Ramblings
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Free Zooomr upgrades.. hmmm
So the folks over at Zooomr are offering free professional accounts ($20 USD a year or some such) for free to anyone with a blog. You have to host at least one image with them, but that’s it. I have to wonder what they get out of it – perhaps just the publicity from posts…
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On helping others
It’s interesting how simple acts of help / kindness towards other people can make my day. Walking home from work the other day, I happened to notice an older gentleman trying to lever a wooden post off of his wall and out of the ground. I stopped to watch for a few, and noticed he…
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Defining insanity
Silly me decided to try again to upgrade my ZyXEL firmware. I believe there’s a definition of insanity that reads ‘Trying the same thing over and over, expecting different results.’ I’m insane 🙂 This time, not only did SIP break, but I couldn’t downgrade either. This is a bit painful, as it means I can’t…
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Last.fm and Amarok
Amarok 1.4.1 just came out for Kubuntu Dapper, and it includes better support for Last.FM’s stuff. With 1.4 (and I think 1.3.x), you could set up a Last.FM account, and feed data in to the relational system they use to recommend music for you to listen to. 1.4.1 has introduced support for playing the custom…
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Ten-hut! House inspection time!
Today was the day of the Grand Inspection by my paternal grandparents of the new kitchen. I am pleased to report that the work has been approved of! Need to get the channels filled in, and the wall re-skimmed where the tiles left holes. After that, I’ll have to decide on the splashback, and the…
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Pop goes the heating pump
As mentioned earlier, the pump that drives my entire hot water system (heating and hot water for the taps) decided to die this morning. Called the friendly plumber who did my new bathroom sink this morning fairly early, but didn’t have his mobile, so had to leave a message on his answering machine at home. …