Hack’s Haven

As I sit here with less than an hour on the clock before the weekend, I realize this is not an average Friday. After over thirteen years in my current division, next Monday I’m being kicked out of the proverbial nest. Assuming I don’t hit the ground and splat, I’ve been tasked […]

It was bound to happen eventually. I’ve been discovered buying “video game arcades” on the government dime. Before I’m sent to Guantanamo Bay how should I respond to this email?
Good Morning, Eric - On August 2, 2007, you made purchase card transactions in the amounts of $377.96 and $234.72 from Second […]

Certain federal agencies that will remain nameless haven’t had the best luck in the press over the last couple years due to the unfortunate conception that their science is controlled by politics. In my mind, this is partly due to applying traditional PR models to a little understood web 2.0 society.
Sadly, I’m pretty sure […]

My first attempt at “machinima” designed to lower the entrance barrier for NOAA’s virtual land in Second Life. Be kind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is8YX32GAyQ

Hypothetical situation: You fire up your web browser and surf over to Google. You’re looking for information about the University of Colorado and may even attend in the coming year. Pulling up CU’s site you select the option to visit their virtual campus and fire up the standard Second Life plugin. […]