[Edit June 8, 2012: The Freenet 0.5 network is effectively dead (see this post for details). While you are welcome to try to make this software work and revitalize it, I know of no currently operating nodes. If you DO get a useable network up and running, DO let me know.] A long overdue new […]
I have heard it said several times over the last few years that Freenet 0.5, known as Freenet Classic Opennet, is dead. This is untrue. As a matter of fact, freenet 0.5 is once again being developed. I have started learning Java programming specifically so that I can contribute a much needed new update of […]
In a recent post I was talking about some of the stuff I was trying to do with Redstone logic circuits in Minecraft. One of those things was to address a problem with the new powered rails. You have one or more powered rails at the end of a track and the way you launch […]
One of the things that I like about Minecraft is something in the game called “Redstone”. In game it’s an ore that you can obtain by mining. When you mine a block of it, you get Redstone dust. The special thing about this stuff is that it can be used to make an in game […]
I can honestly say that I never expected a game like Minecraft. In today’s world of ultra-high resolution super slick graphics, you wouldn’t expect a game with graphics that look like something out of 8bit computer history to be anywhere near as successful OR as addicting as Minecraft is. The player’s avatar isn’t exactly James […]