rstevens

murder poll

2008-05-15T01:52:22Z

Raise your hand if anyone has ever tried to murder you. No details.

<<-- Raises hand. (not for years, thankfully)

A really neat Mac math/calculator app

2008-05-13T15:14:02Z

Soulver. What's cool is that it's essentially as if you opened up a notebook and wrote out math problems, watching them instantly solve themselves in the side column. No equals sign required.

I'm running a demo now, would certainly have to consider buying if it proves useful. I tally a lot of running lists of item. This suits my weak-ass math habits.

Yes we're going to a party party party party

2008-05-13T14:03:07Z

Yes we're going to a party party
Yes we're going to a party party
Yes we're going to a party party
Yes we're going to a party party

Happy birthday Mike Gravel, you unstoppable sonovabitch! There is nothing like a best-of video with Beatles music to celebrate democracy. You can send him birthday wishes at birthdayboy at gravel2008.us

old ipods for trade?

2008-05-13T03:12:59Z

Any of you cats have older iPods you don't use anymore and would be willing to trade for shirts and hoodies and such? (I even have a couple secret wooden robots stashed away. I've also got some secret icon grid shirts I could draw on and make you a handmade piece of BW pixel artwork)

They don't need to be perfect or new- simply capable of disk mode, not exhibiting internal damage and greater than 4 gigs in size. Firewire-capable ones are preferred but it's not required. Color and model are unimportant.

(I'm specifically looking for iPods as opposed to other brands, as I understand the drivers and basic repair on them.)

Basically, I'm looking to add a cheap layer of extra backups to the five or so computers we use at work. This seems like a nice ghetto internet recycle-y way to do that! If too many people have them and you want to trade among yourselves as well, please do.

unicode is the new unicron

2008-05-11T19:27:49Z

tearing my hair out here trying to type a character in wingdings on the mac. can anybody help a fellow out?

a key combo or link to a vector-outlined version of the character would equally earn you my gratitude!

some things i cannot resist

2008-05-10T20:13:50Z

There are things I cannot resist. Cute kitty face Obama is one of them. He is of course, the "likely" nominee.

honey, c'mon. you're embarrassing me!

2008-05-09T01:47:56Z

lol, sorry, etc.

if i were in charge of hillary's campaign

2008-05-08T19:55:31Z

I would simply print hundreds of thousands of "PRESIDENT CLINTON" t-shirts and start handing them out to people. Make them put 'em on in front of me so I can take pictures. All they would say is "PRESIDENT CLINTON" in a pleasant, optimistic, modern font. Probably Futura or Frutiger. (or Bodoni Egyptian in a pinch)

You would either affect the future by sheer force of will or you would create a huge nostalgia market for Bill, increasing the Arkansas tourism industry. Either way, you win/won.

Obama and Clinton

2008-05-07T04:51:20Z

Who could have known, the Democratic nomination might well be in the hands of Gary, Indiana. (Probably better than leaving it up to Eerie)

Sadly, it's not up to this Gary. He's the mightiest Gary of all.

productivity: technically not a disease

2008-05-06T20:29:00Z

Well! My laptop seems to be about as stable as most jilted exes when attached to a monitor and run as a desktop. (video card instability, I think)

This is one of those moments I'm happy to be on a Mac and have a spare. Booted the laptop into Firewire disk mode, booted the iMac off the laptop. Back in business after one reboot and a quick monitor calibration. Really glad I have two backups of my drive as well, in case of melting.

I was due for a new theme song

2008-05-05T22:26:23Z

Please enjoy this track ripped from this CD, which I recently legally purchased and recommend that you do the same.

I don't have any riveting tales of music history to go with this song, I simply heard the compilation at a record show and fell in love enough to Google it. That's dedication.

My parents went to the Vega system and all I got was this lousy t-shirt

2008-05-04T23:59:24Z

I would consider getting in a little trouble in order to print a couple dozen shirts celebrating my favorite super-hero. Must mull this over. The thought of wearing it to Comicon is very, very tempting.

