The news reported that Hostess, purveyor of snack cakes, is heading toward bankrupcy. I decided that it was time to hurry out and find one last round of Ho-Hos. One of my earliest childhood memories is a birthday cake my mother made by modifying Ho-Hos into train cars with Life Savers for wheels ( Read more... )

We have been using Virtual PC at work for testing software.

What does it do? When you run it, you see a window on the screen that thinks it is a whole real computer. You can start with a "virtual hard disk" created by someone else or start from scratch and install an operating system yourself.

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The ongoing oil well disaster reminds me of a story from The Lord of the Rings ( Read more... )

I was still close to home on Saturday when suddenly the Saturn's stick shift felt loose and it didn't shift any more. Fortunately it was still in gear and the clutch still worked, so I was able to drive back home and park safely ( Read more... )

The iPad is cute and I am glad that it is reviving interest in a mostly-ignored section of the market, but I am annoyed that it follows the closed legacy of the iPhone instead of the more open environment of personal computers ( Read more... )

My coworker and I have been using and editing http://OpenStreetMap.org for about a year. Today he is featured in the New York Times ( Read more... )

The weekend full of family visiting has gone well. Saturday's main event was going to the botanical garden. We had not been in years and it was fun to go with my brother-in-law who works at such a place in NYC. The highlights for me were ( Read more... )

Was there some kind of anniversary? Suddenly I see two articles about her today.
One was by Bob Barr in the newspaper and another was pointed out in gaeasson's journal. I started to reply there but decided to make my own post.

( Cut to shield you from Rand ranting... )

I have rather fond and wholesome memories of biking to the local Walgreens in Houston and buying Gold Circle Coin condoms. They usually came in gold foil but sometimes in red, blue, green or white. The foil was sturdy enough to put the packages back together after removing the condom and I once strung a bunch of them like popcorn as Christmas ( Read more... )

My annual company meeting is bringing me to Mountain View. I will arrive late Tuesday evening the 14th and head back home Sunday afternoon the 19th. Meetings will take up the business day Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Dinner with coworkers is likely Thursday but will not last late ( Read more... )