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Uploaded an article I didn’t publish in The Washington Times. I should’ve; me bad.  The article is reproduced below. We also rescued the truck, so you needn’t worry any longer. The Unthinkable by Brent P. Newhall A few days ago, I did the unthinkable. I paid my Metro fees and I took the bumpy ride down to the Rosslyn station, where I put on a garish cap and waited to meet three friends of mine that I had never met […]

Hmmm. I had a rant ready to go this morning, and now I can’t remember it. Well, if it comes, I’ll post it here. Saw Prince of Egypt Sunday. The artwork itself was gorgeous, the voices were excellent (though Patrick Stewart can’t help sounding like Patrick Stewart), the music was actually done right, and the Biblical story was kept faithfully, while adding a fresh vantage point on the whole […]

Well, Mom and I stayed up rather late last night playing “Ants” on Microsoft’s Gaming Zone. A lot of fun, and she managed to blow me away with some unexpected tactics. They’ve put a good amount of thought into the design of this game; physics actually work quite nicely (if you attack another ant, which falls into a water tile, it’ll drown). The maps are quite small, requiring […]

I finally have a digital camera. I actually ordered one quite awhile back, but the manufacturer discontinued that model, so yesterday I ran out and bought one. Thus far, it’s been very nice; just snap some photos, attach to the new wire I have trailing out from behind my computer, fire up the software, and download the pics. Hopefully, one day this week I’ll set up a quickie photo […]

Well. Goodness. Lots to talk about. First off, I’m now officially installed at Litton/PRC, as an “Associate Engineer” (a.k.a. Junior Programmer). It’s going well; I’m getting familiar with the environment and my duties quickly enough. Our target is a Unix C environment. I’ve done some fiddling with the Real-Time Strategy game (I’ve got a few webpages up), and hopefully will have the map interface (scrolling, placed units, […]