Year: 2003

Eight Minute Dating

Ashley Bischoff10 Comments

I went to 8 Minute Dating last night, which was held at the Cape Buffalo Grill (a couple exits up the Tollway North). The idea is that eight guys and eight girls each have eight 8-minute dates (four dates, an intermission, and four more dates). At the end of the night, each person writes down who he/she would like to see again and, if there’s a match, they’re e-mailed each other’s contact info.

I first heard about 8 Minute Dating from a segment on Fox News. I was at the gym and I just happened to see it one one of the overhead tvs. I thought it sounded like fun, so I decided to give it a try (I had heard about speed dating before, but I wasn’t aware of any in Dallas until now). A few clicks and $28 later, I had a spot.

I didn’t really know what to expect, going into it. This group was for people 25-35 (with me falling at the bottom end of that). Most of the dates were very pleasant, though a couple girls were around 30 (a bit old for me) and there was this one crazy girl that couldn’t stop talking about NASCAR ;).

The site guarantees that each person will find someone that he/she would like to see again. As it turns out, there was someone that interested me, though I haven’t heard if she has picked me as well.

Update: Nope, no matches. Maybe next time.

OpenOffice.org 1.02 Released

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As mentioned on the OpenOffice.org announce mailing list, OpenOffice.org 1.02 has been released:

OpenOffice.org 1.0.2 is available for download. It is a “micro” release and does not include new features. Rather it incorporates many bug fixes. Reports indicate that it is faster and more robust. For a full report, please read the Release notes. […]

As mentioned, this is a maintenance release, so the changes are just in the way of bug fixes. Looking over the list of bugs-fixed, it appears that the fixes are mostly for the Calc component or Max OSX-based. And, I’m curious as to whether this release (1.02) is more current than the current “Developers Release” :-/.

SXSW – Need a Roommate?

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I’ve signed up for SXSW, including the discount for the DFW Bloggers (South by Southwest is a film, music, and technology festival in Austin). However, I now need to find a room. So, if you’re looking for a roommate, let me know.

I'm looking forward to so many of the panels there:

  • Joe Clark will talk about “High Design, High Accessibility” [Sat, March 8th]
  • Lawrence Lessig will elaborate on the Creative Commons Project. [Sun, March 9th]
  • Katherine Parrish will discuss barriers to participation in Internet communities. [Sun, March 9th]
  • Davezilla will school you on how to make your site funny. [Mon, March 10th]
  • Eric Meyer, Tantek Çelik and Jeffrey Zeldman will de-mystify CSS. [Mon, March 10th]
  • Ben and Mena Trott will lead a discussion titled “Beyond the Blog.” [Tues, March 11th]
  • Josh Ulm will dissect the latest trends in web design. [Tues, March 11th]

SimCity 4

Ashley Bischoff1 Comment

I see that SimCity 4 has been released. Ahh, such memories of youth, playing that game (and its silly code-key on that red paper). I’m curious whether the game logic has changed much since the original, or whether the graphics are the primarily updates. Oh, I see that IGN has a review:

For the most part, gameplay follows suit with the earlier SimCity games, but this time around you can build on slopes and hills, which is a necessity for a landscape like San Francisco. Slopes have their drawbacks, though. While residents like the view from hills, industrial complexes won't locate on hills because they prefer flat, wide-open spaces.

Another nice feature is the addition of automatic roads when you built a block. Since all buildings must have street access, the game automatically builds side streets around your defined blocks. This really saves you time since you don't have to plot out your road system before laying down blocks. […]

(Link from MetaFilter)