Losing CthulhuOnline...

So I am slowly coming to terms with the fact that the domain is going away, but this leaves me in a weird spot.  I very haven't not had a domain in a very long time.  But seeing as how I am attempting to be cheap, I figure I can use a free domain - I already have one, themurfman.is-a-geek.com, for that matter - and Blogger.  The real reason is for the outlet and to play.  If I have my Linux box and CLI then I am really happy there. 

Anyway, life moves on I suppose.  Maybe someone can actually make use of the damn domain and do something with it.  Cthulhu knows I couldn't.

Blogging for other people not all its cracked up to be...

So for the last week or so I have been blogging for a tech site that is trying to get off the ground, and I realized something.  I don't like blogging for other people, and right now I really don't have the time to do it properly.  Still, I think that the experience is worth it and I will try and pump out 2-3 posts a day for the guy, but honestly I am not sure how much longer I can do it.

It would seem to me to be much more productive to just keep blogging for myself and get better and better in the craft of writing in general so that I can branch out a little bit more.  We'll see how this all goes down.

BTW, I am about to lose the CTHULHUONLINE.COM domain and it is really depressing me.  If someone wants to give me $20 so I can pay GoDaddy then please email me.

The Carbonite Han Desk

This is quite possibly the most amazing desk that I have ever seen.  Constructed by Tom Spina Designs for a private client, this is a life size replica of everyone's favorite rouge encased in carbonite beneath 1/2" thick glass tabletop.  There is no word on how much this actually sold for but I can't imagine it being cheap at all. 

The guys who made it custom made the base from steel and made replicas of the computer panels were all made and light up.  There is something special about filing your TPS reports on top of your vanquished enemy's frozen body!

The Bedlam in Goliath by The Mars Volta

The prog-rock group Mars Volta has released their latest album, The Bedlam in Goliath, to mixed reviews.  I have been a huge Volta fan since before there was a Mars Volta, back when guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala were still involved with At the Drive In.  This latest album is more of a return to the powerfully complex rhythms of previous albums without the slower aspects of the later albums, Frances the Mute for example.  While this does not detract from the overall product, some silence can be golden, and at times it seems like Bedlam really needs it.

Overall, this is an amazing prog-rock album that fans of the group will enjoy.  The story behind the album is one of the strangest I have heard in a while though.  Evidently the band was plagued with ghosts and a really bad string of luck that was attributed to a spirit conjured by the group while on tour in 2006-07 from the use of an Israeli ougi board.  Making for an interesting read in its own right.

R2D2 Movie Projector preorders in Europe

Sometimes Europe gets some really cool stuff before we do State-side.  A perfect example would be the R2D2 movie projector from ExclusiveStarWars.com.  These guys have created a 1:2 scale motorized version of everyone's favorite robot and integrated a multimedia projector, IPod hook-ups, a DVD-CD player, memory card slots, and more.  You can go ahead and pre-order yours now for €2799, about $4114.53, not cheap by any means but come on, it comes with a Millennium Falcon remote control. 

If you do want one I would hurry and pre-order, they are only going to make 4,000 on the initial run and who knows how much these things will show up on Ebay for.

Inigo Montoya T-shirt...

Some stuff just needs to be owned.  This is one of them.  If anyone asked WTF? I would simply ask them, "You killed my father. Prepare to die."  And start slaking towards them slowly...

Find it here for $17 bucks you can't beat it.

Defeating Disk Encryption...

Well here it is a simple way to blow disk encryption to hell.  Evidently you guys using it should pay attention.  Encryption keys that are used to decrypt your hard disks are stored in DRAM on each machine.  When the machine is powered down, evidently the encryption keys are still stored within the DRAM.  This allow someone to boot up the machine from a USB thumb drive with a secondary OS that will copy the RAM.  It can then be searched for the encryption keys allowing for the disk data to be recovered. 

Someone should tell the dude at Command Line Warriors that he might have to re-think the security on his Encrypt /home Campaign.

I suggest watching the video guys.

More info here, here, and an articles here.