2002

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[edit] 26 December 2002

Okay, so I actually had a few spare cycles. The Long Now Photography Project page is finished. I made various link updates and fixes.

[edit] 19 December 2002

The moon is particularly beautiful tonight.

It's been a busy time, and I've neglected poor crispy while engrossed in a vortex of pure creativity. So I take this upgrade-related downtime to compose this little message to you all.

This is probably my last entry for the year. It's been an amazing year for me, and an honor to paticipate in reality and to interact with you all. Have some great holiday parties to usher in 2003. Share the joy, my friends. Remember... axial tilt: it's the reason for the season.

[edit] 21 October 2002

[edit] 8 October 2002

Note to clueless San Diego drivers: if you find yourself at an intersection, and you wish to turn right, do these two things first:

• Turn your right turn signal on.
• Look to see if any bikers are in the bike lane or shoulder.

Given the extremely poor quality of drivers in this city, I don't expect many people to look first. Still, if you at least signal, then I can try to dodge your car as it blindly careens towards me. So far I've been hit once by a careless driver and almost hit by several others. If you hit me, you may lose your freedom to drive, and I may get a wheelchair. So stop fucking up!

[edit] 2 October 2002

The PacBell DSL router that sits between you and crispy goodness has been extremely flaky. A new one is coming, supposedly today. In the mean time, this site remains as shaky as a junkie going cold turkey.

[edit] 19 September 2002

The pictures from the burn are now available. Enjoy.

[edit] 16 September 2002

Currently in Bozeman, Montana. It's a great base camp for exploring Yellowstone. I've had some spare gaps so I've shored up my site against the latest DDoS attack (Slapper) and added the fractals section. I removed the Space section. Space travel beyond low Earth orbit is almost completely moribund, and likely will remain that way for years.

[edit] 11 September 2002

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[edit] 24 August 2002

[edit] 13 August 2002

Redesigned crispyneurons. The content is the same as it was, but expressed in XHTML 1.0 Strict. Table layout is removed and replaced with CSS layout. (As it turns out, this standard is poorly supported by older and lamer browsers. If you're affected, time to upgrade.) I took the opportunity to clean up the presentation considerably. This is a much cleaner way to separate content from presentation, and the transition was straightforward.

[edit] 12 August 2002

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[edit] 12 July 2002

[edit] 9 July 2002

[edit] 17 May 2002

Added a new Papers section. Learned something interesting this morning. There was a project (called Project Orion) to create a space vehicle powered by a stream of detonating nuclear bombs. Freeman Dyson was on the project. But the kicker for me is that the test stand for the nuclear spaceship was in Point Loma! Only blocks from where I work. This ship would be illegal to fly under the 1963 Atmospheric Test Ban Treaty.

[edit] 15 May 2002

Just got back from New York. Walked through SoHo and Little Italy, went to see Ground Zero, then on to Times Square, Frick Museum, and Central Park. Had Sabbat dinner with friends in a tower in Jersey City, with a spectacular view of Manhattan. Had brunch in Queens with more friends.

By the way, I've been told this morning that Yoda is a symbol of fertility in Japan. Apparently, The Sharper Image sells large quantities of lifesize Yoda figures there. Can anyone confirm or deny these assertions?

[edit] 10 May 2002

Hey, kids! It's wacky fun time!!

Everyone's favorite site to ignore is back online after a six-month bender. I could blame this on Cox's loathsome "block port 80" policy, but then again, crispy (née Sign of Storms) wasn't such a high priority compared to ditching the Xsilogy nightmare to work at a place that didn't assault my will to live on a daily basis. They generously allow me to host my web server there, and set my own firewall policy.

Anyway... that's all just pissing in the wind, because I have a bizarre new idea to share... and who better to share it with than anyone who happens by, including total strangers? I've always wanted to be that guy in the subway who wears a damp, filthy trenchcoat and mutters "I am the angel of vengeance, the blood of the wicked will be spilled..." In that spirit, I present... The Stupidity Front.

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