Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 – an Incredibly Horrible Idea
Don’t get a keyboard that isn’t shaped like a keyboard. This one should have been common sense, but I just screwed up.
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Tulsa Welding School Provides Practical Education
College isn’t for everyone, but everyone needs an education and marketable skills. The good news is, alternatives exist for those who want to work with their hands instead of calculators.
Fall comes to Jacksonville
The cold winds find their way south early this year. Another summer is gone and the reminders of winter have arrived.
If Truth Undermines Confidence, We Have a Big Problem
The fight against a Federal Reserve audit is ramping up – and the very excuses they’re using to avoid a true audit simply proves how badly the economy needs to know the real truth.
When Stuff Actually Happens, There’s No Time to Blog About It…
A conundrum of blogging – if I’m busy doing interesting things, there’s no time left to blog. If I’ve got time to blog, its because nothing interesting is going on.
First Summer Farm – More Lessons than Food
The backyard farm won’t be providing a Thanksgiving feast this year, but we did manager to learn a few things about what kind of plants like the environment around here.
And Suddenly Dreamhost Speeds Up
Host or ISP? Whatever was causing the site’s slowdowns seems to have vanished.
Comcast in Jacksonville – Fewer Choices at Higher Prices! (Or, Why the History Channel and Cartoon Network Suck Now)
Comcast has fewer channels now at higher prices, but some of the blame may belong with the networks who are being phased out of the lineup.
Slow Sites and No Hints
When one problem is fixed, the next one pops up without delay. Now that the air conditioner works properly, some of my Dreamhost hosted sites are starting to load more slowly than I’m used to.
Large Orb Weaver Spider in the Back Yard
A massive golden orb weaver has set up a web outside our house, by the backyard fence. Here’s a few shots of the huge spider and some shots of other related arachnids that still make it look small.
An Icepack on the Computer
Yes, I’ve resorted to putting ice on top of my computer so I can work on my websites during the day time. Years ago, I thought any form of PC water cooling was insane, but today I find myself with little choice but to set freezing fluids on top of the case.
What Happened to Education?
Public schools around here have never had a great academic reputation, but these days they are taking things to a new extreme in the way they handle – or should I say do not handle – any social topics from geography to history.
Has Debate Become Impossible in American politics?
Can we have an open and honest debate about healthcare? Really, is it even possible anymore? A review of how political loyalties often seem contradictory yet stay so strong – and how this stubborn loyalty can stifle debate and lead to political mismanagement of important issues.