http://blog.sluggyjunx.com Thoughts / Projects / Ideas Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:17:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Most of you are aware that we have moved. Then again I don't really know who the audience here really is, so let's assume that all my wonderful friends and family are tuned into this blog, awaiting each post with bated breath. Sound good? April 15, nigh eight years to ... http://blog.sluggyjunx.com/2010/06/18/movin-on-up-to-brookeville_pt1 Why is Metro so broken? That's a question best left for the pundits and the blowhards. For me, it's a few things. No through trains. If I want to get from Wheaton to Crystal City, I have to stop at every single one of the 15 stops between those stations, including ... http://blog.sluggyjunx.com/2010/04/09/getro Years ago I helped the B&O RR Historical Society Archives out by scanning, tracing and redrawing an old B&O RR logo. The impetus of the project was a friend and fellow member needed a decent version of the logo and the iconic font for use in a B&O caboose restoration. ... http://blog.sluggyjunx.com/2010/04/07/your-name-in-lights Today's choice, like so many other days, this song sets the scene. One of my all-time favorite remixes of one of my all-time favorite artists, Ulrich Schnauss. Anyway, this remix is by Rob McVey, from Long-View, and is found on the Quicksand Memory EP by Schnauss. One amazing track. Enjoy! http://blog.sluggyjunx.com/2010/04/02/look-at-the-sky YouTube's new Transcribe Audio (beta) feature is ambitious, but very flawed. It's really entertaining to turn it on for whatever it is you're watching. Good fun. http://blog.sluggyjunx.com/2010/03/30/to-put-into-the-date-for-the-sake-of-the-cities ANDRE THE GIANT HAS A TWITTER Links to works by Fairey. Gootah. http://blog.sluggyjunx.com/2010/03/26/obey-twitter Nice little easter egg in Apple Numbers in the Chart menu. http://blog.sluggyjunx.com/2010/03/26/deep-thought As most of you probably know I've been an avid World of Warcraft player for some years now. I got a copy of WoW for Christmas in the winter of 2005. I was pretty excited about this, but had no idea what I was getting into. See, MMORPGs were a ... http://blog.sluggyjunx.com/2010/03/24/end-of-the-world I purchased my first album on iTunes today. Riceboy Sleeps, by Jónsi & Alex. This album is one of those moody, reverberating mood pieces that is just so pleasant to listen to. This one has moments where you're transported into the center of the earth then floating high up in ... http://blog.sluggyjunx.com/2010/02/26/wake-up I'm completely addicted to this show. I'm not able to receive it on our cable package but thankfully there is an awful lot of it on YouTube. LONG LIVE THE STIG. http://blog.sluggyjunx.com/2009/10/09/test-video