Archive for January, 2006

links for 2006-01-14

Friday, January 13th, 2006

MadWifi compatability wiki
A list of all cards and chipsets compatable with the madwifi linux drivers for wireless connectivity
(tags: linux wireless reference)

links for 2006-01-11

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006

TerraPass | Prevent global warming, reduce carbon dioxide pollution, promote alternative energy
A very cool idea. Put forth a little cash to help reverse the damage caused by your car. It’s used to offset the same amount of emissions in alternative energy.
(tags: activism environment)

Introducing the HackBook Pro

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006

In honor of Steve’s keynote this afternoon, I’ve finally chosen a name for my homebrew laptop: The HackBook Pro. I’ll be setting up a page for the project soon, at hackbookpro.com. I also went ahead and snagged hackbook.net and hackbook.org, but hackbook.com was taken already.

links for 2006-01-10

Monday, January 9th, 2006

MoGo Mouse
This is a freaking awesome idea. A bluetooth mouse that slides into your PCMCIA slot when not in use, and will even use the current to recharge itself. If you actually hold your mouse properly, it shouldn’t feel any different than a standard mouse.
(tags: gadgets)

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Maybe I should build an ark

Friday, January 6th, 2006

So I went into my basement last night to pull my copy of Nuclear War out of a storage bin. When I got down there, I noticed a small lake forming and a steady dripping water sound. After about 12 seconds of investigation, I discovered that the pipe leading into my kitchen radiator […]

links for 2006-01-06

Thursday, January 5th, 2006

Advanced Civilizaion: The Expansion Project
A nice resource for the Avalon Hill Civilization boardgame, with some very polished homemade expansion cards and links to other civ sites.
(tags: civilization boardgames games)

The One Hundred: The Whole Enchilada
A nice list of the 100 greatest boardgames of all time. Makes a good shopping list ;)
(tags: boardgames games lists)

Games are Fun

Thursday, January 5th, 2006

So I threw a LAN party here at VMT last Friday. It wound down pretty quick, and soon enough there were only 4 of us left, not nearly enough for a satisfying game of UT2k4. So we decided to play Risk for a while.
At that moment, I discovered how much I really miss […]

Victimless Leather

Wednesday, January 4th, 2006

I have no idea how I feel about this victimless leather jacket prototype from Tissue Culture. Technically, it’s meat. It’s made from a combination of mouse and human tissues, then grown in a test tube (not stitched, actually grown to shape). Is it vegan? I’d say no, because of the mouse […]