Monthly Archives: January 2006

Oooo, new Mindstorms stuff!

Posted on 2006-01-05 by Jim Vanderveen

Lego announced new Mindstorms products yesterday, just after Christmas? I guess that they knew they weren’t going to be ready for market in time for this Christmas, so they delayed the announcement until after the shopping (and return/exchange) season was … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia fundraiser

Posted on 2006-01-04 by Jim Vanderveen

This is the final week of the Wikipedia fundraiser, and they’re currently only a bit over half-way to their goal. This is a great undertaking, truly a boon for people all over the world, so please shower a bit of … Continue reading →

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Another book to be read

Posted on 2006-01-03 by Jim Vanderveen

Dang, here I am almost caught up on my reading and Acetylene goes and blogs something I must read–Sinclair Lewis’s It Can’t Happen Here. Curse you, Acetylene! 😉 Next time the blog-bug bites, fill out a survey or something. 😀

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AAR schedule on KCTC

Posted on 2006-01-03 by Jim Vanderveen

KCTC became the Sacramento affiliate for Air America Radio in October 2005. Their broadcast schedule is now available. Continue reading →

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“Democracy Now!” available via BitTorrent

Posted on 2006-01-02 by Jim Vanderveen

While I was installing BitTorrent on my Mac, I read the Wikipedia entry for BT and learned that Democracy Now! is available via BT. In fact, they have a pretty nice “how-to” page for BT that covers the basics pretty … Continue reading →

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3% stupid

Posted on 2006-01-01 by Jim Vanderveen

Nobody’s perfect. Continue reading →

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