Sh*t just got real


We spent four hours with our realtor today discussing what needs to happen to sell the house, what stays vs. goes for the staging, and when we need to move into temporary housing.  Bittersweet. 

Brain shrinkage 


Twice in the past month I swore I did X when I actually did Y. One time it was misremembering an online order's shipping charges, and the other time was when I committed to the wrong git branch.  Maybe my inevitable brain shrinkage has led to senility.

You’ll never know the real story


GeekWire had a couple of stories yesterday about start-up exits. They're in keeping with the usual exit article: Smiling faces, we're very happy to be acquired by a competitor whom we previously said we were better than, etc. I'm not picking on GeekWire — all of our news sources, mainstream or otherwise, have this problem. I'm reminded … Continue reading You’ll never know the real story

Vax 8600 (Venus) Ibox microcode


In a comment on my Thoughts on DEC post, Tom Miller offered a rat's ass if I scanned in my VAX 8600 (Venus) Ibox microcode listing. Well, here's Venus Ibox microcode v3.73, generated on 7-May-1984. Tom, you owe me one rat's patootie. This ran on Venus through the end of 1984. I had transferred to … Continue reading Vax 8600 (Venus) Ibox microcode