Archive for March, 2006

Geek Threshold

Sunday, March 12th, 2006

I think I have completely passed the geek threshold when my idea of “getting outside” is to take the laptop onto the porch.
Oh, and by the way, it is 60 degrees with perfect blue skies this morning. One would be hard-pressed to find a better day to take the laptop out.

Chess Update

Wednesday, March 8th, 2006

Turns out I was wrong about a number of things in this post. First, there are other games on here including Marble Blast and Nanosaur 2. I’ve been able to exercise some TWAC muscles on each of those gems. Second, I can beat the chess game. I found the way to [...]

The Downside Of Kicking Caffeine

Wednesday, March 8th, 2006

Yesterday morning after work, my buddy Todd suggested that he, David (not my brother, Dave), and I go grab a bite to eat at a nearby Huddle House. I was a bit peckish, so why not. We go and discuss our plans to go to Dragon*Con this year and eat some Huddle House [...]

Rover Woes

Saturday, March 4th, 2006

So on the commute home this morning the Rover started misfiring. A misfire is very noticeable in a vehicle that normally runs silky smooth.
So when I get it home I put it on the old OBD II scanner and sure enough, cylinders 4 and 6 are misfiring. A quick inspection of the [...]

Beautiful Day

Thursday, March 2nd, 2006

Today is another in a string of beautiful days here in North Augusta. It’s currently 67 dgrees and partly cloudy. I’m sitting on the back porch enjoying my wirelessness and listening to birds chirp.
I’m also irrationally happy that I’ve accomplished nothing in the past week.

Kids Build Soybean-Fueled Car

Wednesday, March 1st, 2006

I have long been an advocate of non-fossil fuels. I think that diminishing and/or eliminating our dependency on oil will be good for everyone, everywhere. A group of kids in Philedelphia built a bio-diesel car on their own. And these weren’t the star students, either. A couple of quotes from [...]