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I just got the latest issue of O’reilly’s Make magazine today. This magazine is a must for any good geek as far as I’m concerned. One of their regular sections is called Makeshift,
in which they describe a tricky situation and ask their readers to find clever solutions. For example, in volume 1’s […]

We ran across a semi-impromptu multi-band concert in Prentis Park tonight.

The two bands we saw were Rebels Victorious (from Brookings), and also The Charter North (all the way from Illinois). They were both great. Another band was setting up when we left to put Tommy to bed (though he was having […]

I’m waiting for a restore to finish. Here is what I have been reading about to pass the time:

The Plan 9 operating system. Their website seems to be down right now, but their wikipedia entry is pretty interesting. I had thought Plan 9 was “just another Unix.”

The avoider game. This just […]

Tommy and I had a good time at the wedding reception on Saturday.

SD has funnel cakes too, but I bet we got them from The South. We had a great time at the wedding and reception yesterday. Duke has a beautiful campus and an even more beautiful chapel (I think they did four weddings there yesterday). Much fun, food, and drink. I wish […]

Here we are in North Carolina. We are very tired.

more later

I meant to post this on father’s day, but here it is anyway.
The song is an example of a mashup. I’ve been digging around on the web and found several more. Some of them sound pretty good. You’d be surprised how good the results are when you cross the Beatles with Jimi […]

Tommy had his adenoids out and new tubes put in his ears last Wednesday morning. That translated into a lot of daddy daycare, but luckily he’s doing great. I had no idea his operation would be an outpatient procedure. I was very impressed at how quickly everything went. We arrived at […]