I might as well link to it as well, but here‘s the rap from SNL on the Chronicles of Narnia… I only learned about it from a Slate article which I listened to via podcasts.
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Stuff about Dave Kabal.
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More qualified than Michael Brown?
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Online ordering hell story
http://thomashawk.com/2005/11/priceritephoto-abusive-bait-and-switch.html
Scary story about a gentleman and his attempts to get a camera from a New York City e-tailer.
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Getting through voice menus
http://www.paulenglish.com/ivr/
Heard it on NPR this morning, this site shows the quick way to get through automated menu systems at a variety of companies.
Apparently, I’m Jean-Luc Picard. Go figure.
A little unexpected, but we got 4-6 inches last night, and up to another foot is expected.
Apparently, HBO is “poisoning” the downloads of its newest mini-series, Rome:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20051007-5401.html
If you use Azureus, you’ll need to download the plug-in: SafePeer, which can actively blacklist the “bad” servers. This is important for people like me, with access to legal HBO, but a desire to download things like this for on the road.
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Hot tub installed
Finally, after multiple screwups by our electricians (needs 50A instead of 40A) and the hot tub supplier (doesn’t need crane, needs crane, can connect electrical, can’t), the hot tub is installed.
We built a sub-deck for the hot tub, so that the top is flush with the main deck. Also, to preserve the view from the hot tub, we elected to use wire railing (since our house is on the side of the hill, this means the dropoff under our now extended deck is now almost 20 feet!).
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Cool clouds
Saw these cool clouds coming down LeftHand Canyon, thought it was worth a picture (and web posting).
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First week of work
Here’s a view of my work, with Long’s Peak (a fourteener) in the background.
Heck, even I’m jealous of my workplace (a great company), and my extremely convenient commute to home (about 20 minutes).
I am Product Manager for Consumer Electronics for Seagate, which gives me a great opportunity to combine my personal passion for electronics with a successful company in a great market.