Done recently (20101021 Th - 1022 Fr)

[mdlbear]

1021 Th
  * up 7:30; W=196.4; drugs, nose, teeth; coffee
  % new CPAP mask seals a lot better than the last one.  Slept well.  Win.
  @ Microsoft Windows Phone 7 review from TechRadar UK via marypcb
  @ Git - Dreamhost wiki
  @ git-http-backend(1)
  @ A web-focused Git workflow
  * kat needs an authorized_keys file that allows both me and her to log in.
  * ship Kat her wedding ring warranty info 
  @ $ cheat git
  & Indian for lunch with Jake and David M.
  * 5:15ish got the new server-side code working!!  
    ! Huge relief as it's handed off to QA.  MADE OF WIN.
  * Estrellita's for dinner with the Cat
  @ ebonypearl: Smoking Pen (NaNo hangout for the >50 crowd.)
  * PAY BILLS - Encompass and flex, in particular
  * tested assorted SD and uSD readers.  The FSF one is dead.
  * print directions to Jane & Andrew's wedding.
  @ GeeXboX: OpenBricks Embedded Linux Framework  Day 1 (LWN)
  @ WebODF (LWN - ODF editor in HTML-5)
  @ Linux Audio Update: The Fall Fashions | Linux Journal (ecasound etc.)
  * bath, bed ~12:30

1022 Fr
  * up 6:50; W=198.2; drugs, nose, teeth; laundry, coffee, dishes
  @ Tablet Battle: HP Slate vs. iPad vs. Galaxy Tab vs. Playbook - PCWorld
  @ ebonypearl: Not His Words, But Not Bad (Obama "It gets better" speech)
  ~ take car in for smog before 10/23      Honda: 408-249-1811
    honda charges $130 for a smog check.  Eeek!  www.smogcheck.ca.gov
  * 9am Stevens Creek Automotive     	2812 Stevens Creek Blvd
    	San Jose, CA 95128		408-243-2422 any time after 9; $60
    or	Johns Bascom Automotive		1305 S Bascom Ave
	San Jose, CA 95128		408-292-1200	
    more at: http://www.smogcheck.ca.gov/pubwebquery/Station/StationList.aspx
    	     ?DisplayResults=Y&ZIP=95128
  * mailed registration paperwork and check.
  : reminded that no sales tax is charged on bits, only on atoms.
    Need to keep this in mind when selling downloads.
  * brisk walk: Tech/Skyport/First loop 120steps/min = QV
  * installed Ubuntu 10.10 netbook on USB drive.  Boots on barnard, but seems
    to be having issues with the WiFi driver.
  * callback from Kaiser re: DME, CPAP concerns
  @ UTOSC: Inexpensive audio and video recording [LWN.net]
  @ Home - freeseer - GitHub - video studio in a backpack
  @ YouTube - Obama! A Modern U.S. President (musical spoof) 
    (via Andy Heninger) topical, silly
  * refi came through; need some additional data. 
  * laundry, dishes, caprese for tomorrow
  @ Strowlercon video stream archives
  * didn't need afrin; may be getting over whatever this is.

A very good couple of days, mainly because I got a major chunk of server-side software handed off to the QA guy and the developer setting up the staging server, and helped them get it working. It's a little disconcerting to know that it would have gone a lot more smoothly if the client and server teams had actually been talking to one another, instead of just me talking to both sides and dropping the occasional piece of info on the floor.

Got in some reasonable walking yesterday. Overate Thursday, going out for Indian buffet with coworkers for lunch and Mexican for dinner with the Cat.

Installed Ubuntu 10.10 on a flash drive and booted it on my netbook; very slow boot due to the CD-ROM simulation, and it failed to install the WiFi driver. Grump. Hopefully there's a newer version of the driver that actually works.

Got to have a short talk with the new-this-week VP of Engineering.

Quite a few good links. I'll probably be making use of A web-focused Git workflow at some point soon.