So about a week ago I discovered Phun, a 2D physics sandbox. It’s an awesome toy. You should check it out. Anyway, I made one of those ball clocks. It was a lot more work than I thought it would be, but at least it’s done and I can stop obsessing about it. (Well, it [...]

ESPN: the network that keeps on giving. I don’t know what it is, but their Monday Night Football overlay guys are messing up pretty regularly this year. And now that I’ve got a thing going, I can’t stop of course.

I don’t know what it is, but I just love seeing the ESPN guys hit the wrong button or whatever it is they do to get these busted stat overlays. Maybe there needs to be a 10s delay so somebody can override them with the live feed whenever this happens. In related news, Tony Kornheiser [...]

Looks like ESPN is adding an opening-night screwup as a special feature of their Monday night football coverage. Here’s what they did this year.

This is going to be long and boring. I’m just writing it up so that other people who get a similar offer will be able to read what or experience was.
A while ago we got a message on our answering machine telling us to call back so we could claim our prize, although they didn’t [...]

This article will try to give you a basic understanding of the TSP, and how I would use it if I had access to one. Disclaimer: I am not a financial advisor. Always do your own research.
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) is a government retirement program available to people who work for the government. Money [...]

ESPN paid $65,000,000 for the rights to the season’s first Monday night game, and sent 150 people out to cover it. You’d think that they would have figured out how to use their fancy computer system before the game. Schadenfreude is great…

Earlier this week I was talking to Tom at work who mentioned that there’s a great place to go snorkelling in Carpinteria, which is easily reachable by kayak. I pressed him some more about the place, and figured it wouldn’t be too bad to swim to from a nearby beach. Turns out to be about [...]

A few weeks ago I stumbled upon Flightgear, a completely free flight simulator which is available for most platforms. It comes with a dozen aircraft (including some helicopters), and with scenery for the San Francisco Bay area. You can download more scenery for anywhere in the world. If you’re so inclined, all the tools to [...]

“If I speak it life and it flutters weak, I will blow it up from beneath” — Iron Wil