I have several subscriptions to Microsoft services, such as MSDN, TechNet, etc. I realized that they expect people to use their browser to access their site, but do they have to make it so other browsers can't access?
Case in point:
Today is my brother Jared's birthday. He is a year younger than me, but 5.5 kids ahead of me. Happy birthday, brother!
- Dear Vista: Why do you take my mouse away if the screensaver comes on at the login screen? You suck, and I hope you die in a fire -Jake #
- My loaner copy of Firefly just came back. I'm trying to remember who is next.. #
- New Internet connection is coming this afternoon. 3-5pm. Supposedly. I think it's not wise to leave the wife in charge of it though. #
- Forgive me Internet for I have sinned. I have been disconnected at home for five days. #
- My wife fell asleep on the couch. Now I can't watch TV. Headphones and Hulu, here I come! #
- If I die at my desk someone please just tie me down Weekend-At-Bernie's style and see how long I collect a paycheck. #
- Server 2008 installed on an old Dell laptop. Let the testing begin. #
- Hearing complaints about 82 degrees in the development lab. Sorry, there's nothing I can do. #
- Today's @woot podcast is hilarious! #
- I have just discovered that only 3 computers will fit on my desk. I need to fit. No, I am not happy about this. #
- I have just discovered that only 3 computers will fit on my desk. I need to fit 4. No, I am not happy about this. #
- Meh. #
- I can has one of these? http://www.reinvented-the-workstation.com/CX1-iWS-developers/ #
- Finally tracked down my boss's issue with Windows 7 remote desktopped to Server 2008 R2. #
- Just sliced my index finger with a Cutco chef's knife. Man those things are sharp! #
- Late getting dinner in the oven, but it smells terrific! Chicken Enchiladas with hand-made corn tortillas. #
- Booked @InvaderCON hotel room, woohoo! #
- Removed the band-aid from my sliced finger. It's healing quickly. Gotta love Neosporin. #
- Colcannon soup for dinner, it's delicious! http://yfrog.com/evwq4j #
- Casting my vote for @Sullengrey and the Eldritch comic. I love the artistic style! http://www.neweldritch.com #
- Listening to a podcast yesterday when I heard the phrase "Molly Denim." Turns out the narrator was trying to pronounce molybdenum. #
They reminded me of this old User Friendly iMac parody, too.
I'm drooling over the new Cray CX1-iWS workstations.
I might not kill somebody for one of them, but I'd certainly hurt them real bad. In front of their mama.
Unfortunately, as it has a $40,000 price tag, I won't be getting one. Ever.
Well we're back online at home. Thanks to my amazing technical skills (and the install guy), it was a short visit, about 20 minutes all together.
I tested my bandwidth to Tierpoint, my colocation provider, and got an 18 megabit connection speed! So not only am I up after the Imbris outage, I've got a faster connection to boot!
- Not sure I'll ever catch on to this Monday thing.. #
- Found Kobe beef hamburgers: yay! Found price: $5 for 1/2 pound: *sad face* #
- It's a bad sign when your ISP's website is down. Imbris, you're fired. #
- Stupid taxes #
- My reward for paying my taxes today? Buying @InvaderCON Tickets tonight! #
- I donated blood today, and got stuck in both arms because one didn't work. Two pressure bandages was too much to deal with though. #
- Awesome! @InvaderCON tickets purchased! w00t! #
- Haha awesome! Just got RT'd by @reduced. I love Reduced Shakespeare! #
- On hold with Verizon for 16 minutes now, for a sales call. #
My local ISP, Imbris (don't bother clicking, their site is down, too!) is offline. For the second time in just over two weeks.
Their office is locked up and dark. If you call their sales department, you get sent to a voicemail box that is full and will accept no more messages.
After the previous outage (which spanned around 36 hours), there wasn't a peep from the company about what went down. No apologies, no notes on their website, nothing. At that point, I started researching alternatives. I'm all for supporting local businesses and the "little guys," but this is ridiculous. I've used Imbris for as long as I've had an Internet connection. In the old (Nidlink) days, they provided dialup and a UNIX shell for each of their users (those were some fun times).
