The power of language

I find myself highly amused by the way the Younger Daughter is raising her status in school by telling her friends, when they ask about where she got her unusual dresses, that "My Mom designs them and has her dressmaker make them." It's perfectly true, but at the same time it sounds a lot better than "Mom buys the fabric and one of her friends puts them together."

I suppose that's why my job title is "Chief Software Scientist" instead of "oldest hacker in the company".

The Twelve Networking Truths (RFC 1925)

RFC 1925 -- R. Callon

(3) With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead.

(4) Some things in life can never be fully appreciated nor understood unless experienced firsthand. Some things in networking can never be fully understood by someone who neither builds commercial networking equipment nor runs an operational network.

(5) It is always possible to aglutenate multiple separate problems into a single complex interdependent solution. In most cases this is a bad idea.

(6) It is easier to move a problem around (for example, by moving the problem to a different part of the overall network architecture) than it is to solve it.

Never mind that it's dated April 1; it's still all true.

[15 minutes] clutter: office and b/r closet

Actually finished a magazine box in the office -- at least to the point where almost everything left in it, a stack about 1" high, is warranty-related receipts. OK, I can deal with that. 4.5 magazine boxes to go; only one has stuff from 2006.

In the bedroom, I now have the (currently empty) gig bag and the (currently empty) hardshell case for the Ovation in the closet, down on the floor behind my coats where they won't take up any space that the flower_cat might want to use for stuff on hangers. That leaves the (long-term-loan) Applause under the bed, and the Martin in its case leaning against the wall. That's ok; I'll be needing Snuggles (the Martin) for recording soon, but don't want her getting dusty.

Pegasus ballot

The deadline for voting for the 2006 Pegasus Awards is approaching -- get your ballot in by October 16th.

( My thoughts. Don't click here if you don't want to know how I'm voting )