Yes, yet another WP-Dash widget from me. This one displays the times in specified timezones from around the world. More details are here where you should also leave any comments. :)

Ran across this on the web and thought I’d share. It’s pretty damn funny.

http://www.nonsensicalgibberish.com/archives/000150.html

Mirrored below if the link ever goes bad: Read the rest of this post »

I ran across two Flash based clocks and decided to make them into widgets for WP-Dash. Details and a screenshot can be found here. Please leave any comments there. :)

I’ve released a build of the WordPress plugin “WeatherIcon” (original site here) that includes some bug fixes by one of the original authors (Garett) plus most importantly, a widget for WP-Dash (a total replacement for the WordPress Dashboard and is one of the coolest plugins ever).

Here is a screenshot of some examples of the WeatherIcon widget in action:

More details on my release of WeatherIcon which includes the widget can be found here. Leave comments there.

I know you’re probably getting tired of me posting about all of the new plugins that I’ve been installing into my blog, but I couldn’t resist sharing just one more.

This one is called WP-Dash and it’s a full replacement for the default WordPress dashboard. WP-Dash implements movable “widgets” (modular content boxes) which themselves can be plugins allowing for pretty much anything to be displayed on your dashboard.

Here, for example, is how I currently have my dashboard set up:

Pretty cool, huh? And each box is draggable so you can rearrange it to your heart’s desire! :)

Oh, and if you’re wondering where I got the “Recent Comments” widget, I wrote it myself and you can get it right here.

I’ve written a widget (a module of sorts) for the WordPress plugin WP-Dash. It displays the 10 most recent comments on your blog in WP-Dash. Here’s a screenshot:

More information and a download link can be found here. Please leave all comments and questions on that page as well.

That’s right, today’s my birthday and so now I’m 21. Woo! :D

First off, if you hadn’t heard, there is some game source code in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (for both the PC and PS2) that if unlocked allows you to see the main character having sex with a naked girl. Mind you though that it requires modifying the game code in order to be able to view it. Rockstar Games, the makers of the GTA series, removed the scenes from the game (but not the code for them) before the game was released and if you play the game as it came right outta the box, you’ll never see the contriversal scenes. Here’s a video though of one of the scenes if you’re interested in what they’re like, (it’s not work safe of course).

Because of this, the ESRB changed the game’s rating from Mature, (”suitable for persons ages 17 and older“), to Adults Only, (”persons 18 years and older“). As a result of this ratings change, Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, and Circuit City have all pulled the game from their shelves.

Before I get into how much bullshit it is changing the rating of a game due to content that can only be accessed by modifying game content, let me point out how rediculous the rating change is (from ages 17+ to 18+). Well, actually, even better, let me link to a hiliarious article by Maddox.

More recently, Senator Hillary Clinton asked the Federal Trade Commision (FTC) to investigate Rockstar Games saying that they had “gamed the ratings system” by concealing the sex scenes and she called for a $90-million study on the effects of video games on children.

Now to the real point of my blog post — in today’s Los Angeles Times, an excellent commentary appeared on the whole subject that is really worth the read if you have a minute or two.

I’ve also mirrored the article here if the above link becomes no longer available: Read the rest of this post »

During yesterday’s takeoff of the Space Shuttle (I hadn’t even heard it had been launched!), it hit a bird:

Can anyone say “owned”? lol

More pictures can be found here along with details of the liftoff.

Seriously, only in Japan would someone wear a roll of toliet paper on their head:

The image comes from a magazine that features lots of useless Japanese inventions. If you’re looking for a laugh, you definetly have to check out the rest of them.

Thanks to Little Lost Robot for posting the link on his blog.