Book Reviews

Pottermore to finally open up on April 1st, unless it's a cruel joke

I’ve talked before about Pottermore , the website by J.K. Rowling and TH_NK . Well according to the Pottermore Insider blog , the site will go live on April 1st, it isn’t clear if this means that the ebooks will finally be available on that date too, although I hope so. Of course, April 1st is...

Mar 20, 2012 1 minute read.

Technology

What's all the Hubbub about anyway?

I’ve been fighting with the PubSubHubbub protocol over the last few days. I apologize for the test posts which have been causing annoyances to what few readers I actually have. For those of you who have no idea what PubSubHubbub is, it is a method of allowing people to get updates about new blog...

Mar 20, 2012 2 minute read.

Event Review

Google I/O 2012 Here I come

I’m all registered to go to Google I/O 2012 on June 27, 2012. I’ve been to every Google I/O so far (and Google Developer Day before that ) and am really looking forward to going again. The price was really hiked up this year ($900 as opposed to $450 last year), but they have done away with the...

Mar 13, 2012 1 minute read.

Holiday

2011 on Nick.pro

Even though my blog is self-hosted, I like many WordPress users who use wordpress.com stats from the Jetpack plugin. This year, the great people at WordPress.com decided to create some really great-looking Annual Reports for blogs using wordpress.com stats. In 2011 I wrote only 12 posts, which is...

Jan 10, 2012 1 minute read.

Holiday

The Geek's Night Before Christmas

Last night I was trying to think about where to put my stocking, and when it dawned on me to put it on the shelf above the TV, it inspired me to write this parody. I hope you enjoy it. Twas the Night before Christmas, and in the Geek’s House The only thing stirring was the Geek’s mouse The...

Dec 24, 2011 3 minute read.

Holiday

My Last Binary Day (probably) #NerdNewYear

Happy Binary Day! So in addition to being Veteran’s Day , today, November 11, 2011, happens to be the last “Binary Day” I am ever likely to live through. There have been 36 so-called “Binary Days” in the last 11 years (9 each in 2000, 2001, 2010, and 2011), where all the days of the date (except...

Nov 11, 2011 2 minute read.

Holiday

Thank you Veterans

This Veteran’s Day, I would like to honor family members who have served this country. I would like to honor my Father, Richard V. Moline III, who served this country in the US Navy before I was born. I would like to honor my Sister in Law, Betina Garcia, who currently serves this country as an...

Nov 11, 2011 2 minute read.

Math

On the Difficulty of Pottermore House Cup Competitions

My last 2 posts were both about cheats on earning and keeping House Points on Pottermore. Continuing that series, I thought I would write a little bit on task-based point competitions. “Now, as I understand it, the house cup here needs awarding, and the points stand thus…” The first problem with...

Sep 18, 2011 4 minute read.

Web

Pottermore Cheats Update: Potions are Better now, but the site still has a way to go

I don’t know if the people from TH_NK read my post about cheating on Pottermore by purposeful failing at potion making, or one of the many other online forums posting about the issue, but a few days after my post went live, they posted on the Pottermore Insider blog that potions are being tweaked...

Sep 14, 2011 3 minute read.