Last Candle{walk}, The

2009

December

November

October 1

September

August 1

July 1

June

May 7

April 11

March 7

February 8

January 15

2008

December 6

November 12

October 12

September 20

August 19

July 26

June 28

May 53

April 60

March 55

February 53

January 38

2007

December 24

November 28

October 49

September 50

August 85

July 62

June

May

April

March

February

January

The game is new, but familiar

Today — or yesterday, actually, but today’s the first work day — is the first day...

The new video for Nightwish’s Bye Bye Beautiful, a bitter farewell to former singer...

“Before one can ask the question, “why do some people have...”
— Dr. Steven Novella. ...

List of Hollywood Republicans

At Work

Attached to a Michigan fan’s exterior cubicle wall, a regular 8’x11’ sheet of...

My Dad’s main computer is nearly unusable. Task switching takes several seconds. Opening the...

For the most disappointing music release of the year: Dream Theater’s Systematic Chaos....

The new AmazonMP3 music store is pretty damn slick: getting my copy of The Dandy Warhols Scientist...

“Harvard might want to re-think its relationship with an...”
— Editorial in the Ha-vard...

Halo 3 review at Metacritic: 96 out of...

Thanks to the reviews, I’m feelin’ the Halo hype juuuu-ust a bit. Maybe I’ll buy...

Maybe I’ve posted this before (and I’ve certainly passed it around a bit), but...

Bad Job:

Advertising time slice salesperson representing a “Bottom 40 Classics” radio broadcast.

US $100 Bill at 7727 × 3436 pixels.

Check out a few tests on a “split brain” patient, or someone whose corpus callosum, the...

At the eye doctor’s office, feeling my pupils dilate as I tap this out.

Nothing Continues to Happen

A friend at work gave me a nice surprise this morning when he brought over Nil Recurring, the new...

By the way, I saw this week my first Nintendo Wii available at retail since its December ‘06...

This is fun: the Ubuntu Names Repository. For future reference (and credited fame), please note my...

PreSonus-brand audio recording interface: ordered. Woo hoo! Lots of bad demos featuring the blues...

An explosion — explosive art — on the playa during the finale of this year’s...

I can fit nearly eight full...

That blows my mind just a little bit. The concept is at least worth a couple giggles, particularly...

“If gaming is manned space travel, then DeusEx [sic] is the...”
— tcs, a Shacker. Deus Ex really...

Skeptics' Guide to the Universe #105

Whisperings: Solo Piano Radio

Buddy Guy and Carlos Santana. Supa smooooth.

As of this evening, 8 PM or so, a bowl of dough, with the pluripotency for many a baked good, but...

Music video for Kamelot’s The Human Stain. It’s not bad, but silly and a little too...

I might buy this recreation-themed pork product, but not to...

+1 for Microsoft

I’ve documented a couple times (once, twice) about my Xbox 360 repair woes which cost me $140...

Lovely Tuesday weather. I could do with a global-warmed...

Happy Patriot Day.

“Patriot” (singular, non-possessive) trips me up a little bit. I want to say...

Andrew W.K. on the ole’ Aqua Teen Hunger Force television show. Wild. But Mr. W.K. shoulda...

Buzz Out Loud #556

First post...

from work on a Sunday for the new busy season. It is very quiet around the office. Lovely.

The tune Bloody Tears from Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest, composed in Mario Paint! I...

During a impromptu visit to GameStop (I know, I know) I overheard an exchange between a teenage...

Current unread items in my Google Reader feed list: 1,456, with more than half of the items medical...

The message board here at work has attracted several lamentations from co-workers who’ve had...

A product I'd like to see unveiled...

at today’s big Apple tease-and-tell: a ceramic candy container that doubles as a bust of Steve...

Busy Season: Day One

The overtime is here! The TODO mail folder is up to 30 items! Flay those that speak of boredom or a...

“There are currently 130 million people born each year. If...”
— Iljitsch van Beijnum @ Ars...

Apropos the lard post from a couple days ago, I made a crust using this recipe but substituting lard...

Michael Jackson, the beer and alcoholic beverage connoisseur (not the creepy musician), died last...

Top Ten Mysteries of the MIND

Crossposted at the blog, which has notes and stuff.

Own, pone, poon, pun, pwone, whatever

Shaolin monks versus ninjas!

Discover Magazine’s ten (not top ten, just ten) unsolved mysteries of the brain: How is...