Category Archives: Ramblings

So, now that I have disposed of my old Dimension 9200, I realize that the new (well, year-old?) XPS 8300 isn’t really all that expandable. The Dimension 9200 absolutely crushed it in that category. In the Dimension 9200, I could … Continue reading →

I gave a presentation at work today to an audience of probably 100 to 150 people, describing my project of the last week. The project involved genetic algorithms for auto-tuning configurations, and I almost put the “Kanye – Gay Fish” … Continue reading →

According to a Bloomberg article, I have about three years left before my employability as a software engineer will start to decline. There was some discussion about this on Slashdot. I particularly liked this comment, in response to why software … Continue reading →

Happy new year! I haven’t written in a while, but I’ve also been busy. You know the story. I’ve done some traveling in private matters, but mostly it was large scale designs and some important improvements for work. I took … Continue reading →

I just found out that King County Metro is planning to cut off service for Route 27 at 12th Avenue at non-peak times. This is awful. Route 27 is the only bus that takes me directly to my office. It … Continue reading →

My FedEx nightmare ended. The package was found at a warehouse and then delivered to the FedEx store where I had requested it to be held. One thing that worried me a little was that it was listed as “Delivered, … Continue reading →

I got an encouraging email from Dell today. Apparently, someone at Dell had talked to FedEx, and they said my package is ready for pickup at the store. Unfortunately, I just talked to the FedEx store where the package is … Continue reading →

I ordered a new computer from Dell a couple of weeks ago, and it was supposed to be delivered yesterday. I work, you know, so I wasn’t here when FedEx attempted to deliver it. And because it’s a pricey item, … Continue reading →

I received a certificate from the ACM today. “This is to certify that, having fulfilled the requirements for professional membership,” I am admitted into the Association for Computing Machinery. Why yes, I really did pay that membership fee. Which is … Continue reading →

The Dell technician here to repair the Ethernet port on my media computer broke the rest of the computer! The fan doesn’t spin anymore, the PC doesn’t boot up anymore, and the surround sound system makes a pulsing sound when … Continue reading →

This morning, I spent about two hours analyzing log files and entering the results into an Excel spreadsheet. Excel decided to make my file 105 MB in size and then crashed. Tonight, I replaced myself with a very small shell … Continue reading →

I had used SplashMoney for Palm for years, and it was a fantastic product. When I got my new HTC EVO Android phone, getting SplashMoney was the first thing I did. Oh, what a disappointment that was. The program crashes, … Continue reading →

I just finished the review of the book chapter I had agreed to do for iConcept Press. It was an interesting survey chapter, written by non-native speakers of English, about a topic I’m familiar with, but on which I am … Continue reading →