Month: January 2011

New Cubesmith Tiles

I got my 7-cube and 3-cube tiles today. I already had the stickers peeled off the black (but soon to be white) side of the 7-cube, so I’m doing that part first and it’s taking forever. Even the grid of tiles around the center one don’t seem to be quite square so I’m taking care to match the sticker and cube piece orientation.

That’s how much I have done so far. Piecing the inner cubies back together without the core to hold them in place was tricky. They’re so light the slightest touch starts to twist them and they’re interlocking so the bottom ones have to be held in place as the outside ones go down. That’s especially hard on the diagonal ones, which have to fit over two different cubies, both of which are trying to twist out of place.

I’ll finish the white side before supper, then I might work on another part or my 3-cube, or maybe I’ll just read my book.

Ping Pong

I received a portable ping pong set (the important part is the net that extends and clips on to a table), but Talore refuses to play with me. Clearly we need to have a game night at some point to try this instead of just playing rock band/guitar hero.

The paddles feel smaller than standard, but my table is significantly smaller too, so I’m pretty sure that would work out, and it does make everything fit in a fairly compact carrying case.

Hacked!

Apparently my GMail account was accessed from South Korea several days ago. Time to change passwords on everything that linked to that email account…

It’s nice that GMail flags unusual activity (and tells you about it highlighted in red at the top of the email page when you log in), but I’d rather have an email sent to me so I get it on my phone instead of having to log in through a browser.

I also like that my bank requires verification when accessed from a new computer even with the correct password (it sends a text or calls the phone number already associated with the account). On the other hand, online access to my bank currently seems to be down.