I constructed a little wall out of Dell boxes to cut down on the glare - a hazard of the sunny weather recently.
Doesn't look like anyone's noticed. I don't want to get sunburned at my freaking desk.
31.1.05
28.1.05
Google Commute
I'm not going to comment on Mr GoogleBlogger, self-censorship, or PR stunts. I will say that after reading ninetyninezeros' blog I am awaiting commuter mobile wifi. In fact I actually wonder if that is real. I've had the 1.5 hr bus commute, but sadly with only a tape walkman for company (I am OOOOOOOOOLD).
Tired
Through temperature, or perhaps being exhausted past the point where one can expect a restful night's sleep, I am bleary eyed and foggy beyond all reason today. (Well, sharp enough to realise I'd dated some paperwork for last year. Ooops).
My office is a fishbowl with an ongoing parade of dazed salesmonkeys. (YES, Its a SCREEN!) I take it back, salesgoldfish.
My paperwork is like pushing an exceedingly dull boulder up a hill (I fully expect to get squashed by the boulder soon enough if I don't get out of its way, recent developments).
My eyes are sore and tired. I have new glasses so it could be worse, at least they focus. It's been GroundHog Day for a week (same paperwork, some horrible weather).
My office is a fishbowl with an ongoing parade of dazed salesmonkeys. (YES, Its a SCREEN!) I take it back, salesgoldfish.
My paperwork is like pushing an exceedingly dull boulder up a hill (I fully expect to get squashed by the boulder soon enough if I don't get out of its way, recent developments).
My eyes are sore and tired. I have new glasses so it could be worse, at least they focus. It's been GroundHog Day for a week (same paperwork, some horrible weather).
25.1.05
Hmmmm. Cocoa.
I've gotten inspired to try to learn Cocoa so I can write a small program. It's a terminal application that does a few extra things that I'd like to see in a terminal app. Of course this is all talk, I haven't learned Objective C yet ;p
Its a problem that every time I read the documentation I crave chocolate brownies. Hmmmm, Cocoa.
Its a problem that every time I read the documentation I crave chocolate brownies. Hmmmm, Cocoa.
23.1.05
17.1.05
Mac Mini Carry Bag
Today's Earworm- Cult Of Mac Interview
Five seconds after release, Mac Mini has a cute little Tom Bihn carrybag. Bless.
Five seconds after release, Mac Mini has a cute little Tom Bihn carrybag. Bless.
10.1.05
Everyone is Big Brother
Today's link is http://www.opentopia.com/hiddencam.php . This is a page composed of random camera feeds from those wonderfully secure AXIS cameras that Google helped us find.
Most of the feeds are weirdly anonymous. Where, specifically, are they? Do they know that the cameras are public? That they're being watched?
Most of the feeds are weirdly anonymous. Where, specifically, are they? Do they know that the cameras are public? That they're being watched?
Again with the posting
Hmm hopefully that sound is the nice RACV person dropping D off.
Yes, it is. *hugs D*
Commuters, be nice to D on the train tomorrow. He's not used to it.
In crazy news, I've just signed up to do a Grad Dip in IT Management via ola.edu.au (through RMIT + ACS).
Yes, it is. *hugs D*
Commuters, be nice to D on the train tomorrow. He's not used to it.
In crazy news, I've just signed up to do a Grad Dip in IT Management via ola.edu.au (through RMIT + ACS).
9.1.05
Option-Cmd-Arrow
There are few things more mindlessly glorious than running Virtual Desktop for OSX, and setting the transition to be 'spinning cube'. Option-Cmd-Arrow and your desktop spins to the next virtual desktop. It is a thing to inspire awe and jealousy in all kinds of PC users.
Option-Cmd-Arrow *SPIN*. Option-Cmd-Arrow *SPIN*.
Small things, hey ...
I have some important things happening this week, and it feels like a good omen that I could find all the paperwork I needed.
A less good omen is that D is marooned at the 7-11 because the clutch on the Lanos has failed. I'm waiting for the RACV to drop him back. :(
Option-Cmd-Arrow *SPIN*. Option-Cmd-Arrow *SPIN*.
Small things, hey ...
I have some important things happening this week, and it feels like a good omen that I could find all the paperwork I needed.
A less good omen is that D is marooned at the 7-11 because the clutch on the Lanos has failed. I'm waiting for the RACV to drop him back. :(
4.1.05
I can't be Flarked today
Today's Earworm- The Limbo Song (WHY????)
The New Years break is over.
My iBook just gave me the Multilingual Screen Of Death but it hasn't done it in months so hopefully it was just a software spaz.
