Category: Geeky Stuff

Ubuntu 11.04 and Beyond

Ubuntu 11.04 was released in late April, so this is not so much new news as it is belated news (I did not get around to updating my desktop until just recently). Ubuntu 11.04 is probably the most controversial release of Ubuntu to date, just do some quick Google searches...

Cow Economy 101

I’ve been thinking a lot about the economy lately… Its history, its ups, its down, its future and long term outlook. All in all, however, I think this pretty much sums it up right here. The Cow Economy…

Happy April Fools’ Day

Happy April Fools’ Day, the holiday that celebrates American’s hard nosed dedication to the Julian calendar during the 16th century. Whatever the case, here in the 21st century, April Foolishness abounds on the web. First and foremost, one should begin with a healthy dose of Google’s latest beta project, Google...

Saturn Fly-By Actual Footage

The following video is actual video of an approach to Saturn and its moons, not 3D CGI or other computer animation. It’s real footage of Saturn, its rings, and moons. It was created from a compilation of actual photographs taken by the Cassini space probe in 2004. It is truly...

IE 6 Must Die

Millions of people worldwide still suffer from the debilitating effects of IE 6, a heartbreaking disease that renders the afflicted unable to enjoy most modern web content and increases their chances of contracting a malignant computer virus or exploitation by corrupt spyware and adware programs. It may also cause high...

Welcome Our Computer Overlords

“I for one welcome our new computer overlords,” wrote former Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings on the answer to his Final Jeopardy question as he conceded his defeat to the IBM supercomputer Watson. No matter who you were rooting for, it was indeed an historic day: February 16, 2011 will mark...

Jules Verne Day

Today (February 8th, 2011) is Jules Verne’s 183th birthday. I think it should be a national holiday. Although since he’s French, I suppose it would just be a French national holiday. Regardless, today is most certainly a day for all steampunk and neo-Victorian enthusiasts, as well anyone who considers themselves...

Keplar Discovers Small Rocky Exoplanet

Big news in science and astronomy, so I can’t pass it up. The Keplar space telescope has recently discovered its first small, rocky exoplanet, designated Kepler-10b, located some 560 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus. The host star is about 11 billion years old, and unfortunately the planet is...

Tron: Legacy — Awesomeness Reborn

Greetings Programs! As you have no doubt been informed by the bits dispatched by the MCP, the final build deployment of Tron: Legacy looms imminent. Stand-by for primary instructions from your Users regarding the availablity of access lines to the Grid, which we anticipate shall open on December 17th, 2010....

New Site and Blog!

I’ve just finished the migration of my blog (previously hosted at WordPress.com) to this server, mwchase.com, and have full merged and integrated all of the contents of Meta-Earth that I intend to keep here. Basically, this is now my official “blogging” site, although I really don’t like that word, so...