the work of a sysadmin is never done
Things you learn when administering a large mailing list: Some people can’t follow instructions to send an e-mail. Some people can’t use a web form. Some people don’t actually read e-mails, they just assume their contents. Some people are just downright rude and can’t compose a proper message asking for help, and instead choose to […]
certain things in this life money don’t control
Gah. Overslept my alarm by 51 minutes this morning. Subsequently, rushed like a madman this morning, got to work at 20 after 9, and forgot my lunch. And I feel tired. I am going to bed early tonight or I’ll have to sleep all day. Reading: Thomas More’s Utopia. I think I actually understand renaissance […]
and how would you like those 1300 e-mails delivered, sir?
Witness the phoenix-like rebirts of NewtonTalk: NewtonTalk.net How come every time I watch George W Bush say something on TV, I hear the unmistakable sound of the palm of my hand striking my own forehead? I wonder… There were other witty things to write here, I know I had them. Hrm. Oh. I moved desks […]
Too many errors on one line (make fewer)
I never knew writing programs with Apple’s MPW C compiler could be so much fun. chuma is over 9000 hits on the front page. Fortune for the Newton should be released imminently… tonight I should take the time to fix and maybe find some testers for RotateBook. And find Sandy an eMate 🙂
reasons I’m glad I don’t live in the US of A
Dumb school officials Well, okay, I only have one right now, but it seems like I see a link to a story like this every week now. I’ve come to the general conclusion that (high) schools are designed to oppress, not teach. A number of things have pointed me towards, including: Hearing about Sandy’s brother […]
now, 25% more expensive consumer electronics!
Do you have a decent amount of MP3s, and a CD burner? Go out and buy this. Now. Do it. It will be worth every penny. It kicks ass and takes names. It flys.
mmmm. chair.
Got a new chair at work yesterday. It good. It comfy. It doesn’t suck, like my old one did. I totally forgot that no one would be home today to sign for my Soul Player, so I had to get it redirected to my office for tomorrow. Hopefully it will arrive here so I’ll get […]
oh happy day
My Soul Player has been shipped! Almost. It has a tracking number, but doesn’t seem to have been scanned yet. Oh I hope it comes tomorrow I hope I hope I hope…
Almera Comfort Hatchback
I just got spam from… a Nissan dealer in Turkey. They were trying to sell me an Almera Comfort Hatchback, whatever that is. It doesn’t exist in Canada, AFAIK. I wonder what chuma means in Turkish?
ABS is the best material ever invented
The LEGO X-Wing Collectors’ Edition is the largest frickin’ LEGO model I have ever built. It’s huge. Massive. And Sandy and I only found time to build half of it this weekend. Still have the wings and the pedestal to go. But it’s already impressive. This morning I found and used an Avid Cinema mug […]
