I realize there is supposed to be some kind of entertainment value to a plastic owl that blinks and rotates its head, but that seems like such a waste of computing potential. ThinkGeek says this thing has just three modes: active, mellow and sleeping. Sleeping? Is that robot slang for off? Instead of blinking and … Continue reading Useless USB Owl →

Here’s a sad story: Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger did not have a valid motorcycle license when he crashed into a woman’s car last week…. Roethlisberger will be issued $388 in fines and fees for riding without a license and not wearing a helmet, police Collision Investigator Dan Connolly said today. Only licensed motorcyclists are allowed … Continue reading Football player without a helmet →

Well, the WP upgrade went sort of smoothly. Let me know if you see any issues. The documentation was a bit sketchy since it says “make sure you do not delete a specific wp-” file right before it says run the command “rm wp-*”. I backed up the file in question first, obviously, and so … Continue reading WordPress 2.0 →