I'm coming to the conclusion that Cup-A-Noodle is not a drink. I know that this shouldn't seem startling to anyone, but to me, it's telling news. I've been suffering from an infection of some kind over the past week, and have at several points completely lost my voice. When I then went looking for something to drink, I wanted something with some specific characteristics, but I've been unable to find:
What a wrong-headed assumption.
The Habari Project just released version 0.9 of Habari, the software that runs this website. I've been plagued by people saying, "I'll just wait until it reaches 1.0 to try it." You really shouldn't do that. The version numbering on Habari is not like other projects. Full version numbers represent API plateaus, not stability.
Last weekend, before the storm, I installed Windows 8 on my primary desktop computer. The last and only prior time I installed Windows 8 was in a virtual machine from a developer preview ISO. I was hoping to see some improvements since that initial installation. Here we go...
Windows 8 installed without a hitch. Actually, this isn't entirely true, but it's my fault. There was an old instance of Agnitum Outpost firewall that had some lingering bits remaining and was nearly impossible to remove. Until I did, Windows 8's installation would not continue. I think it's fair for Windows to refuse to install until it has the computer in a condition that it thinks would be ideal, and it pays off.
It's likely to be a pretty thin Christmas this year. And that's ok with me. I've got a lot of stuff and really don't have anyplace to put any of it. It's not truly making me happier anyway, right? But I've been thinking of something that might make things more interesting while still having "gifts".
I was thinking that I have all of these projects that I'd like to finish (and in some cases haven't started). They all have something blocking me. Laziness mostly, I'd guess. But some things I'd just not like to do alone. So why not ask other people to help?
The latest craze in iPhone app development, specifically for games, is to create "Free to Play" games. Unlike an earlier trend for selling $0.99 games in large quantities, this one gives away the games for free, but offers purchases of consumable things within the app.
Trey Smith explains the trend by showing how much more money companies can make by giving away their app, and then sucking cash out of addicted gamers who just have to have that $5 powerup.