Author Archives: Dan

Star Pirates

Star Pirates is a really fun MMO that’s completely browser-based.  You don’t need to download anything; you don’t even need to buy anything.  It’s quite addicting, and best of all you can pay as much or as little attention to it as you want 😀 Great for a lunch break distraction.  Sign up using my… Read More »

SoundBoard

I’ve made SoundBoard (http://www.xnapid.com/node/1) available once again.  It’s a program designed to assist with sound effects for computer-hosted internet radio shows or parties.  Go take a look! As soon as I get some Amazon goodness set up, you’ll be able to purchase SoundBoard through Amazon’s payment service, without the need to contact me.

Mormons and Copyright

So I read on Slashdot this morning that the LDS Church is attempting to get WikiLeaks to remove copies of the “Church Handbook of Instruction” from its servers.  Oddly enough, most people are crying foul over it. Let’s assume that Tor (publisher of many, many books) has a secret manuscript of the last Wheel of… Read More »

Car repairs

So two weeks ago my car wouldn’t start.  I called AAA to have them tow it; the tow truck guy sprayed the battery terminals with some gunk which cleaned off the corrosion, and the car started right up.  He told me I should clean them off with a wire brush. I never really got around… Read More »