Last week I had the dubious pleasure of realizing that Amazon’s shipping charges suck when you want to order more than a few items from the same reseller because they absolutely do not bother to take into account that the items can and most likely will go into a single box. Makes me wonder [...]
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What a week!
A week ago one of the computers at work went down and refused to come back up nicely, it then took far too long to get it restored. This delay was at least partially due to the fact that we changed the layout of the HDs, and partially due to the unfamiliarity of the [...]
Still alive
Really, I am. Just busy with other things!
Recently I’ve been working on/with:
Flex 2.01 / Flash 9, for work, and potentially for personal entertainment.
MarcoPolo, mostly for myself, to make it easier to switch from our home wireless network to the home wired network to the in-laws’ wireless network, etc.
Upgraded the family-tree website to 6.1.0, and [...]
It does what?
In the expression the plot thickens, is there some explanation for what the plot was originally and why it got thicker? Sure, I can see how it implies that things get more difficult to sort out, the water muddier, whatever, but it seems to me like there may have been more to it, whatever [...]
Jury Duty
A week or two ago I was surprised by a letter from the local judicial district. Eh? Yeah, I’d been summoned for jury duty. Cool or not cool, that was definitely a first for me.
However, I was pretty sure that I would be excused because, last I checked, I’m not [...]
Merry Christmas!
Yes I know it’s a bit early, but I just had to share this.
Back in the saddle
After a 11-12 month hiatus I’m back at DGS and dusting off my Go skills. I blame this on Pär!
In some ways it’s like riding a bicycle, you immediately pick it back up and find your balance, but in other ways… you forget what certain signs mean and find out the hard way that [...]
Do The Math
I finally found, at Big Lots, the Japanese snacks that I had been looking for recently (because I haven’t had them since I last visited the Netherlands and I missed them).
Unfortunately what they sell are 3 ounce bags (in a box that could fit half a pound, easily) for $1.00 plus tax while the online [...]
Greetings from Denver!
We arrived safely after a *checks time* 12 hour trip (stops included), which I think means we averaged 55 mph. Not bad? Missed out on the whole mountains in the horizon that just don’t seem to get any closer effect because it was cloudy (rain and thunder). Drat, but maybe next time. [...]
Spamvertized
Just for the hell of it I’m putting together a list of things for which I receive spam.
Casino, blackjack, poker, etc websites
Dating sites (Russian and other)
Free gifts (Armani, (Hugo) Boss, Versace)
Financial advice (stock, loans)
Medicine (viagra, cialis, ambien, valium, hoodia, xanax, tamiflu, meridia, levitra, soma, tramadol)
Software (Windows XP, Corel Draw, Photoshop, Encarta, Borland Delphi, …)
Watches (Cartier, [...]