On hold for AT&T to start the cross-upgrade process. Me: iPhone 4 → iPhone 4S. Tammy: iPhone 3GS → iPhone 4.
Perfect.
dennis ritchie is gone but the memory we've allocated to him will live on forever
— Pinboard (@Pinboard) October 14, 2011
Dennis Ritchie’s passing makes me want to go back and re-read The C Programming Language.
Beautiful Jacks
Homelink Entertainment is doing all the low voltage work in our remodel. One of my goals in the project has been to have cutting edge infrastructure in a 1920’s house. Thanks to the meticulous detail of Ben from Homelink, it is happening. Look at this plate! Labeled Cat 5 runs …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Beautiful JacksMaking Soup in Vitamix
One of the things that wowed Tammy about the Vitamix was that you can make soup in it. Real soup. Not some cold Gazpacho. Honest to goodness hot soup. If you run the Vitamix on high for several minutes the blending action will bring the water to a boil! She put all the …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Making Soup in VitamixRemodel Update Week 18
There are still a number of things on our punch list, but, the remodel is done! When we started the project it was expected to take 16 to 20 weeks, and we ended it right at 18. This week the flooring was installed, the electrical was finished, the network and other low voltage …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Remodel Update Week 18Jobs Cake
We have a lot of Apple people at 8thBridge. On Thursday we marked Steve Jobs’ passing with a cake in his memory. The screen dimensions on the frosting iPhone are a bit Android-ish, but a great decorating job nonetheless.
Tyler Double Doodling
Tyler has been having a great time playing with the Magna Doodles lately. He will not just play with one. He has to have both. And he mostly enjoys carrying them all over the house. Occasionally he will stop to scribble on them. But only for a moment and then more carrying.
Vitamix in the house
I think everyone knows that I’m the gadget guy at our house. Tammy will often cite that she is anywhere from ambivalent to gadgets, to occasionally finding them outright annoying. With that background, it was a bit of a shock that on a recent visit to Whole Foods she was …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Vitamix in the houseBuilding git, so I’m installing about 200 packages first. That makes sense. 😕