underwhelmDan Dorman's weblog2008-09-01T18:16:00ZDan Dormandan.dorman@gmail.comhttp://www.underwhelm.net/Two Thingstag:underwhelm.net,2008-09-01:2008090118162008-09-01T18:16:00ZTwo things of note happened recently:Unqwantzifiabletag:underwhelm.net,2008-06-17:2008061713102008-06-17T13:10:00Z
Wow! Today's Dinosaur Comics is one of my all-time faves, dealing as it does with zombies.
All Those Yesterdaystag:underwhelm.net,2008-04-24:2008042420362008-04-24T20:36:00Z
Today was my last day of undergraduate classes at Weber State University.
All We Can Say Is...tag:underwhelm.net,2008-04-02:2008040221552008-04-02T21:55:00Z
A couple of weeks ago--19 March, to be exact--marked a half-decade's occupation of Iraq by the United States (followed closely by the grim milestone of 4,000 American dead).
Tonight on ERtag:underwhelm.net,2007-12-30:2007123000362007-12-30T12:36:00Z
Getting beaned in the ear by a racquetball should have been a sign.
Christmas 1988tag:underwhelm.net,2007-12-23:2007122314022007-12-23T14:02:00Z
December 1988: I was ten years old, and the Nintendo Entertainment System ruled the earth.
Unitedtag:underwhelm.net,2007-11-05:2007110518162007-11-05T18:16:00Z
Man, there's so much I should be blogging about, and so little of it has made it out of my isolated meat mind to the vast distributed memory of cyberspace.
The Days Are Just Packedtag:underwhelm.net,2007-10-23:2007102302302007-10-23T02:30:00Z
Man, there's so much I should be blogging about, and so little of it has made it out of my isolated meat mind to the vast distributed memory of cyberspace.
Brevity Is the Soul of Wittag:underwhelm.net,2007-10-01:2007100117422007-10-01T17:42:00Z
I was excited about the new season of The Office, and I finally got a chance to watch the hour-long season premier Saturday night.
My [Digital] Rights [Management] Versus Yourstag:underwhelm.net,2007-09-25:2007092520382007-09-25T20:38:00Z
DRM-free downloads have finally hit the big time: Amazon has unveiled their own music download service, with something like two million songs.
Can You Handle It?tag:underwhelm.net,2007-09-12:2007091220432007-09-12T20:43:00Z
I got kick out of this Wired.com column about character death in D&D.
Ennuitag:underwhelm.net,2007-08-21:2007082102002007-08-21T02:00:00Z
I read a blarticle the other day listing several mistakes to avoid when blogging.
War Is Helltag:underwhelm.net,2007-07-10:2007071016332007-07-10T16:33:00Z
They say a picture is worth a thousand words: a boy attends the funeral of his father, a U.S. Marine.
The Official Pizzeria of Your ISPtag:underwhelm.net,2007-06-20:2007062016122007-06-20T16:12:00Z
Been a while without a post, so I thought I'd throw something up ... by which I mean, "I thought I would type a new entry and post it to the site," not "I thought I would vomit."
Initial Acrobaticstag:underwhelm.net,2007-05-23:2007052323172007-05-23T23:17:00Z
One of the web design mailing lists I subscribe to recently featured a discussion of acronyms.
A Note from Washingtontag:underwhelm.net,2007-05-10:2007051000512007-05-10T00:00:51Z
I recently wrote my senators and congressman about the Copyright Royalty Board's decision to raise the royalty rates (PDF) paid by webcasters.
To Demuse Is Not to Be?tag:underwhelm.net,2007-04-27:2007042717272007-04-27T17:27:00Z
In my last entry, Jared mentioned the word "chutzpah", as well as its correct pronuncation--long "u" and an optionally silent "c", as it turns out.
Disconnecttag:underwhelm.net,2007-04-24:2007042416302007-04-24T16:30:00Z
Here's a recent quote from the Leader of the Free World, King George W. Bush:
Worldbottomtag:underwhelm.net,2007-04-09:2007040910512007-04-09T10:51:00Z
Join me, o adventurer, on a trek to a mysterious land: a land blanketed in finely ground rock and time-smoothed sand; a land of frozen lakes and windswept plains; a land dotted with god-shaped sculptures of wind-chiseled rock and ice; a land populated only by the sun-and-salt-bleached bones of the long dead.
