Seven Roots to One Tree

Company re-releasing awesome old school comp games

2011-10-21T20:46:00.000-07:00

Hey Z men,

Here's a good find. I found a site that re-sells old games, but patched up so they run on modern machines:

http://www.gog.com/

Peace out dawgs,

Eric

Hey Guys!

2011-04-11T13:41:00.000-07:00

Let's meet on Friday morning!

Did anyone respond to Joe about picking uppance? I didn't, but I should have said that I can't make it. I'm having a thing at my house on Saturday for people interested in working with Kurdish peoples.

I've gotten go-aheads with YIA. (c:

Does anyone get these blog posts anymore?

Sodium blowing up in water

2007-11-05T11:40:00.001-08:00

Yep, those were the good old days.

Awesome lego creations

2007-09-12T23:10:00.000-07:00

Great designs, clever use of pieces

The passing of Madeleine L'Engle

2007-09-12T23:08:00.000-07:00

Wow, I just found out she died this past week. Very sad.

Develop moral excellence

2007-09-12T10:12:00.000-07:00

The fact that I watched this video all the way through is great testament to my fortitude. Do you have what it takes?

2007-06-22T09:19:00.000-07:00

2007-05-29T22:34:00.000-07:00

2007-05-10T15:27:00.000-07:00

Lem, this one's for you: The Top 15 Han Solo Quotes You Need to Use in Regular Conversation

Slapstick comedy at the microscopic level

2007-05-04T11:47:00.001-07:00

http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/05/millimeters_matter.html

No visit this year, and possibly not next either

2007-04-29T18:35:00.000-07:00

I've decided that I would have greater peace of mind if I used my leave time to prepare for my masters degree and move my stuff. I probably don't need to prepare to do alright in my degree, but I would like to graduate at the top of my class if possible. I am unsure if I am just being selfish and a workaholic in doing this, I hope I'm being prudent. Also, I don't know if I'll have time during my masters course to come visit. Please chide me if I'm being dumb.

At any rate, I am planning a visit for August 09. With 2 years to plan maybe we could do something really cool, as long as everyone is going to be relatively close to each other that far into the future...

Worst Myspace page ever

2007-03-24T18:45:00.000-07:00

http://www.myspace.com/soybuddha

There may be some inappropriate content there, but it's hard to know.

How to be a gentleman

2007-03-18T13:23:00.000-07:00

Yeah, this is for all of you, you crass, churlish nogoods:
http://www.askmen.com/money/successful/41b_success.html

band names

2007-03-05T09:40:00.000-08:00

Lorem Ipsum - Luke thought of this one.

Downright Incorrigible Scoundrels - I like this one
except for that it spells DIS. In order to avoid it, Knaves,
Vagabonds, or Rascals could be substituted.

Irrational Numbers - They could sing songs about Π

Lame ad placement...

2007-02-06T17:07:00.000-08:00

Hey, guys! I just wanted to say that I'm back!!!

I'll write an e-mail later, but I think the rebirth is serious this time. Serious rebirthing.

two pages of reasons

2007-01-29T22:33:00.000-08:00

WHY build a freaking plasma globe? Here and here.

Pressies revisited

2007-01-29T18:21:00.000-08:00

I've figured out presents for some of you, but not all. Also, if you're address has changed and you still want a present, send me your new address. For you others who don't want a present, but your address has not changed, too bad.

Donald Duck finally loses it

2007-01-23T18:13:00.000-08:00

Poor Goofy

2007-01-11T11:00:00.000-08:00

Interesting re-analysis of Star Wars IV

College life as Final Fantasy

2007-01-03T23:53:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPutYwiiE0o

2007-01-02T14:37:00.000-08:00

Worst. Superheroes. Ever. Click to learn about such wonders as Arm Fall Off Boy, Matter Eater Lad, The Red Bee, and the inimitable DogWelder!

Also check out thefunniest.info, but be warned there's some off-color stuff there.

Who needs a car?

2006-12-17T15:23:00.000-08:00

The Jet powered bike

The Mondo Spider

Another linko

2006-12-13T19:54:00.000-08:00

Here's an interesting read. Did you know that 1 out of every 32 Americans is either in prison, on probation or out on parole?

that bad bean

2006-12-12T20:29:00.000-08:00

Hey guys, don't eat soy products.

