#geektree [3/4/2001] – My dad’s better than your dad, rich shareware authors, the op-wars, Lord of the Rings, Ducky and the Pirate Ship

This is the first day I ran folding@home. Previously I’d been running distributed.net for years, even back to the 8100 I had I think – I remember thinking the speed boost up to the G4 was awesome. :) Plus, I berated any PC users who also used distributed.net, since it ran way faster on Mac’s… Read more

The trouble with hiring a hit man…

This one’s just a classic Dilbert – that quirky, original logic than is both funny and scarily true. Although it probably bodes very poorly for anyone in the professional killing business. Assuming their clients read Dilbert. From Dilbert, 22nd of October, 2005. It’s actually an interesting point, too. :)

The answer is 42… wait, not even that – 37

I think I grossly overestimated the performance of this VIA EPIA-SP8000E mainboard. It gets a 3DMark03 score of 37. Yes, a whole 37. For comparison, a half-way decent score for a modern PC is at least 10000. Yes, all those zeros. This is going to be an interesting demo… Marker: “So, does it run Halo?”.Me:… Read more

Show me the ways of this… Penn-sill…

I’ve been collecting a lot of my favourite strips from my various web comics, and I thought I might start sharing a few. I think they’re an interesting insight into me, since they indicate – sometimes quite deeply – my sense of humour (among other things). From Ozy and Millie, 6th of September, 2005. This… Read more

Just can’t stop

I’ve had an odd recurring dream for a while now, every once in a while, which is now getting on my nerves as I get closer to going for my license. In it I’m driving a car, doing whatever. And then something happens which requires me to stop. But the brake pedal is only just… Read more