Weird!

My HP inkjet printer has been sitting there since this weekend with a blinking red exclamation point on its control panel, and a little line circling around its LCD display. I've changed its ink cartridges, power-cycled it multiple times -- nothing worked.

Imagine my surprise, then, when I glanced at it this morning and saw that its front panel was all green and ready to go. I printed a page and it worked. Boggle.

A Nobel cause

A petition to nominate Pete Seeger for the Nobel Peace Prize. From this post by technoshaman.

I've been an admirer of Pete's for half a century. Yes.

Reviews of the Lenovo ThinkPad X300

Roundup: 5 Takes On the Lenovo ThinkPad X300

After Apple stole the show with their amazing Macbook Air, it was easy to overlook Lenovo's announcement of their own 0.73 inch thick, 3ish pound laptop—that, by the way, features a 13.3-inch display, 64GB SSD, DVD burner, EVDO, WiMax, GPS, 3 USB ports, and a blessed swappable battery.

And at $2,680.00 (2GB configuration), it may seem a bit expensive...but compared to the Macbook Air's $3,098.00 (solid state configuration), it seems like a steal. So what did the reviewers think? Here are five takes on the ultraportable...

Instant laptop lust...

Towers of Hanoi: game over

I mentioned in an earlier post the little game of Towers of Hanoi required to clear off the cedar chest so it could be brought downstairs. Well, it's been done (by me, the chaoswolf, and a major assist from madtom_o_bedlam). The chest is downstairs and full of (some of) chaoswolf's wedding presents, and there's a tiny bit more space in the garage attic. Yay!

The bridesmaids' dresses are stunning. Their bouquets are done, too. Having a professional florist in the family helps.

Sleepy bear. We'll give it until 11:30; then I'm going to fall over.