From the “Free Games” dept. I’ve been reading about Go recently. I actually purchased a beginner’s book called, “The Book of GO“. It’s a fascinating game which requires quite a bit of pattern recognition. I also found an interesting open source project (Free as in Beer and Freedom) called GNU Go. It would be interesting…

From the “I ram, you ram” Dept. So I got my ram today. Still waiting for my heatsinks. -T

From the “I must have a biological clock too” Dept. So I had this weird dream last night. I was in my room and I called Jen ( our normal means of communication during the week ). We chatted a bit and then I said, “Will you marry me?”. Jen said yes. I then responded…

From the “Dual CPU goodness” Dept. I finally received my cpus. It’s funny, I ordered two identical cpus (Athlon 1600+ XPs), but when I opened the box, they were different colours. I took the time to expose the L5 bridges today—nervous work. I took a pin an physically scratched the surface of the CPU. I…

From the “No Power; No Blog” Dept. So Most of Ontario, parts Quebec, and surrounding areas in the US experienced a massive power blackout yesterday at 4:00 pm EST. Wow. It’s funny seeing how people change. The neighborhood is so quiet. No hum of airconditioners—it seemed like everyone was having a BBQ. That’s all you…

From the “No computer yet” Dept. So all I have right now is a motherboard. My thermal compound and CPU heatsinks were shipped today from Vancouver. Unfortunately my CPUs have been delayed yet again due to the blackout. I’m still waiting for my RAM. I will purchase my case and PSU this weekend if I…

From the “Hot off the grill” dept. Today my team (IA/Usability) hosted the bi-weekly summer BBQ. It’s a rotating responsibility among the departments with proceeds going to the United Way. Being usability specialists, it was all about the experience for us. By that, my team and I set a new standard in the efficiency of…

From the “Warning: Very Boring” Dept. So I finally received my motherboard today. I had to cancel my order from NCIX.com and go to Infonec Computer Systems (a local store) to acquire it. Sweet. If I have time, I will pick up the conductive paint and a case. Tai

From the “Cold War” Dept. So I used this online Magic 8-ball to tell me if I should buy the Dual CPU computer. It said “Yes” 4 out of 5 times. Granted the coin I was flipping said “No” 6 times before a single yes showed. So I decided to do what Kevin recommended, and…

From the “More Pressure” Dept. After work on Friday, Jen came and picked me up. We went shopping for a cell phone for Jen’s mother. We came back empty handed. Jen’s mother was really excited that when she came back from golf that evening. Ben said that Jen had a surprise for her. When Jen…