Why? Why not?

I know, it’s been ages again since my last post.

First up, the links:

Here’s the rules of an interesting game: 1000 White Cards. Although you don’t have to have 1000 of them, they don’t have to be white, and they don’t have to be cards, it looks liek fun. Basically, the point of the game is that you make up cards as you go along, and then play those cards. I think you may need to read the rules to see what I’m talking about.

A fun Matrix Reloaded fact: When Trinity breaks into the power grid, she actually uses real hacking tools, and a real security hole to gain access. See some screenshots and some somewhat technical explanation here.

This one’s especially for Lisa – it’s a double whammy. Not only is it a site where one can purchase costumes for one’s cat, it also has some of the craziest Engrish I’ve seen in a long time.

Secondly, Me news:

I managed to irritate my hip joint while doing wushu last Tuesday. I went to the physio yesterday, and I’m not allowed to do kicks for a week. Bugger. He also gave me some heavy massaging around the hip joint, and I am quite stiff there now. Oh well.

Work is trundling along. Nothing to be excited about.

I’ll most likely be finishing the current seasons of Buffy and Angel tonight at home. I look forward to seeing what everyone else thinks of both series.

Thirdly, site news:

I’ve finally got my shit together and moved the wallpaper and links pages to be php and mysql-driven. That means it’s much easier to add new entries, as the pages are generated on the fly when someone requests them. I’ve tried to test the layout in as many browsers as possible, but some extra testing would be nice if anyone’s up. If you see any problems, drop me a line.

Yeah, I know, long time no post. It’s tricky, though, with no net at home and being crazily busy at work. Anyway, here’s some links I’ve been collecting over the last coupleof weeks.

Ewww. Apparently, now that tokens are dying out in New York, so are the hopelessly desperate Token Suckers, who used to jam up the token slot on the turnstiles and then suck the tokens out, getting $1.50 each time. That’s a good thing, I think.

Apparently representing members of a terrorist organisation at court also makes you a member of said organisation. US Government: ‘Excuse me sir, I’d like to forcibly sodomise you with this large, sharp pole. However, it will stop terrorists from killing you, so that makes it OK.’

Whitehouse officials have admitted that the war in Iraq was retribution for 9/11. Not really much more to say about this one.

Very relevant these days are the recently released transcripts of the anti-Communist hearings held by Senator McCarthy. I’m sure the US will be blacklisting everyone who’s ever read the Koran (or Quran, or however it’s spelt) soon enough.

Slightly more upbeat:
There’s a number of interesting articles on ‘Philosophy and The Matrix‘ on the Matrix web site. Particularly interesting for me was the stuff about Gnosticism – my education is somewhat lacking in the area of religious studies.

A lesson: ‘If you’re going to videotape your Star Wars fighting skills on a school camera, remember to remove the cassette when you’re done.‘. Poor guy, but the remixed version with visual and sound effects is classic.

Indiana Jones is coming to DVD! It will be out in November in the US.

An interesting piece about the differences between working in the physical sciences and working in the humanties. Basically, in the humanities, if you aren’t well known, you’re ignored, whereas in the physical sciences, if you do good work, you are known and respected.

A long but very interesting article about the remnants of Hitler’s Library. Apparently there are all sorts of interesting marginalia in the books he read.

Apparently the NSW Police are looking for computer security experts for anti-terrorist work. More interestingly, they’re looking for a Q.

The Zen Garden of CSS is a great example of how much you can change the look of a web page with CSS.