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March 31st, 2003
Archive for March, 2003
what a nice sign you’re wearing
Today was the start of the anti-war protesters “sign day”, known as “Waves of Collateral Damage” to them. I’d rather just take pictures of them in their silly outfits which consisted of black attire, black robes, and white signs. Anyone in their crew care about the U.S. soldiers and their families?
The picture on the left shows someone walking with the same blue laptop bag that I have. Maybe there’s an iBook in there as well? What are the chances? Nice bag!
March 31st, 2003
Sony DSC-P72 impressions
Was finally able to convince my wife that it was time for us to update our daily use digital camera. Since Aiden was born we’ve been using our low grade, always worked, 1.3 mega pixel Olympus D-340R. It works, it takes digital photos, they’re just not large or of extreme high quality.
Being the ultimate geek that I am, I’ve wanted a new camera for awhile now. Many a new models have come and gone from the market, but now I finally have a very new camera, the Sony DSC-P72.
The main reason for this purchase instead of the previously mentioned Powershot S45 was the lack of confusing buttons and excessive options that aren’t needed in a daily point-n-shoot. The P72 has 3.2 mega pixels, takes short movies with audio, is compact and fairly lightweight, has enough manual features to satisfy the geek, yet easy enough for straight point-n-shoot.
So far I’m very impressed with the quality of the pictures, a night and day comparison with our old camera. Over time I will start using all the “hidden” manual features that don’t interest my wife and report back, but from what I see it was $300 well spent.
March 31st, 2003
ha ha, be gone!
Finally, I can rid myself of the evil doers who call themselves “telemarketers” by banning them from my phone line for free. Of course, if they actually do call, it’ll cost them $11,000.
I’ve had some great interactions with telemarketers in the past; ruthlessly hanging up on them, leaving the phone of the hook while they babble to themselves, or my favorite of actually trying to get them to explain to me *why* I should be bothered to listen to their 10 minute spiel. I usually just hang up on them, getting the power of my phone back and virtually slapping them in the face. They will be missed.
Who gets the last laugh now?
March 31st, 2003
starfish
Went to Stinson Beach today, very nice to live near a beach I might add. There was an extremely low tide today which allowed us to travel farther out than normal. While doing so I happened upon a lone baby starfish.
Wonder what it was doing out here… normally you don’t see starfish near the beach. Don’t want to think about what actually may have happened to it.
March 30th, 2003
warcraft iii beta
Yeah! I got selected to be a tester in the “Warcraft III:Frozen Throne Expansion”:http://www.blizzard.com/war3x/ beta. I’ll post what I can about the beta, probably just my thoughts on how awesome the game will be when it’s finally released. Be vewy, vewy quiet, I’m testing.
March 30th, 2003
Patriots take over City Hall
A “Pro-America rally in San Francisco”:http://www.right-thinking.com/comments.php?id=P947_0_1_0 converged on City Hall Saturday, March 29th. Of course, they met up with anti-war protesters who don’t like seeing the pro troops movement get any attention.
March 30th, 2003
SF has pro troops rally
San Francisco City Hall is in the news again as a group of people came together to show support for U.S. troops:
Carrying American flags and stepping to the sounds of country music, a small but determined group of people rallied in San Francisco on Saturday to show support for U.S. troops in Iraq in a city that has been home to perhaps the most active U.S. anti-war movement.
San Francisco, long a bastion of liberal dissent, has been a flashpoint of anti-war sentiment in recent weeks, with more than 2,000 people arrested since the start of the war alone.
But Saturday afternoon a few hundred “American Patriots” transformed the front lawn of City Hall into something that could have come straight out of the more traditional U.S. Midwest, where conservative values and patriotism play a bigger role in the social landscape.
Good work folks!
March 29th, 2003
Game Boy comes home
I love my Game Boy Advance, I’ve owned one since they were released a few years back. Heck, I’ve even owned the regular Game Boy and Game Boy Color. But one of my favorite devices I used with the older Game Boys was the “Super Game Boy”:http://www.gamersgraveyard.com/repository/snes/peripherals/supergameboy.html for Super Nintendo.
Once the Nintendo 64 was released, many people hoped for an N64 version of the Super Game Boy. It never came even though Nintendo released a Game Boy Transfer Pak which allowed selected Game Boy Color games to transfer data with their Nintendo 64 counterpart. The Pokemon Stadium games on N64 allowed you to play only the Pokemon Game Boy games through the transfer pack, of course limiting the transfer paks power.
Since the release of the Gamecube I’ve been hoping for something that would allow all Game Boy games to be played on the console, including the newer Game Boy Advance games. When I heard last December that this was going to be a reality soon, I couldn’t believe it. Finally Nintendo had listened to their fans and was planning the best Game Boy Player device ever.
The Game Boy Players was released in Japan last week and I imported one because I have a Spice colored ‘cube and wanted them to match… uh, no, I just wanted one early. (Do not import a Game Boy Player unless you have the Freeloader Device or a modified Gamecube. The Game Boy Player requires the use of a Japanese Boot Disc to function. The boot disc will *NOT* work on an American Gamecube. You’ve been warned.)
The Game Boy Player is just amazing, playing all previous Game Boy games in full color on the t.v. Being able to play the games with a wireless Wavebird controller is even better! I really think Nintendo has out done themselves this time and I hope that the release of this great device will help boost Gamecube sales. You don’t even need to own a Game Boy Advance in order to enjoy the device, you just need to buy some Game Boy Advance games. There are hundreds of quality Game Boy Advance titles that should not be missed. (”Metroid Fusion”:http://pocket.ign.com/articles/377/377060p1.html, “Tactics Ogre”:http://pocket.ign.com/articles/359/359534p1.html, Pokemon: “Ruby”:http://pocket.ign.com/articles/389/389660p1.html and “Sapphire”:http://pocket.ign.com/articles/389/389663p1.html, “Sonic Advance 2″:http://pocket.ign.com/articles/389/389500p1.html, “Final Fantasy Tactics”:http://pocket.ign.com/objects/480/480116.html#previews to name a few)
If you do own a Game Boy Advance, you can also link up the GBA to the Game Boy Player and play multiplayer games! Awesome!
I’ve linked to some in depth previews which also include massive amounts of media, both photos and movies of the device.
If you don’t have the means to play the Japanese Game Boy Player, by all means, be sure to get one when they’re released on our shores in June.
“Playtest: The Game Boy Player (IGN tries out GBA games on the big screen. Pics and videos included.)”:http://pocket.ign.com/articles/390/390492p1.html
“Game Boy Player (Another hands-on with the GameCube adapter just released in Japan.)”:http://pocket.ign.com/articles/390/390613p1.html
“Nintendo of Japan Game Boy Player (Japanese only)”:http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/acce/gbplayer/index.html
March 29th, 2003
sf rally lacks media attention
You knew it would happen. One hundred plus coalition troop supporters show up in downtown San Francisco this afternoon (me being one of them) with media coverage and all. However, so far, I’ve only found one article directly related to the story and even that story is covered in anti-war protest media. *Whatever*.
I will continue to support our country and our troops with or without the media circus.
Pro and Anti War Protestors Take to San Francisco Streets Again
*Update:* Found another article on the pro troops rally
“Belvedere man salutes U.S. troops at rally in S.F.”:http://www.marinij.com/Stories/0,1413,234~24407~1280532,00.html
*Update:* Pictures below
*Support Troops Rally*
(Thanks to Tylor for taking the photos)
*Critical Mass Bike Rally*
March 28th, 2003
