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Here is some gear I need in Call Of Duty 4

Jan

2008

Camera Shy? Pentagon Builds a Portable Lens-Destroying Laser and also linked in this article, technology for automagically finding sniper scopes.

Casual Games

Jan

2008

some of these in nytimes this week. * Cursor*10 (nekogames) — oh this thing is crazy * Excit. * Portal. 3d version is of course way more fun * Spot the Differences

* The “Kindle”:amazon is awesome. The awesomeness is due to the wireless delivery of books. And the fact that I can browse Amazon at my PC and direct books to my Kindle with one click. (Similarly, the Unbox/Tivo integration is awesome for the same reason — Amazon is silently building a great asset here). The ...

Essential Crossword Tips

Aug

2007

Diary of a Crossword Fiend: How Constructors Try to Trick You — don’t even try to do the NYT crosswords later in the week unless you have embraced all these. I hate the “Phonetics and building blocks” class of clue, they seem cheap to me.

Software links

Jul

2007

* WikiMatrix – Compare them all — lists and compares all the wiki implementations * Forummatrix — same dealy for forums * MonkeyGTD — the fusion of wikis and GTD ideas is a strong draw to me. i religiously use my blackberry todo list, i wish it could be richer and embody more GTD functionality ...

Software of Note

Jun

2007

* Games ? Bloxorz — great timewaster * PicLens — nice way to browse flickr. A little unobvious to use. * Socialcalc. I continue to think this is interesting tho I have never installed it. hmm. * Rich’s guide to cleaning up Raw images * The Alphabetizer. I can see myself using this occasionally. * ...

xbox 360 #1 blown

Jul

2006

OK our first 360 bit the dust. locks up 1 minute after booting. 7 months into owning it — just out of the warranty phase. so $129 to get it fixed — this must be the microsoft strategy for making money, $129 every six months… I considered buying a new one at the msft company ...

Starbucks Crossword contest wrapup

Apr

2006

Good discussions of the final tiebreaker puzzle over at crossword fiend and crossword bebop. Personally I sailed through the first 6 weeks and easily made it into the tiebreaker round. But today’s tiebreaker puzzle crushed me. I knew there was a nonstandard trick involved, but I didn’t figure it out in any kind of reasonable ...

Recent Software of Note

Apr

2006

The Elder Scrolls Oblivion. What a massive game world. You could get lost in this thing for years. Secondlife. kind of yawn. the graphics aren’t as good as online games and the action isn’t as fun. but obviously a lot of people like it. the customizability and persistence features are cool. just shows again that ...

Logitech g5 mouse and g15 keyboard

Feb

2006

To match my new sli pc, i updated to gaming-optimized input devices — the g5 mouse and g15 keyboard. The keyboard is cool — the little lcd display during games is very cool. I’ve seen this keyboard in action for months and finally had to get one. The mouse is also cool — the adjustable ...

A lifetime of Starbuck's Coffee

Feb

2006

I drink coffee. I am addicted to crosswords. Hence the perfect contest for me — win a cup of coffee a day for 50 years. I finished today’s first puzzle — not very hard — the equivalent of a monday or maybe tuesday NY Times puzzle — I wonder if they are going to ramp ...

Business readings

Sep

2005

* Subvert from within — great tips on how to remain focused on the customer, even within a large org. Totally relevant to team members in orgs of all sizes. (from geekman.com) * Google’s use of prediction markets internally. I wonder how many participants you need to make this work well. * NetworthIQ. If this ...

Another gaming computer option

Sep

2005

J pointed me towards Cyberpower, gets a great review in one of the gaming mags this month. So I’ll add them to the list of gaming pc assemblers i’m considering.

Software roundup 9/12

Sep

2005

* 64bit windows perf testing — as i buy a new machine, looks like i should stick to 32-bit windows for now. not because of perf issues, but because of driver and sw compat issues with 64-bit. * Frankston on the confusion between features and protocols/media — good stuff — why we need bluetooth, wifi, ...

Gaming PCs

Sep

2005

So rich looked at some gaming pcs recently — the big brands of alien, voodoo, and falcon nw. I’m in the market soon for a new pc and looked at their sites. On the way, A9 and Google pointed me towards some other contenders: Hypersonic in New York, and WidowPC in Texas — the Widow ...

Keeping up with Rich

Aug

2005

As usual Rich has been a posting machine during the last month. Some of the highlights I’ve noted: * Iceland travel. I hear they have some fantastic river rafting there. I’m ready to go. Just added to my 43places goals. * Grilling resource — I can always use grilling tips. * Rich’s small camera recos. ...

PC Games of recent note

Apr

2005

* Star Wars Republic Commando. First person, squad based. Very forgiving. * Splinter Cell Chaos Theory. Great dvd install — man it is great to eliminate the cd shuffle. Looks glorious. Buggy tho. * Swat 4. Great multiplayer. Looks great * And rich recommends Brothers In Arms

Board Games

Dec

2004

From this slashdot entry, lots of great board game sites: * The Morning News game guide * Funagain Games for all your buying * Boardgamegeek for enthusiasts * SeattleSpiel for Seattle board gamers It is kind of a holiday tradition of ours to spend a few nights playing some board games…lots of good ideas for ...

Halo2 — Boy am I an optimist

Nov

2004

I thought I’d slip by the MSFT company store today to grab a copy – ha ha ha ha ha ha. Wish I’d had a camera with me. I would have needed a machete to get within 100 yards of the door…

Doom3

Aug

2004

id Software: DOOM 3 — fun, but nearly unplayable without the sound cranked and without surround sound. The game relies on a constant stream of monsters popping up behind you, and if you can’t hear it happening, the game just isn’t as much fun. It’s actually kind of a cheap monster system, I prefer the ...