But I'm through with the outages. I'm through with them not paying their bills when they bill me regularly for mine. One time I could forgive, although I was quite upset there was no follow-up. If their first outage didn't cause them to lose most of their business, this one will. I've already ordered alternate service, and recommend anyone else to do the same.
Goodbye, Imbris, may you Route In Peace. Or not. I don't care anymore.
I hate local news. TV, newspaper, whatever. But more than anything else, this is what bothers me:
Nice job, Spokesman Review. This is what your site looks like in my browser.
- New Doctor Who is out. Too bad the only way to see it in the US is to pirate it.. #
- Congratulations @starshipsofa on the Hugo nomination! #
- Just saw the fail whale when I tried to log in to Twitter. Crazy. #
- Finished transferring several recipes to my new recipe software. I haven't typed this much in years. #
- One of the last reasons to NOT get a @drobo is now gone with the new FS model. #
- PS The final reason is the $700 empty-box price tag
# - RT @BillCorbett RT @DalaiLamaCenter "Watch the Dalai Lama
with three fellow Nobel Peace Laureates on the same stage!"/ STEEL CAGE MATCH!!! # - Not sure what to read after finishing "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter." Maybe Alastair Reynolds' "Galactic North" #
- Wife's on the way to Seattle to meet Jim Butcher and get some books signed. One-day trips suck. #
- My life would be a lot easier if Windows would just SACK UP and stop being case-insensitive #
- My project testing went well, no bugs to fix at all! Time for the next project! #
- Making chocolate bread again. For the guests, you know. #
I'm just wrapping up a project I've had on my plate for months, and I'm feeling the happy brain feeling of finishing up something I've worried about for a long time.
It wasn't terribly complicated, but was subject to constant interruption and upheaval while other projects came along. (FYI in case you don't know, my work requires a great deal of multi-tasking).
My code is compiling fine now, and should be fairly complete. Some more walk-throughs today and testing tomorrow, and it'll be off my shoulders completely. Until testing finds a bug, anyway. And I'll finally be able to say "I've finished it" at my weekly status meeting.
- Sourdough rolls are mixed. Will rise for the next 3-4 hours, then proof for another 2 or so. Hopefully that's enough. Spaghetti tonight! #
- Power at the office is flipping out right now. Battery backup keeps coming online and going offline in response and texting me because of it #
- Actually made decent progress on my top priority project at work today. Maybe I can even finish up tomorrow.. #
- Oh carp! Forgot about something I need to pick up at the store before I go home. And that we are visiting Lorien's friend at 7. Must hurry! #
- Happy Birthday @BillCorbett! May you be blessed with many more riffing years ahead of you! #
- RT @QMxInsider Congrats @nathanfillion + @JoseMolinaTV for
scoring a 3rd season of Castle! << We need more Castle!! # - Had my 6 month checkup: perfect teeth! Yay! #
- It's only a writing utensil when a spoon is taped to it at the restaurant. Otherwise, it's a writing implement or instrument. #getitright #
- Cool new fun at @woot: Woot Your Own Adventure! #
- Transcoding video is making my iMac heat the house... #
- But how else am I going to preserve those old Doctor Who videos? #
- Weak! @InvaderCon tickets still not available... #
- Guess I'm the only chump on the planet that waited up to try to get first tickets to InvaderCon. Well there's always tomorrow. #
- Well it's past my bedtime. Gotta be at work in a short few hours. If I look too much like a zombie someone might shotgun me.. #
- Really sick of @wootdeals today. @thinkgeek's April Fools items are not deals. #
- The work isn't over until the text messages cease
# - Meeting with my XO reps today to finalize new contract. Those guys are really great. #
- It's snowing outside off and on today. I thought we moved past this. #
- Back to watching conference. But in between sessions, watched the latest Castle. Totally called the "I was aiming for his head" line! #
- The cinnamon rolls are out of the oven and smell fantastic. First layer of frosting goes on while they're hot. Second in about 20 minutes. #
- Here are the cinnamon rolls: http://yfrog.com/2fk9qkj #