The situation is chaotic and different enough that I wanted to at least do another update. I haven't heard of any fatalities so far, so that's great. On the other hand ( Read more... )

Well, the notice that area residents got which indicated that something was wrong came last Sunday night with a power outage. I was scheduled to go out and take care of some shopping and reading anyway, but the circumstances hastened my plans. Some time that night, I think I actually caught some reference on local TV news that 1 or 2 areas were ( Read more... )

I haven't checked the company website for a few weeks at least, but Emmett has been busy although _not_ in his usual way. I almost expect to see news on some new technical development every several months. (I wouldn't be surprised if he has something up his sleeves for early next year?? I don't know though...) It turns out that while there hasn ( Read more... )

This Summer has been one of the most hectic in several years for me. There's too much to comment on, so I'll just make an overview of sorts ( Read more... )

-- Telluride, CO ( Read more... )

-- Grand Junction, CO ( Read more... )

The classic sci-fi movie, _Blade Runner_, is scheduled for a 25th anniversary release some time this year, but the movie's director, Ridley Scott, continues to rework footage for an apparently definitive edition.

A news article gives more details here.

Amazon.com just approved my credit card application (and they kicked in 30$ for a first order as well!)

Man, what a relief, and what a great company.

I _love_ Capitalism (even if it's currently hampered by its diametric opposite!)

Well, I have to say that I'm utterly amused that I find myself in the throes of mid-terms just like some young punk who doesn't know nothin' from nothin' about making a living. (What can I say, I've seen enough of Newport Beach!) This afternoon I was under the impression that I might be facing down a test filled with obscure references or maybe ( Read more... )

Well, this was a bit of a grueling week. Total domino effect.... I need to backtrack and better figure out how VS 2005 works. I don't think that MS is especially heinous compared to many other software companies, but VS is about the most unintuitive environment I've encountered in over a quarter century of sporadic programming. I managed to get ( Read more... )