Sound check

Technology has changed since I last updated this site, but joining has inspired nostalgic feelings about the old days of the Internet so I plan to shake the dust off this and maybe post some stuff again.

Speaking of , I'm at https://tech.lgbt/@silvermoon82

Pictures from MarsPhoenix!

The Mars lander has touched down safely, and is sending pictures back already:

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NASA – Phoenix Images

For more on the Phoenix project, check out NASA’s mission page, or MarsPhoenix’s Twitter feed.

Save vs. Death… failed. A fitting memorial to Gary Gygax

xkcd has posted the best possible memorial to the passing of Gary Gygax, the creator of Dunegons and Dragons:

The Ultimate Game

Good luck in the Outer Planes, Gary.

One of life’s important questions:

Is it more sinister to talk on a cellphone while using a urinal, or to finish what you’re doing, and continue to stand in front of the urinal, chatting loudly on the cellphone in the men’s room?
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I annoyed Google! Go me!

I'm too impatient to wait for Calculator.app to load, or for the Calculator dashboard widget to catch up with me. The solution? .

If my computer is turned on, there's generally a browser open. [tag]Google Calculator[/tag] meets my needs, and it's faster than opening a local app or taking my boots off (if I need to count past 10).The downside? Apparently it annoys [tag]Google[/tag] if you do it a lot:

I annoyed Google! Go me!

Pink and Portable – WD’s Passport goes Pink for October

El Reg has a quick blurb about Western Digital’s Passport portable hard drive.

WD’s Pink Passport
Looks like a nice little unit: 250GB, USB2.0, &c.

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, WD will make a dontation to the National Breast Cancer Foundation for each pink Passport drive sold. Going one step further than most, WD’s donations will continue beyond month’s end – they will continue until February 29.