tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97326882011-09-07T08:25:16.842-06:00Like Phischkneght Forum, but longer. And less to say.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432899379752962229noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9732688.post-7902292735262261842007-04-12T14:57:00.000-06:002007-04-12T14:58:19.036-06:00

Just a heads up, I've posted over at Entrepreneurs Mean Business about modifying my Nintendo Wii. It's pretty geeky, so it may appeal to some, and not others, and that's ok.Once upon a time, I'd have posted it at PhischX, but for now EMB is best for me. Check it out if you're so inclined!

Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432899379752962229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9732688.post-1154975246607048592006-08-07T12:26:00.000-06:002006-08-07T12:27:27.156-06:00

About 5 years ago (just before the Olympics came to town), a massive I-15 construction project was completed that added new traffic lanes and especially a new carpool lane (more correctly known as the High Occupancy Vehicle or HOV lane). At the time, this was a major boon for travelers during rush hour who had more than one person in their vehicles, except when going southbound at around 10600

Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594330443263013275noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9732688.post-1143789951179374152006-03-31T00:21:00.000-07:002006-03-31T00:25:51.520-07:00

Today, Phischkneght is two years old, thanks to my good friend Eric.I'm happy to report that a silly word I made up in high school has become a weblog, a bit of a technical community, a second, sister weblog for longer stuff, and now...an LLC.The new technical company I founded back in January was and is called Phischkneght Works And Services, LLC.Now for the good news: Phischkneght is profitable

Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432899379752962229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9732688.post-1140924976531258192006-02-25T20:27:00.000-07:002006-02-25T21:03:53.556-07:00

And I don't really understand it myself. But Eric does.I've been watching MIT's Professor Lewin's Physics lecture videos. He's one of the better math instructors I've ever seen, and I'm really enjoying the videos. The funny thing is, Prof. Lewin is a really funny guy, but his students never, never laugh. Ever. So I'm glad I'm not in that class.Anyway, MIT is offering the videos to anyone who

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Today, I passed a stretch of road where the I-15 carpool lane is being extended further into Utah County. It is planned to reach University Parkway in Orem. I think that this is a good thing, since there is a lot of traffic along that route, including a great deal of commuting. At the same time, I noticed that the current carpool lane stretches from exactly downtown Salt Lake through the south

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OK, how does this posting thing work again? It's been almost a month.As you read above, this will be the last PVR Build Log post. The system is done, or at least as done as any system of mine can be. There will be tweaks and adjustments, but I really like where it's at, and I'm happy.So here are the details that I forgot to include in that last post, and whatever else I think of. It's the final

Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432899379752962229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9732688.post-1121279339932756482005-07-13T11:57:00.000-06:002005-08-08T02:51:10.236-06:00

Huh. Who knew it could be that easy? Certainly not me.I can see now that I'm going to miss gads of details (my list is at home, I'm at work), so consider this the broad strokes version.First, you read that right, the machine really does work. And it was easy (for me, probably not so easy for your grandma). And Windows is handling everything just fine.First, I bought SageTV, and that was an

Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432899379752962229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9732688.post-1120808820887504722005-07-07T23:32:00.000-06:002005-07-08T01:47:00.903-06:00

And the title says it all. I'm a nicer person to be around now that I'm not mucking about with Linux anymore.And it really, really felt good to let the Linux geeks, and particularly OALUG, have it in my last post. Really good. It's been ten days since I posted there for help, and there still isn't a single reply. (Actually there's one, and it's me clarifying my question.) From time to time I get

Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432899379752962229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9732688.post-1120672519003679592005-07-06T08:24:00.000-06:002005-07-06T11:55:19.026-06:00

Sorry it's been so long...I've worked really hard on the PVR, and I had holidays to worry about. Oh, and a LAN party. I guess I should post about that over at Phisch.As you know (if you read parts 1 and 2), the hardware build for the PVR went swimmingly. I started with quality parts and did a clean, elegant build.The software situation, well, not so much. Let's rehash: Fedora Core 4: I was

Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432899379752962229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9732688.post-1119467151608648642005-06-22T11:33:00.000-06:002005-06-22T13:16:28.116-06:00

