Man, I’m really freaking out. I really thought I was on top of things today – it started out so well. I went down to the travel agency, fished around for some more flights, found that the one I really wanted – via Honolulu :) – actually is the cheapest, so it’s fully justified by… Read more
1) Did a lot of thesis work. I’ve now got the motherboard and power supply sitting in the case in reasonably happy positions. There’s room for a hard drive or two, and some extra space left over… I don’t think I could possibly fit a DVD player in (excepting of course, perhaps, a slim-line one)…… Read more
I’d really like to get down into pixels some of my older memories, such as from high school and even beyond. One thing I’d really like to reminisce about is the Geektree, which will be my first entry (aside from this one). Hopefully I’ll find the time and motivation to continue this category with more… Read more
You know, I’m really not sure if this is having the desired effect… it’s difficult to find any number of things I can write about, in this section, each day… which is then immediately depressing, because it surely shouldn’t be that hard to find a few good points to my day. Maybe I’m just too… Read more
1) Did some good journalling. I really thought my “+1” piece was quite well written – to me it conveys most of what I was trying to say, without dissolving into a puddle of digressions, context-less rants, and other such gunk that all-too-typically pervades my more emotional writing. Really, it’s why I started writing this… Read more
Back in high school I was part of a big group of people called the “geektree”, named after the tree around which we congregated in the school yard, which was named after us… Richard Stallman would be proud. ;) [Sidenote: I really should document the famous geektree at some point; remind me in a few… Read more
The conference proper kicked off with the welcoming reception at 5:30 or so on the Sunday night. Everyone gathered in the foyer area of the conference section, and Stephen Young said a few welcoming words. There was a whole host of assorted drinks going around, along with (from memory) some nibbles. Ashley, Brett & I… Read more