An article in today’s NY Times about the lack of comprehensive digital archives (due to expense) reminded me that I’m behind on my job of ripping all 400+ or our music CD’s. We probably have 10% already residing on our various music directories, now I have to do the rest. It’s March 11th. We’ll see …
Category Archives: Home Project
First Blow in the Squirrel War!
We’ve got squirrels in the attic. They make a significant amount of noise and have tramped down 50% of the insulation. I promised Jenn that I would attempt non-lethal methods of squirrel-disposal before resorting to poison, traps, or guns. Three weeks ago I acquired a Havahart trap, and two weeks ago I placed said trap …
I'm Tired of these Mother****ing Yellowjackets on my Mother****ing Driveway
Title says it all. Ouch Ouch Ouch ******* 22:00 Update: I’m usually a proponent of “green” outdoor chemicals, but not with bees/wasps/yellowjackets. I Raided their ass about an hour ago.
Not-so Random Acts
This link puts me into mind of a comment a friend made today. “People just don’t do things for each other anymore.” I’m glad that’s not entirely true. As posted by Binxcat.
Google Sketchup
No, Google is not making ketchup. They’ve “recently” released a 3D modeling package for free download (with a licensed option for commerical use). It is an easy, intutitive modeler that allows you to quickly build three dimensional models of buildings and rooms. At least, that’s as far as I’ve gotten with it. It is not …
Getting Things Done
Getting Things Done, a.k.a. GTD, is a self-help book written by David Allen for people who want to get their lives (not professional or personal, but the whole shebang) under organizational control. I confess that when Jenn first brought this book home I was skeptical. Well, “skeptical” might be a bit of an understatement. “Deriding” …
Verbosity
I guess I’m feeling strangely verbose today. Already this morning, I’ve posted two non-trivial comments over at Live Journal, which are locked to friends only (so sad); I’ve responded to several workish emails in greater-than-two-word-sentences; I cruelly insisted on discussing (at least attempting to discuss) day plans with my wife while she was sleepily lying …
Computer Experiment II
This is why I love the internet. 15 Years ago, if I were trying to hack my computer, I’d have to dig out a DOS manual or call a friend who knew more than me. Now, I can just query Herr Google. Thusly, I find this wonderful website, http://freepctech.com/pc/002/files010.shtml which has free-for-download boot floppies all …
Computer Experiments
I guess, given that it’s 2005, I can’t really call it an experiment, but it’s new to me, therefore experimental. We recently purchased a new computer to replace our 1998 vintage Gateway (AMD K6) and I decided that what I needed was another project. The project is to install FreeBSD onto the Gateway and use …