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More mountaintop fun
So we took a trip up to the antenna farm yesterday. We like it for differing but overlapping reasons. I’m interested in the electronics, he likes the spectacular view from the hill. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of talking with one of the transmitter engineers, who was kind enough to let me pick his brain…
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Green stuff
It’s something that’s hotly debated, and I really feel like both sides have good arguments. Here’s some decent arguments for both sides. I grew up in the orbit of a lot of old hippies. And they were generally cool people. One of them lived in a teepee on the side of a hill. So, pot…
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You nerd!
Windows or Linux? Don’t get me started. Too late. I got myself started. I’ve learned that we must coexist. It doesn’t have to be ‘or’, it can be ‘and’. I’m a Linux guy, for me, there’s no other way. But, I still have to use Windows. So, there’s one Windows machine in the house, tucked…
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Can’t live with ’em…
… but we can’t live without ’em either. So, raise your hand if you’re a dude. I am sometimes tasked with picking up various items at the store. My method is simple — get in, get my shit, and git. I’m really not trying to hang around King Stupid’s. I can have a list of…
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Snow!
We get snow around here sometimes. But, regardless of what you heard, Colorado is not a vast frozen wasteland during the winter. Most days are mild-ish in the 40-50 degree range, with a cold/windy day about once a week. If you live near the foothills, you might get a really weirdly warm day during the…
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Old guy rant #1
… of what will undoubtedly be many I’ve come to the conclusion I don’t like WordPress. I don’t like draggy-droppy-stupid stuff, I like the code! This, below, is fun. Maybe I’m getting old, but whatever happened to things that I would consider to be basic computer skills, like what happens if your graphics don’t come…
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Weird stuff on people’s cars
We all drive, why not enjoy the drive? Yes, I find the TP commercials with the bears extremely disturbing. But, I get to drive around at night and look at people’s bumpers, and some of it’s pretty funny. Here’s a few from last night. People get too grouched out in traffic, so destress a little…