Posted by marshall Thu, 28 Oct 2004 15:22:00 GMT
One of my friends wanted pictures of the new computer, so here they are:
On the topic of pictures, Lara's been assembling a collection of photos taken over the past year that we'll be putting up soon, once we've finished sorting and writing descriptions for them.
Posted by marshall Thu, 28 Oct 2004 15:14:00 GMT
It actually arrived on Monday, but I've been too busy playing with it to post... :-)
Read more...Posted by marshall Fri, 22 Oct 2004 13:40:00 GMT
I got up this morning and discovered...
So...October 22nd. "On or before 10/21/2004"? I suppose it depends on whom you ask. It was shipped from Shanghai at 9:20 AM, according to the FedEx site. Assuming that's in local time for the location at which the item was scanned, that would mean it shipped on October 21st at 6:20 PM PDT. So I guess from my perspective it shipped on time, even though I didn't know about it until this morning.
The expected arrival date is Wednesday, October 27th. Just as long as they don't leave it on my front porch... :-)
Posted by marshall Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:59:43 GMT
This week, MAF formally announced that the headquarters will be relocated to the Boise, Idaho area this next summer. The move is expected to take place in the July-August 2005 timeframe. This doesn't come as a surprise to us; MAF started looking into relocation a couple months after we arrived, and Boise was the location recommended to the MAF board last month, so we were expecting it. Nevertheless, it's official confirmation that we're being plunged back into a well of uncertainty.
Lara and I love it here in Redlands. The constant sunshine, the mountains, the ocean, the food, the annual passes to Disneyland, the 20somethings group at our church...we really do not want to leave. This is especially true when the new location's description of "having it all" is "hiking, camping, kayaking, river rafting, hunting and fishing," which aren't exactly what I look for in a city. One of the reasons we left Pittsburgh is that it was too small for us, and the population of Boise is half of that of Pittsburgh. The closest city of any size (translation: the closest city with an Apple Store) is Portland, six and a half hours away.
At this point, we're more tied to this area than we are to MAF, so it is unlikely that we will end up moving to Idaho with the organization. That means I'll have to go hunting for a job again as the move date grows closer, which I'm not looking forward to. Thankfully there is a good bit of time before the move takes place, thus we're not as stressed as we might be.
So it begins.
Posted by marshall Fri, 01 Oct 2004 19:44:13 GMT
From the REXML page, remarking on the number of helper classes that Java developers have to use:
"Helper classes are exactly the kinds of things that theorists come up with...they look good on paper, but using them is like chewing glass."
Posted by marshall Fri, 01 Oct 2004 17:44:59 GMT
Yes, I love technology
But not as much as you, you see
But I still love technology
Always and forever
Always and forever
