Life is Good

Hot Link Wednesdays: 6th Gear

2006-07-26T21:46:00.000-04:00

It's official. No more temp sites. We have a real domain name and a great new look. Check it out. www.6gband.com

Hot Link Wednesdays: purevolume

2006-07-12T23:06:00.000-04:00

This place is great!! Indie artists posting free music. 'Nuff said. purevolume

"The Shallow Roots of the Human Family Tree"

2006-07-02T22:47:00.000-04:00

Ring any bells? Link.

The Book: Chapter 2

2006-07-02T17:20:00.000-04:00

Wow, it's been freaking forever but I finished Chapter 2: The Assault. It's a little rough, probably worse than the first chapter. Oh well. Found a great new host for my files too. Here's the links for download:Chapter 1Chapter 2They're in PDF of course. If you want another format, email me.

Hot Link Wednesdays: Ars Technica System Guide '06

2006-06-21T22:10:00.000-04:00

Here it is folks. Recommended hardware from Ars Technica for any price point.

Funny Pictures

2006-06-21T22:07:00.000-04:00

They're so "Darned" funny! Link.

Hot Link Wednesdays: Hot Air Balloons

2006-06-14T22:14:00.000-04:00

This link is hot because it's about balloons! It's not that exciting but I didn't know a balloon could go this high.

Hot Link Wednesdays: More Cool Shirts

2006-06-07T21:26:00.000-04:00

This week's link is to a website that sells awesome shirts. It's like Busted Tees but anyone can submit a design. Then the community votes on which ones are printed. It's really cool. Threadless.com

WikiHow

2006-06-01T17:29:00.000-04:00

So there's this great site, wikihow.com, that lets you post a lot of how-to's for whatever you want. But I think they should get a content moderator for stuff like this.

Hot Link Wednesdays: The Wall-Socket Computer

2006-05-31T20:15:00.000-04:00

It's just slightly bigger than a power outlet and functions as a computer! (A thin client yes, but how sweet would it be to use one computer from any room in your house?)

Hot Link Wednesdays: Teenager Repellent

2006-05-24T18:25:00.000-04:00

Ever wanted to get rid of those dern'd kids out front? Try a little Teenage Control and Deterrent.

Hot Link Wednesdays: Amarok 1.4

2006-05-17T22:09:00.000-04:00

Amarok 1.4 The Best Music Software Ever (tm) was released today. Lots of great new features.

Hot Link Wednesdays: I Love the LateEightiesandEarlyNineties

2006-05-10T22:08:00.000-04:00

Seriously, they would not get away with this in any other time period past, present, or future. Bad Ads. (Especially the Megaman ad on page 9)

I Want Bigger Arms

2006-05-09T15:09:00.000-04:00

This guy has a great program for pumping up your arms. I've already started.

Mario-Chussetts

2006-05-06T20:44:00.000-04:00

This is the absolute coolest thing ever done in Massachussetts. (Yes, even cooler than the Boston Tea Party.) A LIVE!(tm) performance of the first level of Super Mario Bros.

Hot Link Wednesdays: Whitey Whiterson

2006-05-03T21:58:00.000-04:00

Sorry, it's been so long. Took off for the Memorial and well...Got lazy. Anyways, I'm back in action and with one of my greatest links yet. I think you'll need Flash 8 to see it, but it's worth it to watch The Whitest Guy Ever.

Stick Men in Flash

2006-04-18T19:40:00.000-04:00

I know it's cliché but stickmen in Flash are still bomb. Like this animator. I made a cool dance. Paste this into the Import part of the program to see it:12 -202,155|202,155|202,155|202,155|202,155|202,155|202,155|202,155|202,155|202,156|202,156|202,156|202,156|202,156|202,156|202,156|202,156|202,156|202,156|202,156|202,156|202,156|202,156|202,156|214,150|230,147|242,157|246,166|246,166|246,166|

Open Source Web Design

2006-04-11T19:32:00.000-04:00

These guys actually started in 2000. It took me that long to find them. Anyways, they are an online collection of free, open source webpage templates. Have a look!

