Schwer Log

A lot of you have probably already seen this DirectNIC Blog, but if you haven’t it is up to the minute blog entries from someone on the ground in New Orleans right now. It’s pretty incredible and horrific.

To see what’s going on in New Orleans check out the Flickr Katrina cluster.

Update: More DirectNIC pictures:

http://www.tacular.com/katrina/

Direct access to this kind of information is one of the great things about this new Internet culture; the information isn’t filtered through a media outlet, it’s direct from the source, and raw.

Flickr

Flickr is a website for organizing, storing, and sharing your photos. You can find my photos here.

The flickr page says “beta”, but like so many things marked “beta” these days it is production code and quite good. Images can be separated into sets, tagged, made public or private, and commented on.

What I like best is that I can upload the photos and walk away, or organize them in a few clicks; the flickr software takes care of all the work for you.

Peanuts on Parade – 07 May, 2005

Angela and I went to see the Peanuts on Parade Paint Off.

Recent PressDemocrat article: “It’s art, Charlie Brown“.

CoffeeGeek – Presso Non Electric Espresso – Dave Fitzjarrell’s Review

Wow! Espresso without electricity; that goes right on to my Froogle Wish List. I would feel so proud to show up at a camping trip with one of those.

I saw this while I was out walking Peaches this morning.

Now I know the economy is bad; people are selling themselves along with their homes.

Note to comic authors: register domain names before using them in your work, or suffer the consequences.

P.S., May not be work safe.

Fear the pumpkin!

The Starbucks Barista Digital Italia Espresso Machine is a marvel of coffee technology … when it works. Unfortunately all this technology is easily thwarted when a small plastic tab on the inside of the door breaks. The system then thinks that the door is not closed (when it is) and no coffee is allowed to be made.

Below are the hacks implemented to make the beast function properly. Note though that I did not actually implement the hacks; I merely documented them.

That’s a butter knife stuck inside the door so that the close door sensor knows the door is actually closed.

The end of a broken plastic fork taped (with electrical tape mind you) to the end of the broken door tab.

The things humans will do for coffee.

The must have accessory for your pup.

Angela and I entered the 21st century this week by getting cell (mobile) phones.

Dogster.com; it’s like Friendster for dogs, and of course we put Peaches up there.

I have a new employer now. I am now the new UNIX System Administrator for Sonic.net! Angela and I are very excited.

We got a dog!

Her name is Peaches and she is an Australian Cattle Dog. She is well mannered and good temperd, and is getting along just fine with our cat Blue. We picked her up two days ago from the Rohnert Park Animal Shelter.

CoffeeGeek.com presents An Espresso Glossary with very good information and which should keep growing a bit.

Oh man, I just had to blog on this:

www.thedailywtf.com

What a great site; well if you’re a nerd that is, otherwise it is probably just an OK site.

Here are a few choice bits from the Oracle Export Restrictions.

Of course it begs the question; what happens if you don’t check those boxes?

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/local/news/01parking_b1.html.

Santa Rosa will try out new reverse diagonal parking spots; that would require you to back into the spot. The idea being that when you pull out you are pulling out head first and will have a clear view of traffic.

So if you currently back in to a parallel spot, then all that practice will pay off here. Of course if you are one of those people that pulls in head first to parallel park, then here is more evidence that you are indeed wrong. See the California DMV even says so.

Buela,

I remember the smell of fresh tortillas on the stove.

I remember the impeccably clean house.

I remember your small loving hugs and your always caring hands.

I remember your patience and strength.

I remember hearing how you got stuck in the snow, and had to be helped out, but you still walked to the bus stop. (That one always makes me smile.)

I am so glad to have you as part of my life, and that you had the opportunity to meet my wife, and be a part of our wedding.

You will be forever missed, but never forgotten. We love you Abuelita.

Sonoma High student arrested in BB gun holdup incident.

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