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Migration this way

nomadhacker — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:45:19 +0000

Obviously this blog hasn’t received a lot of attention. I have decided to consolidate and move some posts from this blog over to my new more permanent address at nomadhacker.com. That is where you will find me now. So point your clicker fingers this way.

Introducting Social Movie Reviews

nomadhacker — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:10:24 +0000

So I’ve finished my new web site project. It’s called Popcorn Confessions and basically it’s a brand new movie reviews site that uses social networking ideas and technology to try and connect people with similar taste in movies. No more listening to newspaper critic, get your movie recommendations from friends.

This is quite a much larger project than anything I’ve ever done before, and I’m really hoping it’ll take off and be a hit. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas for me, please let me know.

Finishing an interesting project

nomadhacker — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:45:26 +0000

Well, I realize I’ve been silent for a while lately. Notably so here and on nomadicnation.com. I’ve been working on a major new project and trying to get it finished. It’s pretty much ready to go and roll out to everyone. I just need to put a few finishing touches in place.

In the meantime, you can still read all the interesting information articles at nomadicnation.com, and I’m still adding links to the nomadbytes section. Once my project is complete I’ll let the cat out of the bag. Not that I’ve got a lot of people reading this site anyway, but every little bit helps right?

The End of Houdini, the Beginning of Mystery

nomadhacker — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:41:59 +0000

So the latest article I wrote over on Nomadic Nation has been up for about a week, and I haven’t done anything here for a while. The latest article is about Harry Houdini, and rumors of Murder. Sound interesting? Then take a look and read about the Mysterious Death of Harry Houdini.

My First Fireworks Again

nomadhacker — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:45:13 +0000

This is a very odd time of year for me usually. Yesterday I set of fireworks for the first time since I was 10 years old. I usually don’t do much with fireworks celebration. You see, when I was 10, some firecrackers damaged my ear, leaving me with permanent nerve damage and hearing loss and a condition called tinnitus. Ever since that time I have had a constant ringing in my ear that never goes away and gets worse when I’m around loud noises.

So obviously, ever since then, I haven’t been too eager to play with fireworks, and it just kind of left a damper on the 4th of July for me ever since. But last year, I was out walking around on the 4th, when everyone was out on their lawns or by the hotel pools staring up at the sky watching the fireworks displays. The smoke was hanging hazy in the air and the smell and the feel of the air just gave me a flashback to when I was younger and would watch the rockets and whizzing lights and I felt really nostalgic for that time again, and I watched the displays up in the sky along with everyone else.

So this year, for the first time in about 17 years, I got some ear plugs and set off some fireworks of my own, with Isa and Johnny. We didn’t do any loud ones, but had lots of fun with sparklers and whizzing lights. And I can honestly say that I enjoyed the Fourth of July for the first time since I was a kid. I’m sure that having a little boy around to enjoy the fireworks too helps.

Anyway, if you get a chance, check out my article on the history of fireworks for some facts you may or may not know about how fireworks are made and where they come from. And remember if you’re setting off your own to be safe and be careful.

The Scribe writes again

nomadhacker — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:24:18 +0000

I know I had a dry spell on nomadicnation.com, with no new articles for a couple weeks. There were a couple bugs in the design code I wanted to get taken care of. It’s now working a little cleaner, and should show up correctly in most browsers (though there’s still some annoying quirks in IE 6. Curse you M$!) So I finally posted my newest article, on Famous Relics of Ancient Civilizations. I know it’s nothing earth-shattering in there. One step at a time. But there are some interesting facts. Such as the fact that the Mayans used very little cement or adhesive in their buildings, and most of their constructions that are still up today are because of how precisely they cut and placed the stones–without metal tools or pulleys! Stay tuned though, there’s lots of more interesting stuff coming up on Nomadic Nation in the next week or so.

Selling My Nikon D100 camera

nomadhacker — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:34:22 +0000

I just wanted to let everyone, those who may read this anyway, know, that I am selling some camera equipment. I have a Nikon D100 digital SLR for sale on ebay. It’s in great working condition, gets good battery life, and has been a very good and reliable camera.

So if you get a chance, check out my camera listing and put a bid in.

Mr. Wizard Died Yesterday

nomadhacker — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:52:16 +0000

Don Herbert, known to kids of all ages around the world as Mr. Wizard, died yesterday from bone cancer, just a month shy of his 90th birthday. His character first showed up to teach kids about science in 1951 and continued to help make learning science fun in various incarnations of his shows. I remember watching the last incarnation of his show, Mr. Wizard’s World, on Nickelodeon. Mr. Wizard, Rest in Peace.

Restless Stillness

nomadhacker — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:21:40 +0000

The other day as I stepped outside on my lunch break, I was met with a sudden warm wind that for a moment felt exactly like the Santa Anas. The Santa Anas are a phenomenon of southern California and they have a tingly, energized feeling, as if the air is simply tired of standing still and wants to get up and move around – I feel the same way when I’ve been sitting at my desk all day. No rain coming, no storm. The air is just restless and tired of nothing happening. Jack Black has a line about it in The Holiday, and it really is something that feels mystical, as if the air is alive.

As I stood outside the other day, and the wind swept over me, I wondered what the Santa Ana winds were doing so far from Orange County. I guess the air in California isn’t the only air that gets restless.

Einstein’s Brain Takes a Roadtrip Vacation

nomadhacker — Thu, 31 May 2007 21:56:42 +0000

Well, I just finished an article on Einstein’s brain over at Nomadic Nation. Looks like Einstein’s brain covered almost more mileage after his death than before. The article is all about the strange story of Dr. Thomas Harvey who, during the course of Einstein’s autopsy, took out Einstein’s brain, and kept it. He claimed to have done it for research, though he never published any findings. At one point, he took a road trip with a writer, Michael Paterniti, across country from New Jersey to California to visit Einstein’s granddaughter, with Einstein’s brain in the trunk of the car the whole trip. So read the Strange Case of Einstein’s brain, if you dare.