Trial preparations (2004/02/07)
Sorry for the downtime, folks. We have trial preparations, and there’s a lot of work to be done, and I can’t write about what I’m doing.
[read more...]Writer's Block Redux (2004/02/02)
Now I’m just stuck because I know roughly what I want to write about, but it’s too large and confusing to start all at once, and I may sort of need to take advantage of my mighty dual-boot system to do the actual writing work. Annoying! I sort of wish I hadn’t casually included “Unix-like environments running on Windows” in this article description.
[read more...]New roommate! (2004/02/01)
We have a new roommate. This was mostly unplanned, but you gotta do what you gotta do. Anyone in the Twin Cities area who’s hiring part-time folks, let us know, we have a guy who just got here and needs a job.
[read more...]Now that's service! (2004/01/30)
Long ago, there was a computer called the Amiga.
[read more...]Honesty (2004/01/29)
So, a friend of mine wandered into a Firestone store (they do various car service), and had something minor looked at on his car. While it was there, they checked it for other stuff, and pointed out that his front brakes needed to be replaced; they were worn down to metal-on-metal, so they’d need new rotors and everything, about $500. He said no, because he was in a hurry, and figured he could get them looked at in a day or two.
[read more...]Yin/Yang design (2004/01/28)
This is derived, somewhat, from a design idea Sean Eric Fagan gave me a while back. This isn’t exactly the way he described it, but I think it’s pretty.
[read more...]Was Bingo the farmer or the dog? (2004/01/27)
Seen in this thread, we have the key question: Was Bingo the farmer or the dog?
[read more...]Prices reflect a 3% cash discount (2004/01/25)
This is too funny.
[read more...]What an annoying noise! (2004/01/23)
I’m trying to extract old backup tapes before they become unreadable.
[read more...]250,000. (2004/01/23)
Just for the curious: I’m well past 250,000 spams received now. Wayyyyy past. I think it’s right around 275,000.
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