Though the writer may seems something of an alarmist, I've actually heard similar/the same from my mom, and her word is quite worth of trust (to me).

Youtube Round-up

2006-12-12T06:32:00.000-08:00

Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice is an example of just how freaking ridiculous the 80s were. Here's his performance on Saturday Night Live.

Jim Carrey mocked his performance on SNL on SNL. You can see his parody here.

Libby and I thought this was Jim Carrey's funniest skit from SNL in general. Vera De Milo excersise video.

Here's the Punk'd SNL parody by Justin Timberlake.

Some pretty good basketball shots by skaters

2006-12-01T23:53:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vLao1NlfEQ

please slump backward

2006-11-28T17:06:00.000-08:00

Well according to research it's good for your back to be reclined at about 135 degrees if you're working at a desk. Apparently the 90 degree angle we appropriate to "good posture" is actually not all that great for our backs! I found a couple pictures that are somewhat related. (c:

Online ministry to Digg

2006-11-27T20:23:00.000-08:00

A good article in the NY Times got on the Digg front page. It claims that the recent influx of atheistic activism is due to atheists knowing their myth is vacuous. I added my 2c as "yters."

my aunt

2006-11-25T23:54:00.000-08:00

i wanted to add this to my blog, but i didn't want it to get taken the wrong way. but i thought it too cool not to put up, so it's here. Here's a website that is pretty sweet. Make your own warning sign!

These kids want your soul

2006-11-24T20:31:00.000-08:00

http://www.plan59.com/scarykids.htm

alphabetter?

2006-11-19T19:11:00.000-08:00

Here is the link to the news article I mentioned. Cyrilic or Latin based?

A New Extreme

2006-11-17T22:14:00.000-08:00

Extreme Ironing!~ CAN YOU HANDLE IT?!!!!

how are you gentlemen

2006-11-15T19:49:00.000-08:00

There's more where that came from.

Truth about sushi

2006-11-11T16:07:00.000-08:00

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4971426701921585512&q=sushi

The next stage in coke and mentos experimentation

2006-11-06T20:08:00.000-08:00

At Google video

bizzare

2006-11-01T19:35:00.000-08:00

bizzare asthma treatment.

Men With Cramps

2006-10-27T21:05:00.000-07:00

Don't be ashamed - help is on the way.

Men with Cramps

You have to watch the introduction to the documentary: it's hilarious! If you can't get it to work on the website, check You Tube - it's there, also.

The 80's

2006-10-27T08:33:00.000-07:00

Those were scary times, don't we all know...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD3lmhru3Ik

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dmucx-c9ig

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOApv35eSHA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlSbXpIAyRM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhAobPugvsk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ac52kdvMQ4&NR

astounding.

2006-10-22T13:14:00.000-07:00

Hey, look: Dinosaur Comics!

King Eric

2006-10-20T16:55:00.000-07:00

Who will help me regain my rightful place as King of England?

finally

2006-10-16T21:31:00.000-07:00

Finally some good news about Africa. I found this to be really encouraging.

2006-10-16T10:56:00.000-07:00

Look, I'm posting!

2006-10-13T14:00:00.000-07:00

So, Bevmo is having their 5 cent sale on wine. I would be interested in joining with someone to get some wine half off. Anyone interested?

Spiced up village life

2006-10-11T22:07:00.000-07:00

Timothy's Youtube Debut

2006-10-09T11:03:00.000-07:00

Interview with Jesus

Suxxors! Terrorists in Vegas!

2006-10-06T19:36:00.000-07:00

An attack is imminent! See the proof for yourself!

Mr. Hasselhoff's new song

2006-10-05T20:08:00.000-07:00

He likes giving people rides in his snazzy car, usually.

Public domain movies

2006-10-03T16:40:00.000-07:00

These are some movies in the public domain that are worth watching, maybe...

Yes, for instance: MST3K

The comment thread @ LifeHacker lists more movies you may find interesting.

Borat responds to Uzbekistani propaganda

2006-09-30T22:20:00.000-07:00

They have a bone in the middle of their brains, and if they won't cease and desist, Kazakhstan will have no choice but to bombard them with their catapults.

