Done yesterday (20100121 Th)

[mdlbear]

0121 Th
  * awake 5 (alarm); snuggle; doze
    (08:18:44) mdlbear: I woke up at 5 because I'd forgotten to reset my alarm
     from last week :(  {silly bear!} 
  * up 6:50; W=198.6; drugs, nose, teeth; coffee
  * buy: Delsym cough syrup for Emmy. also aspirin, batteries, Centrum Cardio
  . track down sales tax info; 
  . sort 2009 receipts
  @ Cornify - The #1 Unicorn & Rainbow Service -- total silliness
  * Fresh battery for the smoke alarm seems to have done it.  Reinstalled.
  * git in tempered-glass.info
  * got to work rather late.  worked through lunch, no walkies
  @ SaaS, Mobility and "Shamrock" Organizations Support More Home-Based
    Skilled Work | Ricoh Beta Labs
    Shamrock Organization - Wikipedia  Google search also worthwhile.
    The Rise of the Homepreneur and the New Report from Network Solutions
    The Rise of the 'Homepreneur' - BusinessWeek
  @ LackRack - Eth0Wiki
    (from Slashdot | LackRack Makes Home Colocation More Affordable
  @ Analysis of 32 million breached passwords
    (from Slashdot)
  @ Kindle Development Kit
    (from NYTimes.com)
  @ The Apple Tablet Interface Must Be Like This
  * enough of $software working to make a simple demo in $group meeting
  ->Good news about $major_project's future.
    The three Chinese curses, according to $boss:
      1. May you live in interesting times
      2. May you come to the attention of your superiors.
      3. May all your dreams come true.
    $major_project is now at #2.  #3 coming soon.
  @ ShareThis.com
  @ Getting Things GNOME!
  @ Virginia Tech Department of Music L2Ork - Linux Laptop Orchestra
    (From LWN) 
  @ An Orchestra of Linux Laptops; How to Make Your Own Laptop Instrument
  & Giving my XO to G.
  * Norwescon programming questionaire ASAP
  * bed ~11:30; S=2905

Hmm. OK, a good day. In spite of my weight continuing to be up, and no walk because of the rain and getting to work late. But I got to see Chaos for a couple of minutes, on her way to FurCon. I got a small demo ready in time for the group meeting; not much, but I'm starting to feel hopeful and productive again. A little.

The three Chinese curses, according to $boss:

1. May you live in interesting times.
2. May you come to the attention of your superiors.
3. May all your dreams come true.

The project we've been working on recently has now completed curse #2, in a very good way, so we get to start on #3 now. :S

But the very best thing was finding a good home for the XO, which has been languishing of late. Netbooks are lighter, and almost anything has a better keyboard. I've been feeling rather guilty about it. So, a mother who wanted to buy it as a birthday present for her child -- pure glee! She asked whether she could buy it; it was all I could do to keep from saying "of course not!" before explaining that it wouldn't be right for it not to be a gift. *rubs hands gleefully*

Lots of good links. The ones about "shamrock organizations" and "homepreneurs" are particularly interesting-looking in these troubled economic times.

Comments

[moshez.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure any of those are authentic, but I'm sure "interesting times" is not. It's originally from a sci-fi book (where it was a fictional Chinese curse) and was popularized when quoted by JFK in a speech.

Just FYI :)

[moshez.livejournal.com]

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Number 2 and 3

[hazelchaz]

I heard them as "May you come to the attention of people in high places" which is approximately the same. The version of #3 I'm familiar with is "May you get what you deserve." Your #3 has a certain poetic appeal, though...