(For the non-Californians: Prop 86 proposes a hefty tax increase on tobacco with 100% of the raised money going to various health concerns, and Prop 87 proposes a $4bn tax on oil companies to fund alternative fuel development. The oil companies are not allowed to pass the tax on to the price at the pump).… Continue reading Propositions 86 & 87
my new ISP
Time Warner Cable takes over Comcast in Socal. So I am being forcibly relocated to Roadrunner. They sent me a letter about it and told me to go to the appropriate site to switch over email etc. I went to the site. It said: We're sorry, we are unable to proceed with the Activation Wizard… Continue reading my new ISP
More appley baked goods
Apple & lemon cake. Also has pecans in it. Not markedly appley, actually, but very nice even so.
When come back bring pie!
Fruits (haha) of our trip to Oak Glen a couple of weeks ago.
Will the PS3 succeed?
Here we are, almost a month from the PS3 launch. And here are my thoughts on the subject. Sony really seem to be drinking the Kool-Aid. If the PS3 comes out on top, it will be through a miracle of marketing – I think the odds are stacked against it this time around. The Sony… Continue reading Will the PS3 succeed?
halloween is coming
I already got the flyer/catalogue from Party City. My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul elbeno goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as an anti-pirate. _skye_ gives you 11 teal vanilla-flavoured pieces of chewing gum. arielerilrondil tricks you! You get a wad of paper. auntysarah gives you 18 orange cola-flavoured wafers. editor tricks you! You get a used tissue. greatbiggary… Continue reading halloween is coming
OK, what can I do with:
a blood-soaked electric fan a severed hand a massive pile of band-aid wrappers a bag of swedish fish a painting a fire extinguisher a pigeon a ball-peen hammer a frame a photograph a roll of tape a portrait the left half of a coupon a steel key a bottle of aspirin a towel a pillow… Continue reading OK, what can I do with:
IF Comp 06 is on!
Grab it at ifcomp.org. And leave your BT client going while you play. By my count there are 44 games this year, and exactly half of them are Z-code games. The rest seem to be more split than usual between the other gaming systems, with TADS losing its 2nd place a bit. 5 of the… Continue reading IF Comp 06 is on!
What's up with Weird Al?
OK. So I got the new Weird Al album from and I've been listening to it for a few days. This album is better than previous WA offerings, and some songs are really good, but there are some lingering niggles. First, the good. The lead track, White and Nerdy had several laugh-out-loud moments for me.… Continue reading What's up with Weird Al?
Talk Like a Pirate Day
Thank $deity that's over for another year, and I missed it at work because I was on holiday. Quite apart from my dislike of the pirate meme, I think Edmund Blackadder said it best: “Yes it is” not “That it be”. You don't have to talk in that stupid voice to me. I'm not a… Continue reading Talk Like a Pirate Day