August, 2010

Kihncert 2010

So in my series of concerts the next was Kihncert 2010 put on by the local classic rock station KFOX with one of their Djs and musician Greg Kihn as the front man.
It was down at shoreline a huge amphitheatre near mountain view. My seat was pretty good a little close to the stage for comfort due to the sound pressure level but not actually painful.

ZZtop at the Wente Vineyards

So I went to see ZZTop last night at another vineyard, this one was a fair way out off towards Livermore.

Scott Pilgrim

Just went to see Scott Pilgrim Vs the World and it is fucking awesome. Really funny with wonderful comic book come to life visuals set against the backdrop of Toronto. It’s geeky and cool at the same time and it’s definitely a must see. You can see Edgar Wright’s hand in this the slick pace and geek culture references the comedy of the script it’s all good.

Wireless Modem/Router Recommendations

Current Wireless Modem/Router is on the fritz, so currently looking for a new one. Does anyone have any recommendations, looking for reliability and signal strength as main areas.

Needs to compatible with ADSL G.992.1 D.GMT
wireless 'g' standard as minimum as all current kit is 802.11g standard

Meetup Lan, International Zombies, and a return to the DMV

So I tried this thing called Meetup on saturday. It’s a site for organizing get togethers for people on the interweb.

You have failed me for the last time Makerbot!

Still having issues with the makerbot after dismantling and reassembling the extruder I did get some decent results out of it but after I left it and came back the thing jammed up again. I suspect the hot end is to blame perhaps the ptfe thermal barrier has a gap or maybe has swelled while heated and the melted plastic is jamming once it all cools down.

Bats are really loud!

If you’re a human being, that’s probably something of a surprise, since the chances are that you can’t hear them at all. We all know they use sound for echolocation, but those sounds are simply too high-frequency for most humans to hear.

Blood Bowl Comedy

On a whim I've decided to enter Spiky Clubs yearly Blood Bowl tournament...6 games over 2 days.

[YT] D Total

The D Total is a single dice than can represent 11 possible dice. It's quite amazing. Based on a d24, the markings give you the ability to roll all sorts of combinations. Amazing!

[YT] On Gamescience dice

Pete mentioned that dice with rounded edges (Chessex) don't roll correctly and aren't precise enough. There's even some research. I'm sort of interested in this, I must admit. Pete noted wanted to get sharp edges because they roll more fairly.