Although all the “cool kids” these days seem to be writing web apps, and the word “cloud” has taken on a new meaning that is sure to confuse meteorologists and normal people alike, I still think that desktop apps are very important. Maybe even important enough to deserve a little more attention than they’ve been getting lately (living, as they do, in the shadow of the buzzword friendly “web app”).
Category: personal
I Have N.A.D.D. (and I’m proud of it)
I have NADD – that’s “Nerd Attention Deficiency Disorder.” And I’m proud of it. (Rands – of Rands in Repose – does a great job of describing what NADD is, if you’re not familiar with the term, or if you can’t grasp the concept right away).
The Beauty of (Remixed) Game Music
Lately I’ve been listening to a lot of game music on my computer (rather than streaming it from places such as Radio GOSU). I still find myself amazed at the quality of music that I find there – just really, really good stuff, made with (obvious) passion, and a lot of technical skill.
Learning Japanese
I’m determined to learn Japanese.
I’ve traditionally been quite bad at learning new languages – I just barely passed Spanish class back in high school – but I’m very determined this time. As a fan of things like anime and manga (and Japanese culture in general), I’d love to understand more of the language.
Word Cloud
Found something called Wordle via The Lone Sysadmin, and decided to try running my site through it… here’s the results (click for larger version):
It’s kind of a fun thing to play around with – and