Wow. I came home from some errands yesterday to UPS-delivered hardware. I had Leon along, and I figured it would be fun to install the motherboard into the case, even if that's all we could do for the moment.Oh, I forgot in the last post. Another part I had on hand to use in the PVR is my Gyration wireless keyboard and mouse set. With a 30 foot range, they're perfect for operating a PVR system

Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432899379752962229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9732688.post-1119336463694701602005-06-20T23:46:00.000-06:002005-06-21T00:47:43.706-06:00

I'm building a PVR. I've had Tivo envy for too long, and I'm tired of missing shows that I like when I could really do something about it if I tried. So I'm going to try now. I've thought for a long time now that I'd probably build a Windows Media Center PC. I'm a small OEM, so buying parts and an OEM copy of Media Center legally is no problem for me. But I really hate the idea of Microsoft

Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432899379752962229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9732688.post-1116438845294795992005-05-18T11:50:00.000-06:002005-05-18T11:54:05.303-06:00

So regarding multiple monitors. I bought my first PC that was my very own to ruin if I chose back in 1999 when Crystal and I were newly marrieds. And actually, it was our very own to ruin, but it's a fine distinction. I knew some basic PC terminology and a little computer theory at the time, but not much else. The sorely-lacking Compaq that I had bought at Staples was a stern teacher, and I was a

Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432899379752962229noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9732688.post-1112047173399950052005-03-28T14:50:00.000-07:002005-03-30T11:08:39.836-07:00

Vortigaunts are interesting critters. In Half-Life 1, you're required to kill gads of necklace-wearing vortigaunts in order to save the world. All the while, there's a rumor going around that those aren't necklaces, they're control devices. The rumor goes that vortigaunts aren't bad guys, they're just being controlled by bad guys. Then you play Half-Life 2. Vortigaunts are nice now. They

Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432899379752962229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9732688.post-1111625378908998402005-03-23T17:13:00.000-07:002005-03-23T17:49:39.233-07:00

A Heuristic Guide to Solving Monoalphabetic Substitution Ciphers I’ve recently developed a renewed interest in cryptography. I decided that my skills could use some work, and so I set out to get some practice. I would grab chunks of text from documents and web pages and save them to text files. After a suitable period of time had passed, and I wasn’t likely to remember the original contents of

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Ok, most of you already know that I'm way into the Legend of Zelda (I've finished every game in English). So, a while ago, in an attempt to share my wisdom, I wrote a walkthrough for Link's Awakening. Problem was, my immediate circle of friends didn't have much demand for it and it doesn't help anyone just sitting on the server in a personal folder. So this is it. Everything anyone could ever

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**Note** This is yet another long post from this blog's mother, Phischkneght. It's a sort of "Half-Life gamer's approach to laser tagging." It's fun. Oh, and the title is a classic Simpsons line. Extra points if you can name the episode. -Jake. Don't get me wrong: My whole life isn't based on shooting people. I'm just really good at it. Last night my brother, Jeff, had his belated laser tag

Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432899379752962229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9732688.post-1108055899681241762005-02-10T10:14:00.000-07:002005-02-10T10:18:19.680-07:00

**Note** This is a post I wrote over at Phischkneght (non-extended) for Eric shortly after his nuptials, in April 2004. While this tutorial is quite tongue-in-cheek, there's more truth to it than the not-yet-having-borne-children would suspect. And it's on the long side for a Phischkneght post. So here it is. -Jake. Today I'm writing a special tutorial, especially for Eric, in response to his

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Geocaching is a sport where people hide containers, called caches, and then post the location to a website so that others can find them. The containers vary from five gallon buckets (and larger) to tiny capsules just big enough to hold a small piece of paper. Sometimes, there is no container at all, and what you find is a clue that is available at the location. One thing that distinctly marks

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The following is something I wrote to introduce my brothers to the wonders of Half-Life. Half-Life Multiplayer Strategy Guide Eric Widdison 24 Nov 2004 General principles: There are differences between single player and multiplayer play, not including the smarter opponents. Multiplayer games have lots more weapons and ammo than single player games, leading to higher use of the big weapons

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