W[al-mart]TF

2006-04-11T16:27:00.000-04:00

This is less of a wtf and more of an "I told you guys!" Wal-mart controls the universe.

Hugs = Wrong?

2006-04-06T22:50:00.000-04:00

I'm going to have to start a weekly WTF column because I'm freaking sick of how much crap goes on. Apparently, little kids aren't allowed to hug each other, and if they do, they have to lie as punishment. Link.

Hot Link Wednesdays: File Permissions

2006-04-05T16:44:00.000-04:00

A nice tutorial about file permissions in Unix.And since I was gone last week...maybe a little su'm-su'm else:

DRM = C.R.A.P.

2006-03-28T18:07:00.000-05:00

This guy explains DRM in terms we can all understand, like CRAP. (It's a video. Text version is here.)

Hot Link Wednesdays: Report a Bug Today! Only $35!

2006-03-22T21:12:00.000-05:00

Guy got conned into paying $35 to Microsoft for the privilege of telling them one of their products has a problem.Open Source is better.

It Won't Be Cheap

2006-03-21T21:37:00.000-05:00

Samsung is going to be releasing a 32GB flash memory solution for laptops and ultra-portable PCs this year. It's more efficient than a hard drive in both physical space and energy consumption. But dang it'll be expensive.

Maybe That's Why It Costs $50

2006-03-20T21:48:00.000-05:00

So I guess it took long enough for them to find this out, but Apple's [kind of] new Mighty Mouse creates the image of a mouse with its laser. Pretty clever, you fruits. :-)source

Hot Link Wednesdays: Myspace is for Losers

2006-03-14T19:15:00.000-05:00

Found this on iFilm today. My feelings on Myspace in a video.

The Microsoft iPod Package

2006-03-14T18:08:00.000-05:00

I'm a little slow on the pickup, but Microsoft made an internal video making fun of themselves and their packaging style. Of course, it leaked out.

WTF?

2006-03-14T17:52:00.000-05:00

When a ninja atop a broken castle bridge in the middle of a desert is being attacked by a football player and a goblin throwing sticks at the same time, I have the ask myself wtf?

Hot Link Wednesdays: XGL Live CD

2006-03-08T20:53:00.000-05:00

The great guys over at Kororaa released a Live CD with XGL fully enabled.If you can't get it there, here's the bit torrent link.

I Like Video Games

2006-03-07T21:17:00.000-05:00

I like video games. Especially the ones that make you feel like an imbecile.For example:In other news: New Mario Game (No, Kidding)

Windows X point P? No, 3.1, baby!

2006-03-06T17:42:00.000-05:00

Hate to bump down all those pics of that pimpin' kid but it's time for new posts. Windows 3.1 with XP looks and features. Now that's technology!

Hot Link Wednesdays: Nice Pants

2006-03-01T17:45:00.000-05:00

One word: Pizzimp.

Absolute Genius

2006-02-24T14:14:00.000-05:00

The smartest piece of internet entertainment in a long time.

Insanely Fun

2006-02-23T22:00:00.000-05:00

This is the most fun I've ever had on a bike. My record: 2749.53m

The Big Z

2006-02-23T10:32:00.000-05:00

Hard to believe it's been 20 years. Good times...

Hot Link Wednesdays: Not Quite BSOD

2006-02-22T15:32:00.000-05:00

Ok, so it's not the Blue Screen of Death, but it's pretty hilarious anyways."Hi, my name is Microsoft, and I'm ready to make mission-critical software for your business."

New Version of Flock Out!

2006-02-21T19:10:00.000-05:00

You guys remember the Flock broswer? A new version is out with lots of new features. One of my favorite features is the new blog and flickr bars. In this post I'll talk about the Blogger bar. Here are some basic features: Say, I want to post a picture from the web in a new blog post. All I do, is click and drag it into the shelf:Flock then automatically opens a new tab with my post, the

They did it!

2006-02-16T17:04:00.000-05:00

Linux now runs on MacIntels. That was pretty fast.

