Today is actually May 2nd 2010; three months after this year's Groundhog Day. It just doesn't seem right to let the year pass without writing something in recognition of my favorite holiday.
This year, on "Groundhog Day", I want to acknowledge the transitory nature of Life; the series of moments, one leading into the next. It's so easy to become complacent in our efforts and make believe that our place in Life becomes a sort of fixture. Rationality contradicts that complacency though, we know that Life is fluid and ever-changing. (Sometimes that hurried flow can sweep us away; as it has with me as far as not writing this blog entry for these past months.)
Despite the tendency to speed impetuously through Life, we should be "present" in every moment of Life as it passes and treasure its' beauty in our memory once it is gone. However our lives may change in the moments that follow, we somehow manage to also live on in an infinite number of immutable states through our cherished memories.
2010-02-02
2009-11-17
Fedora 12 Upgrade Success
All went well with the upgrade to Fedora 12. I have a few tweaks to make for my end, but everything should be as normal for the website again.
Another upgrade - possible INDY outages
Here's the usual upgrade blather:
Now, I'm going to add something more....
With the way things have gone historically with these upgrades, I'm planned and ready for the worst. If the server's out for a few days, don't worry or be surprised. Just wish me luck.
Alright, Fedora 12. Here we go!
I will be upgrading the web server over the course of the next couple days. You may notice some downtime, though it is more likely that the upgrade will only cause a single outage of up to an hour tonight. (As always, any outages will not effect email or the blog, as they are hosted externally.)
Now, I'm going to add something more....
With the way things have gone historically with these upgrades, I'm planned and ready for the worst. If the server's out for a few days, don't worry or be surprised. Just wish me luck.
Alright, Fedora 12. Here we go!
2009-10-16
Unanticipated Outage!
The cats chewed through some cables. We're trying to get things replaced quickly. Sorry for the unannounced outage.
UPDATE (2009-10-16 20:41:00 MDT): Thanks to the efforts of a close friend, we managed to obtain a 50ft replacement cable and have now rerouted the cable away from curious fangs.
UPDATE (2009-10-16 20:41:00 MDT): Thanks to the efforts of a close friend, we managed to obtain a 50ft replacement cable and have now rerouted the cable away from curious fangs.
2009-10-10
Metric Day 2009
Happy Metric Day, everyone!
Today is October 10th (10/10).
For the next 10 days, I challenge you to acknowledge, observe, and use the International System of Units (aka SI or Metric). I suggest starting small, recognizing fun personal uses for SI which don't disrupt your interaction with others. For example try switching your thermostat to Celsius, observing the km/hr on your vehicle's speedometer, or converting your height to meters and/or your weight to kilograms.
I started like this a few years ago and I've enjoyed using SI ever since. These small steps can be both fun and educational; and, who knows, maybe one of those fun personal uses will make more sense to you than SI and will stick.
Today is October 10th (10/10).
For the next 10 days, I challenge you to acknowledge, observe, and use the International System of Units (aka SI or Metric). I suggest starting small, recognizing fun personal uses for SI which don't disrupt your interaction with others. For example try switching your thermostat to Celsius, observing the km/hr on your vehicle's speedometer, or converting your height to meters and/or your weight to kilograms.
I started like this a few years ago and I've enjoyed using SI ever since. These small steps can be both fun and educational; and, who knows, maybe one of those fun personal uses will make more sense to you than SI and will stick.
2009-10-08
Lab Testing Hyper-drive Propulsion
This bit of news [Technology Review] is quite exciting. It's being reported that it may be possible to test and confirm a form "hyper-propulsion" (or "hyper-drive" as it's known in Science Fiction).
This is a big deal. The article summarizes a paper presented by a physicist named Franklin Felber [arXiv.org] suggesting that this technology could be used for space propulsion. I suspect that this same design could be used as the basis for the generation of power as well.
It'll be interesting to see how this develops and if Felber has the chance to give this theory a go in a particle accelerator.
This is a big deal. The article summarizes a paper presented by a physicist named Franklin Felber [arXiv.org] suggesting that this technology could be used for space propulsion. I suspect that this same design could be used as the basis for the generation of power as well.
It'll be interesting to see how this develops and if Felber has the chance to give this theory a go in a particle accelerator.
2009-09-30
INDY site is back online
That was not fun at all.
I definitely don't feel like reviewing the details of my anguish, so instead I'll candidly encapsulate the experience by saying: "It's a good thing that I run backups as diligently as I do."
Anyway, at this point, everything should be exactly as it was the moment before I took things offline to perform the "simple" upgrade.
Ugh... I'm so glad that's over with.
I definitely don't feel like reviewing the details of my anguish, so instead I'll candidly encapsulate the experience by saying: "It's a good thing that I run backups as diligently as I do."
Anyway, at this point, everything should be exactly as it was the moment before I took things offline to perform the "simple" upgrade.
Ugh... I'm so glad that's over with.
2009-09-27
Possible INDY outages
I will be upgrading the web server over the course of the next couple days. You may notice some downtime, though it is more likely that the upgrade will only cause a single outage of up to an hour tonight. (As always, any outages will not effect email or the blog, as they are hosted externally.)
Here we go!
Here we go!
2009-08-26
Everyone deserves clean water
Please take 5 minutes to watch this amazing video about an effort to bring clean drinking water to everyone on the planet.
URL: http://vimeo.com/6202666
URL: http://vimeo.com/6202666
2009-08-13
Google Reader's "Send to" Feature
Google Reader has added a "Send to" feature which makes it easier to share items with outside services/systems (e.g. Blogger, Facebook, Twitter, etc.).
If you're a Google Reader user and want to try this feature, simply go to the Settings menu, click on Send To, and select the services you want to add beneath each item.
If you're not a Google Reader user, don't worry because - thanks to this feature - you should expect to see alot more people sharing the benefits of their Reader feed with the outside world. In fact, this INDY Blog entry was started with me clicking Send To -> Blogger under the item cited at the end of this post.
via Google Operating System Blog: Google Reader's "Send to" Feature
If you're a Google Reader user and want to try this feature, simply go to the Settings menu, click on Send To, and select the services you want to add beneath each item.
If you're not a Google Reader user, don't worry because - thanks to this feature - you should expect to see alot more people sharing the benefits of their Reader feed with the outside world. In fact, this INDY Blog entry was started with me clicking Send To -> Blogger under the item cited at the end of this post.
via Google Operating System Blog: Google Reader's "Send to" Feature
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