There You Go vs Thank You
Recently, Yeni sent me to the grocery store to grab some milk for the bakery. So, like most people in the Sunshine State, I headed to Publix and went to the dairy case. A minute or so later, after fighting my tiredness and the tempation to buy a Twix, I slid my card through the reader and got ready to leave. When the cashier handed me the receipt, her words instantly awakened me.
“There you go,” she said, with my receipt in her extended arm.
“There I go,” I replied as I walked away.
When exactly did “There You Go” replace “Thank You?”
Ted Yoho is Wrong about the Internet
Recently, Representative Ted Yoho penned an opinion piece explaining that the FCC recent reclassification of the Internet, protecting Net Neutrality, is a bad thing.
Ted Yoho is Wrong
First, the Internet is not 20 years old. Dial-ups existed in the United States more than 25 years ago, but that’s another story.
The Internet was made possible today mostly from the initial support and research of tax-payer funded research, through DARPA and today exists as a globally distributed network.
Kamailio 4.2.3, Update from git
Kamailio 4.2.3 has been released. Kamailio SIP Server v4.2.3 stable is out – a minor release including fixes in code and documentation since v4.2.2 – configuration file and database compatibility is preserved.
People Mover in 40 Seconds
People Mover in 40 seconds from qxork on Vimeo.
Siracha Dreams
I’ve loved Siracha for some time now… and having built up a decent tolerance over the years, would consume a pretty decent amount. It could be the constant mentions in the news, or the Hipster love, but regardless the reason I seemed to have let my supply of the red sauce go dry… for about 6 months.
Ubuntu Printing Error, Line = 514
Fair warning: this is one of those tech type posts. Recently, I updated my system from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. The upgrade was flawless, with one exception:
Private Conversations should be Private
It’s a crazy concept…
I feel that liberty allows us to communicate free from government interference. Whether this be business, personal, religious, or any other type of communication… our freedom of speech entitles us to freedom from monitoring our speech as well.
With information from Edward Snowden (and now William Binney), we should be very concerned over the level of interference, eavesdropping, and surveillance conducted against all society.
William Binney recently stated that the ultimate goal of the NSA was total population control.
This should concern you an you’ve been warned about this before.
Seth Godin and Broadway
I subscribe to Seth Godin’s email where each day my inbox receives his latest blog post. The man writes often. Every day. So each day, by noon, I’ve read one of his posts.
'Murica
Went to WDW yesterday with the Mrs… we’re annual pass holders which allows us to go when convenient. Normally, we’ll pass on the heavy season (to avoid the crowds), but we also take an opportunity when it presents itself.
Long story longer…
My New Watch
You may not have known… I love watches.
Since I was a little kid, I’ve loved having different watches and have amassed quite the collection. Now, this isn’t a collector’s collection — this is a collection of watches that Fred wanted.
Sure, I have some nice ones here and there (my parents brought me back a Cartier from a trip once) but most are important because of their story.
I have a great blue-faced Citizen watch I bought when Peter got married… I have the watch my Aunts had given to Uncle Harry… and recently I bought the watch I’ve always wanted.