It’s Getting Crowded Up There

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Mar 022009
 

Two satellites collided in orbit, destroying both.

Down here on Earth, the boys are home from school today because we got snow. Not a lot of snow, but enough to make for tricky driving out in the more rural areas of the county. Since these things are decided on a county-wide basis, the kids here in the city—where the roads are relatively clear—get to miss a day as well.

My kids are so disappointed. It’s heartbreaking, I tell ya.

 Posted by at 11:26 am

Damn, It’s Cold

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Feb 232009
 

My computer is in a room in the basement. The basement is mostly unfinished, except for this one room, and as a result it also isn’t heated or cooled. It’s quite comfy in the summer, but in the winter it gets a little… chilly.

Today I went to look for a space heater, because I’m tired of my fingers going numb when I’m in a long raid.

I didn’t realize—space heaters are seasonal, like swimming suits. Nobody sells space heaters during the winter. Everyone is selling fans and air conditioners.

What was I thinking?

Not much is going on, hence the dearth of posting. I’ve applied for a few jobs, gotten no reply. An agency contacted me once to ask if they could send my resume to a potential employer, but they e-mailed me a few days later to let me know the employer had “decided to go in another direction.” Translation: either the job went away, or they hired someone internally.

Actually managed to land another interview tomorrow. Wish me luck!

 Posted by at 11:28 pm

CNN Using Your Computer for File Sharing?

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Feb 052009
 

I think peer-to-peer networks are generally a good idea; they distribute the load so transfers can be faster and more efficient.

But they really should be entirely voluntary, not something that’s slipped onto your computer under the blanket of a dozen pages of mice type in the EULA.

My main objection would be my personal cost—what if I have usage caps on my bandwidth? Brian Livingston mentioned a number of other reasons why this is a Bad Idea. Really, you’d expect better disclosure from a big news network, wouldn’t you?

Sheesh. It’s going to be interesting to see how this all works when people get internet-capable television sets and start watching all their programs via internet.

 Posted by at 2:46 pm
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