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In the Electronic Engineering Times this week: The skills needed to defeat Bowser are similar to those required of laparoscopic surgeons, contends Dr. James Rosser, developer of a videogame for surgical trainees. (More)

Posted by Jon Daley on May 3, 2005, 10:00 am | Read 3198 times | Comments (2)
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Light Beer

We went late to a party the other week and also stayed late to help clean up. It turns out that this year the guests were not beer drinkers, so the host had lots left over. He was not unhappy about that, but he did have a few bottles of light beer that he lamented still having. I offered to take a couple of bottles to try in fondue. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on March 22, 2005, 4:21 pm | Read 2781 times | Comments (1)
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Debian Server

My new server arrived last week, and it came preconfigured with Gentoo, so it booted up, and I checked it out, but I really want a Debian system, so tonight is my second attempt at getting it to install. The first attempt failed miserably, but... (More)

Posted by Jon Daley on March 17, 2005, 11:34 pm | Read 4338 times | Comments (1)
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Formal Business Letter

There was a problem in opening a bank account for Lime Daley, I think they typed in my social security number wrong. This is the letter that they sent back to me explaining why my account had been closed. (More)

Posted by Jon Daley on March 16, 2005, 9:32 am | Read 7153 times | Comments (2)
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Appreciating Fine Art

I have not been too interested in paintings or going to art museums (except I did always like to see the Tiffany glass work.) I will admit that I had my doubts about whether Jonathan would like the Van Gogh bits, simply because I had no appreciation for them myself. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on February 18, 2005, 8:40 am | Read 8251 times | Comments (3)
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A Glimpse Into the Inner Workings of the City of Pittsburgh

Jonathan loves to watch the garbage truck come down the street and pick up the trash. This morning, we spent 25 minutes standing at the window, watching the world, waiting for the truck, watching the truck, and learning new things. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on February 10, 2005, 3:37 pm | Read 2442 times | Comments (1)
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Reality TV

I don't know a whole lot about the whole reality TV show craze, (I actually haven't seen a single one) but since this is a blog, I feel liberated to spout my views on the subject.
There is an article in the Pittsburgh paper a couple of days ago regarding a former Pittsburgh priest, who has moved to England and is now doing a reality TV show about revitalizing an aging Anglican parish. (More)

Posted by Jon Daley on February 10, 2005, 8:59 am | Read 4131 times | Comments (1)
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The Software Conspiracy

"If McDonalds were run like a software company, one out of every hundred Big Macs would give you food poisoning ... and the response would be "we're sorry, here's a coupon for two more..." -- The Software Conspiracy
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Posted by Jon Daley on February 9, 2005, 10:17 am | Read 3156 times | Comments (0)
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All Natural

Today's comic in Jon's Dilbert page-a-day calendar has Dogbert saying "Hello, this is Dogbert's All-Natural and Holistic Tech Support. . .Try stuffing tree bark in the CD drive and meditating. . . No, of course it won't damage anything, it's all natural!" (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on February 5, 2005, 2:25 pm | Read 2758 times | Comments (3)
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Web Washer

I just realized that I haven't ever mentioned my Windows HTTP proxy server that I use. (More)

Posted by Jon Daley on January 14, 2005, 10:51 am | Read 3055 times | Comments (0)
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Bright Starts Chase 'n' Play Turtle

Jonathan got this toy for Christmas. He and the other kids who come over like it a lot. This review will have positives, negatives, and funnies. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on January 13, 2005, 6:29 pm | Read 15144 times | Comments (0)
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Gorgeous Day

Almost all of the windows in the house are wide open, a fresh breeze is pouring in, and the sun is shining! Invigorating!

Posted by Heather Daley on January 13, 2005, 10:18 am | Read 2920 times | Comments (0)
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Version Manager Setup

Whether you know the program as Merant, Serena or PVCS, the setup is difficult, and despite the sales department insistence that you don't need a full-time person to run their servers, I am starting to doubt it. Here are the instructions to setup a new project using the file server model with split archives. (More)

Posted by Jon Daley on December 1, 2004, 1:14 pm | Read 35006 times | Comments (12)
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Mis-communication Companies

Our DSL went down and Jon called me and did a three way with Speakeasy to see what was going on. After trying a couple of things that did not work, Jon mentioned that it was raining, but not lightning. I went to the window to check things out, and I saw a Verizon guy up at the telephone pole. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on November 19, 2004, 11:30 am | Read 3312 times | Comments (0)
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Flabbergasted Cable Guy

A Comcast guy came to the door yesterday. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on November 18, 2004, 9:09 am | Read 10908 times | Comments (3)
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