Song lyrics that travel with me, and are lost to time


Like everyone, I have some favorite songs.  Some of them are from a long time ago. This is a snippet of a song lyric that I remember from my youth.  It's a vocal refrain, sung by mail voices at the end of a rock song. (Possibly folk-rock, if you want to get particular.)  They repeated … Continue reading Song lyrics that travel with me, and are lost to time →

I’m going to OSCON


I'm going to OSCON in July.  My company agreed to fund half the cost, which was gracious of them considering I'd been there only one month when I submitted my request. I'm attended only the main conference, because none of the tutorials piqued my interest. One nice aspect of this trip will be that I'm getting there … Continue reading I’m going to OSCON →

Buffalo LinkStation Pro Duo on a Mac?


Has anyone out there configured a LinkStation Pro Duo 2.0TB NAS drive with a Mac? This LinkStation unit comes with a "NAS Navigator" application, which is supposed to find it on the network. But it doesn't.  The application doesn't find s***. I don't need NAS Navigator, since I can set up the LinkStation from a … Continue reading Buffalo LinkStation Pro Duo on a Mac? →

TrenchMice gets snuffed


We pulled the plug on TrenchMice yesterday.  It had plateaued in traffic, and wasn't able to break through to the next level of readership. New features or different marketing efforts resulted in only temporary traffic spikes, followed by a return to the plateau. The cost for the servers wouldn't be a large financial drain in and … Continue reading TrenchMice gets snuffed →

Lots happening


Boy have I been a slacker!  I set a schedule for myself to blog at least twice a week, and I've completely blown it.  But since nobody's reading this blog, maybe that's OK. Lots has been going on. I've switched my world from Windows to Macs.  I last used a Mac in 1986, and they've … Continue reading Lots happening →

Down by a river


A lot has happened since I wrote my last career rumination. Earlier, I had interviewed with Fisher Communications' Fisher Interactive Network division, for a position of Director – Web Development.  I was interested in the job, and the corporate gears appeared to be turning in my direction, but no offer had yet come forth.  I … Continue reading Down by a river →

Close to the edge


I've done more reflecting, and had more discussions with friends, since my first career rumination.  I've gravitated to focusing more on how I'd feel in different situations.  Herewith, a potpourri of brooding. At-will employee vs. contractor A basic doctrine of American law is at-will employment.  This is the employee's and employer's right to terminate the … Continue reading Close to the edge →

Something is up with the laws of physics


From Economist.com, Wanted: Einstein Jr: Something seems wrong with the laws of physics. Spacecraft are not behaving in the way that they should. (Caveat: I'm no physicist, and this isn't a physics blog. ) It's tantalizing.  From the article: In 1990 mission controllers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, which operates America's unmanned … Continue reading Something is up with the laws of physics →

Integrating reCAPTCHA with Django


This is how I added reCAPTCHA captchas to TrenchMice, a Django-powered website. BackgroundWe didn't initially build captchas into TrenchMice, because we simply didn't think they would be necessary. By September 2006, the site started receiving spam comments.  They were the usual gibberish you see in blog spam: Lots of links, garbage words, and bogus e-mail … Continue reading Integrating reCAPTCHA with Django →