Category Archives: Random Shit

Dotproject strikes again…

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Nerdmaster

I’m sure I’ve bitched about open source plenty of times, but I have to rant once again. Dotproject is my project management application of choice. It does everything I want, and in particular allows for very awesome time estimation which was extremely useful for Bloodsport Colosseum. I was able to break down every task into subtasks and really get a feel for how much effort was left by looking at the accuracy of past estimates.

But it’s programmed by idiots…

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Wait, are you saying those thieves aren’t destroying the world after all?

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Nerdmaster

I’m a huge fan of Stardock. They kick ass hands down. Galactic Civilizations II, especially with the expansions Dark Avatar and the still-in-beta Twilight of the Arnor, blows away other 4x games that exist today. Civ 4 is so far … Continue reading →

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Network Solutions’ domain name front running – the monopoly that wouldn’t die

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Nerdmaster

It seems that the once-monopolistic domain registrar, Network Solutions, has decided they need more power again. Domain Name Wire’s article reads like a bizarre April Fool’s joke at first glance, but it’s true. I tried it out with sweettemplatesforphp.com just … Continue reading →

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Care Bears and Dr. Sbaitso… the conspiracy is revealed!

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Nerdmaster

My son is three, so I grant him a lot of leeway when it comes to his choices of video. However, I was shocked, appalled, and disturbed when my wife mentioned he was totally in love with the Care Bears: … Continue reading →

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Two more reasons Ruby beats Perl: Chuck Norris and Chuck Norris

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Nerdmaster

I was thinking of all the various Norrisisms on the web (“Chuck Noriss’s tears cure cancer. If only he would ever cry…” and such), and realized that Chuck Norris would prefer ruby to perl. Two of my own very clever*** … Continue reading →

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Ebay finally gives in!

Posted on February 22, 2007 by Nerdmaster

Attention, nerds! If you are horribly wronged, do not simply accept your mistreatment. Sure, in high school we learned that survival depended upon rolling up into a ball and feigning death to protect ourselves from the jocks, but those days … Continue reading →

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Boycott Ebay!

Posted on February 9, 2007 by Nerdmaster

I use Magic the Gathering Online as a source of supplemental income. I am not “poor”, but with a wife, two kids, and a lot of medical bills for one child, my income is stretched extremely thin. Every month we … Continue reading →

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Insomnia

Posted on August 23, 2006 by Nerdmaster

I seem to suffer from some rarely-heard-of form of insomnia in which I generally sleep well, but sometimes can’t fall asleep for hours. And when I fall asleep, I usually sleep well, but only if I don’t go to sleep … Continue reading →

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More poker…

Posted on August 20, 2006 by Nerdmaster

Guess I forgot the point of my poker post. I wanted to brag it up that I took 14th place in a $5.50 tournament in which 850+ people entered. I was all proud. Now that I’m getting beat left and … Continue reading →

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POKER!!

Posted on August 13, 2006 by Nerdmaster

I’m a big fan of Poker. I freely admit that this is because of the “World Poker Tour”:http://www.worldpokertour.com. I mean, I always like the idea of poker, but I wasn’t exposed to Texas Hold ‘em until the WPT popped up. … Continue reading →

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