It’s Like Thunder, Lightning
One of the few things I miss about the midwest (besides family) are the late spring and early summer thunder storms. Towering clouds, building up all day, explode with a blindingly bright, deafeningly … Read more
First Post at New Host
Welcome! This is the first post at my new hosting service, pair.com. Actually, I’ve been using pair to host glowrocks.com for almost as long as my other ISP (to be named once I’m … Read more
What is Your Animal Personality?
I don’t normally indulge in these “personality” quizzes, but for some reason I took the animal personality test. The results were not entirely inaccurate, and also, not too embarassing: BTW, the complete set … Read more
How Google Works
As one with more than a passing familiarity with unix server design and sys-admin issues, I found this in-depth article describing google’s server architecture a fascinating read. While the emphasis is on the … Read more
Tahoe Getaway
We took off a couple of days last week and spent a few days up at Lake Tahoe. The weather was great, with warm temps and great visibility. Spent some time geocaching, driving … Read more
Google and Blogs
I’ve been thinking about this notion that google might start segregating blog search results. I have questions about how they would be able to tell a blog from “regular” content. Also, while granting … Read more
Standards Good
Thanks to a tip I found at Dive Into Mark, both of my RSS feeds now validate. I was also pleased to find my CSS page validates, though it does generate some warnings … Read more