Author Archives: Kip

“Wisdom tooth rotting”

Okay. My webalizer is down for a little while, but before it went, I was noting that the top search phrase that hit this site was “wisdom tooth rotting” — as I have a wisdom tooth that has a chip … Continue reading

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Kari Byron

Okay. I’m known to watch MythBusters. Yes, yes, I plead geekdom. I can’t help but think how wonderful it would be to make my living…well, okay they’re not ALWAYS blowing things up…but basically by blowing things up. I mean, usually … Continue reading

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Strange days indeed…

It seems like lately every time I go to publish my blog, something goes wrong and I have to remove all my files and republish everything from scratch. This isn’t so much difficult as it is extremely annoying. If I … Continue reading

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Elucidation

Ahh. Earlier on, I was pondering why Comedy Central would air a depiction of Mohammed in a South Park episode called “Super Best Friends”, when they wouldn’t air a depiction of him in last week’s episode (“Cartoon Wars II”). The … Continue reading

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A brand name triumph?

It’s struck me recently how people have problems using verbs with their DVRs. Even me. I’ll say, “I’m taping…no sorry, I’m DVRing…no, I mean, recording…oh what the hell…” Now, what a LOT of people say is, “I’m TiVoing that show … Continue reading

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Battles with directpt.dll

Ah, fresh from the Trojan war front. A couple of days ago, my computer started acting up — mostly Internet Explorer. I would load say, one page — the front page of Wikipedia, for example — and then try to … Continue reading

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South Park *apparently* censored again?

Whoops. Episode 1004 of South Park appears to have been censored. In “Cartoon Wars II”, Kyle races to make sure an episode of “Family Guy” that features Mohammed giving someone a football helmet will air. The scene where he’s (finally) … Continue reading

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Kiplange.com down for a short bit…and up again!

Well, just writing a quick note to let all you good folks note (all three of you) that you may have noticed kiplange.com was down for about four days, and my mail was also down for that period. The good … Continue reading

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Doctor Who

Alright. I have to admit it. I like the new Doctor Who. Yes, yes, I know it’s kind of crappy, but I like it. They at least kept the spirit going much more than, say, the idiots who did Star … Continue reading

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Civilization IV

I recently picked up a copy of Sid Meier’s Civilization IV. I’ve always been a Civ addict — you can find me after a week locked up in a dark room with only the light of the monitor illuminating my … Continue reading

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