,000 Dirty Shirts // Current.com. Holy cow.
Definitely makes you feel like you’re spoiled…
Fiire whole-house media distribution system
Posted by in freaky, gadget, linux, media, open source on May 23, 2008
LinuxDevices | Device Profile: Fiire whole-house media distribution system. This looks ridiculously cool. I really like the whole “follow around the house” thing. Pretty sweet. Although I’ve only got two TVs, so it’s not really practical, but still…