Average IQ
The average IQ score of the person who put this ad on Facebook is 22: I’ll leave all the additional comments about the typo as an exercise for the readers.
General Rambling
Grandma & Grandpa
In this day and age the big bad wolf apparently just has to use Google: If you search on “Lewon, Madison, WI” in Google Maps you get to see Ben’s bookmarks. No idea who Ben is, but I know where his grandparents live.
Windows 7 Beta and VI Client
I thought I’d really be pushing my luck, but it appears that the VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client (Build 119598) runs fine on the 64-bit Windows 7 beta (Build 7000). I only have the basic client and the Update Manager plugins installed, but both appear to work. I’ve done a solid 15 minutes of testing so far, so YMMV. 🙂 It’s probably also worth mentioning that my test Windows 7 host is a VM in my VI 3.5 U3 cluster. Seems to work — the VM is set to Windows Server 2008, and the VMware Tools seem to work fine. I didn’t install the Shared Folders functionality. It sure is nice to take snapshots along the way as I install more …
They Make Me Feel Fancy
“Even though I’m a man, I don’t like beer. I prefer appletinis. They make me feel fancy.” – J.D., on Scrubs. Boy I’m glad Scrubs is back.
In Summary
After reading what seem like hundreds of blog posts wrapping up 2008 by advertising traffic stats, best posts, New Year’s resolutions, and predictions for 2009, I’ve decided to write one myself. Traffic Stats: People visit my blog. Some days thousands. Some days a few. I also have an RSS feed that some people use. Observations indicate that when I write useful things more people visit. Weird, I know. I wish my readers would all gather in the same place so I could buy them a drink. Best Posts: All of my posts rock. Except those that don’t. And I’m not going to point those out. 🙂 I do have to say, though, that in thinking about “best posts” lists I …
A Glitch in the Matrix
That leap second in action, as seen in by a Linux box observing Central Standard Time (-0600): According to my friend Jon the BBC had advertised that it would have six pips at the top of the hour, instead of the standard five, but instead chose to play Big Ben (which had been properly calibrated earlier). It’s interesting that some things so abstract, like the precise speed of the rotation of the Earth and relativity, now directly affect our daily lives… even if only a few people actually notice. Wired ran an article last year about amateur time hackers who pick up surplus atomic clocks (“frequency references”) and use them to run NTP servers and prove relativity (by taking them …
LOL Butter
I wish all it took was butter to make people LOL. 🙂 I wonder if there’s a LOL Margarine, too. (click on the photo for a bigger version)
Merry Christmas!
Regardless of religion, I hope whatever you’re all up to, wherever you are, whoever you’re with, and whatever you believe in is treating you right.
Narcissism & Me
Gotta love spam. I didn’t think I was this narcissistic, but the subject line says it all: And yes, I have upgraded from Pine to Alpine. Thanks for asking.
Winter Wonderland
By “winter wonderland” I sort of mean “winter hell hole.” At least until the plows get to us. I hate the cold but I love the snow, mainly because it’s what my 4×4 Jeep Grand Cherokee is made for. It was also apparently made for pulling my neighbors out, too. A minivan with 5 inches of clearance vs. 9 inches of snow — yeah, no wonder they got stuck. Compare & contrast today’s outdoor look to November 30th, a mere 20 days ago.