Category Archives: Geeky
Reviewing my eReader
I have been using my eBook reader for about two months now, and, as some of you expressed an interest, I thought I’d write a little about my experience. I’ll try and point out a few features that weren’t obvious … Continue reading
The Goodness of GoodReads
My experience with GoodReads, the “social cataloguing” site for book readers, started almost exactly two years ago. I had found my way to Felicia Day’s blog and started reading one of her many book reviews. She linked to her shelves … Continue reading
The Allure of eReaders
I bought an eReader last week. Weighing in at nearly $250 for the petite device, with a screen that is effectively black and white and has something like a 1 frame-per-second refresh rate*, this was not a decision I rushed … Continue reading
Brain Implants and Interfaces of the Future
A friend of mine recently wrote a blog post about the future of technology and interfaces, citing in particular the scene in Minority Report where Tom Cruise whirls his fingers through the air, manipulating information in a floating display. Encased … Continue reading
Logging Out
Tonight found me logging in and out of my characters like a maniac, filling bags, emptying bags, buying bags, filling up banks. And then: my hunter, Bitmap. I turn up my graphics settings and run around Dalaran on my favourite … Continue reading
RIP Chain Trapping?
Recent patch notes for the upcoming Patch 3.2 mention a decrease in trap duration from 60 seconds to 30 seconds. This decrease will make it a lot more difficult to chain trap successfully for long periods of time, making our … Continue reading
Debating the State of Engineering
A friend recently posted on our guild forums about the upcoming Jewelcrafting changes, and I very rudely changed the topic to bemoan the state of engineering a little bit. Maybe a lot. Possibly we debated it lengthily and made the … Continue reading
How I gained a mount and stopped murdering the people of my favourite NPC…
For various reasons I’ve missed our Thursday night raids for the past few weeks. Lacking a bit of motivation and enthusiasm, I set about working on one of the things on my to-do list: rummaging in sweaty ogre loincloths. Midway … Continue reading
Monochrome’s Choice
Because I haven’t posted many pictures lately and I can’t resist showing off my new favourite pet… When asked how she came about her new companion, Bitmap would smile and say “I don’t know. Ask him – he chose me.”. … Continue reading
For the love of lists
I often struggle with balancing the things I want to do in life. It’s a nice struggle, in a way – I don’t have many extra responsibilities at the moment, and no extra work to interfere with my spare time … Continue reading
