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At Wave Camp in Nevada All Week
At Wave Camp in Nevada All Week
04/11/2005 03:19 AMFrom Saturday the 9th until Sunday the 17th, I'll be in the Minden,
Nevada area at the annual BASA Wave Camp. Posting here will be pretty
light. Only two days into the camp, I already have some good stories
to tell. But the days are long and we're rather tired by the end of
the day. In fact, I've only uploaded a few pics so far to Flickr. But
I'm tagging all my photos with wavecamp2005, so you can find...
Off to Nevada Again
Off to Nevada Again
09/24/2004 08:02 PMThis weekend looks like it might produce some decent fall soaring
conditions in and near the eastern Sierra (as I hoped). So I'm off to
give it a shot. Have a good weekend......
Reno, Nevada or
Reno, Nevada or
04/18/2004 04:34 AM
You can enter Reno by several different roads. But I defy anyone to
arrive in Reno via any description other than "rolling into town."
Because Reno is that kind of place. We rolled into town around 8:30pm
following one of the most beautiful drives ever: the Donner Pass at
dusk. Amazing... I recommend it if you happen to be a traveling
musician.
We arrived at the Zephyr Ba ...
In Nevada for the Weekend...
In Nevada for the Weekend...
09/03/2004 04:34 PMI'm heading out shortly to go fly in Nevada for the long weekend. The
Reno Soaring Forecast is good today, but weekend conditions aren't so
great. We'll see how it works out. If it's as good as when I was there
in late May, I'll be happy. I flew there in early August too, but it
was a tough flight. If you're in the U.S., enjoy the long weekend!...
Into the Desert
Into the Desert
07/12/2004 09:03 PM
I finally received Combat
Mission: Afrika Korps (CMAK) and the companion book The Battery
Commander, His
Batman, and A Cook. Woohoo! While the game was
installing, I checked out
the book. Excellent!
The battle where the book's title came from was that of Combeforce,
a hastily formed
group of 2,000 British anti-tank and artillery crews along with
riflemen to protec
them, trying to block retreating Italian 10th Army.
That's right.
2,000 men facing an army without even a single tank. But then
armies usually
retreat in a line so they had to face only the forward elements and
most of the armies
were on road-bound vehicles (stretching for miles and miles).
As the story went,
the last Italian tank was knocked out by a gun manned by the
commander of 106th Battery,
his batman, and a cook.
And that was just one chapter in the book. While I enjoy
reading calm accounts
of battles like Rommel's classic Infantry Attack, stories like this
really evoke the
smell of the battle through quiet understatements and dry
humor. Only bad part
about the book was that only 12 of the battles in the book had CMAK
scenarios.
Darn. I am going to browse through SMAK scenarios
repositories to see if the
missing scenarios have been created by other CMAK
enthusiasts. I doubt it though
because you need more than just stories to create battle
scenarios. At the minimum,
you need order of battle (OOB) which lists the number and types of
units involved
in a battle.
Firing up CMAK briefly, I remembered why I stopped playing CMBO
(Combat Mission Beyond
Overlord), the first volume of the series. It was the damn
artillery spotters
and 88. A well-positioned gun can stop significantly larger
forces dead on its
track and sometimes the only way to knock them out is with
artillery or aerial bombardments.
But whenever I moved a spotter into position where he can see the
gun, he gets fired
on by the gun. How can they someone far away hiding behind a
bush? Binocular
reflection? Rubbish. Add to that the devastating power
of 88 made me so
fruistrated with a Bocage campaign that I stopped playing for a
month and then forgot
about the game.
With CMAK, unrealistic spotting ability of gunners will make some
sense since there
won't be many bushes to hide behind in. One can hide behind
sand dunes or bury
one self in like commandos do but it's just not the same as hiding
in treelines or
bushes. Anyway, I am looking forward to my desert battles for
many evenings
to come.
SCO Could Sue Nevada Court For Using
Linux
SCO Could Sue Nevada Court For Using
Linux
03/06/2004 02:04 AMNader: Nada in Nevada
Nader: Nada in Nevada
07/08/2004 10:19 AMWireless in the Desert
Wireless in the Desert
09/22/2004 12:34 PMBurning Man revelers used a free phone in the desert, courtesy of a
fellow visitor: The phone used 802.11, voice over IP, and satellite
for backhaul. The phone's creator offers some great information on his
Web site including details of where calls where placed and anecdotes
about surprised people who were very glad to find a phone....
