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Yes, this project is taking forever. If you look closely at the top picture you can see that the framework for the facade is in, and I think the facade itself will be up in the next few days. Then the plywood can come down and it will look relatively spiffy from the outside. As is obvious from the shot below that, the inside still needs a lot of work. But the ethernet is all strung (pic 3) so everything I care about is ready to go. I keep trying to get them to just move in, but they want it to look good, or something. Graphic designers; what can you do?
DSL is awesome. Downloaded limewire which is a great front end for the gnutella network (a decentralized file sharing network - like Napster, but without the central entity for the RIAA to sue,) and am presently listening to some tracks off the new Lucinda Williams album. We're going to see her tonight at Roseland. Good stuff.
Pictures of the doomed NASA X-43A experimental aircraft.
Random message board quote of the day:
"Now what? How do I install libmd? The directions at GNU-DarwinAin't that the way?
seem to be for people who know what they're doing."
Somebody should make a t-shirt that says: gnurd.
Must get away from computer. Goodnight.
John Udell, who had a nice column I pointed to last week about storytelling and weblogs, has another nice one (more technical) about the future of the file system. Plus, elsewhere, David McCusker replies to a request for his thoughts on the subject.
Linus Torvalds is going to be on NPR's Fresh Air tonight at 7:00 pm EDT (although Fresh Air airs at different times in different cities.) Or you can listen to the interview on line if you are part of the dark side, err, I mean if you have RealPlayer installed. (via /.)
Well, we finally got the DSL in the office. Posting this over a (supposedly) 1.5 Mb/sec. connection. Seems pretty snappy. I just have it etherneted into one machine right now. Still have to get it connected up to the network so we can all share it. I've got a bad feeling that the way Verizon has set this up is going to make things a little difficult.
Clear background piece (that link will expire) on the free software / open source vs. Microsoft squirmishes that have been going on lately. I love this Eban Moglen quote:
"Microsoft, which used to say all theYeah, O.K., that's maybe a little overblown. But how much? Think globally. Think about developing nations. Think about China. Think about Africa. In ten years which operating system is going to be globally dominant? Let's see: one that costs more than people in many countries make in a month, or a free one? Actually, Moglen's comment may not be overblown at all.
time that the software business was ruthlessly competitive, is now matched against a competitor whose model of production and distribution is so much better that Microsoft stands no chance of
prevailing in the long run. They're simply trying to scare people out of dealing with a competitor they can't buy, can't intimidate and can't stop."
Tom pointed out that people without accounts here have been unable to post comments. This was a bug. It is now fixed. Sorry about that if it seemed unhospitable.
Frank introduces Wood S. Lot to Laura Riding Jackson.