Some predictions for you about Episode III, and why I will hate it
I just got finished reading through the eReader version of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, The Illustrated Screenplay on my Clie.
Ocean’s Twelve
So, I just spent a good couple of hours with my lovely wifey watching Ocean's Twelve, and I can recommend it for your viewing pleasure, and thanks for asking. I will say, however, that the first twelve minutes of the movie (pun intended) had me cringing. It sure seemed to me that the movie starts off trying to use as many cliches as possible, and doing so many of the things (The Whole Ten Yards, anyone?) that are done in sequels, which totally and completely ruin the movie, for me at least. One of the most offensive of these aforementioned "things" is the frequent use of the title of the first movie interspersed in the characters' dialogs. *twitch*
The sad state of music
I found this ExtremeTech article looking at where the state of the state is for online music. I was very impressed with the approach they took in the article. Most reviews like this are completely Microsoft or Apple-centric and ignore the fact that there is a large user community that refuse (or can't afford) to use these two operating environments.
How to do server-side e-mail filtering with cpanel/exim
I finally figured out how to do this, YAY!! This forum entry has more details, and I'll blog more about it later, especially once I get all of my filters set up. For the time being, I only have my kde mailing list e-mails being filtered.
Yet another PS1 DualShock Series-H hack
I've posted some new pictures from my latest mod. Thanks to John from modeverything.com, I've successfully modded a PS1 Series H DualShock controller for the brains of my second-player arcade stick controller.
Updated arcade stick mod
So, I've done a bunch of research and question-asking and reading and cursing and gamestopping and some more reading and some more question-asking, etc. When I originally built my custom arcade sticks, I used the PCB's from old PSX digital-only controllers, since they were the easiest to hack and solder. These worked really well for me (in combination with some PSX-to-USB converters I got from Radio Shack for $10) with PC games. Both Linux and Windows see the arcade sticks as regular joystick devices and they work perfectly fine with M.A.M.E. and the TOTALLY cool Killer Instinct emulator.
Signs: I love and hate movies like this!
My internet connection is better than yours is
... or at the very least, my internet connection (now) is WORLDS better than my internet connection (last week). I've made the jump back from Verizon DSL to Comcast Cable modem (which, I must say, feels kind of dirty). $19.99 for 3 months, and then $58/month after that. Not great, but not horrible. And the speed alone makes it worthwhile, at least until I start getting the $58/month bill.
Seriously disillusioned
I am, dangit. I waited 2+ weeks to get my Dreambox converter from Hong Kong so I could use my PSX-based custom-built arcade controllers with Street Fighter Anniversary Collection.