The use, breaking and securing of locks is an interest of mine that sometimes finds relevance in my daily life. I have no particular depth of knowledge nor skill in the subject, only enough to understand that basic workings of locks and on occasion pick one for the fun of it. On the topic of [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Copying Keys at a Distance. No lockpicks required.
Posted in Random Thoughts, tagged lockpicking, security on October 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
More Than You Care To Know About My Voting Experience
Posted in Random Thoughts, tagged vote on October 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Early voted with some folks from work. Total count in the car was 1 McCain, 3 Obama. Felt bad as usual for not knowing every candidate, but after skipping the fifth page of judges, I didn’t care as much.
There wasn’t much of a line, but enough of one that I killed some time with Suduko [...]
Zombiecon 2008
Posted in Geek Stuff, tagged zombies on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Photos from Zombiecon 2008, of which I had no idea it existed.
I’ll be getting just my face painted for a Halloween party this Saturday, but it’s really tempting to do something more when I see people like this.
Spreading the Wealth
Posted in Politics on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Great article from Jonah Goldberg.
A Manga about Cup Noodles
Posted in Random Thoughts, tagged manga, ramen on October 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Project X – Nissin Cup Noodle
In a time when the Japanese food industry was struggling economically, a man named Momofuku Andou sought to turn the tide. Seeking a new type of food for a new era, he ordered the development of a “cup noodle” – a revolutionary idea for a convenient instant noodle. Overcoming public [...]
New Diablo 3 Class – Wizard
Posted in Video Games, tagged diablo 3 on October 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I had originally assumed the previous classes would be kept with two new ones, but it looks like we may be looking at a redesign of the entire class system. The Wizard is the latest class to be announced as an obvious replacement for the sorceress. Be sure to check out the video, looks hawt. [...]
Southpark Speaks Truth to Power
Posted in Movies, tagged indiana jones, southpark on October 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’ve tried to deny it even to myself, and look for the positive against all the negatives, but the latest South Park has it 100% right. Indiana Jones was raped (full episode).
George Lucas is on a mission to destroy every thing good he has ever created. I’m not sure if it was when he survived [...]
Zombie Apocafest 2008
Posted in Geek Stuff, tagged legos, zombies on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As if you needed any other reason to enjoy legos. The getaway chopper is my favorite.
Hurray for Politics!
Posted in Politics, tagged ACORN, economy, gwen ifill on October 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ok, just cause I’m sick of every single Obama commercial I hear blaming the Bush administration and John McCain for the financial crisis. This is required reading.
And just for funsies, read up on Gwen Ifill, tonight’s moderator in the VP debate, you know, the one who is writing a book called “Breakthrough: Politics and Race [...]
