I'm still here. Thankemverramuch, wireless connection. You worked before, and you probably won't work again in another day or so.


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Also from Eric Raymond's website:

1990's addition to the hallowed tradition of April Fool RFCs was RFC 1149, A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers. This sketched a method for transmitting IP packets via carrier pigeons ( Read more... )

Got coat number three on the hood (a thin one). I think coat number two was too thick. I had to sand it with the power sander to make any headway, and then I burned through the paint in about eight or ten places (still better than the first coat). I put this coat on much thinner. I'll try wet-sanding it by hand tomorrow morning, then add ( Read more... )

Today was day four of my car painting venture. I woke up around 10 or so, which only gave me enough time to mostly sand yesterday's paint coat #2. Hopefully tomorrow morning I'll do any finishing touches on sanding and apply coat number three. In the meantime, here are pictures!


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Most of you have seen my sorry '92 Dodge Spirit. The paint job (which could perhaps imaginatively be called blue) is cracking and peeling, and the body is beginning to rust. To prevent further rusting, I decided to paint the car. Myself. I read about a $50 method for painting your car with Rustoleum and decided to try it ( Read more... )

I just realized--hey, I've got a camera. I don't think I've ever posted pictures of the Helm's Deep Model occupying a good portion of my room. I've certainly placed it on my to-do lists a few times, but unless you've been in my room anytime within the last five years or so, you probably haven't seen it.

Voilà! In all its unfinished glory...

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I've always loved Project CensoredI specifically posted this because Lit League has been reading Michael Pollan, who discusses genetically modified foods and the Monsanto Corporation ( Read more... )

My room is clean! Relatively, anyway; I've got floor space.

So it's time for another one of my fabulous to-do lists, to help me keep track of my sheet.

1. Finish my Star Destroyer. And post pictures so I can return my boss's camera.

2. Finish Helm's Deep.It'd be ever so nice to have that table back for other projects. Or at least have a ( Read more... )

The Simpsons movie: very enjoyable! Hurrah for a night off of work.

I've also been re-arranging my computer setup. I got a free printer, which I need to test to see if it's gonna work. The driver CD came with it, so I'm hopeful. Online reviews had good things to say about this inexpensive model of printer.

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