December 2003

Beanie babies, feh. The true geek has an Albert Einstein stuffed doll on his desk.

If your a comics fan and need to spiff up your computer's desktop, you should absolutely check out these wallpaper images by comic book artist Alex Ross.

If you don't have a real-life Newton's Cradle on your desk, you can always load up Newton's Penguins.

The Occupational Adventure Blog is an "ever-unfolding mixed bag of nuts, loosely clustered around the the central theme of Occupational Adventure – that is, a career that really gets you juiced."

"StarMonger is a space-based strategy game. (Think 'Risk', but in space). Colonize planets, and take control of the universe away from the computer-controlled enemy ships and star systems."

D. Keith Robinson describe the process of using Movable Type for a hospital intranet.

I'm not sure what it is, or why it does what it does, but tinygrow sure does help pass the time in a quiet, absorbing sort of way.

hdup is a small, versatile Linux backup program that supports incremental backups, will encrypt backups, and can split backups into 'chunks'.

The Internet Storm Center provides excellent security advice in their recent paper entitled Windows XP: Surviving the First Day [PDF file].

Make your own computer case with the Lubic Kits. Be sure to check out the gallery.

cre8d journal is "a collection of outstanding blog designs [and] thoughts on what makes a good blog design".

Oh, boy! Hours of fun are yours for free when you enjoy the top 20 ways to monkey with telemarketers! "Ask the telemarketer to marry you. Seriously, this will probably shock them and they won’t know what to say."

Perusing the Ten Ads America Won't See, the New Zealand anti-drug TV ad sounds particularly compelling.

Here's a handy tutorial on searching RSS channels for news.

In the game of 1000 Blank White Cards, players make the cards, then play them. Hilarity ensues.