tivo movie rental and drm
I was bored Saturday night, so I decided to go rent a movie. For some reason, I got in the mood to rent Sneakers. I was lazy and really didn’t… Read more »
Author Archives: steve
lost hat
I lost my favorite hat about a month ago. I have no idea where it disappeared to. It was a good hat. I wore it skating. It was a black… Read more »
the c++ pull
Every now and again I get the desire to learn C++, but I rarely follow up on it consistently. I usually get the bug when some small, simple program isn’t… Read more »
the strange state of multimedia commercial playback
There’s something that’s been baffling me recently that I just really can’t understand. I’m not even sure if I can explain it. The basic thought, though, is this: I’m finding… Read more »
quantum of solace
I saw Quantum of Solace last night, the new Bond movie. The best way I can describe the experience is that I was lost the entire time. I had no… Read more »
star wars: the force unleashed
Warning! Spoiler alerts! Oh noes! Teh Internets! Runs! Mondays are always hard for me. Mostly because I spend the entire weekend doing, you know, fun stuff the whole time, coming… Read more »
mysql ordering by string with possible blank entries
I just found a workaround to something I’ve always preferred to do in SQL. I’m using MySQL 5 at work, and I had a query where I would order the… Read more »
shipwrecked poster
I got this awesome poster on ebay this week, it’s an original mint condition poster of the movie Shipwrecked. I’d never even seen this alternate design before, but when I… Read more »
growing up without commercials
One thing I think about every now and then is how I’m going to raise my kids (when I eventually get some) about watching TV and entertainment and things. In… Read more »
xm + sirius = meh
So, the XM and Sirius satellite radio station merger went into play this week. I only happened to catch wind of it because of a leaked new program guide that… Read more »