I put together a new bookcase (called Flarke) to house D's prodigious DVD collection. I find putting together furniture kind of relaxing. The process of obtaining the furnture, is *not* so relaxing and involves a long drive followed by projectile-child dodging and concludes with a treasure hunt followed by car-tetris. (There is a guide available). D wanted to know why the hell I forced him out on this trek and the truth is that I like Ikea because of the way the furniture often flips out or folds up, or has a cool design in some other way. I'm talking about stuff like the blue LED chandelier, the folding chairbed, or the translucent white desklamp that fits in suspiciously well with the "Mac-istan" on my desk (the lamps are also available in iMac fruit colors).
The DVDs are guarded by an Alien bobblehead and the Master Chief sitting on top of the bookcase.
I've new glasses with progressive lenses on order, with more rectangular frames. I tried the thicker plastic frames that are fashionable now, but I looked like the blonde guy from the Lone Gunmen. So it's metal frames again.
My old lenses are scratched up, and my prescription has changed a little bit. I'm getting distance correction across the top, for those days when my eyes are tired. As in most.
NYE was a non-event, we briefly stopped watching Buffy DVDs to wish each other Happy New Year. D is still watching 'Buffy, the Doom and Gloom years' this evening. I'd sort of stopped caring about most of the cast at that point (6,7), and it had fallen off my must-see list. Willow's big arc had been played out (and fumbled), the show wasted time on whiney slayerettes, Buffy was a hypocritical bitca, there were pacing problems, the Big Bad was just plain boring and amounted to an evil twin most of the time, Kennedy existed, and the new monsters were *super-vampires*. *Sigh*. Anya and Andrew were comedy gold sometimes and Wood was an interesting character but the story arc was spaghetti.
My sci-fi series 3 rule holds - that any 'genre' series, once it makes it to season 3, will enjoy its best season. It's all downhill from there.
The New Years break is over.
My iBook just gave me the Multilingual Screen Of Death but it hasn't done it in months so hopefully it was just a software spaz.
I put together a new bookcase (called Flarke) to house D's prodigious DVD collection. I find putting together furniture kind of relaxing. The process of obtaining the furnture, is *not* so relaxing and involves a long drive followed by projectile-child dodging and concludes with a treasure hunt followed by car-tetris. (There is a guide available). D wanted to know why the hell I forced him out on this trek and the truth is that I like Ikea because of the way the furniture often flips out or folds up, or has a cool design in some other way. I'm talking about stuff like the blue LED chandelier, the folding chairbed, or the translucent white desklamp that fits in suspiciously well with the "Mac-istan" on my desk (the lamps are also available in iMac fruit colors).
The DVDs are guarded by an Alien bobblehead and the Master Chief sitting on top of the bookcase.
I've new glasses with progressive lenses on order, with more rectangular frames. I tried the thicker plastic frames that are fashionable now, but I looked like the blonde guy from the Lone Gunmen. So it's metal frames again.
My old lenses are scratched up, and my prescription has changed a little bit. I'm getting distance correction across the top, for those days when my eyes are tired. As in most.
NYE was a non-event, we briefly stopped watching Buffy DVDs to wish each other Happy New Year. D is still watching 'Buffy, the Doom and Gloom years' this evening. I'd sort of stopped caring about most of the cast at that point (6,7), and it had fallen off my must-see list. Willow's big arc had been played out (and fumbled), the show wasted time on whiney slayerettes, Buffy was a hypocritical bitca, there were pacing problems, the Big Bad was just plain boring and amounted to an evil twin most of the time, Kennedy existed, and the new monsters were *super-vampires*. *Sigh*. Anya and Andrew were comedy gold sometimes and Wood was an interesting character but the story arc was spaghetti.
My sci-fi series 3 rule holds - that any 'genre' series, once it makes it to season 3, will enjoy its best season. It's all downhill from there.
22.12.04
Chilling
Today's Earworm- Candle, Vast
Feeling kind of chilled today. I made a special effort to get some extra sleep and now I'm quite laid back.
The Mac virus is spreading, there are iBooks and iPods popping up all over.
I think I got the first iPod here, so maybe I'm partially responsible. :)
Feeling kind of chilled today. I made a special effort to get some extra sleep and now I'm quite laid back.
The Mac virus is spreading, there are iBooks and iPods popping up all over.
I think I got the first iPod here, so maybe I'm partially responsible. :)
20.12.04
Wired for sound
Today's Earworm- Candle - VAST
Had a Coles/Myer voucher. Needed 'phones that would block out surrounding office noise (often including ape-like pounding on keyboards and hard surfaces.).
