When I first put the site up, I asked my daughter if she wanted her own site.
She was enthusiastic... "Yeah, I want a site with games... That don't expire, and ummm..."
I blocked her out just after "don't", as I am wont to do.
Teri, my technophobe spousal unit, should have her own blog.
She says that her days as a stay-at-home mom aren't full of interesting/amusing stuff enough to warrant such a thing.
I disagree.
She generally has something funny to relate -- usually something that one of my idiot spawn has done.
Ok, still looking for the bloody keyboard glyphs, and came across this site.
8 Ways to Sunday » Page 23 (Finally, a Meme that Doesn’t Suck)
So, I reached for the closest book at hand, and came up with:
This screen stores a running list of your actions and accomplishments as well as other events happening in the world, including which nations are currently at war.
Sid Meyer's Pirates!tm manual
During a search for "keyboard glyphs", I somehow arrived at this site where historically inaccurate vikings are used to pimp the Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor.
Needless to say, I downloaded it.
My typing speed is one of my vanities, so I wanted to take a look at how fast/slow I really am.
Also, it supports the DVORAK layout, something I've been messing about with for a couple of years when I want to really hose up my muscle memory.
Cryptarithms (a.k.a. Alphametics) are a geeky way to pass the time.
Google used at least one of 'em on their employment examination.
You'll need a jeweler's loupe to read the PDF version, but this is a decent vi reference.
Includes HTML, plaintext, and PDF versions.
Tugzip is a HELLA-FAST compress/uncompress tool. Think WinZip or UltimateZip in terms of speed and ZipGenius in terms of price.
Definately worth the 3.7mb download.