I've got a handheld connection to a worldwide network of information, communication and entertainment, and the signal's solid. If I'm bored waiting in line, it's my own fault.
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Not sure what’s the bigger surprise: seeing a Volt in the wild, or that it got a parking spot next to an outlet across from the airport.
Not sure what’s the bigger surprise: seeing a Chevy Volt in the wild, or that the driver managed to get a parking space next to an electrical outlet in a structure that offers parking for LAX.
Must remember to check weather BEFORE taking J to the park. Though since the forecast…
Must remember to check weather BEFORE taking J to the park. Though since the forecast still says 75, not the 85 degrees it actually is, it might not have helped that much.
Remember the faster-than-light neutrinos reported last year?
Unconfirmed rumor: FTL neutrinos may be due to a faulty GPS connection
Remember the faster-than-light neutrinos reported last year? It may have just been a bad fiberoptic connection on the system doing the timing.
The scientists who reported the results in the first place were 99% certain there was *something* wrong with them (though it would have been revolutionary if the results had held up), but they couldn't find the error, and made the announcement mainly to ask for help tracking it down.
Funny how much science fiction seems to be about how we shouldn’t pursue science…
Funny how much science fiction seems to be about how we shouldn't pursue science…
Oh, come on. How many times do we have to kill this lawsuit? SCO…
SCO vs. IBM Trial Back On Again
Oh, come on. How many times do we have to kill this lawsuit? SCO has had a DECADE to produce evidence of actual infringement, the Linux code base has been gone over with multiple fine-toothed combs, a court determined that SCO doesn’t even own the copyrights that they’re suing over, and the company basically ran themselves into the ground by focusing on the sue-your-own-customers business model.
Interesting: Coffee consumption has gone up so much since installing a single-cup brewer that the…
Interesting: Coffee consumption has gone up so much since installing a single-cup brewer that the office has switched from providing Mini-Moos to putting a half-gallon of half & half in the refrigerator.
Clicking
I was worried that a clicking sound was coming from the new hard drive, but I couldn’t hear it with my ear next to the computer. Then I realized: it’s just bubbles echoing in my almost-empty soda can.
“Please don’t put the music player in the coffee mug.”
File this under things I never thought I’d say: “Please don’t put the music player in the coffee mug.”
J managed to get his hands on the laptop keyboard while neither of us was…
J managed to get his hands on the laptop keyboard while neither of us was looking. Among the things he launched: the debug tools for the web browser. I'll pretend for a moment that he knew what he was doing.
Toes
This week, J has decided that my toes are the funniest! thing! ever!
Sunset
Yeah, that would explain the CLANG CLANG CLANG sound
Yeah, that would explain the CLANG CLANG CLANG sound. It’s supposed to be a computer, not a trolley.
Brion comments on FB: all aboard the broken power supply train!
Wayne comments on Google+: yeah, ouch, fare’s not worth it. 😉
Product Key
If Microsoft can figure out whether a product key is being installed on a new computer or reinstalled on an old one, surely it should be able to recognize that you’ve reinstalled on the same machine (except for the hard drive) that you previously upgraded, right?
There’s nothing like not having access to a desktop computer to realize just what smartphones…
There's nothing like not having access to a desktop computer to realize just what smartphones can't do yet. At least I've got the new drive now, and installing Windows is a lot faster than it used to be.
I’m amazed that Facebook still hasn’t fixed the bug where, when you attach a link…
I’m amazed that Facebook still hasn’t fixed the bug where, when you attach a link to a Blogspot post, it pulls in the first comment instead of the post itself for the summary. Are they waiting for Google to implement OpenGraph? Does it only apply to certain themes and I’m just unlucky about which blogs I read?
Or is it one of those situations where no one’s actually reported it as a bug, because everyone assumes someone must have noticed, like the apocryphal story of the house burning down across the street from the fire station because no one called it in?
Passengers
Why do people keep proposing that we can stop drivers from talking/texting/playing Angry Birds/whatever by disabling cell phone features while the phone is moving?
Ever heard of passengers? Taxis? Buses or trains?
Today, I watched a lunar eclipse, sunrise, and sunset. Probably a first.
Today, I watched a lunar eclipse, sunrise, and sunset. Probably a first.
Venus & Jupiter just popped into view. It would’ve been nice to add Mercury too, but it’s below the horizon.
Also: I really should’ve brought gloves.
If I’d thought about it, I could have gone back to the spot where I watched the sunrise this morning to catch the moonrise for full symmetry. Oh, well.
Lia BrownCool! I don’t think it was visible here…and it was so cold last night I wouldn’t have had much patience anyway…
Dec 10, 2011, 7:38 PM
Kelson VibberYeah, I think you might have been able to see the beginning of it in your area, but not much else.
Dec 10, 2011, 11:06 PM
Wendi HeckathornWhere did you watch it at?
Dec 11, 2011, 2:10 AM
Kelson VibberI watched most of the eclipse from home (well, across the street), then went down to an area of Redondo Beach where a street runs along a bluff above the beach (Esplanade & Avenue A). I tried to watch the moon set while eclipsed, but the sky was too light by then to really see it at that point, so I drove over to an east-facing hill to watch the sunrise. I came back to Esplanade at the end of the day to watch the sunset.
Dec 11, 2011, 11:25 PM
Wendi HeckathornThat’s awesome! I’m bummed I missed it, but I did enjoy seeing the beautiful full moon. Thanks for sharing the gorgeouspics you took. 🙂
Dec 12, 2011, 12:36 AM
That’s some serious wind
Whew. That’s some serious wind. Saw a bright flash off to the north as I parked at TJs. No rain, so I’m guessing instead of lightning, it’s power lines sparking somewhere.
I think these are the first Santa Anas since we moved. In a way, it’s oddly reassuring. I guess after the summer was so different from what I’m used to (even cold at times), it’s nice to know that fall weather is a bit more familiar. October heat wave, November winds, etc.
Whew! Thanksgiving, car trouble, and J’s first birthday party (and dishes) all done! Let’s see…I’ve…
Whew! Thanksgiving, car trouble, and J's first birthday party (and dishes) all done! Let's see…I've got half an hour left of this weekend. I wonder what I can do with it…