Crash-o-rama
This humble weblog has been having some difficulties of late, particularly concerned with actually being available for the two of you to read. While this probably doesn’t cause much of a problem for humanity at large, it’s mostly annoying for me because I get a little email saying “Yo goober, your boring site is down.”
So, in the interests of trying to work out what the hell is going on, I’ve killed all of the content (except for the wonderful selection of photos and links down the side). If the site manages to stay operational for more than the 45 minutes it did last time I will reload the archives. If it doesn’t, well it will just fit in with the rest of my day (eg the catastrophic hard drive failure that just happened inside my PC).
And if it’s really screwed? Well, I’m switching to Textpattern
Car Dealer
The other day a warning light appeared on the dash of our 2003 Mini Cooper, saying something was wrong with the ABS, which doesn’t go a long way towards inspiring confidence in a vehicle. It also didn’t make me too happy based on the fact that we just spent $1500 on tyres for the car and here was more money needing to be spent.
So anyway, I’m sitting in the dealership waiting for the diagnosis and the dealer who sold us the car walks by. He now happens to be the general manager of the entire dealership. We get to talking and apparently they sell about 100 vehicles a month: 30 minis, 20 BMW bikes and the rest in normal beamers. That’s a lot of finance!
And the problem with the ABS: faulty sensor. Cost: $380.
Age
So, I have to wear glasses now. Only for reading and working on the computer mind you, but still. My aging old body.
When I went to have my eyes tested (you know, the usual … sore eyes, headaches, unable to concentrate) I asked if using computers non-stop would have caused any damage. “No, it’s your parents’ fault!” Good to know that it’s genetics.
I’m not sure what the prescription is, but it’s nothing traumatic. And a good thing to know that I don’t have glaucoma.
Next, the cane.
Typo, Odeo, Audio and iTunes
This is just a test post. I recorded a quick MP3 using Odeo and then uploaded it with typo. Just testing it out basically.
So, here it is
Google is really pushing the video
In the ever competitive world of trying to forge new markets, google is doing some handy stuff with video: The SuperBowl Ads