Monthly Archives: August 2006

Good ol’ randomization without computers

Posted on August 12, 2006 by Steve

I had been looking for d12 with the months and hit locations for weeks through my local hobby store (Dragon’s Lair). They didn’t have any luck through their distributor after a few months so I resorted to the Internet thanks … Continue reading →

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The PowerMac G5 is dead, long live the MacPro

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Steve

In all the excitement this week, I forgot to blather on (maybe shill) for the new MacPro that was announced this Monday. I don’t work on Mondays at Apple so my energies are spent on anything but my job. When I … Continue reading →

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RIP Dr. James Van Allen

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Steve

His discovery of the belts named after him was pretty critical for the manned and unmanned space missions, especially the Apollo series. With their locations and intensities calculated out, all equipment is hardned against the radiation and spacecraft have trajectories … Continue reading →

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My car makes it to 100,000 miles

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Steve

Must be a slow news week to go on about this, but that’s why I bought a Volkswagen 10 years ago (I also didn’t go to GenCon, happening now in India-No-Place). When I was a prisoner of Austin’s mediocre mass … Continue reading →

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Eric “Rico” Desjardins officially retires

Posted on August 9, 2006 by Steve

This one was expected ever since the news was given in July that the Flyers wouldn’t re-sign him. Eric “Rico” Desjardins is another great Defenseman I am going to miss. He was from the Quebec school of hockey—tough, physical and … Continue reading →

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The Converse Store returns to Austin

Posted on August 8, 2006 by Steve

Last night I was in Chuck Taylor Paradise! The new outlet mall in Round Rock has a Converse store that is truly an outlet store (most of these so-called “outlet” malls charge just as much as the regular places). Here … Continue reading →

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Milwaukee ‘bones up’ on its look for the next season

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Steve

When I was researching my Eric Weinrich story Saturday, I almost forgot about Milwaukee’s August first announcement for their new logo and jersey. I thought the one they’ve had since the 1980s was fine despite the Cap’n Crunch comment I … Continue reading →

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KMAG turned 4

Posted on August 5, 2006 by Steve

Today is the “official” fourth anniversary of KMAG. The goal this year was 6000 songs and again, I fell short by 245. I’m not too distraught, I managed to get the remaining 116 songs I didn’t achieve last year and … Continue reading →

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Lousy trade to Chicago

Posted on August 5, 2006 by Steve

At first, I was going to write about the retirement of US-born player Eric Weinrich but I was pretty tired last night and let it go until this morning. Then I see the news on my EPSN widget first thing … Continue reading →

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Monster Manual IV fails to impress

Posted on August 3, 2006 by Steve

This sourcebook is mislabeled. Sure there are new monsters—various types of undead, creatures from the miniatures game and at least one new template (Lloth Touched). However, the reader may be confused when stumbling across entries for gnolls, ogres, etc. (“race” … Continue reading →

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Parts of KMAG now on the road

Posted on August 2, 2006 by Steve

It’s no secret that most radio stations bite thanks to the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (really the Clear Channel Power Grab Act) and Austin is sadly no exception. Sure KUT, the Austin NPR station, is great but only when there’s … Continue reading →

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MTV began today in 1981, then sucked by 1984

Posted on August 1, 2006 by Steve

Maybe it’s no mistake that MTV’s first day on the air coincides with the Charles Whitman murder spree. MTV has done a great job at murdering good taste, intelligence and, most of all, music. MTV sucking wasn’t always so. Back … Continue reading →

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Check out my friend Lazz’s handiwork!

Posted on August 1, 2006 by Steve

For my birthday, my friend posted a really cool piece of artwork he did to go with my favorite Goldfrapp song lyrics (really my favorite song all year) on his blog!    Check out his other pieces too. Especially if you … Continue reading →

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Charles Whitman’s killing spree, 40 years later

Posted on August 1, 2006 by Steve

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the tragic shooting spree of Charles Whitman. I remember someone saying that one of the legacies of this horrible event was the creation of SWAT teams. Most of the research I did about SWAT teams gives the … Continue reading →

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