Archive for October, 2008
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
It came!
Here’s my next project: a programmable thermostat that I can connect to my computer using software that I’ll write…
You might ask “Why?”. Well, let me tell you.
First, of course, controlling your HVAC system from your computer is pretty darn cool. Second, doing it via you own homemade software is even cooler. [...]
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
Patio Project Nears Completion
It’s been a very long time coming for a lot of reasons, but our pond patio project is now rapidly nearing completion. The retaining wall is complete except for the caps. That’s what I did yesterday (though I ran slightly short of block and need to buy a very few more).
Here’s a part [...]
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Sunday, October 26th, 2008
Ubuntu 8.10: Intrepid Ibex and ThinkPad T500’s
Wow. I’m impressed. I’ve been running the latest release of Ubuntu Linux — the Intrepid Ibex — for a few days now. Once again, I find it to be faster, prettier, and more powerful and useful than any other OS out there. Microsoft and Apple need to play some catch-up.
That’s not [...]
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Sunday, October 26th, 2008
Tarheel Football: UNC versus Boston College
It’s another Tarheel victory!
Across the field the foe has fled!
Cheer our team to victory,
for we are Tarheels born and bred!
Ponchos for the rain that was supposed to have quit by game time. It hadn’t, so the girls bought ponchos at the Student Stores — then we found out our tickets were under the next [...]
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Sunday, October 26th, 2008
End of an Era
Thursday was the final game of the 2008 volleyball season. Both teams ended with a 9 and 2 winning record. We should know in a few days it that’s enough to make them season champs (again). Here’s a few pics of the game and aftermath.
Ball in play!
JV team members cheering on the [...]
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Friday, October 24th, 2008
Back from the Dark Side of the Moon
Why, yes! I did fall off the face of the Earth. Thank you for noticing!
Wednesday of LAST WEEK we had a power failure at work. The oldest “legacy” server we had (which I’d been warning about for a very long time thank you very much) didn’t come back. Worse yet, the [...]
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Saturday, October 11th, 2008
Bombers Over Carrboro
I grabbed this shot of a USAF B-2 bomber over my house this afternoon. We’re a couple of miles from Kenan Stadium, and today is the UNC vs. Notre Dame game. The B-2 did a flyover of the stadium right before kick-off (an expensive stunt for the taxpayer, but cool to see and [...]
