Dave Kellam

The power went out in downtown LA today taking my webhost with it. The generators in their building decided not to kick in. If you’re on Dreamhost it’s worth knowing about their status page that is stored offsite.

For your online time-wasting fun, a version of Lemmings implemented in DHTML and Super Mario Bros. in JavaScript.

Cubeoban is a simple flash logic game. Easy pick up where you left off too.

For the SFU fans, Narm t-shirts are for sale.

The iPod nano comes in 2gb and 4gb sizes, with a colour screen and click wheel. It looks like a great trade-off between capacity and form-factor. I’ll likely get a nano or a shuffle in the fall.

Conan Vs Bear. Late night legend. Wild animal beast. Who will win?

Scientistists have been investigating a gene linked to breast development in hopes of finding links to cancer. The gene is called Scaramanga, after a James Bond villain with three nipples. The article also states that one in eighteen people have a third nipple that looks like a mole or freckle.

Duplicate Scrabble is a version of the game that is played mostly in French speaking countries. Every player has their own board and uses the same tile set on each term, essentially eliminating luck and strategy. Try it out using the open-source JDuplicate.

Here’s a large satellite image of New Orleans taken on August 31st (before). The image is about 3mb, so it might take awhile on slower connections. This site has some comparative imagery of the city but at a lower resolution.

Mazda’s new concept car uses a USB key instead of a standard cylinder key lock to start the ignition. The key can also transfer driving instructions and music to the car’s harddrive.