We just changed cellphone provider. There were a lot of reasons, honestly, and already we're a lot happier with T-Mobile who are going to be our new provider. Cost, for one thing - we were up for contract renewal (which was going to happen because B needed to upgrade her phone, and you can't do that without renewing your contract even if, like us, ( Read more... )

When I was still in school, in my final year (1996), a game came out that I played obsessively titled Privateer: The Darkening. It was a space opera game, in the mold of Elite, but with a plot and full motion video telling the story. One of the rather neat and futuristic items was what was referred to as a "PAD," or "Personal Access Device." This ( Read more... )

Just installed a new game last night, and I have to say I'm enjoying it immensely. It's called Oasis, and it's a simple yet complex strategy game of founding a kingdom, building its defenses and defending it from the attacking barbarian hordes. The genius of the game is that it takes about 5 minutes to play a round. PC only, I'm afraid, but if you ( Read more... )

Via the Daily Illuminator, anyone want to pay $30,000 for an 8 foot long Lego Star Wars Attack Cruiser?

Honestly, I think I have a better impression of the detail on those things from the lego model than I got from the movie. Impressive.

I'm currently rediscovering music with the new CD player and also reading. I'm realising in part, one of the reasons I haven't read for years is not having a good space for it - I read in sentences, paragraphs often, and if I'm interrupted I need to go back for my brain to take in the sense of what I'm reading. That means that if I'm uncomfortable ( Read more... )

I have a burgeoning list of things that have not yet been released that I have ordered on Amazon. Most of them will come this month, but so far:

Battlestar Galactica Season 1
Herbert Howells: Missa Sabrinesis/Stabat Mater
Neil Gaiman: Anansi Boys
Ran (which I've known has been coming out for almost a year, but it's finally been listed today)
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OK, I don't normally do TV reviews, but.. well, geek boy that I am, I can't help at least doing a little. Last night's episode was a mixed bag. The first big issue is the music in the introduction, to which I have to say.. what were they smoking?
I like the UK theme. I do. It's a good, interesting piece of music, but it is so utterly inappropriate ( Read more... )