(Yes, I consider Galactus a hero. A mighty effective one, at that. He eats entire planets. If that ain't crime-fighting, I don't know what is!)

for the mac-using RSS fans out there

2008-05-04T00:44:03Z

Found via Daring Fireball- Times is really quite a remarkable new form of RSS reader. It's kind of a cross between a Web 2.0 site and a paper newspaper. Elegant and fancy at the same time. Currently testing to see how perfectly I can configure it.

making it up as we go along

2008-05-03T18:45:32Z

Mr. Cloud once again writes about something which is dear to my heart. In this case, making up slang.

don't call it a lolcat- we've been doing it for careers

2008-05-02T20:05:14Z

sorry in advance!

thunder wizards

2008-05-02T02:08:56Z

It has been a tough week of tough decisions. I think I speak for everyone when I say you should post pictures of dinosaurs, robots and breakfast food for the enjoyment of the group.

In other news, this is what my good cat does when she relaxes and is about to drool.

In OTHER other news, we just got 4,000 pair of skull and D20 socks in yesterday. That is more feet than most towns in Alaska.

Night Winja

2008-04-30T15:55:14Z

Very weird! I had Roger the Cat in my strip for the first time in a very long time. White Ninja also encountered a cat named Roger today. I'm declaring it a coincidental-crossover.

cheeseburger in pair o' socks

2008-04-29T17:58:26Z

Photo of socks taken in front of giant photo of a steamed cheeseburger from Ted's in Meriden CT. Google 'em, they are very weird. I am really liking having a camera again.

Republi-congo line

2008-04-29T02:48:41Z

John McCain is what, 77? (he's older than Reagan was, I know that much)

What would happen if he kicked it of natural causes while running for president? Would Romney be popped back in because he was the #2 candidate? Would Ron Paul snag the delegates because he's still in the race?

Just an idle thought.

Serpent of Eden!

2008-04-28T23:01:29Z

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Originally uploaded by rstevens

My cat is turning into a cobra. Please advise.

PS: New socks are up for pre-order, will have them at the end of the week. More on that later.

4 am is heaven

2008-04-28T03:20:00Z

Had to drive home from ROFLCON last night because of a server failure. The upside was getting to listen to late night AM and breathe some beautiful 4 AM air. (also a crazy dream)

Working on the couch tonight with one of the cats is a rather relaxing experience. Laptop is perched on an air filter and running ice cold, keyboard fits perfectly across the lap, slight breeze coming in through the window. Sunday night is the best time to work.

Tonight's theme is cold, fresh air I suppose! Viva la mountains.

LEG HOLDERS!

2008-04-24T17:24:28Z

Got about a dozen sample socks today from my new batch. They came out perfectly- both skulls and D20s look clear and as high-rez as you can get on a sock. Fit is substantially less tight and more comfy than the previous pair on my legs at least.

Hoping to get the rest in a week or so. Pre-orders and more photos next week! (I only have a camera phone right now.)

just when you think no one likes you

2008-04-24T02:09:16Z

Wow. Had some amazing responses today!

+ About 1500 emails for postcards and to be added to my t-shirt mailing list.

+ 193 comments on a thread to name Indie Rock Pete's band - some with up to 20 names!

I don't normally get even 1% this much feedback in a day. Feels good.

the case of the missing scooter

2008-04-23T03:07:25Z

Just FYI- the gal who keeps my building from imploding reads my LJ and caught the previous "lost scooter" post. Looks like she found it and the little guy will be riding happily down the halls again tomorrow.

Livejournal- not just for navel-gazing self-obsessed negative whining anymore!

free postcards for instruction followers

2008-04-23T01:45:41Z

You should email me your mailing address and receive in return one (1) Musical Elitism Diagram postcard with a link on it to a brand-new site I'm working on. You can also opt into a email list I'm making for DS t-shirt and merchandise news.

Send mail to dieselsweeties ATT mac dot com. Please include a full mailing address and tell me if I can also email you news in the future. If your address is incomplete, you're out of luck!

All countries are eligible. P.O. Boxes and workplaces are fine, but I am not responsible for misspelled streets and suites. Limit one per house/person/igloo. Expect them in 2-3 weeks. Feel free to pass this along.

THAT IS ALL