Upgrade without an upgrade
Filed in blog, Fri, 28 May 2004, 12:54 pmTo go along with the great server upgrade of 2004, I started to reload my desktop PC last night. I’ve been having problems with the USB subsystem for sometime and decided that my computer is pretty useless if I can’t download my pictures from my camera - especially since I got you know what on [...]
Goodbye to Email
Filed in blog, Wed, 26 May 2004, 3:39 pmA great article on the (possible) death of e-mail. I miss the days of Pine - at least then I looked forward to checking my e-mail, even if I didn’t get anything.
(via Buzzing Bye)
I am so Rock ‘n’ Roll
Filed in blog, , 1:55 amLisa and I spent most of the night at the OpenMic. Danya was fantastic, and a number of friends and unexpected performers dropped by to make a wonderful go of it. More importanly, Lisa actually took the stage for a pair of songs. It’s always a pleasure to hear her sing - it reminds me [...]
Update without an update
Filed in blog, Tue, 25 May 2004, 4:45 pmSunday night I finally took out ye olde server and laid a great big upgrade on her. I got sick of the SCSI CD drive and crappy tape backup drive causing problems, so I just chucked them. In went the original IDE unit, and oh-so quickly was I booting the Fedora Core 2 discs. [...]
Concerts-To-Go
Filed in blog, Mon, 24 May 2004, 4:35 pmLooks like a new company is starting a service for listeners to download live shows immediately after the fact at small clubs. It’s a cheap and easy way for bands to promote themselves, and for fans to gain instant satisfaction without all that bulky bootlegging gear. Best of all, the first kiosk was just installed [...]
Jon Stewart, Master of Ceremonies
Filed in blog, , 4:19 pmFor those who missed it (myself included) William & Mary have Jon Stewart’s fantastic commencement address online. Stewart is obviously a brilliant comedian; but more than that, he is a very real person. His commentary and advice on life touches on both the humor and tragedy of this world. His overtly sarcastic tone is one [...]
How to lose all credibility
Filed in blog, , 9:24 amSeriously, it’s a simple two step process to make yourself look like a media-pandering flock of fools as opposed to a highly-touted critical judicial system.
Step one: Give the top prize to a controversial movie. In and of itself this step is perfectly legitimate. It is entirely conceivable that film with the most media hoopla [...]
And so it is done…
Filed in blog, Fri, 21 May 2004, 11:04 pmI finally decided it was time to make the pruchase. Last night I finally swung on by Harmony Computers and placed an order for my next camera. It’s well past the time for me to graduate to digital SLR, and I just couldn’t put it off any longer. I really want to be able to [...]
This probably is a common Gaelic Phrase
Filed in blog, , 9:42 amTake the quiz: “Which Random Irish Gaelic Phrase Are You? “Ta me air meisceTa me air meisce - ‘I am drunk.’You enjoy a drink - or five - now and then. You can usually be found in a pub - it doesn’t matter which one, because they all look the same after a few drinks [...]
One step closer
Filed in blog, Thu, 20 May 2004, 1:07 pmThe team over at WordPress is smoothing out the kinks from its last release candidate and has just put out WP 1.2 RC2. I’ve become rather good with the whole upgrade process (and I backup the database on a regularly scheduled basis now), so the site is already up and running the latest. Not that [...]
