Done yesterday (20110507 Sa)

[mdlbear]

0507 Sa
  * awake 5:30ish; cuddled and dozed
  * up 7:45; W=195.4; drugs, nose, teeth, light, coffee, dishes
  @ PC, tablet, phone: use what works, or the plus-PC era | ZDNet UK
    " The real reason we'll have a plus-PC era rather than a post-PC era is
      that many people want to do a wide range of things and some of those
      work better with a keyboard, some work better with touch, some work
      better with something pocket sized, some need a bigger screen and all of
      them make you more productive or let you have more fun if you do them on
      the device where they work best rather than forcing them onto some other
      device because it happens to be in or out of fashion.
    "
  @ Why The New Guy Cant Code
    " So what should a real interview consist of? Let me offer a humble
      proposal: don’t interview anyone who hasn’t accomplished anything.
      Ever. Certificates and degrees are not accomplishments; I mean
      real-world projects with real-world users. There is no excuse for
      software developers who don’t have a site, app, or service they can
      point to and say, “I did this, all by myself!” in a world where Google
      App Engine and Amazon Web Services have free service tiers, and it costs
      all of $25 to register as an Android developer and publish an app on the
      Android Market.
    "
  * 15min:  registered new kindle with starport network
  * 15min:  puttering in sewing room; moved rollator to front
  * 15min:  moved 16-port switch from stargate's UPS to nova's to even load.
    made very little difference.
  @ DHCP | Internet Systems Consortium
  @ AmazonBasics Electronics Travel Case - Boing Boing Help!  Luggage!
  * baycon programming questionaire, mail from Alison -> a week late :(
    " Sorry Concert is for Sunday at 7pm.  The concert following you is Allison
      Lonsdale at 7:30 to help with set length. 
    " (Alison)
  @ Debt Ceiling May Come Crashing Down on Treasury via ysabetwordsmith 
  * nova upgrade to squeeze.  "make push" first to keep to.do accessible.
    * apt-get install linux-image-2.6-amd64; apt-get install udev; reboot
    * dist-upgrade; fix config; mostly CUPS
  * started an upgrade in the Debian partition on Trantor.  Whee!
  * buy: coffee
  * buy: teapot.  ours is totally shot: lid broken, doesn't turn off
  * shopping:  Barefoot (with Snake and Butterfly dolce de leche jalapeno
    truffles) and BB+B (a clamp-on drink holder and a lovely copper-plated
    whistling teakettle).  Found a nice Timbuk2 22" Checkpoint carry-on
    at Sports Basement, but at $200, and I'm really looking for 20".  The
    20" bags weren't nearly as usable: I nneed quick access to the CPAP and
    netbook. 
  @ Which carry-on bag is best? - By Seth Stevenson - Slate Magazine
  * salad:  tomatoes, spring garlic, basil, avocado, cowgirl triple creme
  * dinner:  kasha with peas; pork slices with onions and barbecue sauce
  * finishing off trantor's squeeze upgrade.
  -> a comment by hvideo notes that night cramps can be caused by magnesium
    deficiency as well as calcium and potassium.  Further research
    shows that it can be caused by thiazide diuretics.  Or too much coffee or
    too little water.  Oh.
  * 15min: gig list and other website maintenance
  @ firecat | Introversion, what it can be and what it isn't necessarily always
  * reboot nova, install grub2
  * bed 11ish

Hmm. Pretty good day, I think; only thing missing was a walk. Wandering around stores looking for stuff doesn't really count as exercise.

Completely aside from the shopping (for coffee and a stovetop teapot), I got quite a lot done around the house. Mostly, upgrading nova (the fileserver) and trantor (the desktop) to Debian Squeeze. Also making a tasty dinner. Colleen and I liked it, anyway.

Oh, and some updates on my website, in particular the gig list. Now that I know when my Baycon concert slot will be.

Quite a few links up there in the notes, some with teaser quotes. Go for it.

And a happy Mother's Day for all the moms out there! Most especially to my own Colleen. Have a good one!