Monthly Archives: June 2008

If you have AT&T, back up your sim card for a while

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Steve

Last night I was writing the second draft for an upcoming story about 1983 and then I heard the usual feedback-interference noises on my noise-reducing headphones. This is normally AT&T’s wireless network doing something, probably an incoming call. Instead the … Continue reading →

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WarioWare Smooth Moves

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Steve

This collection of 200-plus mini games wrapped around a dozen short stories is an awesome demonstration of how innovative the Wii system has proven to be. At its launch, Wii Sports showed the console’s intuitive nature/play through its controllers. Smooth … Continue reading →

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1983: Pioneer X is the first to leave Solar System

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Steve

It was also the first space probe to send back information on interstellar space which remains very impressive for a craft built with the best tech of the early Seventies. It was only designed to get the scoop on Jupiter … Continue reading →

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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Steve

The final movie from Somara’s recovery marathon! Yeah, I know, this DVD was watched way over two months ago so why the delay? Life gets in the way plus other more immediate stories were written, stuff I can whip together … Continue reading →

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Happy 75th Birthday Gene Wilder

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Steve

Originally he thought of himself as a dramatic actor until Mel Brooks recruited him for The Producers and it’s a good thing Mel’s instincts panned out. I can’t imagine Blazing Saddles or Young Frankenstein without Gene. He will always be … Continue reading →

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Roadrunner is the first computer to pull off a petaflop

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Steve

The dumbed down story from the AP was easier to digest about Roadrunner. If you prefer the more complicated take, I did find the Los Alamos plug that doesn’t require a log-in. Roadrunner is amazing on so many levels. First, … Continue reading →

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One major goal of 2008 done, probably a dozen more to go

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Steve

One five-week, secret project I didn’t want to discuss on the site was completed this morning. Well, it wasn’t that much of a secret with some of you, I just didn’t want to jinx it since it had one annoying … Continue reading →

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Happy Second Anniversary Kelly & Ethan

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Steve

What a wedding it was since the Austin weather wasn’t too hot around sunset. It was June after all, Central Texas becomes really uncomfortable by July. It’s much nicer climate-wise over in the San Jose part of California they’re in … Continue reading →

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Ladytron & Datarock

Posted on June 8, 2008 by Steve

I know I should’ve posted this on Saturday. Yesterday I was pre-occupied helping a co-worker set up a Netinstall image and then getting the server to deploy it; we did succeed at it easily! Then I fell asleep watching Indiana … Continue reading →

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Happy 50th Birthday Prince

Posted on June 7, 2008 by Steve

The BBC has a great chart summarizing Prince’s 30-year career. I completely agree with them on how impressive he is live and inconsistent on recordings. His performance at Coachella sounded interesting according to what I read from the AP story. … Continue reading →

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1933: First Drive-In Movie Theater Opens near Philly

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Steve

Too bad the drive-in theater died off by the time I was old enough to really appreciate what they were good for…according to movies such as Grease. I’ve been reading about their comebacks yet I think it’ll be slowed thanks … Continue reading →

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1993: Underemployments ends in Employment…finally

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Steve

This glimpse back to 1993 was delayed primarily by my server’s ongoing Java problems %

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I finally got it completely right this year! Congrats Detroit!

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Steve

My first successful prediction on the winner in five years! I don’t recall if I was correct on the number of games it took the Devils to beat the Ducks in 2003 though. However, I did correctly guess the number … Continue reading →

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Kapanen retires and Icebats suspend their existence

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Steve

Caught the headline tonight about Sami Kapanen retiring from the NHL and finishing with the Finnish team he partially owns. He was definitely a steal from Carolina, especially when they got Brendl, a forward who never produced for anyone, in … Continue reading →

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Picayune refinements

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Steve

Yesterday was a long, long day but in a good way. Whenever there’s a concert and I’m volunteering for EA (Ecology Action, not the videogame company Electronic Arts), I usually take in a late dinner at Katz’s, then go to … Continue reading →

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