A couple of afternoons ago I got a call from some 888 number. My first guess was that it was my credit card company (well, one of my many creditors), but then I realized that I wasn't behind on any payments,and that I never give out my cell number to credit card companies. Anyway, I…
Father wakes kids up with text messages. What’s wrong with this picture? (Part II)
This is Part II of the series. If you missed the first part, start here: Part I I could enjoy a wealth of activities that do not require a source of electricity. Therefore, to my standards, technologyis not a necessity but a luxury.I am a gadget geek. I love technology. I love gaming. I have…
Speaking of creepy poems…
My brother was browsing some kind of message board topic about some of the most difficult moments in video gaming history. One such moment was in Silent Hill 3. Apparently there is a door that requiresa four digit key code. The solution is in this poem: Pure eyes, blue like a glassy bead--- You are…
Robots imitate nature by imitating nature
[flv:eccerobot.flv 480 360] I always have these great ideas, and very often five to ten years after the conception of that bright idea, I see it come to fruition. One such example is the ECCEROBOT.I always thought that it was silly to use anything but an emulation of natural body mechanics of the human when…
Silly eBay scammer
Last week, I put up my jailbroken iPod Touch (2nd Generation) for sale since I now have an iPhone 3GS. Some buyer with zero feedback bought it up after making an offer for $170. Here's the fishy thing.He paid by eCheck. Who the hell uses eChecks through PayPal when you can use your bank account…
