Articles by gjost

  1. "Warranty void if removed"

    Sun 16 December 2007
    By gjost

    There's already a whole online community of EeePC users, describing various aspects of the little machine in a wiki, chatting about the various variants that are being released, and describing various hackish things that they've already done to their machines.

    The hack that intrigues me the most, of ...

  2. We are the earth intruders...

    Sun 16 December 2007
    By gjost

    While I'm waiting for Ubuntu to download so I can install it on my new EeePC, why not post some recent events news? Una and I have both liked Björk for awhile - I like her electronic experimentation and her raw punk energy, and Una appreciates how her song structures ...

  3. Well that's a wrap

    Mon 31 December 2007
    By gjost

    So 2007 is just about over. It's been quite a year. Getting settled in Pasadena, riding the Gold Line to work, and sharing that commute with Una for much of the year were really nice. Attending OSCON 2007 in Portland and travelling with Una to San Francisco and Big ...

  4. Why do manufacturers use that ultra-glossy plastic?

    Thu 16 December 2010
    By gjost

    I bought a Western Digital external laptop hard drive the other day. I chose it because I was returning something else and had to use store credit and the other options were worse. The case has that ultra-glossy finish that the iPhone and lots of laptops screens have these days ...

  5. YMO @HollywoodBowl 2011

    Sun 26 June 2011
    By gjost
    YMO at Hollywood Bowl 2011

    That's right: Yellow Magic Orchestra is playing the Hollywood Bowl. Tonight. I can't begin to communicate to you how big of a deal this is. I've been a huge fan of YMO since a particular day in 1985 when Toshi Sakurai popped a copy of BGM into ...

« Page 8 / 8