Planet Geek? Try.. PLANET CHAOS! AHAHHAHAH!
Okay, maybe not quite that bad. Ya’ll may have noticed that I’ve been posting some new reviews, and made a new section just for Linux and Mac playable webgames. I was getting tired of going to websites...
View ArticleGosh…
Mouse wheels are cool. And this kool-aid isn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be. The post Gosh… appeared first on Planet Geek!.
View ArticleSnarky Linux humor…
From Bioware’s notes on the Linux client for Neverwinter Nights, under ‘Things you will need…” 2. CD-Key: You will have to purchase a copy of the game to get a valid Neverwinter Nights CD-Key. Of...
View ArticleThe Zoomquilt
Many many years ago when I was playing with AutoCAD I made an image that had an remarkably large level of zooms in it. You could zoom in on the picture and find even more pictures, then zoom in on that...
View ArticleReview: Goldstrike
Game: Goldstrike Language: Flash Category: Puzzle / Arcade Tested on: Debian Linux + Firefox Rating: 3 out of 5 Offered by: Flash Arcade (link) Goldstrike is sort of a cross between tetris and Frood....
View ArticleDude, where’s my jigsaw?
Well, my very first casemod project has come to a screeching halt. I decided to mode the case of one of my Shuttle PC’s to give it a little more glitz and glamor. Since this machines are taken to shows...
View ArticlePower tools redux, or “Daves tears stuff up”
With thanks to Macthud, a jigsaw was found, and [de?]construction continued. Using a couple tricks I learned on various modding boards, I cut a 10″x4″ window in the left side of the casing, and a 3″x3″...
View ArticleHyper-Geeking and field tests
Wow, what a day. Yesterday I buckled down and finally reconfigured the CONGO servers to support the new workstations I’ve been accumulating to replace my iOpeners. It took a couple hours of noodling...
View ArticleWhy don’t I use the Livejournal Comments system?
I have a fairly large readership that uses Livejournal as a news aggregator for reading my blog postings. This posting is for them… Ya’ll probably notice a tagline in the postings you see that ask not...
View ArticleAsta la vista, baby… VHS is outtahere.
According to this article from Reuters, VHS is gettin the boot… “Accepting the inevitable, Britain’s biggest high street electronics retailer Dixons announced over the weekend that it was taking VHS...
View ArticlePlanet Geek’s Guide to Modern Movie Attendance.
I’ve been avoiding going to the movies lately. What used to be an enjoyable experience has continued its slide into blatant commercialism and customer gouging. Skyrocketing ticket prices, indifferent...
View ArticleLaw and Order: SVU – What the heck?!
So I don’t really watch much network television, but I have to admit I’m a Law and Order junkie. All the spinoffs too. Between various cable channels, it’s a 50/50 chance that at any given hour,...
View ArticleInterview with Bill Goldsmith of RadioParadise.com
For years I’ve been going on about the wonderful online music station Radio Paradise. With it’s self-proclaimed “eclectic music” selection, active user community, and high quality feeds, it’s easily...
View ArticleReview: FreeCiv
There are a few games in the opensource / freeware arena that are really exceptional. Complete, polished, documented, and durnit, fun to play. FreeCiv, available for Linux, Mac, and Windows, is one of...
View ArticleLife lessons learned today.
Today I learned: 1) You -can- get used kids skis for a decent price. Play It Again, Sam, a chain of stores around here, had stacks of used kids skis. I got 120cm shaped skis with bindings, size 2 ski...
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