Scary Night

On April 29, 2008, in General, by Neil Stevens

So, I ordered RAM from Crucial on Saturday. Guaranteed compatible with my Mac, they say. Nope. System won’t boot.

We’ll see if they make good. Pretty much nothing’s scarier and more stressful for me than my $2,500 computer not booting.

 

Sweep!

On April 28, 2008, in General, by Neil Stevens

The Nuggets just aren’t on the same level as the Lakers. It wasn’t a blow out tonight, but the Nuggets made some terrible lapses. Camby hits a three very late to cut the Laker lead to two… but then they just stand there in shock, and don’t play defense. Kobe to Lamar to Pau, slam dunk.

And now back home to wait for Utah or Houston!

 

Freakazoid!

On April 27, 2008, in General, by Neil Stevens

Oh yes. Coming July 29: Freakazoid! on DVD. 14 episodes.

It tasks me, and I shall have it.

 

Rejecting religion by imitating it

On April 27, 2008, in General, by Neil Stevens

You’re doing it wrong:

The Institute for Humanist Studies, an Albany, N.Y.-based nonprofit, is calling attention to its calendar of atheist holidays on it Web site, www.secularseasons.org. The group wants nonbelievers (or at least people who don’t celebrate religious holidays) to have a handy reference guide of the calendar of holidays honoring free-thinkers, banned books and nature, among other themes.

People, if you’re going to make a whole institute to oppose religion, don’t do it by imitating religion from the get-go. Instead of creating an alternative, you’re just making your own religion, complete with its own holy days, saints, and everything. All that does is make you look anti-Christian, not pro-Humanism.

 

3 down…

On April 26, 2008, in General, by Neil Stevens

13 wins to the Lakers’ next title. The Nuggets are just flat-out outclassed. So much for all the talk of four close first round matchups. The Suns and Nuggets are just getting clobbered.

 

50 More Years of Dodger Stadium

On April 24, 2008, in General, by Neil Stevens

Frank McCourt and the Dodgers have announced a plan to continue improvements to Dodger Stadium with the aim of keeping the fifty year old park going another fifty years.

I’m impressed.

 

I thought this game was hard?

On April 24, 2008, in General, by Neil Stevens

You know, back in the day, Gradius was hard. Now I’m able to plow through a bunch of stages just having been playing it a few days (bought it on Wii VC after my Wii got back).

Well, to be fair, I’ve played a lot of Gradius V since I picked it up a couple years back. But still… You really do get better at these games if you play them enough years.

Actually back in the day I think I rented Salamander more than Gradius; I’ll have to pick that up next (I hope it’s in the VC).

 

And Kobe Rises

On April 23, 2008, in General, by Neil Stevens

Well, George Karl said that Kobe wouldn’t have two games like game one, and he was right, heh.

Just imagine if Bynum were healthy… my goodness.

 

And the Wii is back

On April 22, 2008, in General, by Neil Stevens

So far Brawl has worked first try three of three times. Good job Nintendo.

 

Oh, to be a Mariners fan

On April 22, 2008, in General, by Neil Stevens

Having Nintendo of America as owner has advantages, including now DS integration at home games.

 

Nima Jooyandeh facts.