Go Gators!tag:underwhelm.net,2007-04-05:2007040523532007-04-05T23:53:00Z
There's a song Gators fans sing.
Ocean of Noisetag:underwhelm.net,2007-04-03:2007040314452007-04-03T14:45:00Z
In line with Jared's recent blog about ugly critters, here's a freaky compendium of some of the ocean's creepiest denizens.
Album of the Year?tag:underwhelm.net,2007-03-07:2007030720252007-03-07T20:25:00Z
The Arcade Fire's new album, Neon Bible, was released to North American listeners yesterday, the follow-up to 2004's Funeral; Neon Bible might even be better than its predecessor, though of course it's too soon for me to tell.
The Sound and the Furytag:underwhelm.net,2007-03-05:2007030513192007-03-05T13:19:00Z
Well, the RIAA is at it again.
A View of a Killtag:underwhelm.net,2007-03-01:2007030118262007-03-01T18:26:00Z
You know your new operating system is a dog (as opposed to, say, a leopard or a fawn) when you're asked to re-release the old one.
The Set of All Setstag:underwhelm.net,2007-02-28:2007022810362007-02-28T10:36:00Z
"What I need," muttered Dan, "is a new way to waste time."
Redotag:underwhelm.net,2007-02-27:2007022716392007-02-27T16:39:00Z
I was messing about with the site's back end a bit, trying to add the ability for Markdown-style links in the "handle" field of the ol' Feedback-o-matic and I accidently wiped out my last blog entry describing the whole deal.
Wee Three Linkstag:underwhelm.net,2007-02-22:2007022213382007-02-22T13:38:00Z
In lieu of any original content, I'm just going to slap some more links up here.
I'm so Ronery / So ronery / So ronery and sadry aronetag:underwhelm.net,2007-02-21:2007022110572007-02-21T10:57:00Z
Here's a collection of photographs taken in North Korea.
But at What Price?tag:underwhelm.net,2007-02-20:2007022019022007-02-20T19:02:00Z
Here's an interesting if lengthy read about homelessness and similar issues--so-called "power-law distribution" problems--and the inherent difficulties in implementing the solutions to such problems.
That's a Wraptag:underwhelm.net,2006-12-31:2006123120112006-12-31T20:11:00Z
2006 is about to breath its last, and 2007 is already waiting in the wings, eager to run out here and show everybody what it's got.
Gators and Giftstag:underwhelm.net,2006-12-08:2006120811052006-12-08T11:05:00Z
Last weekend was pretty awesome for Gators fans.
Relieftag:underwhelm.net,2006-11-09:2006110921272006-11-09T21:27:00Z
The Democrats have claimed the majority in both houses of Congress.
Hey [Fire]Foxymophandlemamatag:underwhelm.net,2006-10-25:2006102501232006-10-25T01:23:00Z
It's here, the moment you've all been waiting for!
Barenaked Music Filestag:underwhelm.net,2006-10-25:2006102500032006-10-25T00:03:00Z
I'm not a big fan of the Barenaked Ladies.
Comment Spam? Here?tag:underwhelm.net,2006-10-24:2006102420542006-10-24T20:54:00Z
My site has been inundated lately with comment spam from some sort of seedy financial outfit.
Hey, I Triedtag:underwhelm.net,2006-10-04:2006100419522006-10-04T19:52:00Z
I bought the Decemberists' new album Tuesday (October 3, 2006, for those of you reading this in the distant future via the archives).
Gigtag:underwhelm.net,2006-09-24:2006092400082006-09-24T00:08:00Z
After several years as Arno's office manager, I've moved on: I'm now actually getting paid to program.
Lawsuits and the American Playgroundtag:underwhelm.net,2006-09-01:2006090101172006-09-01T01:17:00Z
Did you hear the one about girl who is suing her friend for losing her iPod?
Driverus Thoughtlessicustag:underwhelm.net,2006-08-17:2006081720272006-08-17T20:27:00Z
If I have a pet peeve, it's crappy drivers.
Brain Pagestag:underwhelm.net,2006-08-17:2006081719312006-08-17T19:31:00Z
I came across an interesting article about how the brain sort of "boots up" in the morning.
