October 19, 2011 in Random Thoughts
I made some awesome gnocci the other day (Paprika/Oregano).
Last night five people joined the hackerspace.
I have over 3500 followers in Google+.
Amazing things are happening in my life.
Sometimes, and more than just occassionally:
Life. Is. Good.
July 30, 2011 in 10 words a day, Random Thoughts
Today’s words are:
Turlingdrome
Fascinate
Maudlin
Fantastic
Thrice
Majestic
Quart
Appellation
Bucolic
Fortuitous
July 27, 2011 in 10 words a day, Random Thoughts
Today, I want to be everywhere, anywhere but right here. Wanderlust! Well at least I know next week I’ll be in Las Vegas.
July 19, 2011 in 10 words a day, HackerSpace, Random Thoughts, Tech
Michael Faraday created the first practical electric motor, but his first and most elegant motor was a Homopolar Motor. It consists of a single piece of wire, a battery, and a magnet. These motors form the basis of many modern electric flywheel storage designs. Here is an example of this elegantly simple motor:
July 15, 2011 in 10 words a day, Random Thoughts
I really, really respect and like Steve Wozniak. He joined Google+ a couple days ago.
July 14, 2011 in 10 words a day, Random Thoughts
Have you ever tried to use Quickbooks? I have been trying to get ATX Hackerspace’s finances off a spreadsheet and into the online version of Quickbooks .. and the conclusion I’ve come to is that accountants are part evil wizard, part sadist, all crazy.
July 12, 2011 in 10 words a day, Random Thoughts
Sticking your hand in a basket of dry beans..
Kissing someone and watching their eyes light up with surprise and happiness..
A clean car..
Throwing a stone in a pond, and watching the ripples..
Going “A-BOO!” to a baby, and the giggle storm it causes.
July 11, 2011 in 10 words a day, Random Thoughts
This weekend, I’ve managed to:
July 10, 2011 in 10 words a day, Random Thoughts
I haven’t really put much up here lately, and I was reminded of something my English teacher told me when I was in 6th grade:
“Most of the greatest authors, on average, only ever really wrote 10 words a day over a year. It’s not that hard to write, but it is hard to be diligent about it.”
She’s right .. so, from now till the end of the year, lets see if I can post at least 10 words a day.
How hard can it be?
April 21, 2011 in Random Thoughts, Tech
So, after two years at Amazon AWS .. and being charged $80/mo, I’ve made the move to Rackspace. They have virtual server instances for as little as a couple pennies an hour, and they are more than robust enough to run my blog and the other services I use. Plus, they have a fantastic flexible storage subsystem that I can use for data lockers.
So .. goodbye AWS, hello Rackspace Cloud.
For the record, the move from one to the other took 2 hours. Neat.