First private Astronaut…
On June 21st of this year, Scaled Composites plans to launch the first privately funded passenger carrying craft to enter "space". The ship, named SpaceShipOne, will climb to an altitude…
Sneakers…
I just returned from a business trip to the U.S.. It was a tiring affair, but so far as business travel goes, I guess it was about as good as…
Boy Toys…
Popular Science has an article regarding various weapons platforms being considered for the future. Most of them are old hat: rail guns, laser cannons, that kind of thing. But one…
Semi-annual hacking…
This site was down most of today. I apologize for that. I spent most of today, probably 6 or more hours, fixing up this server after one of my web…
On being sick…
Its nearly 2:00 am, and I'm sitting here in front of the computer. I have a cup of Neo Citran in one hand, and a tissue in the other. Occasionally…
Spring…
Its spring here. Actually, its been spring for quite a while, but I think my brain just caught up with that fact. I realized it was spring today when I…
It needed an oil change, so…
Regulars here will remember last year when I got my new Acura TSX. I was very happy with that car, and with the friendly service I received from my Acura dealer.
But...when I bought my TSX, I really wanted a GPS navigation system. That feature wasn't available in Canada last year, so I went without it. Well, this year Acura released their new model TL, which now includes a Canadianized GPS navigation system. I made the mistake of looking at one...and did something kinda stupid... Say hello to my new car: a 2004 Acura TL. My TSX now graces my dealer's lot, awaiting a new home.
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Experiment underway…
I have often pondered why most of my website's pages don't show up in Google searches. I thought it must have something to do with using a content management portal…
Computer Upgrade 2004- the complete story
I completed my 2004 computer upgrade last weekend, and finally got around to documenting it all. You may enjoy reading my "journal" of the process and the results.
Oops…
Apparently I'm both dumb and ignorant. A few weeks back, in the early to mid February time frame, I made some very rapid changes to this site. Basically, I upgraded…