Link of the Day [12.01.08]
I am a member of the ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) for three years. They gave me a mug for my third anniversary.
Quote of the Day [11.24.08]
“The chown command changes the owner of the file specified by the File
parameter to the user specified by the Owner parameter. The value
of the Owner parameter can be a user ID or a login name found in the
/etc/passwd file. Optionally, a group can also be specified. The value
of the Group parameter can be a group ID or a group name found in
the /etc/group file.
Only the root user can change the owner of a file. You can change
the group of a file only if you are a root user or if you own the
file. If you own the file but are not a root user, you can change
the group only to a group of which you are a member.”
man page for ‘chown” command
Nendoroids In Flight
flying Miku
Originally uploaded by dyril.
Hatsune Miku, so kawaii, she floats. I just love this photo.
They walk
I’m all psyched to play my imported PSP game, Macross Ace Frontier, but I don’t have a PSP. So I stop by Best Buy.
So very, very close to purchasing one, but decided against it. I had the box in hand comparing which one I should buy. Madden ’09? Gods of War? Plain black for $30 less? Ratchet & Clank? Why?
In the end, like Robert Deniro in Heat, I walked. Thirty seconds. Gone.
Turns out it was smart decision. Today was the quiet release of an updated PSP: the PSP 3000. You can get it in that Ratchet & Clank bundle. I’ll just wait for the non-bundled one next month. Meanwhile, I’m brushing up on my kanji.
Link of the Day [10.09.08]
I'm watching a co-workers USB fan cool her down in this unseasonably
warm, humid day, and I wish I had one. That's a great use of the unused
USB ports on my work desktop. I doubt that the IT department would like
it though.I'm looking for cool USB devices. I've seen a few: coffee mug warmer,
refrigerator, christmas tree, fake fish tank. I've also seen some crazy
devices out of Japan, most notably a simulated bomb. It doesn't blow up
by acts as a countdown timer. I would like to get these "humping dogs"
as they are hilarious except that they won't be so hilarious the next
day. Have you seen any cool USB devices?http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/9c89/
“Last week they elected me king of the winos.”
Link of the Day [9.27.08]
What are some typical moe character attributes? Read on to find out!
http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/21/tvnradio/1507042&sec=tvnradio
Quote of the Day [9.21.08]
“Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. It’s continuing mission, to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no one has gone before.”
Star Trek (TNG)
Quote of the Day [9.20.08]
“Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Her five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.”
Star Trek (TOS)
Quote of the Day [7.02.08]
“Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty — a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture.”
Bertrand Russell
Quote of the Day [6.25.08]
“A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.”
3rd Law of Robotics, Isaac Asimov