Month: May 2011
I never promised myself a rose garden
(May 22, 2011)Viking to the left, Pink Fairy to the right But now I have a rose balcony. I wanted to have something growing on the balcony (in addition to the dirt), so I went to buy a rose bush. I got a bit carried away, as usual, and got three of them. A (I’m not kidding) … Continue reading I never promised myself a rose garden
RAID Fun Redux
(May 18, 2011)Addonics Mini Storage Tower You will remember me getting a new eSATA box with the crappiest thermal design ever. To recap, there’s a big fan situated a few millimeters from an almost totally non-holey wall, Batman. When fans are that close to an obstruction, the air flow makes a lot of noise. So I unplugged … Continue reading RAID Fun Redux
It’s like the 4th of July
(May 17, 2011)I’ve been celebrating the Norwegian constitutional day (I think it’s celebrating that we were rid of the tyrannical rule of the Danes, or the Swedes, or somebody equally tyrannical and heinous) by putting up more book shelves. I’m not digital at all in the book dept. It’s still all papery stuff. It takes a lot … Continue reading It’s like the 4th of July
Is Amazon Insane or Just Deranged?
(May 4, 2011)So, I stumbled onto Suddenly, Tammy! having their third album (which was recorded in 1997, but held (and not released) by Warner’s (they fired the band, but refused to give back the music to the band (record labels are scum)) finally seeing the light of day yesterday. (You can untangle the tenses, I think.) So … Continue reading Is Amazon Insane or Just Deranged?