I read that Peter Jackson, director of LOTR, will receive at least $200 million for the movie. What? Aside from the usual "what would I buy if I won the lottery" question, I can't even comprehend that much money, let alone getting it through directing a movie.
I have to seriously think about my profession.
Monday, June 27, 2005
I spent the night cutting up the old carpet for easier handling. I went through a few razor blades in the process. And because it was storming outside, I had to keep the garage door closed, which triggered a sauna-like effect.
I experimented a bit with twingine.com, which compares searches between Yahoo! and Google. At the time of this post, echomoche was number 8 on Yahoo! and first on Google.
Post #200 ...
I experimented a bit with twingine.com, which compares searches between Yahoo! and Google. At the time of this post, echomoche was number 8 on Yahoo! and first on Google.
Post #200 ...
Sunday, June 26, 2005
I was getting ahead of schedule on my chores today. I had a choice between getting the server going, rebuilding the laptop, or playing video games. I chose the easy way, Xbox. If only I could pass MC2. Although, there's nothing like playing the same level over and over, and over and ...
Saturday, June 25, 2005
I went to visit with the family at the annual camping trip. Luckily, there was no spending the night. Not that I don't like camping, I just like getting stuff off my to-do list.
Speaking of technology, I played a game called Kubb. The rules are you throw pieces of wood at pieces of wood.
Speaking of technology, I played a game called Kubb. The rules are you throw pieces of wood at pieces of wood.
Friday, June 24, 2005
I really enjoy grilling season. I think I've been on the deck each night with the grill, a magazine, a brew, and a Djarum. I can't wait until I get the laptop running again.
Just ... need ... time ...
Just ... need ... time ...
Thursday, June 23, 2005
I went out on a paddle boat for work today for the afternoon. Man, the sun drains you...
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
StreamRipper works fair enough. It seems to have trouble distinguishing the exact timing to cut off files and start new ones between songs. This might have something to do with the radio station being tricky and fading the songs together. This probably isn't a big issue, since I'm listening only to discover new bands, after which I'll end up "buying" the disc.
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
I put about half a gig of recorded stream on the new player for my bus ride home. Right when I pushed play while waiting for the bus, the battery died. And unfortunately, it has a proprietary battery pack, not AAA batteries. Humbug.
Monday, June 20, 2005
Since I got a new MP3 player, I've been craving some new music. My current solution is to record some internet radio stations. I needed a stream recorder that would also parse the songs into individual files. As there are quite a few free ones out there, I choose one cleverly called StreamRipper. We'll see how it works.
Sunday, June 19, 2005
I've noticed again that I'm veering away from posting about technology. This is probably because other things in my life are competing for the precious time.
The rumors are that the results of my last exam come out this week. I've actually started studying for the next round. It sucks now, but will be worth it when I'm done.
The rumors are that the results of my last exam come out this week. I've actually started studying for the next round. It sucks now, but will be worth it when I'm done.
Saturday, June 18, 2005
I had a full day of fun today. I got whipped around behind a boat today. I can guarantee I'll be soar tomorrow. Then I went up to North Branch for Karl's party and drank all of Dave's beer.
Weekends are worth it.
Weekends are worth it.
Friday, June 17, 2005
One of the things on my list to do before I die is to go storm-chasing. I think it would be incredibly fun to see a tornado in progress, deaths aside.
I also got a chance to play more with my new iRiver H10. This is a device that has an audio player, picture viewer, FM tuner, voice recorder, and text viewer, all with 5GB's internal storage. I need to get into discovering new music again. Suggestions are welcome.
I also got a chance to play more with my new iRiver H10. This is a device that has an audio player, picture viewer, FM tuner, voice recorder, and text viewer, all with 5GB's internal storage. I need to get into discovering new music again. Suggestions are welcome.
Thursday, June 16, 2005
I was in an all day meeting and all of a sudden Pea showed up. Well, surprise, surprise. Everyone in the meeting had set up a surprise party for us, but Pea was in on it. I'm sure I was as red as a beet. Nobody had a camera, but one of the big wigs literally had 3 cell phones, a Blackberry, and a PDA, and didn't know how to work any of them. It would be fun to be rich and buy toys that you don't use.
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
I got home from Chicago at around midnight. Again, not a short drive. And on top of it, I got pulled over for doing 80 in a 65. First of all, why is the speed limit on I-94 only 65mph? The cop told me that the ticket was around $280 and that in Wisconsin you have to pay on the spot. Luckily he gave me a warning. Of course I drove slower all the way home, hence the midnight arrival time.
Wisconsin sucks.
Wisconsin sucks.
Monday, June 13, 2005
Today was the first day of my seminar, and as such, my mind was wandering. I watched National Treasure this past weekend. The only reason I gave this an average rating is because it was about the Freemasons and had secret codes to break. This got me thinking that I need to become part of a secret society, perhaps the Illuminati, or start my own.
It would help if I was filthy rich and didn't need a day job.
It would help if I was filthy rich and didn't need a day job.
Sunday, June 12, 2005
After trouble checking into the Allerton Crowne Plaza downtown, we spent the entire afternoon on Navy Pier. It was another nice day to sightsee, picture take, and urban geocache. There was one that was creative. It was a film canister wrapped in velcro with the other piece glued around a blind corner. So you had to reach around into a dark crevice and feel around.
