Archive for December, 2008

Upgrading ikecube.com

Monday, December 8th, 2008

A recent Slashdot article included a link to my Mobile War I post, and the subsequent internet traffic to my blog has caused some issues with comments, user registration, and site stability (slashdot effect).    I am going to upgrade the version of Wordpress I am using and possibly migrate ...

All Things Etsy: Perler Video Game Art

Friday, December 5th, 2008

Whether it's pimping your cube, your home-office, your refrigerator, or your "naughty room", none are complete without a set of 8-bit characters in perler Beads.Self-taught perler artist, Nic, has created some of our favorite characters from the 8 and 16-bit area of video games and is selling them on Etsy. ...

@ $1.91 in Santa Barbara, CA

Friday, December 5th, 2008

That's right. In Santa Barbara, CA on 12/05/2008 - I saw for the first time since I was a teenager(?), sub $2.00/gallon gasoline.How much is gas in your area today?My pleasant surprise was quickly offset, when as I stood admiring my sub-$5.00 fill-up (motorcycle - remember?) I glanced upon an ...

Hidden Gem: 8 bit boys

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

How this escaped my attention until now, I don't know. For the fans of nerdcore music, there is a superforce collaboration between four of the strongest names in HipHop: Ytcracker, Entity, The Ranger, and T.Y.T. known collectively as the 8 Bit Boys. This collab-album is a throw-back to the days of the ...