Monkinetic Weblog

> So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her. -- Genesis 29:20

Faced with the urge to write, and nothing to write about.

Every so often, I start thinking again about how I'd design a Home Dashboard - a simplified UI that could run on a spare computer, and provide 10-foot access to information like the day's schedule, weather, a bit of news, today's TV schedule, etc.

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My daughter is never going to outgrow fairies and princesses. But I can hope.

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ugh. Facebook Page referral spam now #diespammersdie

@anildash Powerpoint Is Dead; Long Live Powerpoint.

apparently I do a lot of nerd thinking early, between coffee no. 1 and coffee no. 2.

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finally realized why XSD bugs me. If I want to know what a particular XML vocabulary looks like, why are you showing me a different one?

watching stargate: universe on hulu on the couch with the wife.

Stargate: Universe is on Hulu? Excellent!

Srsly: a manure rake is a lawn owner's best tool. It's a shovel, it's a rake, it's a pitchfork. Omg.

Planning how to re-introduce my wife to blogging, courtesy of TypePad. Step 1: Buy her a domain. Check. Step 2. Show her the non-threatening quick-post form on the Dashboard. Step 3. Wire it to Facebook, where most of her friends are. Step 4. Profit!

Newly shorn.

Networked silliness aside, this is the kind of coffee maker I really want: http://bit.ly/8S2DNi coffee-on-demand for the work-from-home set.

taking time out of my busy day to research networked coffee pots. yes, it's important!

Official Coffee Times commencing now: http://officialcoffeetimes.com