Well, we had hurricane Isabel come through last night, and we’re none the worse for wear. As I understand it, there’s trees down all over the DC area, and power and traffic lights out… but I haven’t seen it yet. I’m still at home all comfy and warm, with power and DSL. Mmmm… You’ll notice…
Author: Mark Boszko
Mark is easily distracted and seems not to require sleep. However, this is an illusion. He is mortal, like you. Perhaps doubly so. He makes videos and a little bit of art and design. He also watches way too many movies and jokes around on Twitter.
Blackout!
Okay, so maybe it doesn’t hold a candle to the Great Northeast Blackout of Ought-Three, but we lost power somewhere around five o’clock last evening during the hurricane force gusts of wind and driving rain, and didn’t get it back until tonight around eight-thirty or so. The weird thing is, we didn’t lose all of…
Talk Like a Pirate Day
September 19th is Talk Like a Pirate Day. Only a month left to practice your patois!
BUSINESS PROPOSAL AND INVESTMENT
THE NETHERLANDS, +31-630-233-971. BUSINESS PROPOSAL AND INVESTMENT . Dera Partner, You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me personally. I certainly am. Who the hell are you? I am Sodingo Malinga,the first son of Malinga Tawanda,the most popular black farmerin Zimbabwe who was murdered in the land…
The Olympics in Greece
The San Diego Union Tribune has an amusing aticle on how Greece still isn’t ready for the 2004 Olympics. Seems that whenever they start digging to build a new facility, they invariably hit some archaeological artefact.
Arrrrgh!
Another quiz this time it’s “What’s my Pirate Name?” Mine’s apparently “Mad Jack Kidd” (I always thought it was “the Dread Pirate Bob”)— what’s yours?
Diamonds are a Geek’s Best Friend
I saw the cover of the latest issue of wired, and had to pick it up. Turns out there’s a very interesting article on the emergence of synthetic diamonds— that is, diamonds that are grown in a lab, but are physically and chemically indistinguishable from diamonds that are mined. This is not your father’s cubic…