2008-08-18T05:44:34Z pfunk http://pfunked.net/ http://pfunked.net/blog/Semester_Begins 2008-08-18T05:44:34Z

The new semester begins today here at Auburn U. We arrived at the parking deck at 7:30a (work starts at 7:45) and it wasn't too bad. I suppose that, after living in Houston, I won't really be impressed by the volume of traffic until game day.

http://pfunked.net/blog/No_Country_For_Old_Men 2008-08-11T19:59:16Z

Just watched No Country For Old Men. Wow. I like dark and I like it well done. Sometimes I go a while without seeing a really good movie and forget how good they can really be. Some people criticize movies like this. A lot of people don't ...

http://pfunked.net/blog/Will_It_Blend 2008-08-04T08:28:41Z

I bought Mel a Blendtec blender for her birthday. It should arrive within a week. I don't think she'll let me blend my cell phone :( By the way, Mel's blog is named The Vegan Monologues which I think is downright clever.

http://pfunked.net/blog/Advice_for_Judges_hearing_RIAA_cases 2008-07-30T07:44:07Z

Famed /. user NewYorkCountryLawyer (author of the blog Recording Industry vs. The People) posted an excellent article to educate judges on RIAA litigations. Large Record Companies vs. The Defenseless: Some Common Sense Solutions to the Challenge...

http://pfunked.net/blog/Danny_Dupre_RIP 2008-07-21T20:31:11Z

A kid I grew up with, Danny Dupre (now Marine, Staff Sgt. Daniel P Dupre) was killed in Iraq by sniper fire.

http://pfunked.net/blog/Tile_Turn-Based_RPGs 2008-07-21T08:02:01Z

With the recent Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (A2) and the new 4th edition D&D rules, I've been thinking a lot about tile and turn-based RPGs. First off, I like 'em. Depending on how they're balanced, they can make character stats or dice r...

http://pfunked.net/blog/Dark_Knight 2008-07-21T09:04:56Z

TL;DR version Dark Knight is a very solid movie. I especially like this reinvention of the Joker. The writing and performance for it are excellent. If you like gritty action movies, catch it in theaters. --- Minor Complaints I ...

http://pfunked.net/blog/Superhero_Supervillain 2008-07-11T08:29:12Z

If you could be a superhero or supervillain, which would you be? Good or Evil: Name: Powers: Battle Cry: Description:

http://pfunked.net/blog/Zombie_Survey 2008-07-02T09:04:26Z

You are stuck in a mall during a zombie invasion. You have: (A) One weapon (B) One song blaring through the speakers (C) One famous person fighting along side you. Choose wisely!

http://pfunked.net/blog/More_3D_Ideas 2008-06-30T14:09:57Z

I'm pretty satisfied with my simple cartoon guy model, so I want to build up a library of textures/models for it. I'm thinking about basic RPG staples, so: Clothing - Cloth Armor (peasant clothes) - Leather/Hide Armor - Chain/Ring Mail Armor - Pl...

http://pfunked.net/blog/Telecom_Immunity 2008-06-27T09:34:49Z

I don't really care about this law being passed to grant retroactive immunity to Telecoms. For those not keeping up, this has to do with AT&T, etc, allowing the govt to wiretap domestic calls. I don't know why people are intent on blaming the...

http://pfunked.net/blog/Never_Use_Equifax 2008-06-24T06:28:39Z

Ever. Any company that makes it impossible to cancel an account should be avoided.

http://pfunked.net/blog/George_Carlin 2008-06-23T19:52:45Z

George Carlin (along with Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor) was one of the groundbreaking comedians of our lifetimes. His obscenity charges were taken all the way to the Supreme Court, in the landmark 1978 case. A narrow majority (5/4) ruled his w...

http://pfunked.net/blog/Wheel_of_Lunch 2008-06-20T08:40:32Z

This might be ancient but it's my new favorite thing. Wheel of Lunch

http://pfunked.net/blog/Habeas_Corpus_Restored_at_Guantanamo 2008-06-12T11:31:02Z

Finally, the Supreme Court has ruled that even "enemy combatants" being held at Guantanamo have a right to contest their detainment in civilian courts. You see, this is exactly the kind of situation for which Habeas Corpus exists. BBC article...

http://pfunked.net/blog/Ruby_and_Duck_Typing 2008-06-04T09:01:29Z

Poking around with Ruby (the programming language). One of the first things I noticed is that it's a weakly typed language. While that's true, it's a little more interesting than that. This method of not caring about the actual type of a variabl...