New SIDs came in, woohoo!

My new SID 6582A’s came in today! All 8 of them! I remember it was quite an ordeal to get my 1st SID chip, and to have 8 is super awesome! Of course, this is for my ShoeSID project (the name I have coined my work-in-progress MidiBox-SID). These chips have, …

RAX

Today marks the day where Rackspace is now a publicly traded company, under the ‘RAX’ symbol for the New York Stock Exchange. Though I missed it live (I tuned into the wrong damn channel), we even rang the opening bell at the NYSE! It’s pretty neat! I think it is …

Last Comic Standing, VI

So we watched the finale of Last Comic Standing, season 6. It was pretty good, but I definitely had a few gripes. First, why did they spend so many shows with the talent search, and compress the shows where they were in the house to like 2? The shenanigans in …

The Dark Night…

…is easily the best movie I have seen in a really long time. Yes, there were some good pieces of cinema that have come up recently, but, holy crap, this movie is freakin’ amazing! I actually didn’t mind waiting 2 1/2 hours in line to see it. And I HATE …

ShoeSID Grows Buttons!

This weekend I spent probably too many hours adding a basic control surface to what I have now called the MidiBox ShoeSID. You know, because it is in a shoe-box – at least for now. The result is, well, a bit ghetto, but then again it is in a shoe-box. …

Pac-Man + Cows = Awesome

Speaking of Pov-Ray and Art, while it may just be me rambling, as it is somewhat past my bed-time, an idea for a new Pov-Ray render just struck me. How about a scene where Pac-Man is chasing a bunch of cows instead of, or in addition to, ghosties. Seems so …

New Navigation Bar

I have a feeling I might take some heat for it, but I have opted to change the navigation bar of the site. I have been wanting to do it for a while, but finally got around to doing it tonight. I like the new one since it seems to …