CT called me at 11:30pm (which is fine, calling at 11:30am is worse usually:p) to chat, but at a little after 11:45 we had to cut her off cos EB Games was doing a midnight launch for Guitar Hero III (the first one available for the Wii!!!), which of course we had pre-ordered!
It came [...]
We pre-ordered Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations (at least partially cos there was a plushy!), and it came today! Oh yes!!! :) But we’re saving it for tonight, before bed, cos for some strange reason, playing Phoenix Wright is always fun, but always makes me fall asleep.
I can’t understand how people can keep on mentioning Star Trek movies (via kottke), but never mention the ones with Patrick Stewart, who was awesome and HAWT as Jean-Luc Picard. Boo.
I dunno if all that many people are interested, but I thought a comparison might be interesting. I think I could’ve bought a Dell or HP or whatever with similar parts (maybe a bit less RAM, a bit better processor, but with a DVD burner and whatnots) for about $600 or so (assuming no [...]
It started cos I needed more RAM. And a new video card. And probably a new processor. &c&c!
There it is, the old computer.
I know we coulda bought a whole new computer from Dell or HP or whatever, probably for as cheap/cheaper, and it’s not like I overclock or anything. But I thought [...]
Isn’t it funny how instead of trying to argue that global warming isn’t happening, now the climate change/global warming skeptics are trying to argue that there were errors in “An Inconvenient Truth,” and things aren’t that dire. Really? So if whole cities aren’t underwater then we don’t have a problem?! And anyways, [...]
The “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” lecture from Professor Randy Pausch, who has been diagnosed with metastasized cancer, was very moving (via Gene Weingarten’s chat and churumuri). Well worth the time. Although why’d he have to dog on Berkeley?! :P
First 8 minutes or so are introductions if you wish to skip those.