Serious stuff

Bourbon

2006-09-27T09:32:00.000-07:00

Anybody want to go in on some of this with me?

Booker's Bourbon

I don't suppose it would yield much to pass it around, but it might be worth a taste.

Here's a website about quality bourbon:

Small Batch.

Bourbon whiskey is a whiskey that is at least 51% corn alcohol, is no more than 160 proof, and aged in new, charred oak barrels for at least two years. This site is cool because it tells you how they make the whiskey - with all the different steps.

Phil - Tron this Saturday?

madness i say

2006-09-10T00:44:00.000-07:00

"I don’t know how you combine a massage chair, a ski slope, a rocket engine and a countdown timer but I respect that kind of madness."

Like this! [flash]

redux

2006-09-06T21:35:00.000-07:00

Dustin strikes back!

is this like us?

2006-08-31T17:33:00.000-07:00

I thought this game was something you guys would enjoy. It features Gogol Bordello's music. Sorry, phil, it's flash.

http://www.tooncrisis.com/?

yarrrr

2006-08-31T09:06:00.000-07:00

Apparently there are many similarities between pirates and terrorists. This article tries to make the case that they should be handled similarly by international law, since a solid, accurate definition of terrorism is hard to come by.

Oh gosh!

2006-08-30T13:33:00.000-07:00

To continue the theme from my last post...

Have you heard of Deathspace?

Here:

MyDeathspace.com.

This site lists both murderers and people who have died. Very depressing (a warning).

Death

2006-08-23T16:18:00.000-07:00

I killed today.

I don't usually do that at my job.

I got a call from Facilities before I got to work saying that some residents in Alpha had trapped a mouse in their laundry room. Apparently they found it in the bathroom first. They shut the door on it, but it squeezed out and went into the laundry room. They shut that door, and put a blanket along the bottom of it to keep the creature inside.

Since we contract with the pest company for the maintenance of the dorms, it was my responsibility to take care of it. I could have called our pest agent, but he wouldn't be able to come until late in the day, and it seemed unwarranted to have him come all the way out to the campus for one little mouse. So, I enlisted the help of one of my workers, and went into the laundry room with a couple of trashcans and a broken piece of desk. My idea was to catch it - I didn't know what to do after that.

We closed the door after us, and poked around the room, quickly establishing that it had to be under the laundry machines. As we pulled out the washer and dryer, my employee yelped at a sudden movement. Shaking and pushing the dryer, the mouse burst out across the floor and ran into a crack behind a cabinet. We tried to get it out of there with some pieces of cardboard, but it just went deeper and deeper in.

At that point, I knew that there wasn't going to be any easy way of finishing the job. I informed the girls that I was going to have to get a trap and kill the mouse. This upset them, but there wasn't really any other option.

To make a long story short, I put down a couple of glue strips, baited them with some candy, and waited. Around noon I got a call that the mouse was trapped.

The problem with glue strips is that they're not fatal, but you have to kill the animal that's trapped on it. There's no way to unstick it. The directions say just to throw the animal away, but I didn't want to let it die slowly in a dumpster. When I found the strip, the mouse was struggling pretty strongly, but it couldn't make any headway. Its whole body was stuck to the board, not just its legs. It would occasionally let out a pathetic little squeak and thrash its tail around, but there was just no chance of it escaping.

I looked around my storage room for something large and sharp (like a shovel) to end its pain quickly, but there wasn't anything. I thought about using furniture to crush it, but I didn't want to get blood all over the furniture (or floor). So, I took a bit of plastic, and wrapped the mouse and glue board up in it. Before I sealed it all, I sprayed some cleaning solution onto the strip around where the mouse's nose was stuck. I sealed it up tight and waited.

For probably 30 seconds, the mouse struggled - its efforts weakening quickly until they ceased. I pushed at the little warm body and it didn't move. I took the relic of life outside, and threw it in the dumpster, making sure to put it where it would be covered from view.

Even mice deserve some respect.

After that I washed my hands and went to eat lunch (dead chicken).

2006-08-10T15:41:00.000-07:00

This may be the most annoying piece of software ever created. (With the exception of Internet Explorer, of course.)

