For all you Pythonistas out there, Yahoo! Developer Network just launched a new Python Developer Center.
Yahoo! Developer Network: Python Developer Center
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Monthly Archives: August 2006
Lego Mindstorms NXT now available!
Sheesh, I’ve been so busy with the house that I didn’t even notice that Lego Mindstorms NXT is now available!
Mac OS X Leopard sneak peek
Apple gives a sneak peak of some of the upcoming features in Mac OS X Leopard, due out Spring 2007, including “Time Machine” snapshot backups, notes and todos, etc.
Free gas bbq for folks in the San Jose area
FREE Char-Broil MasterFlame 8000 gas bbq (san jose south)
Previous homeowner left it behind. It needs a bit of TLC. It needs to be cleaned out and I think the burners might be bad, but you could buy the burners at Osh pretty cheaply. It comes with a cover to protect it from the elements. Available for pickup in South San Jose, in the Basking Ridge area, right off of the Bernal exit on 101 and 85.
More MySpace suckitude
4 friends? I only see 3.
What is the best USB wireless (802.11g) adapter for Linux?
I have an Ubuntu Linux system and I’m looking for a USB 802.11g adapter that won’t be a complete nightmare to set up. I’m very Linux-savvy, but have better things to do with my time than waste hours finding the right combination of driver and ndiswrapper, etc. I want something that will work easily and well. Recommendations?
I bought a Linksys WUSB54GSC compact 802.11g adapter at Best Buy yesterday, but from scanning the Web, it looks like it’s going to be a pain in the tuchis to get going, plus if I ever decide to use it with a Windows XP machine instead, it has the nasty habit of installing a DLL called GTGina.dll and a corresponding registry key that disables fast user switching in Windows XP (see Linksys FAQ entry about this issue). I just hate to vote with my dollars for a product that does sneaky things like that.
Roller Derby
Last weekend we went to a roller derby match at Kezar Pavilion in San Francisco. The Bay City Bombers vs. the L.A Thunderbirds. From looking at the Bay City Bombers web site, I was definitely expecting something kind of weird, but it surpassed my expectations. Within about 30 seconds of it starting, I had feelings that it was fake. Within 5 or 10 minutes, it was so over the top that it was obviously fake and people all around us in the audience were laughing. Basically professional wrestling on wheels. People flying over turnbuckles and losing their helmets on practically every round (hmmm, crappy little helmets with elastic chin straps – it’s almost like they want their helmets to come off :-)) Fights after pretty much every play. A manager jabbing another player with a cane. The announcer teasing the players and incessantly hawking concessions. One player hitting another with a steel chair, instantly bringing me back to my old days of watching WWF on Saturday mornings, with Rowdy Rodney Piper performing the same exact move, albeit in a Scottish kilt. The miraculous come from behind win in the last few seconds of the game.
Luckily, friends of ours managed to score these tickets at an auction for $2 for 12 tickets and for that price, it was an amusing way to spend an evening. I noticed on the way in, that our VIP seats normally go for $25. If I had paid $25, I think I’d probably be pretty pissed.
I have a handful of crappy cameraphone pictures on Flickr, but I’ve got some videos that I’ve yet to go through and upload. Those should be much more amusing. I should go through them and pick out the good ones (hopefully the quality is decent) and convert from 3GP to MP3.