Posts from — September 2003
Upgrades REALLY suck.
First, it takes 4 hours to back the silly thing up - and even now I’m not 100% certain that it got everything. Then, I have to dig through and find OS base package CDs to bring the JDK up to speed, just to install Domino; now I get to sit and wait while it decompresses the C API.
[If you understood any of that and are a cute single gay man living in St. Louis, I'm interested. But enough whoring.]
As I wait I’m doing things I really shouldn’t be doing on the Internet - cruising eBay for computer components, reading a hell of a lot of Wikipedia on subjects I wouldn’t read while someone were standing over my shoulder, and blogging (not entirely work-kosher). Oh, and I’m rebuilding my beloved laptop, and I’m about to start coding up a simple page for it for the Linux on Laptops reference index. (I’ll link to and from here when I do.)
I’ve run out of coffee and granola bars and have switched to water ‘n’ willpower to fuel myself. gaaaaaaaah! It’s going to be tough. (That liter of coffee went FAST. Think I’d better bring 2 liters’ worth next time I have a big late-night upgrade.)
Switched to Beck’s Sea Change, and I’m once again mystified by the lushness of his sound. And once again struck by how well the song ‘Little One‘ applies to the movie ‘City of Lost Children‘.
Next up on the Discman - um, I don’t know. Probably some old-school Bj�rk.
So - enough rambling from me for now. I have systems to work on, ya know.
September 28, 2003 Comments Off
Upgrades suck.
But you knew that already.
Yes, that’s right, I’m spending my hard-earned Saturday night at work. Specifically, as I type this, the system is STILL backing itself up - it’s now 22:42, and it only started at 19:00 - but the real fun starts once it finishes and I can get on there to actually upgrade to Domino 6.
It’s almost sad that I’ve looked forward to this. There was once a time when I’d look forward to Saturday nights because it meant I’d be going out on the town, ogling hot boys and drinking and on occasion dancing - you know, general carousing - but it seems those carefree days have passed. Alas.
Oh well, it isn’t so bad. I’m drinking some nice French roast coffee, eating granola bars, and listening to Stevie Wonder and P-Funk. There’s nobody around to bug me; I can do pretty much whatever I want while I wait for the stupid thing to finish saving itself.
[You'll note the choice of link for the Stevie Wonder href. I am of the opinion that that particular song is the most perfect song ever written; it covers all the angles on love, that most complex of emotions, and does so in an engaging manner.]
Enough for now - time to check on my backup. I’ll probably write more in a few minutes, as the new software loads.
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The New York Times has a good piece entitled ‘2 Servings of Reality, Please‘, about how the unilateralist actions of our beloved (?) President are giving the rest of us a painfully necessary lesson in diplomacy. Worth a read. (I especially like the author’s synopsis of global opinion early in the article.)
September 27, 2003 Comments Off
Blogslackers of the world UNITE!
Yeah. 2 weeks is a long time to let it remain idle. Shut up already.
September 26, 2003 Comments Off
20030911
The Boondocks today is classic.
The Globe and Mail, Canada’s much less obnoxious answer to USA Today, has a decent run-down on the entire Iraq sitch that’s worth checking out.
There are lots of things the mainstream media hasn’t told you! Check out Project Censored’s list for 2003 and achieve enlightenment.
Finally, an Indian source tells how the Mattancherry Jews were snubbed by Sharon. (Mattancherry is a part of the city of Cochin, and it’s had a synagogue and small Jewish enclave for centuries. Their numbers are dwindling fast, though.)
September 11, 2003 Comments Off
20030910
*yawn* Long day. More later.
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SALON HAS AN ARTICLE ON BJÖRK!!!
They also have a good piece on how the Dean campaign is heading offline to recruit those without computers, especially minorities.
A light-hearted manual on proper beverage stirring.
Finally, a surreal look at the favorite songs of Democratic Presidential candidates. Dean likes Wyclef? WTF?
September 10, 2003 Comments Off
