Tags: +Narcipost+

Yep. She finaly made the dive. I can’t wait to see what she puts up, either! Should be a neat little place to go for Star Trek stuff, not to mention she might keep up with what’s going on in our life a bit better then I have.

Check her out at The Flute Case!

Tags: +Technology+; +Narcipost+; +Digg+

Cool! Google put up it’s new geoci… er, Google Pages site! So, of course, I HAD to make one, just to see how it was.

I’m impressed. It’s the best WYSIWYG web-based html editer I’ve ever seen. Go Google!

Check it out. I think you might need a gmail account to try it, but if so, just leave a comment, I’ll hook you up.

Sound interesting? Just digg it.

Tags: +Art+; +Parkour+

This is something I’ve thought was cool for a LONG time, but I didn’t know what in gods name it was called. Turns out it’s a french thing (wow, first Legal P2P now this!) called Parkour, AKA Urban Running. The core idea is to move as smoothly as possible, while still overcoming what ever is in your way ASAP (Hover Over Me).

Here’s a great demo video (again, from our good friends over at Google Video) giving a good idea of what Parkour really is (to Super Mario music, none the less!):

Oh, and if you wanna check out a bunch more videos, just check these out!

Tags: +Technology+

Well, this is a neat little tidbit: I’m sure you all have heard of the DS Linux Project, er, rather I’m sure I’ve mentioned it before. Well, now someone has gone and started another community based project. Long has it been said that we need a TCP/IP Stack, and now someone has started a bounty for just that thing.

Indeed, if you are intrested in donating, you can just go on over to The DS Wi-Fi Bounty and drop a dime or two hundred.

Or, if you’ve the chops, here’s the current rules:

1: The implementation may not contain code from the SDK or any illegal source. If such a source is suspected, you will be immediately disqualified and will not be eligible for any later bounties from StoneCypher.

2: The implementation must compile in a free compiler (preferably GCC.)

3: It is acceptable for the implementation to use existing libraries, provided that their licenses are non-contaminating (BSD license, MIT license, LGPL are fine; GPL and MPL are not.) To that end, it is recommended that the TCP/IP Stack List be briefly perused. Remember, commercial stacks cannot be used without written special dispensation from their vendors.

Also, bear in mind that there are three different bountys:

1: Figuring out the register set to accomplish (specific list)
2: Implementing correct connect/disconnect code and implementing correct send/recieve code, each of which works both with DSes and PCs
3: Bootstrapping TCP/IP (or, icky, UDP/IP)

At any rate, get out there, and GET CODEING! The bounty total is currently up to 2000 bucks plus! Wish I knew more C++…

Thanks for reading!

Tags: +Art+; +Narcipost+

Well, just because this for some reason got a 97% from my english teacher (I’m not complaining, but I don’t get it, I’m not THAT good of a writer), I had to post it. It’s my second essay for that class.

No Time for Family TimeMy dear reader will find no surprise when informed that we live in a dog-eat-dog world. As such, it makes sense that we pursue stability of what ever kind we can to the fullest extent we are able. Sadly, it seems to the author that financial stability is often regarded as more of a priority then family stability. Every day we hear about the hero “CEO Dads” who put in the 60 hour weeks to get product X out to market Y by time Z. Or the fabled “Career Moms” who supposedly manage to juggle the job of their dreams, the PTA meetings, CEO Dad, and of course, the kids. Now, any mathematician will tell you that as there are only 24 hours in a day, you can’t get 25 hours of work out of them. Something’s got to give. And all too often, it’s the kids.

Now, the author is not trying to berate the poor families who NEED 2 parents working overtime just to pay rent, food, and heat. It’s a shame that our society hasn’t adopted a decent living wage, but that’s fodder for another rant. Instead, the target is parents who either work for the sake of work, or can’t seem to do without cable TV, 6 cell phones, and “A GREAT long distance plan!” on their landline.

In the case of the former, let there first be a congratulations said. It’s a wonderful thing to find a job that both stimulates and reinvigorates. That said; a person shouldn’t start a family if said person is still in the building stages of their career. Or, if there are no plans to leave the building stages of the career question, one might consider never starting a family. Children are a full time job. No, scratch that. They’re a full time job with mandatory over-time. A person wouldn’t be expected to take on two 50 hour per week jobs. Why should this be any different?

As for the second category, there is also much to be said. First and foremost is: Don’t spend what’s not there. If Wally Wageslave makes $200 dollars a week, pays $500 each month in rent and utilities, and $300 a month on food, where is there room for cable? Or even dining out? Wouldn’t it make more sense if Wally dropped the extra $200 dollars a month he has in miscellaneous expenses, dropped the part time job he had to take care of it, and spent more time with his family, the very people that poor Wally likely started breaking his back for in the first place?

This soon-to-be family man has no delusions about how money changes hands. If a person wants something nice, they have to work for it. But if said person is going to settle down, and start a family with a husband & wife setup (2.6 kids are optional) they need to get their priorities straight. Many people don’t see that there’s a difference between building your life around your work, and building your work around your life. Or worse, many people deify the former, while demonizing the later.

All this doesn’t mean that a person can’t have a wonderful, meaningful job that they enjoy and look forward going to. In fact, if one CAN achieve this, it’s quite likely that it would only be good for the family in general. All that is being said is to remember why you’re even working in the first place: your family.