Monthly Archives: June 2006
mplayer 1.0pre8 released
I saw this post on Planet Gentoo about a new release of MPlayer — after a year wait, no less. Actually, Luca is nice enough to provide us with development snapshots which is really cool. But check out some of … Continue reading
Filed under Computers, MPlayer, Multimedia
blogger's conference
Scott and I ended up going to the Utah Blogger’s Conference last night. I was totally indifferent about going the whole time because I had no clue what to expect (other than a free t-shirt … sure beats doing laundry). … Continue reading
Filed under Computers
freaking windows
I’ve seen the whole Windows Advantage Verify My DNA and Bloodtype thing mentioned in the news recently, but never gave it no mind since I have the thankful position of never using Windows except when I want to play games … Continue reading
Filed under Computers
church museum of art
I went up to Temple Square today, and went into the Museum of Church History and Art. They are doing another international art competition and I have to say — the entires are absolutely amazing. If you get a chance, … Continue reading
Filed under Religion
new trac setup
I setup a new trac project for bend: http://wonkabar.org/bend I included a very mini howto on the wiki if you want to try it out — dvd2mkv, at least … bend would be far too complex and confusing right now. … Continue reading
Filed under bend / dvd2mkv, Computers
bend / dvd2mkv madness
You know you’ve been neglecting your pet project for a while when you try to run it and your system is missing one of the required libraries. Whoops. Just yesterday I found a program that is going to help me … Continue reading
Filed under bend / dvd2mkv, Computers
gwn tips and tricks archive
I’ve setup a very crude archive of the previous Tips and Tricks sections from the GWN, available here. There is a lot of good stuff in there. I remember reading a lot of them myself years back, and that’s where … Continue reading
tips and tricks
I’ve volunteered to help out on the Gentoo Weekly Newsletter, and for now my big assignment is to come up with something for the Tips and Tricks section. I’ve suddenly drawn a blank, though, so if you have any suggestions, … Continue reading
nothing to do on a saturday afternoon
Me and my good buddy Jared were hanging out tonight for a little bit. First we went and saw Cars (because there’s nothing else to see that we haven’t both seen already), and were so bored that we left after … Continue reading
Filed under General
robin hood
I just watched a great flick — The Adventures of Robin Hood, a classic swashbuckling adventure from 1938! Gosh, that’s old. It does not get any more classic than this — huge sets with lots of actors brightly dressed, dramatic … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment
