I love the Lord of the Rings (and the Hobbit). However, I’ve never been able to finish Tolkein’s other major book - The Silmarillion. Here’s a synopsis in less than 1000 words. [via Boing Boing]
Monthly Archive for April, 2004
1 part 151-proof rum 1 part Wild Turkey whiskey 1 part Jagermeister 1 part 101-proof cinnamon schnapps Take a rocks glass and fill (to rim) with all ingredients. To be served right at the bar (since the fill-to-rim prevents effective moving before drinking) and at room tepmerature. Convince yourself that you haven't been hit by a 2x4. Visit restroom (or convenient alternative) quickly (as the ingredients prevent effective moving approx. 20 minutes after imbibing). Be sure to at all costs avoid a walk home along 19th Avenue during this time. CAUTION: any attempt to help a friend try to work the keys to his apartment during this time will generally be futile at best, but may provide comic relief to onlookers. Peppermint schnapps can be subsititued for the cinnamon schnapps for a different taste and "finish".
I lived through the creation of this drink on 6/1/98 at Larry’s, just off the Ohio State campus. Not for the faint of heart. Thanks to George for finally posting the recipe, which I had forgotten, along with the entirety of that fateful evening. He also has added several other vile drinks that normally sane people have treated as potable.
A few months ago I dinked around with creating a validator for chess games stored in Forsyth-Edwards notation. Since I tinker around in Python, I decided to try to act like a real programmer instead of a hobbiest that creates ugly, unmaintainable code. I’m amateur enough not to know if I suceeded. In any case, I decided to make the program available under the CC-GNU GPL.
Source and, of course, my unit tests.
Are you a Windows user? Do you still use Outlook Express and Internet Explorer? Give the Mozilla family of apps a try. Get a good intro in “A Look At Mozilla For Windows Users“. [via MozillaZine]