See you there?
Posted in travel on July 31st, 2006 by r3vIn the next few weeks, we’ll be hitting up few cool events. If any of you are going, drop me a line and we can hook up for a pint or something.
First up is DefCon in Vegas. That’s this week. Then we have SRL when we get back. (SRL is f’n cool. If you don’t know what it is, check out the videos.)
If I can work it, I may swing by the Second Life Community Convention in San Francisco later in August as well.
A little while after that, we are heading down to SoCal for the PodCast Expo. That should be fairly cool.
Like I said, if you’re going to any of this stuff, ping me.
The GTI on Flickr
Posted in GTI, photos on July 30th, 2006 by r3v
This is the only pic of the new GTI so far. It at night and with a cellphone, but it’s not horrible. I’ll get some better pics sometime soon. Probably after Vegas.
links for 2006-07-30
Posted in links on July 30th, 2006 by delicious-
Eric interviewed on ZDnet about SL
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Contemporary (retro) pinup girls do book for the troops.
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On of the best things ever.
links for 2006-07-27
Posted in links on July 27th, 2006 by delicious-
His neighbours are stealing his wireless internet access so he has a little fun…
GTI
Posted in GTI, review on July 26th, 2006 by r3vI’m now the proud owner of a brand new, black 2006 Volkswagen GTI MK V (2.0T). It fucking rules.
Fair warning. I’m about to gush, so stand back so you don’t get any on you:
FSI direct fuel injection 2.0 litre turbo gives 200hp and 207 foot-pounds of torque at the wheel, stock. (Yes, testosterone readings spiked dramatically as I typed that.) It’s an automatic… but it’s one of the most bad ass automatic transmissions out there. Six-speed DSG twin-clutch with electronic paddle-shifting. DSG is Direct Shift Gearbox, and what that means is that it’s got two manual gearboxes that are electronically controlled… and what THAT means is that while you’re in, say, 4th gear, the other gearbox is anticipating whether you are going to upshift or downshift and has the appropriate gear ready to go. The car is electronically limited to 130mph. There are, of course, after-market chips…
The little bad-ass car sits on big bad-ass 18-inch rims that definitely make it look meaner. Oh, they improve handling too, of course.
It’s got ESP (electronic stability program) and four-wheel ABS. Tons of storage, power sun/moonroof, great 10-speaker (yes, ten) sound system and awesome plaid seats. MPG is pretty decent and definitely better than my Mustang.
I plan to put in an aftermarket stereo so I can have both Sirius satelite and iPod integration in one unit. I think I found the stereo (Kenwood EZ900HDS with KCA-iP500), now I just need to find the shop to do the work. No way in hell am I installing it.
It makes me very happy. Anybody who says money can’t buy happiness doesn’t know shit about cars.
PS: I yelped my experiences at both Sunnyvale VW and Steven’s Creek VW, if you’re interested.
PPS: Yes, I know the downsides of a black car. I understand and accept the heat and scratching issues. It’s my first, and who knows, maybe my last, black car. Thought I’d give it a shot.
links for 2006-07-23
Posted in links on July 23rd, 2006 by delicious-
RT produces the awesome Red vs Blue series, along with PANICS and Strangerhood. Brilliantly funny guys.
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Geekdrome podcast forums at Revision3
Dragonlance
Posted in books, movies on July 21st, 2006 by r3vMaybe this is old news, but I just found out there’s a Dragonlance movie in the works and it’s going to be animated. They must have a budget, because they just signed Kiefer Sutherland as Raistlin. That’s a good choice, but there are some odd casting choises too, like Lucy Lawless as Goldmoon.
I read DragonLance Chronicles back in highschool and loved them back then. I’ve never re-read them, so they’re stored away in my memory in a hermetically sealed jar. I always wanted to see this as a movie, but I imagined it more of a live action epic like LoTR. So, I’m a bit torn. I supposed it’s good that the original authors are credited as “creative consultants”.
I wonder what the animation will be like… should I be worried that one of the director’s first entries in IMDB is for the Jem cartoon?
Official Site and IMDB entry.