A Tale in the Desert II 1.0
A Tale in the Desert II 1.0
09/17/2004 04:27 PMAn online game set in ancient Egypt where players work together to
build the perfect society.
Desert dreams
Desert dreams
08/30/2004 01:52 PMUSA Today Aug 30 2004 5:52PM GMT
A Desert Christmas
A Desert Christmas
12/19/2004 02:58 PM
« Yölyhdyt [Night Lanterns] by Liisa Kyrönseppä in the Forces of
Light installation in Plague Park. »
Today at lunchtime I looked outside and gaped since it appeared like
it was almost night before noon. I thought we had escaped November
but, perhaps not. I noticed a light therapy lamp in the coffee lounge
and had to resist the desire to go press my eyeballs directly onto the
bulb. My backpack still contains my sunglasses as if I'll need them
for another 5 months or so. Always prepared for solar radiation, every
fleeting moment of it. :)
Since we had to cancel our Feb/March travel plans due to the puppy
coming later than expected Jarkko, in a fit of desperation after
finding all the tours booked between now and when the puppy arrives in
January, found a trip at one of the last minute cancelation agencies
in a warm, arid place during the holidays. It's funny how back in my
20s I travelled all over on a whim and didn't think anything of it and
these days I am less enthusiastic about seeing the world. It bothers
me that I have become so jaded in my advancing age. It is that age old
equation of Money | Time | Energy/Enthusiasm - pick any two. I retain
the curiosity but it is tempered by my cynicism. I had to check to see
if I'd need a visa to enter the country and if anyone ever read the US State
Department's consular information sheets on various countries,
noone would ever leave US airspace. They do make for amusing reading
for those of us who live outside the US. Treat yourself to reading the
language of fear, e.g. Finland;
SAFETY AND SECURITY : Finland remains largely free of terrorist
incidents....
Largely free? What is that supposed to mean? No bombs but the
lihakukko is a very dangerous weapon in the Karelian terrorist regime?
Watch out for the drunks and their puukkos at the tram stops? There is
also a section about how few cops there are in relation to the overall
population. I suppose that living in a police state would make you
uncomfortable visiting a place that doesn't have guys in fatigues and
AK-47's hanging out in airports and on street corners. We're going to
a place where we are warned that there is a lot of 'soccer-inspired
violence' and evangelical christians are given a quick ride to the
airport. :)
Me running in the desert
Me running in the desert
02/01/2005 09:56 PMI'm demoing pictures at the moment, ignore this....
Wi-Fi Shootout in the Desert
Wi-Fi Shootout in the Desert
08/03/2004 05:26 AMHackers gathering for DefCon's annual conference think they may have
broken a world record for Wi-Fi connectivity. But even if they didn't,
they had lots of fun trying. Kim Zetter reports from Las Vegas.
Nevada Stages Huge Rib Cook-Off (AP)
Nevada Stages Huge Rib Cook-Off (AP)
09/03/2004 06:49 AMAP - Some 300,000 people are expected to pig out on about 130,000
pounds of pork ribs. The 16th annual Best in the West Nugget Rib
Cook-off got off to a sizzling start Thursday, and cooks up ribs
through Monday.
Nevada Fire Remains Out of Control (AP)
Nevada Fire Remains Out of Control (AP)
07/15/2004 06:39 PMAP - An army of firefighters struggled Thursday to contain an
explosive wildfire that destroyed several luxury homes and threatened
550 other houses and businesses on the edge of Nevada's capital.
Other News: Nevada Security Problem
Other News: Nevada Security Problem
03/14/2005 05:07 PMThieves get full personal information on thousands of Nevada residents
with a DMV theft.
Nevada Goes With E-Voting Paper Trail As
Well
Nevada Goes With E-Voting Paper Trail As
Well
12/12/2003 04:35 AMAs predicted a few weeks back when California announced that they were
requirin
g a paper trail on any e-voting machine, having such a large state
do so would make other states follow suit. So, the next one up
appears to be Nevada who announced today that
they'll require paper receipts. However, here's where the article
gets weird. They're claiming that they're the first state to do so,
but that seems to ignore the California announcement from last month.
