http://www.neuro-tech.net/~ron The Blog of Ron Bes Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:07:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So much for my relaxing little vacation. London was fine and dandy, the trip down was seamless and fun, the visit to the car lot in Stratford was mostly fruitless, but not unenjoyable, and the trip back was even alright, until we hit Sudbury. Then it got interesting. The charging system warning ... http://www.neuro-tech.net/~ron/2008/09/24/so-much-for-plan-b/ It's been many moons since I've posted here, after what could be generously described as a brief spurt. Being called back to work tends to have that effect, such that with so much less free time, I only post if I'm bored. Clearly, now is one of those times. I don't even ... http://www.neuro-tech.net/~ron/2008/09/13/many-moons/ Twin Peaks is a series I've been meaning to watch for a long time now. I've had the score from it for a long time, and I still listen to it to this day. I bought the Prequel/Epilogue Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and watched it several years ago, ... http://www.neuro-tech.net/~ron/2008/05/01/twin-peaks/ I heard about Failure quite a while ago, I even had one of their songs (a cover) on my computer long, long before I realised just how incredible they are as a band. They contributed a cover of "Enjoy the Silence" to a Depeche Mode tribute album, which my sister ... http://www.neuro-tech.net/~ron/2008/04/30/failure/ When I was young, and first exposed to the marvel of Much Music, I began keeping a list. This list contained the band and sometimes album or song name of things I'd heard that I wanted to check out in greater detail. It grew and grew over the several years ... http://www.neuro-tech.net/~ron/2008/04/28/the-list/ I've been feeling a little less than stellar about things in general lately. What precipitated this melancholy introspection, I can't be certain. I just know that I need to do something to make it go away! Work has been picking up a little, and as such I have been helping out ... http://www.neuro-tech.net/~ron/2008/04/23/crossroads/ I despise April first. Despise. It's a pretty strong word, and maybe not strong enough. The whole concept of April Fools just incites me to near-rage; consequently, I have exactly zero tolerance for all the stupid gags. You know the ones; websites littered with disinformation, silly products that don't exist, ... http://www.neuro-tech.net/~ron/2008/04/02/the-first-of-april/ I feel compelled to say something here to mark the passing of a man whom, though we've never met, changed my life. Yesterday, Ernest Gary Gygax died. He was best known as one of the co-creators of Dungeons & Dragons, and as the Wikipedia article says, is "generally acknowledged as ... http://www.neuro-tech.net/~ron/2008/03/05/gary-gygax-rip/ Whew. I was just outside, enjoying the beautiful winter sun, and chipping away at the disaster that I call my driveway. Whilst out there, I thought that I might write about it. Sure, not the most interesting subject matter, but then, you don't have to read it. Basically, the situation is ... http://www.neuro-tech.net/~ron/2008/02/21/the-driveway/ I have to admit, I stole that one from Star Wars. You know, the scene in Episode 4, when they're attacking the Deathstar, they're in the trenches proceeding towards the exhaust port, dodging fire from the turbolaser batteries, and suddenly, the guns stop firing. The rebel pilots are confused for ... http://www.neuro-tech.net/~ron/2008/02/15/the-guns-theyve-stopped/