Archive for February, 2005

Wal-Mart must have a complicated refund process

I was at Wal-Mart today and the register rang up the wrong price on one of the DVD’s I had bought (Sneakers, a nice little action/comedy bit from the early 90’s). I had found the DVD in the big “2 for $11″ bin, and the DVD itself was clearly marked at $5.50. But the register […]

Turning a SNES into a handheld

I was at the library this afternoon and the current issue of Popular Science has this cool project to convert an old Super Nintendo into a handheld gaming device. Turns out it is one project of many from a book called Hacking Video Game Consoles.
I might have to pick up a copy of the […]

Oooh, pop-up comments

Boy I rarely actually read what’s on the Blogger.com front door. I’m usually just there to log in so I can post to my blog. So I missed the message they’ve had on the front door for the past couple weeks, advertising the new pop-up comments feature. Not that I get many comments on […]

Math and language not linked

Those crazy wacky Brits–they claim they’ve proven that language and math abilities develop independently. The scientists studied people with damaged left hemispheres, which affected their language abilities. And even though the language impairment prevented them from speaking they could do mathematical calculations just fine.
Now it’s not what I would call a conclusive study–I […]

Countdown to the PSP

So the post engine here on Blogger seems to filter out any JavaScript code I try to insert. Therefore I can’t put my countdown timer on this site–I’ve pushed it to a hidden page where I work. My Countdown until the PSP goes on sale in the East Coast.

Dumping an old TV

So last year, I bought a really cheap TV at the J-Town flea market. I’m not saying the TV itself was cheaply made, I’m saying it was cheap–$30 for a 27 inch color TV. The reason it was so cheap is that the thing is monstrously heavy. Nobody else wanted it apparently […]

Freddie’s Sandwiches

It’s funny how the memory works. I was at Whole Foods, and saw some Kettle Potato Chips which I haven’t had since I left San Francisco. I picked up a bag of the Sea Salt & Vinegar, a biting salty/sweet/sour taste that I have always liked for some reason. Definitely an acquired taste, not everybody […]

Quest for a Dreamcast

So a couple nights ago on G4TechTV I saw a show about the top Sega Dreamcast games. For some reason I wasn’t into the Dreamcast when it came out, though I did get a Playstation 2 shortly after it came out. Don’t know why the discrepancy, maybe Sega didn’t do as good a job […]

Eddie Griffin is so funny

I’ve been hearing about Eddie Griffin’s DysFunKtional Family concert film and last night I came across a cheap used copy at the Books and Music Exchange. Haven’t watched the whole thing yet but the part I’ve watched is just hilarious. Never heard a guy make funnier and better use of cuss words.
Apparently […]

Once again, I’m in the minority

Once a minority always a minority I guess. A co-worker here runs a fun little site called Viva Mustachio, it’s a weird little site dedicated to the mustache. Well yesterday he runs a poll on whether AJ McLean of the Backstreet Boys should shave his ’stache. My vote was no, but I ended up […]