I had the option of some sort of Sony cans, but I'm sort of anti-Sony outside of picture tubes... and my phone, come to think of it....
I think Sony sound gear is a bit overpriced and overrated, anyway.
So I wanted Sennheiser 202s or 212 pros . No such luck. It's Sony, Koss, or nothing at Myer.
So I saw the Koss Ur10's, and grabbed them. They're $30 Au, enclosed, padded enclosures, cheap plastic fake-silver finish, etc. All I needed were enclosed phones so I could maintain my sanity by tuning out the background noise.
Here comes the surprise - they're pretty good. They sounded a bit muffled at first but they seem to be getting better. They're clear, they don't distort, ambient noise is blocked. Metal strings sound great. Bass isn't overly boomy. Not overly bright. For some reason vocals sound a bit thin, but nothing too horrible.
In conclusion - better than Podphones (not hard!), they're cheap, co-werkers are muffled to a dull hooting, and I can't hear keyhits at all, even my own.
Disclaimers - I probably have tin ears. I've listened to stupidly expensive sound systems and my only reaction has been 'that's up awfully loud, isn't it'.
Also, I have small ears. I wouldn't recommend these phones for an average-to-large guy. Try them on if you can, which you probably can't as they're too cheap to hang on the 'headphone tree' at your local audio store.
Had a Coles/Myer voucher. Needed 'phones that would block out surrounding office noise (often including ape-like pounding on keyboards and hard surfaces.).
I had the option of some sort of Sony cans, but I'm sort of anti-Sony outside of picture tubes... and my phone, come to think of it....
I think Sony sound gear is a bit overpriced and overrated, anyway.
So I wanted Sennheiser 202s or 212 pros . No such luck. It's Sony, Koss, or nothing at Myer.
So I saw the Koss Ur10's, and grabbed them. They're $30 Au, enclosed, padded enclosures, cheap plastic fake-silver finish, etc. All I needed were enclosed phones so I could maintain my sanity by tuning out the background noise.
Here comes the surprise - they're pretty good. They sounded a bit muffled at first but they seem to be getting better. They're clear, they don't distort, ambient noise is blocked. Metal strings sound great. Bass isn't overly boomy. Not overly bright. For some reason vocals sound a bit thin, but nothing too horrible.
In conclusion - better than Podphones (not hard!), they're cheap, co-werkers are muffled to a dull hooting, and I can't hear keyhits at all, even my own.
Disclaimers - I probably have tin ears. I've listened to stupidly expensive sound systems and my only reaction has been 'that's up awfully loud, isn't it'.
Also, I have small ears. I wouldn't recommend these phones for an average-to-large guy. Try them on if you can, which you probably can't as they're too cheap to hang on the 'headphone tree' at your local audio store.
18.12.04
14.12.04
Midnight Blue - new webcomic strip
Today's Earworm- VAST, Winter in my heart
"You spin me right round baby,.."
I smile because I'm the only one who knows what's going on
Seriously though I'm realising I need to slow down and explain things. I'll address that in the coming strips.
I'm allergic to copious exposition but it seems to be fairer to readers.
"You spin me right round baby,.."
I smile because I'm the only one who knows what's going on
Seriously though I'm realising I need to slow down and explain things. I'll address that in the coming strips.
I'm allergic to copious exposition but it seems to be fairer to readers.
13.12.04
Forum
Today's Earworm- everything by VAST
Updated phpbb to address some security issues.
Also, if you haven't done so already, check out /usr/bin/w00t because it is really, really funny at times.
Updated phpbb to address some security issues.
Also, if you haven't done so already, check out /usr/bin/w00t because it is really, really funny at times.
10.12.04
Down Again
Today's Earworm- America, F**K Yeah - Team America Soundtrack
And today my site is down and blogger is up and accepting posts. Joyous.
I think I need to review my hosting choices. As well as my job and education choices.
And today my site is down and blogger is up and accepting posts. Joyous.
I think I need to review my hosting choices. As well as my job and education choices.
8.12.04
Get out of my space.
Today's Earworm-Tiny Machine - The Darling Buds
Batman Begins
Dr Who
I'm having a extreme personal space day. I can't concentrate with all the noise out here. I kind of feel like punching somebody.
I think that if someone offered me a job, with no raise, but an office with a lockable door, I'd be out of here so fast it wouldn't be funny.
I hate cubes. Its even more of a joke when you even have to share your cube. What exactly do those dividers keep out, anyway?
