RasterWeb!In Linux Under the Desktop I had said:
What is Linux under the desktop? It’s the practice of sticking a server under your desk to get the job done…
Over time, these machines become useful, or even critical, and you need to move them into the server room along side all of the Windows boxes…
We just moved two Linux boxes out from under the desk and into the server room… And will probably put one more in there. Progress… it just takes time…
Long ago I mentioned our Canoe Adventure, which at the time seemed like quite a journey, and while we’ve gone further down the river since then, I’ve not properly documented it…
So here’s this:
Our Starting Point (A) was in Fowler Lake, and leads into the Oconomowoc River. We headed over to La Belle Cemetery (B) where we walked around for a bit discussing the tombstones, the dead, and the undead. From there we paddled past Riverside Park (C) opting not to stop this time as we usually do, and kept going all the way to the new Highway 67 overpass (D), which was not on the map, so I added it in with a purple line. (I had to approximate where it was, as I had no GPS handy.) Our ultimate goal is to make it all the way to Lake Oconomowoc (E) and it looks like we made it about 1/2 way. I think we’ll have to set aside most of the day to do this, and it would be wise to bring along a nice lunch to enjoy once we get there. (Of course we could always take a short land detour to the Kiltie!)
Hopefully the next update with a fancy map will show that red line being twice as long, and our arms being twice as tired…
Mark Mallman is someone I’ve known since the early 1990’s. Back when he was a wee lad in Waukesha, he was in Uncle Smooth and the Lost Mayans, and then later did his own thing with an accoustic guitar. He’s always been a bit odd, or visionary, or weird, or nutty, or… well, you get the idea. A little bit crazy, a little big genius – that’s what I liked about Mallman. Oh, and he’s funny too!
But enough sucking up to Mallman, ok, not quite enough… I got to see Mallman perform at Mad Planet this weekend and wow, I was blown away!
I’m not even sure how to describe it other than a peculiar mix of rock and roll, keyboards, crazy lyrics, and that Mallman style, all mixed up into something very unique. I wish I could have seen Marathon 2 last year, where he (and many others) performed for over 52 hours!
Anyway, if you want to see something that’s entertaining, and rockin’ and (possibly) memorable, go see Mark Mallman, and tell him Pete sent ya…
(Oh, Mark get’s some bonus points for this: We haven’t seen each other in over 10 years, and he tells me I look young. Woohoo!)
Finally, after searching and searching we found something we can really get behind… We plan to support this cause with all we’ve got…
If you’re not into infinity like we are, we suggest you check out Support Our Ribbons where hopefully you can find some cause you believe in… or are against… or just make one up…
Is it any wonder that last night’s episode of Futurama (Fear of a Bot Planet) was my favorite?
As someone who deals with data files on an almost daily basis I can appreciate a “large properly-formatted data file” (though sometimes they are improperly formatted, which makes me sad and causes robots everywhere to leak coolant at an alarming rate.)
Oh yeah, so where was I? “Large properly-formatted data files” right. See, a mere 6 hours after the episode (at the inhuman hour of 4 AM) I was working with large properly-formatted data files (my favorite kind) and databases, and diffs, and greps, and perls, and sqls and… I just realized, I think I’m a robot. I mean, I was pretty sure I was a pirate, but I might be a robot, which is ok, because I can still live on Robot Pirate Island.
Anyway, I’m off to plan my Robanukah party!
(Note: Order more lugnuts.)