So yeah, my monitor died today.  It's been acting funny for months, but it finally progressed to the "I need to fix it" stage at which point it totally wonked out.  Currently it goes crazy and flickers even if there's no DVI/VGA input (it has no HDMI) so it's definitely the display's problem.  Too bad it's about a year out of warranty...

Currently I'm stuck with a 19" LiquidVideo first gen LCD.  Yes, it's that old.  When I bought this monitor Star Wars Galaxies was still in beta, the nVidia 5800 was state of the art, and dual core processors were only found in servers.

I've been saying this for years.

I wonder what Marc would say about the iPhone's several OS iterations, which are continually cracked within hours of release?

A long time ago, on a message board far, far away I was one of the first folks to really start modding the indie medieval combat hit Mount & Blade.  In those days long before modules, when Armagan playfully willed us onward into modding glory I made a small contribution in allowing players to attack lowly peasants which also incurred negative faction standing for doing so.  You could say I was a big fan of the game.Read more

I'd like to give a shout-out to the folks who put together Outbreak Omega, a really fascinating action shooting event which now runs two days at the end of April.  There are a lot of great events in the gun world I'd love to attend in the coming years when I have the ability and financial security to do so (hey, shooting sports aren't cheap!), and this tops the list behind Knob Creek.

Check out the site, it's a really unique scenario-based event that frames the shooting drills and courses as part of a zombie apocalypse!

Outbreak Omega