Category Archives: Wouldya Lookit That!

This is the kind of cool stuff I used to do when I was a little crystal-radio-making nerdboy: Dirkon – The Paper Camera A pinhole camera is just a box with a teeny-tiny hole for a lens that focuses light … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Why did I take this test at 8:30 on a Sunday morning? Well, I blame society. And Michele. Mostly Michele. Plus, I can only watch bananaphone so many times, ya know. Continue reading →

When looking for links to the Internet fads yesterday, I realized that the Web is such a large place that something could be “huge” for years and there would still be people that haven’t seen it. I know that I’m … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I feel horrible that I ignored the remembrance of D-Day today. I hate it when newscasters and pundits and politicians use “fate of the world” type phrases to describe everything. There have been relatively few instances in history when the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

When we named our children, we decided right off the bat to make sure they had normal names. Not that kids can’t find a way to make fun of any name, but you don’t have to paint a big sign … Continue reading → Continue reading →

OK, I’m asking for it after that last bit, but here’s one of those meme things that I can’t resist. Invent a memory of me and post it in the comments. It can be anything you want, so long as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Buzz reminds us that today is Cinco de Mayo. But what is it, besides an excuse for ad agencies to sell more Corona? And why the hell should Americans celebrate this Mexican holiday? It’s because they may have just saved … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Yahoo! News – Blog-Tracking May Gain Ground Among U.S. Intelligence Officials Nothing new in this article about how blogs are the next big thing in information and news and how the CIA ought to start tracking them (like all those … Continue reading → Continue reading →

E. Gary Gygax! It’s the 30th anniversary of the creation of Dungeons & Dragons! D&D has reached the age where it’s o.k. to talk about in public. Heck, there’s nothing about the anniversary on the WotC site. I found out … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is bad. How bad? Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light. OK, so maybe not that bad, but the last thing I need … Continue reading → Continue reading →