• She's Here!

    You can now welcome Mattie Elizabeth to the world! She was born at 8:05am this morning, and is 20 inches long, 7 pounds, 14 ounces. Mom and baby are doing very well (they just got Jen sitting up when I left to crash). I will have the full story tomorrow, but for tonight, pictures!!! They…

  • April 7, 2008

    By the time you guys are reading this, my baby will be born! Wish us luck!

  • Dr. Seuss: Stop Making Movies About My Books!

    The Onion is spot on once again. It’s icky, it’s tacky, it’s awkward, it’s wrong. The Whos look like ferrets, it’s an hour too long. What a rotten idea to spend millions destroying This masterful tale kids spent decades enjoying! He should’ve risen up after The Cat in the Hat.

  • WordPress 2.5 Installed

    I went ahead and installed WordPress 2.5, let me know if there are any issues that crop up. Looks like most of my plugins work, with the notable exception of WP-United. So, no forum/WP integration, but that really just affects me. Anyway, enjoy!

  • Iron Giant To Run In London Marathon

    Lloyd Scott has constructed a 9 foot tall Iron Giant costume and will run inside it during the London Marathon. He is raising money for the Autism Trust. I am raising funds for a fantastic charity called the Autism Trust. The reason I chose a robot is that people often think autistic people have a…

  • Lifehacker Photo Roundup

    We just got a new (inexpensive) digital camera, the Kodak EasyShare C613. Er, except ours is pink. Hey, it was the only one in stock and we wanted it before we went to the hospital. :P As I was already searching Lifehacker for half-remembered photo editing/managing links I thought I would share them with you.…

  • If I'm Not Around For A Few Days…

    …it is because my wife is in labor with our second child. :D

  • Croc Attacks Backpacker in Australia

    It was a near-miss for the Darwin Awards in Australia’s Northern Territory, as a man was nearly disarmed by a 16ft saltwater crocodile. He and his friends wanted to get a picture with the apex predator, and as he leaned out over the water to point at it, it leapt at him. My favorite part…

  • Ultra-fast, Ultra-intense Laser Kills Cancer, Bonds Metal to Bone

    Researchers at the University of Missouri are testing practical applications of a UUL (Ultra-fast, Ultra-intense Laser), or femtosecond laser. Because it’s pulses last one quadrillionth of a second, there is little transfer of heat to the areas surrounding the target.

  • Save Hiatus!

    There’s a new webcomic in town, Save Hiatus! It chronicles the life of a superfan of Hiatus, the best TV show you’ve never heard of. It’s only 8 strips in, so you can get in on the ground floor. Check it out!

  • [insert robot overlords comment here]

    I spotted this at Jalopnik, where they got to go and remote control the Black Knight Unmanned Combat Vehicle. 12 ton RC toy? Yes please.

  • You'll never roam alone…NEVER

    Little Person Dressed as Gnome Caught on Video ‘Stalking’ Streets of Argentina Town Or, when good Gnomish Illusionists go bad: The little person €” who wears a pointy hat and has a distinctive sideways walk €” was caught on video last week by a terrified group of youngsters. The gnome was hunting them down for…