Month: February 2004

The Mars Rover And The Contact Book

I’ve been reading the book, Contact, by Carl Sagan (you may remember seeing the movie with Jodie Foster in it), and I read this passage that seems eerily familiar. I’ll quote it: “The joint American-French-Soviet robot roving vehicles on Mars had produced a spectacular wind-fall of color photographs, some — like the Voyager images of…


Stepping Down From 3DGPU.com

After over 4 years working at 3DGPU.com, I decided to call it quits. It wasn’t a very easy decision to make, I’ve put a lot of effort into the site, making it grow, become an invaluable stop on the internet for gamers everywhere. I think I took it as far as I could take it,…


Brussel Sprouts In White Wine

For an in-between of lunch/dinner, I made me some brussel sprouts with green grapes. It was garnished with a light sauce made of white wine, chicken stock, butter, and a dash of Tabasco hot sauce, plus salt and pepper of course. The bitterness of the sprouts combined with the sweetness of the grapes was very…


Food And Blogs

Over at Relatively Absolute, you’ll find a delicious sounding shrimp and scallop meal, complete with pictures. As most of you that visit here often know, I’m very big on good food, in fact I’ve had a reawakening of life, if you will, as I discover all kinds of techniques for cooking — the philosophies, the…