Another creative one had several locations you had to find and parse information off of signs, do a little math and conversions to calculate the final cache location. Well I ended up not finding it because I think I used a short ton conversion from pounds instead of a long ton. Maybe next time...
Another creative one had several locations you had to find and parse information off of signs, do a little math and conversions to calculate the final cache location. Well I ended up not finding it because I think I used a short ton conversion from pounds instead of a long ton. Maybe next time...
Saturday, June 11, 2005
I spent a few hours in the blazing sun going to a couple different parks finding some caches.
The Sheraton hotel claimed to have free wi-fi access in all rooms. After spending an hour playing around with configurations, I finally got connected with an incredibly weak signal. After each page loaded, the connection would of course drop and it would take 5 minutes to reconnect. They probably had one access point down in the front desk. I guess I could have went down there or complained, but it was much easier to shut down the computer.
The Sheraton hotel claimed to have free wi-fi access in all rooms. After spending an hour playing around with configurations, I finally got connected with an incredibly weak signal. After each page loaded, the connection would of course drop and it would take 5 minutes to reconnect. They probably had one access point down in the front desk. I guess I could have went down there or complained, but it was much easier to shut down the computer.
Friday, June 10, 2005
Seven hours in the car is a long time. Coming from St. Paul to Chicago, we went through a few tolls. This is a completely inefficient system that humans thought up. Let's make everyone come to a screeching halt and pay a measly 80 cents every few miles. Stupid. I can't wait until the RFID chips are installed in our brains at birth.
Thursday, June 9, 2005
I spent today entering some coordinates from geocaching.com into my Garmin GPS. I have a seminar in Chicago next week, and Pea and I are leaving tomorrow to make a weekend trip out of it.
If only I got paid to play on the internet. Oh wait, I guess I do.
If only I got paid to play on the internet. Oh wait, I guess I do.
Wednesday, June 8, 2005
I'm doing some testing at work to verify the new version of a particular model gives the same output as the old model. Basically it's just running a few test cases through. Unfortunately, it's not going well. On top of that, I didn't build the new model, so I'm spending most of my time complaining and devising more efficient ways to do the same thing. The good news is that I'll probably be in charge of the next version and will be able to change anything I want. The bad news is that I'll actually have to work.
Tuesday, June 7, 2005
Karl came over to help me move the furniture back in each room, and then he paid for my dinner. All this, and he hasn't given me signs of impending doom at his place. Hmmm...
After that, the Three Kings met and discussed the state of the union. The CD player in the garage finally gave out. This might be the motivation I need to get the all-house speaker system in place. If I just wasn't so lazy.
After that, the Three Kings met and discussed the state of the union. The CD player in the garage finally gave out. This might be the motivation I need to get the all-house speaker system in place. If I just wasn't so lazy.
Monday, June 6, 2005
I had the day off to keep a watchful eye on the carpet installers. And since they were on the top two floors, that only meant I had to be holed up in the basement. Instead of being productive, I spent the entire day on Xbox. As soon as I pass Midnight Club 2, I'll have to work on Riddick.
I also got around to watching Chronicles of Riddick. I can see how some might think this is a stupid, pointless movie, but I really liked it. A good combination of visual effects and story. It had many sub-plots going that were easily distinguishable, but had some great ideas on joining them in the end.
I also got around to watching Chronicles of Riddick. I can see how some might think this is a stupid, pointless movie, but I really liked it. A good combination of visual effects and story. It had many sub-plots going that were easily distinguishable, but had some great ideas on joining them in the end.
Sunday, June 5, 2005
I pretty much spent all day pulling out every staple in the floor from the old carpet. I can't open my hand now from clenching the pliers.
These house projects are sure getting in the way of my tech projects.
These house projects are sure getting in the way of my tech projects.
Saturday, June 4, 2005
Karl and I busted through some projects today. We took everything out of many rooms and crammed it into fewer rooms. Then we ripped up thousands of square feet of smelly carpet. Of course, all this was rewarded with Xbox, pizza, and RvB.
In the words of Karl, if you bought an Xbox and played only Halo, it would've been worth it.
In the words of Karl, if you bought an Xbox and played only Halo, it would've been worth it.
Thursday, June 2, 2005
I finally got my main HDD, secondary HDD, CD writer/DVD, and Neo all working (somewhat nicely) together. The Neo is very picky on which IDE cable connection and jumper settings it has with multiple devices are present.
Now, to find more music.
Now, to find more music.
Wednesday, June 1, 2005
I was walking down the street when I saw two guys, one in a suit and the other in rags. Both were talking to themselves and each started screaming. I chalked them both up as crazy, but noticed Suit had an earpiece connected to his phone. Maybe Rags had a tooth phone.
I'm going to have to buy about 50 rechargeable batteries and have them in rotation. My Xbox wireless controller finally conked out. And I was in the lead in Midnight Club 2.
I'm going to have to buy about 50 rechargeable batteries and have them in rotation. My Xbox wireless controller finally conked out. And I was in the lead in Midnight Club 2.
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