Stephen's Space http://www.randomgeekiness.net Life. Technology. Ramblings. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:36:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Comics, comics, comics!!!!! http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/11/comics-comics-comics/ http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/11/comics-comics-comics/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:36:30 +0000 sbrown http://www.randomgeekiness.net/?p=130 I’ve started reading comic books again. I think the last time I read a comic book I was around 19 years old. I’ve always enjoyed them, my most memorable was Superman’s death, that was such a big deal when that happened and schocked the community as a whole!

So far I’ve picked up the following:

  • World of Warcraft Graphic Novel, contains issues 1-7 (I play the game so this was a natural fit!)
  • World of Warcraft #8, 9, 12, and 13
  • World of Warcraft Ashbringer #1 and 2 of 4 (this so far has been better than the original series, go figure)
  • Uncanny X-Men #502 (I LOVED THE X-MEN, that is what started my comic reading revolution as a teenager)
  • The Punisher War Journal #25
  • Nightwing #150 (THIS WAS INCREDIBLE)

I really enjoyed Nightwing. I can see myself hunting down back issues on that. Nightwing is Robin from Batman and Robin.

I’m also interested in Ex Machina from Wildstorm/DC and I would like to pick up The Watchmen and Heroes (based on the hit TV show) volumes 1 and 2.

I enjoy reading and the storylines in some of these comics are very very good. The art is also incredible, I wish I only had half as much talent!

My wife is tortured with all my geekiness and she loves it!!!!!!! (I think?) haha

]]> http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/11/comics-comics-comics/feed/ Great. My dog has torn a ligament in her leg. http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/11/great-my-dog-has-torn-a-ligament-in-her-leg/ http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/11/great-my-dog-has-torn-a-ligament-in-her-leg/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:59:27 +0000 sbrown http://www.randomgeekiness.net/?p=128 My 2 year old Miniature Schnauzer Sydney has torn a ligament in her leg it seems. She’s been hobbling around it on it for a few weeks now and we just got her diagnosed at the vet this evening.

I’m kinda tore up. You see, this little dog is my world and has brought me joy and satisfaction that I have not experienced other than the day I met my wife.

The vet thinks we are over-reacting a little bit, and we probably are, but as both of us came from broken homes we have a natural paternal instinct to just provide the best care we possibly can to our dogs, we don’t have children, so these are the closest thing to it.

So goes life. I guess I can follow my own advice that I often give people for once:

“Life sometimes throws you curve balls, and you have to have a mitt in order to catch it. If you don’t, it has the potential to hit you in the head”

Life can just really suck sometimes.

]]> http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/11/great-my-dog-has-torn-a-ligament-in-her-leg/feed/ Golden Gate & Full Moon, Panorama http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/10/golden-gate-full-moon-panorama/ http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/10/golden-gate-full-moon-panorama/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:34:07 +0000 sbrown http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/10/golden-gate-full-moon-panorama/
Golden Gate & Full Moon, Panorama
Originally uploaded by MumbleyJoe

I found this photo on Flickr while searching for photos of the moon and this really grabbed my attention.

This photo was taken by Flickr member MumbleyJoe and it is the most amazing shot of the Golden Gate ridge I think I have ever seen!

Great work!

]]> http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/10/golden-gate-full-moon-panorama/feed/ Classic gaming on the Wii http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/09/classic-gaming-on-the-wii/ http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/09/classic-gaming-on-the-wii/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:00:54 +0000 sbrown http://www.randomgeekiness.net/?p=100 I downloaded the original Super Mario Bros and Mega Man, man oh man what great memories!

I remember all the great fun (and time wasted!) I had as a kid with these games, damn I feel old at 33…….

*sigh*

]]> http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/09/classic-gaming-on-the-wii/feed/ New Blackberry Apps coming! http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/09/new-blackberry-apps-coming/ http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/09/new-blackberry-apps-coming/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:21:07 +0000 sbrown http://www.randomgeekiness.net/?p=98 Lots of great stuff coming out!

RIM announces ‘lifestyle’ apps for BlackBerry

]]> http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/09/new-blackberry-apps-coming/feed/ ARRL is now on Twitter! http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/09/arrl-is-now-on-twitter/ http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/09/arrl-is-now-on-twitter/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:18:57 +0000 sbrown http://www.randomgeekiness.net/?p=93 UPDATE: It appears that this is a fake, the real ARRL is here: http://twitter.com/w1aw/

Thanks to Innismir @ Twitter for uncovering this
The ARRL is now on Twitter! I guess they found our secret!!!!

http://twitter.com/arrl

http://twitter.com/arrl

]]> http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/09/arrl-is-now-on-twitter/feed/ 3G iPhone Blues http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/08/3g-iphone-blues/ http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/08/3g-iphone-blues/#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:31:26 +0000 sbrown http://www.randomgeekiness.net/?p=90 Hilarious!

]]> http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/08/3g-iphone-blues/feed/ Sarah Palin tapped for John McCain’s pick? http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/08/sarah-palin-tapped-for-john-mccains-pick/ http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/08/sarah-palin-tapped-for-john-mccains-pick/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:23:32 +0000 sbrown http://www.randomgeekiness.net/?p=87 UPDATE: She’s it!!!!

According to CNBC this morning, they heard from a credible source that the Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, is Senator McCain’s pick for vice president.

That would be interesting if so. I think it would hand the Dem’s a serious blow to their campaign and attract many of the Hillary supporters.

He makes the announcement today at noon EST, time will tell.

]]> http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/08/sarah-palin-tapped-for-john-mccains-pick/feed/ Amahi. A linux based alternative to Windows Home Server http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/08/amahi-a-linux-based-alternative-to-windows-home-server/ http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/08/amahi-a-linux-based-alternative-to-windows-home-server/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:31:57 +0000 sbrown http://www.randomgeekiness.net/?p=85 Found this today while doing my usual kill the afternoon at work web browsing:

http://www.amahi.org/

It’s a linux based alternative to Windows Home Server and it costs $0.00, open source FTW!!!

It’s only supported on Fedora at the moment, but an Ubuntu version is in the works. I may give this a spin tonight on a spare machine and see how it works out, I’m extremely interested in it. It will be even better once they get it running on Ubuntu/Debian (I’m a Debian zealot)

I see a dedicated monster box in my future if this thing works out good.

Why hasn’t Apple built a home based server yet!!!???

]]> http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/08/amahi-a-linux-based-alternative-to-windows-home-server/feed/ Trying out a new theme http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/08/trying-out-a-new-theme/ http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/08/trying-out-a-new-theme/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:39:46 +0000 sbrown http://www.randomgeekiness.net/?p=75 Things might be messy for a bit, trying to find a theme I like and comfortable with…..

Stay tuned!

]]> http://www.randomgeekiness.net/2008/08/trying-out-a-new-theme/feed/