The only thing that
might support this claim (and this isn't
clear) is that the California mandate is basically:
if you use
electronic voting machines, there needs to be a paper trail. The
Nevada announcement appears to be: everyone
must use electronic
voting machines and there needs to be a paper trail. Completely off
topic, but, since my experience with Nevada has been that everywhere
you go there will be a slot machine, why doesn't one of these voting
machine companies come up with a combined slot machine/voting machine?
Kerry Wins Nevada and D.C. Caucuses (AP)
Kerry Wins Nevada and D.C. Caucuses (AP)
02/14/2004 07:52 PMAP - Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry scored victories
east and west Saturday, swamping his rivals in Nevada and the District
of Columbia caucuses to build his advantage in delegates needed for
the nomination. His opponents pinned their hopes on the coming
Wisconsin primary to try to slow him down.
Nevada Brothels Literally Ask to Be
Taxed (AP)
Nevada Brothels Literally Ask to Be
Taxed (AP)
04/13/2005 10:47 PMAP - Amid some figurative nose-holding and literal blushing, Nevada
lawmakers on Wednesday considered imposing the state's first tax on
legal prostitution.
Slice of Heaven in the Desert
Slice of Heaven in the Desert
09/03/2004 06:24 AMSure, there's plenty of fire at this year's Burning Man festival, but
celestial tributes dominate the playa. Daniel Terdiman reports from
Black Rock City, Nevada.
Marine Who Vanished Says He Didn't
Desert
Marine Who Vanished Says He Didn't
Desert
07/19/2004 03:23 PMCpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, who disappeared under mysterious
circumstances in Iraq, said today that he was not a deserter.
Et Cetera: we're migrating DNS, but not
across a desert
Et Cetera: we're migrating DNS, but not
across a desert
01/26/2004 11:06 PMRound up featuring secret knowledge of an apocryphal nature. OK, maybe
not.
Marine Who Vanished Says He Didn't
Desert (AP)
Marine Who Vanished Says He Didn't
Desert (AP)
07/19/2004 03:10 PMAP - Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, the Marine who disappeared under
mysterious circumstances while on duty in Iraq, insisted on Monday
that he was captured by enemy forces.
dreamed i saw a desert rose
dreamed i saw a desert rose
02/05/2005 09:48 PMSketch is clearly feeling all the monkey (and monkey-kitty) mojo. I
just talked with his vet, and he told me that Sketch is doing much,
much better. He's almost completely out of congestive heart faliure!
His vet told me that Sketch ate food overnight (as far as we know, he
hadn't eaten all weekend), and that he was out of oxygen, sitting up,
looking around, and being "very, very talkative."
I talked with his vet yesterday evening, and he told me that
Sketch's lungs were about 2/3 less filled with fluid than they were on
Saturday, so he was responding very well to the lasix, and his
breathing was down to about 24 from as high as 50 or 80 (sorry, I
can't remember exactly what it was) when we brought him in yesterday
morning. It was the news I was hoping to hear, and I burst into tears
of relief when I hung up the phone. I made a bit of a spectacle of
myself, but I didn't (and don't) care. My fat guy is getting better.
It was kind of surreal last night to sit in the theatre at ACME and
pitch my sketches for the next show. The word "sketch" was said about
a thousand times (duh) and each time I heard it, my eyes filled up. I
think I'm going to write a sketch about it, though. It could be pretty
funny, once I clean up the gallows humor.
He will get a cardiac ultrasound later today, or early tomorrow,
depending on how he's feeling, and then we'll know what his heart
disease is, and how to treat it. I know he's not out of the woods yet,
but there are rays of hope shining down all around us, and the path is
very clear.
Thank you for all your comments and e-mails. This has been a rough
few days for me and my family. Each time I've heard from someone who
had a similar experience with their cat years ago, I feel a little
more hopeful that Sketch will be another one of those cats who rang
Death's doorbell, then ran down the walkway laughing before He could
open the door.
Ordeal of 'Deserters' Who Didn't Desert
Ordeal of 'Deserters' Who Didn't Desert
08/23/2004 06:59 AMTwo men falsely identified as deserters by the Indian army were
released in a prisoner exchange with Pakistan, but their lives remain
spoiled by the mistake.
