2004-02-28 13:18:00

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2004-02-28 13:18:00
Cell phones are evil
In response to the frequently asked question, this is Why I don’t have a cell phone

  • I don’t believe I should have to pay for incoming calls.
  • There is no “do not disturb” mode for cell phones. There should be such a feature that would allow a caller to disturb me only in an emergency but otherwise send him to voice mail. Cell phones should have an easy “dnd” switch.
  • Contracts are evil. I want month to month with the ability to swap providers and have my number transferred within minutes
  • Too high priced.
  • People would call me… being unavailable gives me time to think about things.


When the first four items are implemented in cell phones I may get one. But until then, send me an email.

2004-02-17 15:49:00

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2004-02-17 15:49:00
Inverse Text (in response to White Mike)
It saves your eyes.
It saves power.
Your monitor will last longer.
Poeple will think you’re geekier.

White text on black background. Its good for the soul.

2004-02-04 21:24:00

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2004-02-04 21:24:00
Stepped approximation to a sinewave

It seems like the more appliances and people in the house the more subsceptible the DSL modem is to scrambling. My hypothesis is that this problem is due to voltage instability when powering on and off equipment. If I am correct the DSL modem is not getting a pure sinewave, which the computers can handle just fine. To test my theory I moved my modem from my Belkin UPS to my APC which I guess has the ability to step into an aproximate sinewave. So far the DSL modem has been scrambling less often but it has been reset once already within 24 hours after the switch. …perhaps a line conditioner that can give me a pure sinewave will help.

2004-01-26 15:47:00

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2004-01-26 15:47:00
Ben Cooks Again
Another cooling failure. I had set the timer for 18 minutes and within 9 minutes I started smelling smoke. Guess you’re not supposed to cook corndogs at 500 degrees. Oh well.

2004-01-24 16:22:00

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2004-01-24 16:22:00
First ever strategy LAN-party meet.
Participants: Myself, Steve Baehr, and Jeff Yesensky.
18:00: …Steve’s computer had no ethernet card. Put in ethernet card. Steve’s computer wants Win98 cd for files. Download one file at a time from internet and transfer it via floppy to Steve’s computer then hit next to see what next file is…repeat many many times.
20:30: Windows 98 is evil. Get another computer from Jeff’s house and grab pizza on the way.
21:00: eat pizza
21:20: begin Starcraft deathmatch. Starcraft was a bast. The game lasted until after midnight.
01:00: begin Total Annihilation deathmatch. Game lasted until 4 in the morning.
04:30:Try Descent II. Doesn’t run under Windows XP too well so we abort and play Urban Terror.
06:00: Time for breakfast!
08:00: Fall asleep
12:30: Wakeup and Eat lunch.

2004-01-04 20:58:00

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2004-01-04 20:58:00
From Louisiana Came I
Its good to be home. I flew to Monroe to visit Grandpa during Christmas. Then drove to New Orleans for New Years with Grandma Bee and Grandpops! I’m so blessed to have such a loving extended family.

Grandpa on Scag next to Dad


Dad talking to Grandpa who is sitting on his new Scag in Calhoun. Check out the controls! It steers like a tank and is as responsive as video games.

2003-12-19 21:36:00

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2003-12-19 21:36:00
First Christmas

Family in front of tree

We had our first Christmas today! From left to right: Jonathan, Noelle, Sarah, Bethany, and myself.

In other news Bob asked me about my handspring so I decided to try a soft reset and it works! Guess I won’t have to buy a new one after all! I’ll make this one last until the Tungsten C is down to $150.

2003-12-13 10:45:00

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2003-12-13 10:45:00
Pigeons faster than net
Waitomo Adventures uses pigeons to transfer data…and they carry it faster than the internet. Story here. Unfortunatly packets can be lost during the falcons’ nesting season.