PS anyone with real offices want to hire a Unix/OSX/Linux/php/MySql geek ?
PPS Here's a link to Paul Graham's essay on 'Great Hackers'. Look for the section on cubicles. Not suggesting I am a great hacker. I am suggesting my brain is in a blender.
PPPS If you don't stop bouncing that ping pong ball on your desk, I am going to make you EAT it!
PPPPS STFU! an oldie but a classic.
Batman Begins
Dr Who
I'm having a extreme personal space day. I can't concentrate with all the noise out here. I kind of feel like punching somebody.
I think that if someone offered me a job, with no raise, but an office with a lockable door, I'd be out of here so fast it wouldn't be funny.
I hate cubes. Its even more of a joke when you even have to share your cube. What exactly do those dividers keep out, anyway?
PS anyone with real offices want to hire a Unix/OSX/Linux/php/MySql geek ?
PPS Here's a link to Paul Graham's essay on 'Great Hackers'. Look for the section on cubicles. Not suggesting I am a great hacker. I am suggesting my brain is in a blender.
PPPS If you don't stop bouncing that ping pong ball on your desk, I am going to make you EAT it!
PPPPS STFU! an oldie but a classic.
19.11.04
Traitorous
Creative Zen Micro (5GB, citrus orange) review - Creative Zen Micro (5GB, citrus orange) Intro - MP3 players - CNET Reviews
Wow, I actually kind of like the sound of these. They have a removable battery and they come in *purple*.
I feel conflicted. But I don't know what the UI is like and I already carry around an iPod 15G in a 'Vamp'. And this this won't talk to Macchiato the iBook.
Wow, I actually kind of like the sound of these. They have a removable battery and they come in *purple*.
I feel conflicted. But I don't know what the UI is like and I already carry around an iPod 15G in a 'Vamp'. And this this won't talk to Macchiato the iBook.
18.11.04
29.10.04
iPod Inferiority Complex
iPod Socks are obviously designed for those insecure iPods that felt they weren't big enough in pants. *rimshot*
Actually they look quite practical, given normal iPod usage.
On an introspective note, I caught myself in another bad habit today. Whenever anyone acts weird around me, I blame myself and start wondering what vague social contract I've unknowingly violated. You can imagine what this does to someone who's a bit obsessive and over-analtytical. My brain starts to feel like an overclocked Athlon running vorpal fork bunnies . So its on my list of reactions to question - as in, how is this my problem? Have I noticed it? Sure. Could my reaction reflect reality? Perhaps, but worst case scenario nobody would obsess about my screwups the way I do.
Is it entirely possible they're acting funny because I've just caught them while they were having a pornographic daydream about sales figures or a new T4 connection? Yeah, why not.
Got enough *actual* worries without coming up with new ones. In all probability its something so far from being my problem that the light emanating from my *actual* problems may reach their galaxy in a hundred years or so.
In progress is a 1500 Mbps ADSL connection, Internode and Telstra willing. I can't see us getting by without broadband much longer. And Cupofzen wants EXTREEEM broadband so he can brag on Xbox World. But hey, maybe we need the bandwidth if he's going to be on Xbox Live in his free time and I want to download isos and maybe Other Things if certain fruity computer companies get off their duff. I suspect Australia will be getting iTMS right after Easter Island.
Actually they look quite practical, given normal iPod usage.
On an introspective note, I caught myself in another bad habit today. Whenever anyone acts weird around me, I blame myself and start wondering what vague social contract I've unknowingly violated. You can imagine what this does to someone who's a bit obsessive and over-analtytical. My brain starts to feel like an overclocked Athlon running vorpal fork bunnies . So its on my list of reactions to question - as in, how is this my problem? Have I noticed it? Sure. Could my reaction reflect reality? Perhaps, but worst case scenario nobody would obsess about my screwups the way I do.
Is it entirely possible they're acting funny because I've just caught them while they were having a pornographic daydream about sales figures or a new T4 connection? Yeah, why not.
Got enough *actual* worries without coming up with new ones. In all probability its something so far from being my problem that the light emanating from my *actual* problems may reach their galaxy in a hundred years or so.
In progress is a 1500 Mbps ADSL connection, Internode and Telstra willing. I can't see us getting by without broadband much longer. And Cupofzen wants EXTREEEM broadband so he can brag on Xbox World. But hey, maybe we need the bandwidth if he's going to be on Xbox Live in his free time and I want to download isos and maybe Other Things if certain fruity computer companies get off their duff. I suspect Australia will be getting iTMS right after Easter Island.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
