Got a call from my pulmonary specialist. I should get a call middle of next week to set up an appointment for CPAP goodness. On the downside, I continue with my 40 events-per-hour apnea until then.

Just got the phone call I was waiting for. I'm one of the two possibilities for the job. Have a second interview on Tuesday. Guess I'll have to hit the dry-cleaners tomorrow morning.

Wish I had a camera this morning. The giant transformer that powers our entire operation at work was pouring smoke from the vents tonight. Apparently, we were inches from blowing it during our shift, god only knows about the following shift. The PE folk spent most of the night madly calling each other, waking each other up (since this started ( Read more... )

A friend of mine from work is looking for software for an audio server. His big requirement is that it be able to stream audio files in a non-lossy format (i.e., no MP3s). He found MythTV, but he's wondering if there's anything less complex than that. Any suggestions?

Just answered the phone for a wrong number. Not unusual, right? Here's the transcript of the conversation ( Read more... )

Appears Blizzard made their anticipated announcement in Korea today. As would be expected by an announcement from Korea, it's was indeed Starcraft related. Starcraft 2 in fact. While I'm mildly disappointed that it wasn't a Starcraft MMO, I'm still excited by a new Starcraft. The screenshots up have a strange "same as before" look, but still ( Read more... )

( This is SPARTA! )

Judge dies of 'adult sudden death syndrome'. No, really, folks, he just died. Those aren't wounds from a brutal beating, he fell while trying to escape. No, we didn't mistreat him, he was just "mentally unstable". Really.

In related news, 82 Inmates Cleared but Still Held at Guantanamo. US officials struggle to find places to deport them. ( Read more... )

I hate with a deep, terrifying passion, Massachussetts law. Just got a call from the folks I was hoping to do insurance with that, after all the time I spent on the phone, whoops, sorry, we can't insure you. You're about 2 months too late. So here's the call to you folks. Who's relatively local that people can recommend for auto insurance? ( Read more... )

Ever wondered what would happen if Halo and Metroid met? Now you don't have to.