Archive for the 'Rave' Category

5 Best Freeware Games of 2005

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006

Well, it’s 2006 already, but this is a good list of the 5 Best Freeware Games of 2005. I’ve tried Mono, and it’s kewl.

slickr

Saturday, December 31st, 2005

I can’t run it (I run Win2K), but this looks kewl: slickr a screensaver that uses content from flickr.

Wavefront .obj format

Saturday, December 31st, 2005

Here’s the best reference I’ve yet found for the Wavefront .obj file format: http://www.csit.fsu.edu/~burkardt/data/obj/obj_format.txt.
I’ve got a back-burner project that needs to import and export to this format.

Guitar Hero

Monday, December 26th, 2005

I’d only read about it until just a couple of days ago. But it’s true: Guitar Hero rocks. It’s a great game. It’s fun, it looks great, and while this might mess you up if you actually want to learn to play a real guitar later, it’s worth it.
I think I’ve got […]

Dating an Apple Developer

Saturday, December 17th, 2005

Finally, hope that there are women out there that get it: Dating an Apple Developer

The 100 Funniest Jokes of All Time

Saturday, December 17th, 2005

I’m not sure of the publication date, but GQ Magazine ran a list of The 100 Funniest Jokes of All Time. I like the first one a lot.

joejoe’s Wallpapers

Sunday, December 11th, 2005

In my continuous quest for great wallpapers, thanks to digg.com, I’ve found this: joejoe’s wallpapers.

My Dream Car

Sunday, December 11th, 2005

I would drive the ‘66 Batmobile to work everyday if I could. More info at www.cyproductions.com.

Charlie vs. Rudolph

Tuesday, December 6th, 2005

If you had to choose only one, which would you choose: A Charlie Brown Christmas, or Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
For bonus points, in Rudolph there is a doll on the Island of Misfit Toys. What is wrong with her and why is she there?

Hubble Space Telescope Hall Of Fame

Monday, December 5th, 2005

Some of the best Hubble Space Telescope images are available here: The European Homepage For The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. If I had to pick a single favorite, it would be this one: a perfect storm of turbulent gases. The image spans 3 light years. Keep in mind that it doesn’t actually […]

Cloud

Saturday, December 3rd, 2005

One of the things I do on saturday mornings is to take a look at new and interesting game demos. I found this one, but I didn’t try it until today: Cloud. It’s simple and beautiful. Excellent.

Ten Rules for Web Startups

Monday, November 28th, 2005

The Ten Rules for Web Startups don’t just apply to web-based startups, they also apply to any business that is starting from almost nothing.
I’m at my 3rd real startup now, the 4th if you count an internally-funded startup inside a Fortune 100 company, and all of these rules apply. All startups that I have […]

typoGenerator

Sunday, November 27th, 2005

This is kewl: www.typogenerator.net.

Searchable NASA Image Archive

Sunday, November 27th, 2005

Awesome. You can now search for NASA spaceflight images: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/index.html
One of my favorites: Aldrin on the moon [hi-res 3.0MB].

The THX Sound

Saturday, November 26th, 2005

You know the sound that goes with the THX logo at the movie theater? Here’s more about it: The THX Sound [via musicthing.blogspot.com].