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DSL is back, A/C is being repaired, and things are looking up.
Ahhh, the joys of Internet access. I’m back online, and able to VPN to my heart’s contentment. My Speakeasy 6 Mbps DSL is giving me these numbers from the ANL - CIS NDT server:
TCP/Web100 Network Diagnostic Tool v5.3.4e
click START to begin
Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . [...]
And here I thought I had a pimptastic home theater…
….until I read this post on a site for folks who use HandBrake to convert their DVDs into compressed movie files. Obviously, this isn’t about stealing movies (as the MPAA would have folks believe — it’s about allowing folks to watch their movie collections without having to break out their DVDs. It’s no [...]
Mr. Handy
No, this is not a reference to my love life. Geez…
A little background…
People who know me IRL (In Real Life) know that I’m not particularly mechanically-knowledgeable. I would have said mechanically-inclined, but the truth of the matter is — I do take a bizarre pleasure in wrenching on stuff. One of the [...]
I Scare Myself!
Took this photo using Photo Booth on my Mac Book Pro:
Yeah, wearing t-shirts like this one are not exactly the way to attract the ladies. That said, when you think you’re just going to be lounging around the house on a slow Saturday afternoon, a silly shirt can lead to hilarity — or really [...]
Snow Day
Thanks to the fact that my neighborhood was powerless (PEPCO got me back online around 6:00pm), I had to endure not only the loss of my internet connection (hey, it’s like jacking in to the Matrix), but no way to cook my own food or even… ummm… leverage my pimptastic home theater.
However, I did shovel [...]
