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Settling in, but still reeling…

I had planned to stay at the Cupertino Inn when I arrived ~ 4a.m. this morning. In fact the Cupertino Inn was all locked up, with nobody to rent me out a room. I actually tried to sleep in the … Continue reading

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Phone Post: Arrived in Cupertino

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Phone Post: 645 miles from Seattle

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Phone Post: 92 miles out of Seattle

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Items

Preparations for the move are going as planned… got the utilities / DSL / phone situation dealt with today. Still on track for Friday departure. Also, a co-worker who went searching for “People Like Us” stuff after hearing me listen … Continue reading

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public announcement: I gave my two (point five) week’s notice to my employer today. If the current plans hold, the weekend of the 26th will be when I pack it all into a u-haul and drive it to cupertino, CA … Continue reading

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x0rx0rz

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SprintPCS for internet access

So I went ahead and purchased the data cable and an extra battery from cellphoneshop.net, pretty decent prices, though delivery took a little while. My phone is a samsung A660. There are full instructions here, but really all it requires … Continue reading

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Product Endorsement

Geek alert, in the form of a quiz. Question: What is unusual about this tcpdump output (and no, it’s not that my workstation is called pimp): (note: displaying that as html requires this, if you ever need it)

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A year

Happy new year everybody :) Much love and big ups to friends and fam, near and far. I hope you are enjoying the yule. For me, this new year’s eve was fairly quiet compared to those of recent years, and … Continue reading

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