Sun 31 Aug 2003
August 31, 2003
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GNOME Lore: Apparently not everyone in the GNOME project knows what a Soptimization is. It’s a %0.001 speed up of code at the extreme cost of readability.
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Bookworm: Elliot Lee’s wonderful db to Python class code is really making this easy to write. I’m almost at the point where I can make a semi-public release. I might even post screenshots.
Thu 28 Aug 2003
August 28, 2003
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Bookworm: Made much more progress. It’s looking really nice now. Still have a lot of code to write, but I can see doing a public release this weekend.
Mon 25 Aug 2003
August 25, 2003
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GNOME: Had a surprisingly productive day building packages. Libtool still makes me contemplate taking up self-flagellation as a hobby, though.
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Maintenance: I had to leave work a bit early to get my car from the repair shop. A gasket in the oil tank started leaking. As is typical with the problems with cars, it was $15 to get a replacement part and $250 to install it.
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Bookworm: With the house much more under control, I’m back to working on Bookworm again. I’m really not happy with the interface, but it’s functional. A surprisingly large number of people (like three) have asked for it recently, so I am going to try to get it somewhat usable. I had an enjoyable discussion with Seth about the nature of Assistants, and how they should work in GNOME.
Thu 21 Aug 2003
August 21, 2003
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life: I got this nugget from Seth on irc today:
seth> Jrb: but seriously, if you haven’t tried answering desktop-devel mail from a rowboat drifting through the night you have yet to live
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life: I fear, by that definition, I’m living it up.
Wed 20 Aug 2003
August 20, 2003
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hardware: I hired an electrician to come help me install a couple of ethernet jacks in two rooms of our house. It took us five hours of pretty solid work to run the lines, and only a small section in the basement stairwell is visible.
Thu 14 Aug 2003
August 14, 2003
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fashion: I’m so ahead of the curve. I’ve been planning on buying a generator for my house ever since we lost power for a week. Now everyone’s doing it.
Wed 13 Aug 2003
August 13, 2003
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Moving: Trying to put all the pieces of my life back together after the movers managed to spread them all over the new house. Lots of things went wrong. Lots of things went right. When all is said and done, I love the house and being back in New England. One thing that didn’t go so well was how the Mortgage turned out. I was very disappointed with the Walden Mortgage company of Concord, MA. If anyone is in the market for a loan in that area, I would not recommend them.
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GNOME: I am also really enjoying back in the swing of things with GNOME. I’ve finally gotten the control-center back somewhat under control. It sounds like a broken record, but I really need to get a good chunk of it cleaner for 2.6. Mime-system, here we come…
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Trips: I won two free tickets to anywhere in the continental North America in the company raffle. As I need to travel soon, I’m planning on going to visit Federico for a couple days. Should be a lot of fun. I’ve never seen Mexico City before — I’m quite psyched!
Mon 14 Jul 2003
July 14, 2003
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Moving: Finally moved. What a nightmare
Mon 23 Jun 2003
June 23, 2003
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strangeness: As I have no access to my changelog, I’ve hijacked Nathan’s. He won’t mind… will he?
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drinks: Nathan has gotten quite fond of Diet 7-Up here in Ireland. A bit odd, that. Of course, I still haven’t had any Lucozade yet. I really should.
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music: The BeeGee’s!!! Woohoo! Interesting show. I still laugh thinking about it. Especially them addressing the town (Youghal)
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toilets: Just two times, no need for three. I’ve come to just accept it.
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castles: Lots of castles! Many piles of fallen down structures! An amateur archaeologist’s dream! And the weather has been great to aid in the whole not-falling-down-and-cracking-your-head-open bit.
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RTotD: If Sir Walter Raleigh owned this town, I can see why he didn’t want to go back to North Carolina. But is there any connection between the name of this town and the fact that North Carolinians inadvertantly say its name on an hourly basis?
