Well January has come to a close (at least as far as it has to do with blogging Monday through Friday) and we made it. Some of the posts might have been a little bit delayed, then there was the server issue that took us offline for a bit and there was that entire DNS mishap which took the blog offline for half a day. All in all, we made it, and I'm fairly happy with the results. I expected to have some junk "filler" posts on occasion, but it really only happened once, at that was at the halfway mark.
As it hasn't been a huge problem, even though we're still slammed at work with our major project, I'm going to continue posting on the 5 days a week schedule. I've noticed that many of the posts I'm writing are even more (longer) than I typically did in the past (especially with the Disaster Prep series) and that is a Good Thing™. For now I don't have too many specific plans for what comes next, but I'm looking forward to continuing the Disaster Prep series and possibly starting a new one or two.
Friday, January 29. 2010
A month down!
Thursday, January 28. 2010
iPad. Biggest. Flop. Ever.
Wednesday, January 27. 2010
Mass Effect 2 - The First Hour
Mass Effect 2 came out yesterday.
Jon and I both preordered long ago and were quite happy to receive our release day deliveries from Amazon (Prime, FTW).
I have only played an hour or two thus far but here's what I think, and yes there will be spoilers. Continue reading "Mass Effect 2 - The First Hour" »
Jon and I both preordered long ago and were quite happy to receive our release day deliveries from Amazon (Prime, FTW).
I have only played an hour or two thus far but here's what I think, and yes there will be spoilers. Continue reading "Mass Effect 2 - The First Hour" »
Tuesday, January 26. 2010
Disaster Prep: Tools
This post is part of a series on disaster preparedness. Each entry will cover one part of the preparations I'm making for a "disaster kit", along with why I'm including the items, how important they are, and how much it cost. See the initial posting for more details.
In the case of a natural disaster, probably the most important thing to have directly after the disaster strikes is some tools. In the cases of earthquakes, you may find doors will not open because of shifting foundations causing damage to doorjambs. In any case, if things are really bad you will be digging through rubble, be it for loved ones, friends, pets, random survivors or even down the line, personal possessions.
Continue reading "Disaster Prep: Tools" »
In the case of a natural disaster, probably the most important thing to have directly after the disaster strikes is some tools. In the cases of earthquakes, you may find doors will not open because of shifting foundations causing damage to doorjambs. In any case, if things are really bad you will be digging through rubble, be it for loved ones, friends, pets, random survivors or even down the line, personal possessions.
Continue reading "Disaster Prep: Tools" »
Monday, January 25. 2010
Lifetime game subscription - Is it worth it?
Recently, I've been playing the Star Trek Online open beta. During this time they announced the availability of 12 month subscriptions and "lifetime subscriptions". I understand why they do this from a business perspective, after all developing an MMO costs a lot of money and if you can recoup $240 a person now instead of 18 months down the line, all the better. But what about from the player's point of view, is it worth it?
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Continue reading "Lifetime game subscription - Is it worth it?" »
Friday, January 22. 2010
Aikido: Day 2 - After Action Report
Thursday, January 21. 2010
Disaster Prep: Food & Water
This post is part of a series on disaster preparedness. Each entry will cover one part of the preparations I'm making for a "disaster kit", along with why I'm including the items, how important they are, and how much it cost. See the initial posting for more details.
This is one of those posts that falls under the "duh" category, but it is by far the most critical and inversely the easiest preparation to make. In the event of a disaster, be it natural or man made, you will still need to eat and drink. You can go without food, but you certainly can't go without water. If you're like me and live in earthquake country, you cannot drink the water after a moderately strong quake. Pipes can break cutting you off all together or worse, sewage can leak in contaminating what seems to be "good" water. Lets look at each category separately.
Continue reading "Disaster Prep: Food & Water" »
This is one of those posts that falls under the "duh" category, but it is by far the most critical and inversely the easiest preparation to make. In the event of a disaster, be it natural or man made, you will still need to eat and drink. You can go without food, but you certainly can't go without water. If you're like me and live in earthquake country, you cannot drink the water after a moderately strong quake. Pipes can break cutting you off all together or worse, sewage can leak in contaminating what seems to be "good" water. Lets look at each category separately.
Continue reading "Disaster Prep: Food & Water" »
