Dyson Airblade: better than paper, scary as hell. Why'd they have to call a thing you insert your hands into a "blade" of any sort is beyond me
I started planning the D&D game I ran over the last weekend some years ago in a Moleskine notebook while on a cruise boat to Sweden. Since then I’ve iterated on the plan and wr [...]
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Power2ool: Better than paper
Dyson Airblade: better than paper, scary as hell. Why'd they have to call a thing you insert your hands into a "blade" of any sort is beyond me
I started planning the D&D game I ran over the last weekend some years ago in a Moleskine notebook while on a cruise boat to Sweden. Since then I’ve iterated on the plan and wr [...]
Sennheiser CX-300 II Precision
I guess I'm something of a fan
My previous pair of Sennheisers CX-300s lasted me almost three years of heavy daily use, mangling in pockets and travel. I think that’s pretty amazing, especially since it’s also my first pair of headphones not put aside because of snapped wires resulting in patchy output in around one year. They [...]
WordPress 2.8 problems
I'm sure he's better at repairing things than I am
I updated the site to WordPress 2.8 today and did not get it to work despite numerous reinstalls and furious googling. I managed to roll back to the previous version (2.7.1) and nothing seems to be broken. If you see something seriously out of place, I’d appreciate a note.
Migration woes
Due to the number of people having to change their Xbox 360s, I am surprised the topic of migrating to a new console hasn’t been talked about more. I’ve been through it a couple of times, but only this latest migration has really pumped up my blood pressure.
As it happens, I’ve moved to a new console on both the Xbox 360 an [...]
A portrait of myself
Courtesy of Wordle.net, this is a portrait of Dusty Gamer at the age of 354 posts. Some surprises in there, too – I mean, “helicopters”? Really? It’s got the top 100 words I’ve used, not including “common” English words.
Summer pursuits
I’ve been busy with renovating the apartment, going for more than a week without a functioning computer, not checking my RSS feeds for over two weeks. Despite the exhaustion, gaming has been going on.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots (PS3)
I’m not sure what I was expecting from MGS4, probably because I skipped MGS3, despit [...]
Nerd pursuits: headphone setup
I play videogames on two CRT TVs. The smaller one does not have a headphone jack, which is a problem, because I usually play on it when my wife is watching TV or playing something else on the bigger TV. If I’m on the bigger TV, using headphones, I’m bothered by the amount of static noise the TV’s headphone jack outputs. You [...]
Guitar Hero III vs. Rock Band, Gibson...
I’ve now played enough Rock Band and Guitar Hero III to feel like I’m up to comparing the toy guitar playing. I have not played Guitar Hero I or II very much, just some hours at parties, so that may affect my judgement.
The Rock Band experience was elevated considerably when we switched the plastic Fender Stratocasters to Xbox 3 [...]
WordPress 2.5
I have upgraded to WordPress 2.5 from 2.0.6.
There seems to be something wrong with my feed, though. If yours doesn’t appear to be updating, please let me know and I’ll look into it.
Sennheiser CX-300
I bought a pair of Sennheiser CX 300 in-ear headphones because my Sennheiser PX 100s are a little cumbersome on the go. The PX 100 has been a good set at work – I usually hear through if someone calls out for me, and being a rigid, foldable headband set, it’s easy to just drop them around my neck if I need to talk a while. On the [...]
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