Last week at work, the topic of toys from our childhood came up. One toy with many shared fond memories were the AA-powered 4×4 trucks called “Stompers.” Apparently they’re still made, at least according to these enthusiast sites: http://www.route21.com/stompers/ http://www.stomper4x4.com/ Here’s a short video of one in action. See if it brings back any memories: …
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phpBB spam problem
For another project, I run a simple bulletin board using phpBB. Over the past several months it’s basically been unusable due to spam. I think the bots are able to defeat the standard captcha that phpBB provides. I tried a number of solutions (increased requirements for posting, hidden fields, reducing the reward for spamming, etc.), …
IMAP on Gmail?
Ok, I haven’t posted anything in a while, but this is exciting (to me, at least). It looks like Gmail is going to support access through IMAP! Basically, that means you’ll be able to work with your Gmail account from an email client (Outlook, Thunderbird, etc.) better than you can today. Instead of just downloading …
Remember the Milk
For a couple of weeks now I’ve been using an online to-do list called “Remember the Milk.” Now that I’ve got a couple of weeks of experience, I’m going to recommend it. To sign up, just visit http://www.rememberthemilk.com/. You can separate your tasks into separate lists (work, finance, hobbies, etc.) and set priorities. You can …
Ok, I bought the Tundra
After a lot of deliberation, we decided to trade in our old truck on the new 2007 Toyota Tundra. We got a 2WD SR5 Double Cab with the 5.7L V8. For options, the one we chose has the rear sliding window, an upgraded audio system, heated mirrors, and some other minor things. There are lots …