2006-08-08T08:17:00.000-07:00

Guess what's been going through my mind the past three days.

where Lem got it from

2006-08-07T17:41:00.000-07:00

darkside of toto

2006-07-14T17:26:00.000-07:00

I remember one of us mentioning the possibility of getting together and watching Wizard of Oz to the "darkside of the moon" soundtrack. Just noticed that there's a 43 minute clip of them together on Google videos. Here is the link.

Freaky liquid

2006-06-21T16:18:00.000-07:00

Thought you knew everything about that wonderful liquid made from cornstarch and water? Well, think again.

2006-06-18T19:32:00.000-07:00

Here's a thought for you today. There are four subcategories for Wikipedia's category Fictional Psychokineticists.

It's all about camping!

2006-06-18T12:15:00.000-07:00

So, every thing is ready. Alnd there was greak rejoividng as eric tried to switch back to typing with the qwerty from dvorak.

Camping again...

2006-05-30T17:02:00.000-07:00

So, how many people are interested in going camping if I could figure out some dates that work for the most people? As I understand it, I need to get scheduling soon, so I want to take an interest poll...

heh

2006-05-30T08:45:00.000-07:00

Here's an interesting quote which I thought was counter-torrey ed. :

Hateful, blasphemous, prejudiced, vulgar, rude, or ignorant remarks are the music of a free society, and the relentless patter of idiots is how we know we're in one. When all the words in our public conversation are fair, good, and true, it's time to make a run for the fence. - Daniel Gilbert

what do you think? true? I find it at least humorous.

Why Net Neutrality is a good idea

2006-05-23T21:13:00.000-07:00

As explained by a ninja.

Drawing while on acid

2006-05-19T22:54:00.000-07:00

Crazy

Visiting plans

2006-05-19T09:41:00.000-07:00

I plan on coming in July. If you guys are up for it, I would like to go on a camping trip. Dustin says the second weekend in July would work well. Also, apparently I need to pick out a camping spot early on in order to get a space. What is the most awesome camping place I could pick?

so great!

2006-05-02T20:26:00.000-07:00

*click*

Wheeee!

2006-04-28T14:20:00.000-07:00

The new Nintendo (Revolution during development) has been named. It will be... Wii.

What the?

Oh well, I think it's ok and who knows if I'll ever play it.

It's so soon!

2006-04-24T20:50:00.000-07:00

Here's a couple of links to armageddon type stuff. I mentioned "supervolcanos" the other day, well here's a slightly less than scientific site for it. Wikipedia has a better article on it. The "hypernova" is pretty interesting, I thought.

And that meteorite crop circle thing that I mentioned: May 25th or so.. mark your calendars! (c:

747 House

2006-04-20T15:43:00.000-07:00

Totally do-able!

Chicken

2006-04-06T21:46:00.000-07:00

Chicken chicken.

boys at home

2006-04-04T18:08:00.000-07:00

I thought this was really profound. Somehow it resonates with me, even though I'm doing a bit better than the guys mentioned in the article.

2006-04-03T16:58:00.000-07:00

Jon, I found your next desktop background.

2006-03-30T14:17:00.000-08:00

Watch for hours.

You guys might get a cackle out of this

2006-03-26T17:17:00.000-08:00

Japanese guy beatboxing all your favorite metal, jazz, and video game tunes.

Great line

2006-03-24T17:42:00.000-08:00

Here's one I heard on slashdot today, I thought it was classic.

Shave Shrodinger's cat with Occam's razor.

How long will you live?

2006-03-20T14:54:00.000-08:00

Find out.

I'm at 82. Becoming female puts me up to 102.

SOAP!

2006-03-17T22:42:00.000-08:00

I just stumbled upon this gem of a film: Snakes on a Plane.

Here's a choice blurb:

The film generated much pre-release interest on the Internet due to its absurdist title and premise. [...] At some point, the film's working title was altered to Pacific Air Flight 121, to the consternation of many. In August 2005, a perturbed Samuel L. Jackson told an interviewer, "We're totally changing that back. That's the only reason I took the job: I read the title."[2] The film was soon reverted to the working title of Snakes on a Plane. [...] The film was featured in Wired Magazine as "The worst film of 2006," despite being given the "award" in January 2006, based only on the title and concept of the movie.

shocking

2006-03-14T19:32:00.000-08:00

Well, Dustin's latest fact is.. well.. alarming! Don't we censor these things?!

