Unless you’re Mark, you’re probably looking at the title of this post and thinking… huh? Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games. They’ve been around for a while, evolving along with the technology, expanding the horizons of generations of young geeks, many of whom are now old geeks. Basically, it’s like your old Dungeons and Dragons, …
Monthly Archive: August 2005
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15
Aug
11
The Springer Cafeteria
I may have mentioned before that the cuisine of the Netherlands is not necessarily what one would call ‘gourmet’. While the quality of the basic food ingredients is much better than what you generally see in the US, it’s the dishes they decide to make with them that makes you wonder. Here is a shot …
Aug
11
The Grudge
Rating: This movie was pretty lame. Ann and I rented it, well, actually, I rented it and then I made Ann watch it with me because I am such a baby about scary movies. It’s strange. I love scary movies, but I hate being scared. At one point Ann said she wanted to get the …
Aug
11
Hitch
Rating: A good rental. It’ll put a smile on your face, it just won’t split your sides. First, a disclaimer, I like Will Smith. He’s got a great sense of comedic timing, and has charisma that makes almost any movie watchable. And in Hitch, I think the director told him to pretty much just be …
Aug
10
Flash video loops
Hey, these look pretty cool. Maybe I’ll buy one and learn flash and redesign my entire site. Yeah, and maybe I’m a Chinese jet pilot. (reference)
Aug
10
Beef Jerky Delight
Props to my boy Ian for bringing in a package of beef jerky for me. It’s really something to have good friends.
Aug
08
Genome Sequencing for the People
This is why I love technology. And scientists. Some smart dudes at Harvard developed a new process that cuts the costs of sequencing a human genome to 1/9th of its current cost of $20 million. Now, for a paltry $2.2 million, you can have your own genome sequenced. So, to start off with, we’ll have …
Aug
08
Napoleon Dynamite
Rating: It made me laugh. Once Ken set the expectations (“Okay, now don’t expect any kind of plot.”), I just sat back and waited to see what would happen. If you don’t know, Napoleon Dynamite takes its name from its main character, who you get to follow around for a few days, reliving all of …
Aug
08
My New Toy
Thank god that my mom bought us an extra suitcase to go home with. After the splurging at the outlet malls, at the bookstore, and at Best Buy, we filled it up without a problem. While I was ultimately unsuccessful in my bid to convince Ann of the need for a new digital camera with …
Aug
06
The Island
Rating: Let me start off by saying that I am not a fan of Michael Bay. When I saw the Rock and Armageddon all I could do was lament the fact that someone agreed to spend all that money to make two hour long music videos. Pearl Harbor sank to new lows. Bad Boys was …