PHPooltag:underwhelm.net,2006-08-10:2006081023272006-08-10T23:27:00Z
I just came back from a game of pool with Mike in which I scratched the deciding shot.
Shudderbugtag:underwhelm.net,2006-08-10:2006081000042006-08-10T00:04:00Z
Jared sent me a link to an article about a photographer who works in Gaza documenting the ongoing violence.
Death Concert for Cutiestag:underwhelm.net,2006-08-09:2006080901092006-08-09T01:09:00Z
Went to the Death Cab for Cutie show at the McKay Event Center down in good ol' Orem, Utah.
Easttag:underwhelm.net,2006-07-12:2006071211182006-07-12T11:18:00Z
I'm afraid this won't be much of an update, just a notice that I'm heading off to New Hampshire and Ohio for the next week or so!
Net Neutralitytag:underwhelm.net,2006-06-24:2006062411492006-06-24T11:49:00Z
Perhaps you noticed the little "Save the Net" sticker over there, just underneath the Irrepressible.info banner.
Tidings of Comfort and Joytag:underwhelm.net,2006-06-24:2006062401142006-06-24T01:14:00Z
Futurama is coming back!
She's a Mystery to Metag:underwhelm.net,2006-06-24:2006062401072006-06-24T01:07:00Z
I have the greatest girlfriend in the world.
Irrepressible Indeedtag:underwhelm.net,2006-05-31:2006053123572006-05-31T23:57:00Z
You may have noticed the lil' box in the upper left of the site, from Amnesty International's new campaign, Irrepressible.info.
Crossword Caging, Dual Screens, and Rubiestag:underwhelm.net,2006-05-18:2006041100282006-05-18T23:52:00Z
It has been a lethargic spring on the blogs. Interesting that the ebb and flow of life has swept everyone out to see at the same time ... or we all just got burned out on blogging.
Scraps from the Round Tabletag:underwhelm.net,2006-04-11:2006041100282006-04-11T00:28:00Z
I'll chase the entry about the craptacular Da Vinci Code with some quotes from the other book I've been reading lately, The Once and Future King by T. H. White.
The Da Vinci Loadtag:underwhelm.net,2006-04-10:2006041003072006-04-10T03:07:00Z
Last week I spent a couple of nights reading Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code.
It Is a Far, Far Better Thing That I Do, than I Have Ever Donetag:underwhelm.net,2006-03-29:2006032902522006-03-29T02:52:00Z
I was talking to Marci tonight about "cultural literacy".
Southern Alligators Sighted in Indianapolistag:underwhelm.net,2006-03-26:2006032623452006-03-26T23:45:00Z
The Florida Gators men's basketball team has made into the Final Four after upsetting number-one-seeded Villanova 75-62!
Swimming with Sharks (Cute Little Ones)tag:underwhelm.net,2006-03-20:2006032002122006-03-20T02:12:00Z
So I volunteered a couple of Thursdays at the Road Home, a facility to assist homeless families.
Jolly Good Showtag:underwhelm.net,2006-03-20:2006032002092006-03-20T02:09:00Z
I went to a David Gray concert the other night with Marci.
With a New Introduction by the Authortag:underwhelm.net,2006-03-10:2006031002382006-03-10T02:38:00Z
I recently read Reza Aslan's No god but God, about the origins and development of Islam.
Nice and Kindtag:underwhelm.net,2006-02-19:2006021914472006-02-19T21:47:00Z
My technical writing class is the definition of drudgery.
Jetty Sontag:underwhelm.net,2006-02-05:2006020420052006-02-05T03:05:00Z
A few weeks ago, Shasta and I ventured out to the Spiral Jetty, Robert Smithson's earth art masterpiece.
Mozart at a Quarter-Millenniumtag:underwhelm.net,2006-01-28:2006012722242006-01-28T03:24:00Z
On January 27, 1756, child piano prodigy cum composing genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Germany.
E3tag:underwhelm.net,2006-01-19:2006011902592006-01-19T07:59:00Z
Alas, the title of this blog does not refer to the Electronics Entertainment Expo, though I certainly wish I had the credentials to report on that illustrious affair.
Two Thousand Sixtag:underwhelm.net,2006-01-01:2006010103442006-01-01T08:44:00Z
Aught-five wrapped up, for me, at an airport, where I'd gone to pick up my little brother.