2006-03-14T08:21:00.000-08:00

Happy π day.

LCD?

2006-03-09T19:24:00.000-08:00

This is so weird. i can't believe the british did tests like this. It's a brief commentary of a test of LSD on troops in britain.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=517198059628627413&q=lsd+british

nothing significant to say, but...

2006-03-08T14:08:00.000-08:00

Here's a video of a japanese real-life transformer.

Observation

2006-02-27T15:44:00.000-08:00

Xanga is going kaput. Myspace may be even more awful than Xanga, but it does what Xanga tried to do better, so Xanga is on the way out! Compounding its decline will be its inability to link outside of itself. As less people use it, the more people will jump out of it in order to maintain communication with their friends. Unfortunately that means that they'll be using myspace, but whatever, that is here to stay for a while.

Will it stay as long as Xanga? Anyone want to hazard a guess?

Since China's so interesting...

2006-02-27T15:31:00.000-08:00

There are bound to be dissenters about its progress and success. Here's one with some statistics:

The Dark Side of China's Rise

the truth

2006-02-24T18:34:00.000-08:00

can't stop laughing...

2006-02-24T14:30:00.000-08:00

OK, this comic strip is "the cats".

lost in..

2006-02-23T18:17:00.000-08:00

Funky site, thought you might like it, in particular maybe Eric. (c:

fern gully

2006-02-22T20:17:00.000-08:00

Here is a weird site. Apparently there is an interconnectedness of cells and living things that causes them to percieve in a way we didn't believe possible. Ever thought a plant could cringe? Pretty funky, but cool, if it is true.

Do You Like the Divine Comedy?

2006-02-22T10:10:00.000-08:00

Remember that vernacular version of the Comedy posted in Torrey Chatter? Well, I was poking around in the meta-torrey folders for Dante and found that they are exhibiting the paintings that were used as the illustrations of that version here in Orange County this week. Because of the size of the exhibit it's split between two galleries, one on the CSUF campus in Fullerton and another on the campus in Santa Ana (downtown Santa Ana cerca mi escuela, es mi barrio).

http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/events/Birk3.pdf

http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/events/Birk3.pdf

If any of you want to go on a field trip in the near future (this weekend or next), then I up totally up for that. Otherwise Libby and I will go by ourselves. Let me know! If we want, we could also do a little cultural tour of downtown Santa Ana.

2006-02-19T23:59:00.000-08:00

No Pants Day, 2006. Read all about it.

2006-02-16T08:21:00.000-08:00

I hate to do this, but it must be done: Chuck Norris 2.0!

Oh, and what do you think... Does Dustin Facts need the ability to rate facts? Because I can do it if there's demand.

A visit in June or July

2006-02-14T20:13:00.000-08:00

By the end of June I'll have a bunch of leave saved up, so I'm planning on coming over to Cali for a visit. Anyone going to be available then and able to go camping?

2006-02-12T15:11:00.000-08:00

History may not repeat itself, but it rhymes...
Mark Shuttleworth in an interesting post on the state of China

w00t!

2006-02-09T20:18:00.000-08:00

Check my site meter again:)

permission to post, sir?

2006-02-09T17:35:00.000-08:00

I saw an advert on the net while I was reviewing a story linked to from Slashdot. The advert is just hilarious, but involves a somewhat scanty clad woman. Sigh. I'd post it, but don't want to offend sensibilities. Anyhoo, the woman is advertising Christian Dating, i.e. e-harmony. So absolutely wrong and therefore, funny. Lemme know what you think.

2006-02-06T21:37:00.000-08:00

We like to tumble, yes we do.

(Credit: Mar Cruz)

2006-02-06T21:22:00.000-08:00

Bollywood is doing a remake of Fight Club! Complete with song and dance! Look out, world.

Oh, and the Torrey tutors are tumblelogging.

this is so nerve wracking

2006-02-06T20:31:00.000-08:00