Category Archives: Misc

Kind of self-explanatory.

Seriously, AT&T?

I just got these in the mail today from AT&T (click to enlarge): (I scanned them so you wouldn’t have to put up with a picture of a wooden table.) Yes, there are six of them, and yes, they’re all identical.  The problems I see with the situation: They’re not de-duplicating their outgoing notification mailings,… Read More »

What have I been up to?

That’s a good question.  I’m glad you asked.  (Then again, maybe I’m not, because now I have to come up with an answer.) Can I still use “just bought a house” as an excuse?  No?  Hmm.

It’s official

Well, I’m officially a homeowner.  Yesterday morning we signed revised papers for the county recording office, and at 5:30 we got the keys.  We immediately set about repainting one of the upstairs bedrooms.  No time to waste 🙂 We’re moving in on Saturday, so we’ve got a lot of packing to do… Hmm.  This is… Read More »

My adorable daughter

This was Brooke’s first time walking outside.  Isn’t she adorable? 🙂 She turns one year old in ten days.  It doesn’t seem like it has been that long since she was born…

Slow media download times

I’ve noticed that picture downloads from this server can be very slow or stall entirely (particularly when you read a Let’s Play Star Trek Online post).  To remedy this, I’ve moved most of the media to a separate much faster server (Amazon S3). If anyone has any problems please leave a comment to let me… Read More »