Hot Link Wednesdays: Not Evil

2006-02-15T21:16:00.000-05:00

After hearing of Novell and HP joining to further their respective Linux strategies -- Wait. You know what? I was going to try to think of some clever reaction to the news, but I can't. Deal with it.

You know how I hate the RIAA?

2006-02-13T20:51:00.000-05:00

I forgot to mention that I hate the MPAA, too. Sad.

Speaking of Digital Music

2006-02-09T22:37:00.000-05:00

I'm really excited about Songbird. It's an iTunes killer based on Mozilla code. (Yes, that means it's extensible.)The Differences: It's open source It's (more) multi-platform It's compatible with multiple music stores So, give it a look. It's in a very early stage in development but still very impressive.

Hot Link Wednesdays: Pandora

2006-02-08T21:11:00.000-05:00

Pandora is a radio service that lets you explore music based on common themes found in music you already like. That was a confusing sentence, but just try it out.

Would you like some cancer with that egg?

2006-02-06T20:51:00.000-05:00

Check it out! Cook eggs with cellular power!

Special Half-Week Only Link!

2006-02-01T23:14:00.000-05:00

I just added a link to the Ben's Beard Pledge. Sign it and support Big Ben. "By your facial hairs combined, I am Captain Roethlisberger!"

Post #50.5

2006-02-01T21:52:00.000-05:00

(That's 51 for the layman.) Sorry for the font size on that last post. After all the celebratory (<-- real word) drinking and wild [verbs], my keyboard got really big and typed large letters. Tune in next week (or whenever I feel like it) for Post 52: The Smuggler's Wife. Have a nice night. (And if it's daytime, screw you.) (Parenthetical statements can get out of hand, you know?)

IT'S MY FIFTIETH POST!

2006-02-01T21:49:00.000-05:00

50 is my favorite post number so far. (And yes, 50th is spelled right, don't bother dictionary.coming it. Thanks for your concern.) So....How's things? ...Not really sure what to write. Uh...LINK!

Hot Link Wednesdays: Auto Pilot

2006-02-01T16:03:00.000-05:00

This car drives itself. Thanks, Honda.

The Ultimate Showdown

2006-01-30T21:26:00.000-05:00

OF FRIGGIN' DESTINY!I have never seen anything come close to such greatness in all my 6,205 days. Thanks, Anthrax.

Audiophiliation

2006-01-29T22:01:00.000-05:00

Hi, my name is Audiophile Johns. You may have heard of me. I enjoy high-fidelity digital audio. In other words, I enjoy ogg-vorbis encoded files. Compare for yourself.

Hot Link Wednesdays: Google Date

2006-01-26T16:04:00.000-05:00

Sorry, I'm late, but thist time it's not my fault! Blogger was "down for maintenance." So I'm off the hook. Anyways, this week's feature is Google Date. It's not officially from the people at Google but it's fun anyways. You give it a date and it searches Google and then tells you what happened on that date in history. Pretty fun.

Internet Protocol Interesting? Maybe.

2006-01-24T15:52:00.000-05:00

This cool site analyzes your IP in a few ways and rates it on how interesting it is. Pretty neat for all ya'll with dynamic IPs.

Finally, a Smart Guy!

2006-01-23T21:40:00.000-05:00

I hate Digital Rights Management. You should too.

Star Wars Empire at War Demo is Out!

2006-01-20T17:43:00.000-05:00

Apparently it's being released in early February. That went right under my nose... Anyways, links:DemoOverview of the Demo

Hot Link Wednesdays: Video Game Maps

2006-01-20T14:16:00.000-05:00

Ok, it's not really Wednesday. Bite me. Anyways, this guy has strung together screenshots to make maps of classic games. Check it out!

New Technology: Perpendicular Storage

2006-01-17T16:56:00.000-05:00

Higher density, higher data security.

Prereleases

2006-01-16T22:04:00.000-05:00

Ubuntu Dapper Flight 3 Fedora Core 5 Test 2

Interview: Aaron Seigo on KDE 4

2006-01-14T21:58:00.000-05:00

Wondering about what's coming in KDE 4? Probably not. Even so, check out this interview with a KDE developer and hear good things.

