Apparently, to celebrate a 10th anniversary, Opera is giving away thier desktop browser for free, for one day only?
Anyway, I have heard about it and the price is right, so I downloaded it and am checking it out now (I’m using it to post this).
It’s going to have to be pretty good to get up […]

I suck at chess, but this is a cool site where you can see the chess computer “think”: Thinking Machine 4.

We are headed out to Fukuoka to play at the FM Fukuoka Festa in IMS. We fly out this evening and play tomorrow.

I have been having some severe internet problems over the past couple of weeks. Basically, I was unable to connect to many websites - like WordPress, digg, AccessVBA, and many other sites I used to visit frequently.
I couldn’t figure out what the problem was. I was running a tracert on the site from the command […]

When I was back in the States, I saw System of A Down live, and got myself a cool little baseball jersey-type of shirt. I also got another cool t-shirt that I wanted to give to someone in the band. (I can’t afford to buy shirts for everyone!)
I wasn’t sure how to do it, until […]

Band things have been pretty busy since I’ve got back - Yasu and Manabu did quite a bit of pre-pro on “Mad Cherry”, and I think they did a very good job. We did just a little bit more yesterday, but it was mostly just me getting a chance to listen to what was done […]

We had practice last night, so I finally got my chance to try out the new flight case I got back in San Diego.
At first, it didn’t seem like the head would fit, because when I tried to slip the cover back on, it didn’t seem to want to go down. So, I tried to […]

Our new fridge was delivered today, the Sanyo SR-H401J.
This is a pretty sweet fridge, mainly because it’s cheap for the size, and has all the basic/mid-level features. We went to a couple of stores to look at the various models, and this was the best balance of size, features, and cost that we found. […]

Seven Band Names That Would Be Impossible to Book. [VIA]
Bootleg Browser [VIA]
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Public performances: music always too loud?
Boot Camp - Mashing for beginners [VIA]

Here I am back in Osaka Kansai airport for the fourth time in less than a month. This time is alright because I managed to score once of the little laptop areas with a desk, power, and chair. Since this is about a four-hour layover, it’s nice to be able to fire up the old […]

I got my Line 6 head flight case built and picked it up yesterday. It looks very nice, and came out just like I hoped. I’ll get some pictures of it once I get back to Okinawa (and make sure it fits right, still a touch nervous about that!)
This is my last day back in […]

Last night, I went and saw Bad Acid Trip, The Mars Volta, and System of A Down. It was a pretty good show.
I had heard from a couple of people that the sound wasn’t good inside the arena - that was true, but it wasn’t any worse than I would expect inside such a building. […]

Since I’m all alone on a business trip, this weekend will be the suckage - except, I hope, for tommorrow night at the System of a Down show. I wish the rest of the guys from the band were here to see it with me, though.
Also, I did manage to find a place that will […]

Well, here I be in San Diego - big city, but nothing to do. It’s a bit of crunch time at work, so I don’t really have much time to see anything.
I did get tickets to see System Of A Down, I figured it was too much of a good chance to pass up; but […]

Well, I’m headed back to the States again for a few days - and I find myself back in the Osaka Kansai airport. As I mentioned before, this airport rocks because not only does it have open wireless, but there is also a desk or two where you can plug in.
Sadly, by the time I […]

The other night I was headed out and I damn near stepped on this Giant African Snail at the bottom of the steps. These things are all over the place here in Okinawa, and are called African MaiMai.
You have to be careful of them, because they can transmit some sort of disease or virus. A […]