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| LCD Portable Computer | | Nov 7, 2007 | | I almost bought a new laptop last week. I already have one for gaming and another for work, but I'd like a third just for traveling with. This guy I met in Finland, Rudy "Bad Blood" Tenneton, got a shipment in, and he said I could have first pick out of everything. There were about half a dozen of these LCD Portable Computers so I booted one up to see what it could handle. It came loaded with Vista and runs on a 2.2GHz processor. It's got an 80GB hard drive. Not bad. Not great either. Rudy had a PC game called Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing so I tried it out. The computer runs fine, but it's kind of pushing the boundaries of what I'd call "portable." I passed because it weighs sixteen pounds.
Oh, also, I promised Rudy I'd mention this... He's got four hundred pairs of new to semi-new ladies' pantyhose. All sizes. He says he can't figure out eBay so send me an email if you want to buy some. | | | POSTED BY GARY CASTLE AT 5:22 PM | |
| My Neighbor's an Idiot | | Jul 29, 2007 | | Does anyone have any advice on how to deal with a crazy, lunatic neighbor? I can't take it anymore. He does things like leave a case of mayonnaise in the sun outside his house for three weeks with a sign that says 'Do Not Refrigerate.' What does that even mean? Mayonnaise is supposed to be refrigerated. What does he think is going to happen?
The smell is so terrible. I can't even describe it. What do I do about this? Can I call the police or the city or something? Help.
 | | | POSTED BY GARY CASTLE AT 11:08 AM | |
| Airport Incident | | Jul 6, 2007 | | | Mark and I are here at the South Bend Regional Airport waiting for our plane to board. We're headed to New York for the YouTube 7/7/7 thing. TSA pulled me aside and went through my bag with one of their new Safe 'n Secure Bots, and it malfunctioned during the search. I think there was a short because the lights in its face popped. Then we heard a sizzling sound and saw smoke come out of its head. They thought I did something to the robot, which is stupid. I never touched the thing. Mark called them "a bunch of knuckleheaded lame brains," and they glared at him. | | | POSTED BY GARY CASTLE AT 8:42 PM | |
| Graverobbers in Arizona | | Jun 29, 2007 | | If you have relatives buried in Arizona, keep an eye out for graverobbers. It's a real problem there. I was driving on I-40W through Flagstaff, and I saw police officers cuffing a guy at Sonic. I asked them what was going on, and they said they were arresting him on six counts of graverobbery. About two hours later I passed through Kingman and was stopped at a road block. They were checking every car that went through. I asked why, and they said a couple of graverobbers were on the loose.
Is graverobbing that lucrative of a crime? Digging up a dead body seems like a lot of work, and I didn't think anyone got buried with jewels or cash anymore. | | | POSTED BY GARY CASTLE AT 10:52 PM | |
| Hydraulic Love Seat | | Jun 3, 2007 | | I was at the police auction yesterday, and I bought a love seat that used to belong to a drug lord before he got busted. This thing is tricked out with hydraulics in all the cushions. I've been riding it non-stop since I got it home. Ladies, email me.
 | | | POSTED BY GARY CASTLE AT 2:20 PM | |
| Blender Repair | | May 12, 2007 | | | The optical remote for my wireless blender isn't working correctly. I called up this electrical appliance repair place, and the guy asked me what political party I support. I told him that was none of his business, but he said he wouldn't repair anything for me unless I told him. Weird, right? | | | POSTED BY GARY CASTLE AT 1:28 PM | |
| Dream Persuasion by Booster Evans | | May 1, 2007 | | I bought a collection of Sleep Hypnosis CDs yesterday called Dream Persuasion by Booster Evans.
You're supposed to play the CDs while you sleep, and after a few months you'll start noticing positive changes in your life.
The CDs come with a warning that says if you listen to more than a couple minutes of the Dream Persuasion messages while awake, you'll compromise their subconscious effects and actually develop more problems.
Obviously, I have my doubts. Booster Evans doesn't look entirely trustworthy, but I guess I'm willing to give it a shot. Who couldn't use some positive changes?
Here's an audio sample from Volume Three.
| | | POSTED BY GARY CASTLE AT 7:52 AM | |
| Encephalon Surround Sound | | Apr 10, 2007 | | Encephalon Surround Sound is the newest experiment in digital audio projection.
Hearing ESS requires a special echo chamber. This room is designed to create sonic frequencies that can affect your body's nervous system. The result is hearing recorded audio inside your mind. Creepy, right?
I don't exactly understand how everything works, but I think it has something to do with Molecular Vibration Density and Vector Field Mechanics in Polar Coordinates. Apparently, Tom Holman built the Encephalon Chamber ten months ago, and now he's recovering in a mental hospital. I'm trying to convince my cousin to construct one, but he's always busy with his wife and kids. I'd build one myself, but I suffer from a mild case of Labyrinthitis.
I don't have the complete plans, but you should be able to find them online. If you build an Encephalon Surround Sound room for yourself, tell me what it's like. I'm really curious.
| | | POSTED BY GARY CASTLE AT 3:49 PM | |
| Meyers Cookies | | Mar 22, 2007 | | Man, I think I'm sick. I might have to go to the doctor. And I never go to the doctor. (I am scared of hospitals, doctors, needles, and microbes.) Seriously, I'm breaking out in cold sweats and have hives on my arms and legs. Also, my tongue feels weird.
Mark said it's probably from all the genetically engineered cookies I've been eating.
Has anyone else had these things? If so, did you get sick? I didn't check to see if they were FDA approved, but now I'm kind of concerned. I got these cookies at the HEALTH FOOD STORE!! SHOULDN'T THAT MEAN THEY ARE HEALTHY??! WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? | | | POSTED BY GARY CASTLE AT 11:46 PM | |
| Hack/Mod Your Pager | | Mar 15, 2007 | | Cell phones have all but replaced pagers, but that's no reason to throw yours away. When cell networks go down, calls won't go through, but pages will. That's because pager messages are delivered by satellite. A satellite phone combines the reliability of pager networks with the functionality of cellular telephony, but those are pretty expensive. That's why I retrofit my pager with a T-6 motherboard.
Here's a photo of the circuitry I installed. An electronics place charged me $18 for the hardwiring.
I can now send and receive messages, store names and numbers, keep notes, and set a weekly calendar (dates and/or times with full alarm functions) on my SkyTel. Look for the T-6 board on eBay. They're easy to find. I got mine for $11 including shipping.
If you want a more challenging project, purchase the TN-9 motherboard. Here's mine.
It's three times the size of the T-6 so you'll have to build a new casing for the pager. This board can handle an LCD as large as the TI-83's. It can triangulate and serve as a crude GPS device, and it will execute basic calculator functions and simple pixel-based games like Tetris, Pong, or Arkanoid.
Send me pics of your pager hacks, and I'll post them. | | | POSTED BY GARY CASTLE AT 2:15 PM | |
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