Desert Island Internet
Desert Island Internet
09/23/2004 03:01 PMIt's one of those slow news days, so here's a post that goes well with
the story the other day about
survi
ving two weeks without the internet. A "desert-island" style
survey that asked people what two media types they would want if they
could only have two, showed that
77% of people
would take the internet as either one of their first or second
choices. In part, of course, this is because the internet can be used
as a replacement for many of the functions served by other media
types. Still, this type of thinking tends to get people confused that
business models for those other media will easily shift online, when
clearly, that hasn't been the case. Just because it's a replacement,
doesn't mean people will pay for it the same way. Being online
changes the business models as well by changing the nature of the
material.
Desert Combat 0.5L Released
Desert Combat 0.5L Released
11/07/2003 08:55 AMApple Sells 1.5 Million Songs During
Past Week; Five Times Napster’s First
Week Downloads
Apple Sells 1.5 Million Songs During
Past Week; Five Times Napster’s First
Week Downloads
11/06/2003 09:35 PMKerry Triumphs in Nevada and District of
Columbia
Kerry Triumphs in Nevada and District of
Columbia
02/14/2004 09:09 PMThough few delegates were at stake on Saturday, the victories
consolidated Mr. Kerry's front-runner status.
Nation looks to Nevada after smooth
election on new computers
Nation looks to Nevada after smooth
election on new computers
09/12/2004 02:16 PMSan Francisco Chronicle Sep 12 2004 5:53PM GMT
Nevada Town Holds Armpit Festival (AP)
Nevada Town Holds Armpit Festival (AP)
08/18/2004 10:40 AMAP - For the third year in a row, this northern Nevada town turned the
pungent press it received after being designated the "Armpit of
America" into a tourism success.
CNN.com - Kerry wins Nevada, D.C.
caucuses - Feb. 14, 2004
CNN.com - Kerry wins Nevada, D.C.
caucuses - Feb. 14, 2004
02/15/2004 06:25 PMcaucus victories in Nevada and the District of Columbia .. Kerry wins
Nevada, D.C. caucuses ..
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Nevada Lawmakers Consider Taxing
Brothels (Reuters)
Nevada Lawmakers Consider Taxing
Brothels (Reuters)
04/15/2005 09:51 AMReuters - Nevada lawmakers are considering
a bill that would tax the state's 28 legal brothels, the only
regulated bordellos in the United States.
Recent Earthquakes in California and
Nevada - Index Map
Recent Earthquakes in California and
Nevada - Index Map
12/23/2003 07:18 AM6.5 along the central coast somewhere around the Hearst Castle ..
Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada .. L.A. earthquake! ..
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8,076 Foot Burrito Built at Nevada Fair
(AP)
8,076 Foot Burrito Built at Nevada Fair
(AP)
08/31/2004 04:50 PMAP - Volunteers ladled refried beans and slathered on the sour cream
and salsa in Reno in an attempt to get into the record books. If
accepted by the Guinness Book of World Records, the giant burrito
crafted at the Nevada State Fair on Sunday will be the one to beat.
Nevada Ponders Superfund Status for Mine
Nevada Ponders Superfund Status for Mine
08/09/2004 12:43 AMAbcnews.go.com - Sun Aug 8, 09:31 pm GMT
Six Killed in Nevada Airport Plane Crash
Six Killed in Nevada Airport Plane Crash
12/25/2003 07:52 PMReuters via Wired News Dec 25 2003 6:39PM ET
Week and day of week selection in the
new version of Java Date Picker
Week and day of week selection in the
new version of Java Date Picker
04/13/2005 08:32 AMOn April 7, 2005 Stand By Soft, Ltd. just released Java Date Picker
4.0, a suite of professional date components for Swing. The major
improvement of this new version is the possibility to select weeks and
days of week. A week can be selected by clicking on its number and a
day of week by clicking on its label (Tue for Tuesday, for
instance).
Here is a list with all the important changes:
* Added support for week selection and day of week selection.
Marine who vanished says he didn't
desert (USATODAY.com)
Marine who vanished says he didn't
desert (USATODAY.com)
07/20/2004 06:26 AMUSATODAY.com - The U.S. Marine who disappeared from his base in Iraq
and turned up three weeks later in Lebanon said Monday he did not
desert his post.
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