• Large Hadron Collider

    The world’s most powerful particle-accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, is scheduled to be switched on for the first time tomorrow. There are assorted kooks who believe that the LHC will destroy the world in one or more of the following ways: Create a microscopic black hole which will devour the Earth. Trigger the hypothetical vacuum…

  • I hate Henry’s Waterloo store

    I hate Henry’s Waterloo store. Why? Let’s review the security camera footage…

  • Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles

    I picked up this game for the Wii. I never played any of the Resident Evil series before, but I’ve quite enjoyed the movies, and I generally enjoy survival-horror shoot-em-ups. But this one isn’t doing it for me. I haven’t been playing it very long, but I’m really finding it irritating. Only a few levels…

  • Building a deck cabinet in Google Sketchup

    I wanted to get an outdoor cabinet of some kind on my deck, to hold BBQ tools, charcoal, some garden tools, etc. I looked at Home Depot, but all they had was really ugly molded plastic monstrosities. So, I decided to build one myself.

  • My crazy Chinese inlaws

    My inlaws have been staying with us for quite a long time now, helping us while we take care of our new baby. They’re really great, and I’m glad to have them here. But sometimes they do things that are just so bizarre to me.