Hot Link Wednesdays: Possible Insanity

2006-01-11T20:42:00.000-05:00

My friend Rick opened up his own blog. You've been warned.

SkyOS

2006-01-09T19:29:00.000-05:00

Ever wondered where all the non-free, non-unix variant, unpopular, yet interesting operating systems have been? Check out SkyOS. Take the tour, it's pretty neat.

Hot Link Wednesdays: iTunes Killer

2006-01-04T19:58:00.000-05:00

In my continuing war against the RIAA, I've found and promoted this site: AllOfMp3.com. It has a huge selection of music at the cheapest prices ever. Get it in any format and bitrate you want (even ogg, flac, and wav). It might even be legal! Thanks, Russia!

XGL Now Fully Open

2006-01-02T19:14:00.000-05:00

Finally! XGL, a project to put OpenGL effects directly onto the Linux desktop (just like OS X's Aqua, or Vista's Aero), was fully opened to the community. 100% open source, just the way I like it. Thanks Novell. :-)

Hot Link Wednesdays: I Hate the RIAA

2005-12-28T21:09:00.000-05:00

There, I said it, and I'm stickin' to my guns. They're downright evil.

Forget Media Center

2005-12-22T18:49:00.000-05:00

This project turns your Linux box into a media center pc. It'll do TV (with program guides), DVDs, Music, Pictures, and even Arcade Games. Check it out!

X11 R7 Released!

2005-12-21T21:50:00.000-05:00

None of you care, but I'm excited, and I'm documenting it.

This is why life is good:

2005-12-20T22:13:00.000-05:00

For anybody that still has the games but broke their NES.

Hot Link Wednesdays: Google Zeitgeist '05

2005-12-20T19:13:00.000-05:00

Google just published it's annual Zeitgeist, a look at the year's past searches and the when and why behind them.

Free Insults!

2005-12-19T23:02:00.000-05:00

http://www.cloudstormtech.com/people/YOUR%20NAME Go here but replace the last part with your name. ( "%20" = space)

The Good Old Internet!

2005-12-16T22:56:00.000-05:00

So how about this [edited]! I just went to this little poll thing, voted for ps3 and then they took me to an add for Xbox 360! Double-U tee eff, man. Double-U tee eff?

Hot Link Wednesdays: OSNews

2005-12-14T22:22:00.000-05:00

This one's for the nerds. (Really though, which ones aren't?) All the hot new stuff in Operating System News. OSNews.com And they got a podcast!

Nokia 770

2005-12-12T20:18:00.000-05:00

Very sharp device. Check the review.

Go to the RSStroom well notified

2005-12-08T22:15:00.000-05:00

Check it out! An RSS feed reader that prints RSS feeds onto your toilet paper. YES!

Hot Link Wednesdays: Unfeasability

2005-12-07T17:31:00.000-05:00

This week, it's a webcomic. A new laugh every week! BeaverandSteve.com

The Book: Chapter 1 Online

2005-12-06T19:26:00.000-05:00

I finally found a free file host to host my book. Now you can download the chapters of my book as they come out right on my blog. I've already posted Chapter 1: The Warning. (Download it here.) I'll post the other chapters as they come out. They're all in PDF, so you'll need Adobe Reader or something else that reads PDFs.

Clothes? Funny? In the same sentence?

2005-12-04T21:53:00.000-05:00

You heard it. The funniest stuff you've ever read...on thread. BustedTees.com

Say yes to Bit Torrent

2005-12-01T18:30:00.000-05:00

Just a nice site with a lot of TV show torrents.

Hot Link Wednesdays: Farmy Fun!

2005-11-30T18:38:00.000-05:00

Hey kids! Have I got a link for you! It's fun and it's math! Farm Stand Math Game

Firefox 1.5

2005-11-30T18:12:00.000-05:00

I know, I'm late...but it wasn't posted on their site officially for a while, so I thought I'd hold out. Anyways, the best got better. Mozilla.com

KDE 3.5 Is OUT!

