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The Joy of Earphones
About 1.5 years ago I bought a top of the line Dell XPS M1730 laptop for work. It still works just fine for programming, etc ( Read more... ) -
Trying out Twitter
Hi all ( Read more... ) -
On LiveJournal and RSS
The rarest of rare occasions, Luke posts! I will get to the point first, and then do a small update on me ( Read more... ) -
Working from home
There are many advantages to working from home (no commute, cat cuddles any time, no corporate firewall, good tea/coffee). The perk I am enjoying right now, though, is the ability to program while wrapped in a sleeping bag. :-) -
Rain.
I hear the lovely lovely sound of rain on our roof...
The leaves on the trees are no longer pointing straight down.
Our beautiful view is hazy not from smoke but from clouds and fog.
They're sending firefighters home, finally.
Thank God. -
Fires :(
It is both good and bloody scary to see one of those waterbombing helicopters fighting fires from my deck.
*waiting for Sefie to get here, no transport...*
EDIT: Am safe at my Dad's with Sefie and Mitsu the cat. -
Fires
Just found out that my cousin Grant lost his home in the fires. I didn't even know he lived up there!
They were on the cover of the Herald Sun yesterday.
Some burn injuries, but on the whole the family is safe. -
OMG IPOD!
My division general manager bought me a new iPOD nano for Christmas! He probably got them for all the developers (presumably).
It is branded with our product logo, which is cool.
Now to get the thing running with linux. :-) -
Blackberries
I have defeated the blackberries. There were three infestations on our (1/3 acre) property ( Read more... ) -
New place!
1. Mobile phone + Celeste's internet foo is better than 000. Sefie is okay now ( Read more... )