http://wildloosecomma.psys.org "flips an ash like a wild, loose comma..." -- soul coughing Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:58:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been a process, not an event. Ren has posted many times about taking over working on the walls, but the sink, medicine cabinet, and light fixture in our bathroom were always squarely in my court, which left me with sweaty palms, more than a few choice curse words, and a ... http://wildloosecomma.psys.org/2007/09/16/76 I'm talking to one of my users, who asks the status on a project, saying that she hasn't heard from the developer (we'll call him Developer A) we were waiting on in a month. So I asked Developer A what was going on. He says, "I think we're waiting on Developer ... http://wildloosecomma.psys.org/2007/09/06/74 Ren: It's Dave's birthday on Saturday. Ben: How old is Dave going to be on Saturday? Ren: He'll be 29. Ben: Wow! That's almost 30! 'nuff said. http://wildloosecomma.psys.org/2007/09/05/73 ...but Wordpress just got updated for WLC. Now we can track the latest versions using Subversion, which means I just might stay on top of the upgrade process. http://wildloosecomma.psys.org/2007/08/21/72 Alex would simply not chill out this morning, so we went for a drive. The weirdest thing about having kids is the realization that you, no matter what it is you'd like to be doing, may at any moment need to pack up, get in the car, and randomly travel ... http://wildloosecomma.psys.org/2007/08/12/71 On March 30, 2007, at 5:18pm, 20" of baby Alexander, weighing 7lbs, 10oz, was jostled into this world. He's doing the baby thing and already delighting everyone. His brother Ben is thrilled to have him ( which was definitely improved by the Darth Vader Light Saber Alex 'picked out' for ... http://wildloosecomma.psys.org/2007/03/31/69 I have a pretty stressful job. Generally, the result of my performance is a significant factor in the protection of billions of dollars. Yeah: Billions. Meanwhile, back home, I have a family whose value cannot be measured in dollars. They are the reason I can work my stressful job, as well ... http://wildloosecomma.psys.org/2006/11/03/57 So, I've been tagged by Ren. Here's my thing. 1. Ten years ago: In 1996 I graduated high school with 39 other good midwestern kids. I also started college. I worked as a janitor, cleaning a church and school. I also totaled my first car in a spectacular moment of stupidity. 2. ... http://wildloosecomma.psys.org/2006/10/19/55 In geek circles, there's been a lot of talk about DRM, fair use, the DMCA, and copyright. Here's my take. The screen on my Apple IIc flashed up a hi-res graphics splash screen for a program called Nibbles Away, one of the classic bitwise copy programs for that era. With Nibbles, ... http://wildloosecomma.psys.org/2006/10/18/54 So, apparently the founder of YouTube is taking advantage of the sale of his company to go back to school, get a grad degree. That's excellent. Some folks would buy an Enzo instead. (To be fair, though, if it were me, I'd do both...) In any case, I tip my hat to ... http://wildloosecomma.psys.org/2006/10/12/52