2005-11-29T19:32:00.000-05:00

The K Desktop Environment v. 3.5 is finally out! This is the last version before the KDE 4 series. Lots of great features. Get it while it's hot here. Feature list is here.

Hot Link Wednesdays: Google Base

2005-11-23T17:15:00.000-05:00

Google Base is out. Yay for Google.

Microsoft Suck: Old School

2005-11-19T21:40:00.000-05:00

I've heard the legends and horror stories. Now I understand. Microsoft Bob

You Know You Want To

2005-11-17T22:32:00.000-05:00

See this guy? His name is Bob, and he needs a dollar. Please, give him one. I know I will. (Seriously.)

Hot Link Wednesdays: Liquid

2005-11-16T09:17:00.000-05:00

Have a happy Wednesday.Liquid Sculpture

Just Because I Love Flash

2005-11-15T20:52:00.000-05:00

I definitely wouldn't have imagined websites like this seven years ago. The ways people use technology for creativity amaze me. Check it: Vadura Design - Keep playing with it, you'll figure it out.Calibre Pics - It's just...nice.Mocafusion - Too dang slick! Everything fits perfectly.Tell me what you think, leave a comment.

Processes are your friend!

2005-11-10T16:27:00.000-05:00

I'm pretty excited about this. You can run a program in the background, and bring it back up later. Fun stuff. Cool Solutions

Hot Link Wednesdays: Fun with Java

2005-11-09T15:47:00.000-05:00

This week's link might not be the prettiest, but it's darned fun! Try it out, play with your friends. It's just like TV. Family Feud

An Open Minded Community

2005-11-07T16:09:00.000-05:00

"Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth announced that he was now using Kubuntu on his desktop machine and said he wanted Kubuntu to move to a first class distribution within the Ubuntu community."Kubuntu - The KDE DesktopEven though Ubuntu and its community have been heavily focused on GNOME, they're now open-minded enough to support KDE. What a great group of guys.

Open Source at Nokia

2005-11-02T21:34:00.000-05:00

Linux on your phone!http://opensource.nokia.com/

Good Times

2005-11-02T20:56:00.000-05:00

Ah. Bad translation, low resolution, and hot midi tunes. It's all coming back to me. Thanks Zsnes and Klik. Now all I need is one of these bad boys.

Hot Link Wednesdays: Nostalgia

2005-11-02T20:04:00.000-05:00

I'm starting a new weekly feature called Hot Link Wednesdays, as seen in the shiny, new logo. This week, I thought we'd take a ride on the Forgotten Express and revisit the olden days of the web. Please, don't laugh:My old blogStan's old blogPlease, be kind in the comments section. :-) (And if your'e interested: Stan's new site ) Btw, if you haven't commented yet, just click on the little link

New Free BSD Logo

2005-11-01T20:13:00.000-05:00

Check it out! The FreeBSD project got a new logo. Much better than the old one.What's Free BSD? An open source, unix-like operating system. A lot of Mac OS X is based on it as well. Click the link if you're interested in more.

New Content!

2005-10-31T20:37:00.000-05:00

Ok, it's not really new content, but it's new [something]. Check out the "Shameless Plugs" section in the bottom my sidebar on the right.

1 Terabit cables!

2005-10-30T15:09:00.000-05:00

"A Japanese company has developed technology to transmit a two-hour movie in 0.5 seconds, the world's fastest speed achieved with fibre-optic cables in the field, it says."Japanese company claims fibre-optic data transfer record. 27/10/2005. ABC News Online

For the Archives

2005-10-29T22:40:00.000-04:00

There it is. The time's slightly off cuz I got sidetracked after I took the screenshot.

Testing Blog Post

2005-10-29T22:37:00.000-04:00

Hey there all you people I haven't told about this yet. I'm testing the blog post capabilities of a beta browser I'm using called Flock. I'll put a screenshot up to document it.

First Post!

2005-10-29T22:12:00.000-04:00

It's my first post. Yay.