August 30th
My new Debian desktop
Sorry for the multi-posting tonight! I am so excited!!
I have come up with a desktop that i REALLY like:
I think i rather like Debian! :D
Archive for August, 2007
August 30th
Photodiary: making computers
It started with two empty boxes and a lot of bits:
Mainboard with processor and heatsink:
This is me - yes me! - making my own computer!! We're all too excited to be able to hold the camera still, LOL!
Comparing to make sure we'd both done it the same:
Memory in:
Hard drive and DVD drive in, everything hooked [...]
August 30th
Dual core processing baby!!
This gets me way more excited than it really should do …
more /proc/cpuinfo
August 30th
I have a new computer!
The really special thing is … i built it myself!!
A colleague at work helped me to choose all the bits, advised me what would work well, and what goes together, etc. Another of my colleagues got exactly the same as me, and we built them together last night! The hardware actually went really well, no [...]
August 28th
Pink cake
We get an email from a colleague: Cake in the kitchen.
I say: "I'm not ready for cake yet. I just don't think i can face it."
Colleague behind me says: "No, we shouldn't have cake until the time starts with a 1."
I looked at the clock. It was 09:59.
One minute later: "The time starts with a [...]
August 26th
Photodiary day
Because today is becoming a total photodiary …
Here is a picture of the bathroom floor after i have washed it! I like this idea of taking a photo after you've cleaned something. I think i will enable uploading photos to MyChores - it could be a great motivator for the next time you come to [...]
August 26th
Balcony plants
Whilst i've got the camera out …
This is our attempt thus far to decorate our balcony. The Leucothoe Scarletta which i bought yesterday and haven't had time to kill yet, the Nasturtiums which look as if they are desperately trying to stay alive (hopefully a big pot and a sunny balcony will help) and the [...]
August 26th
What 'clean cutlery drawers' looks like
You know, it troubles me that people might see 'clean cutlery drawers' on my Twitter (from MyChores) and not appreciate the enormity of the task! It's a major operation which involves getting everything out and getting water all over myself and the kitchen floor!
Just for your appreciation of what i did this morning! :)
It's not [...]
August 25th
Doubting my gardening abilities
I am not a natural born gardener. It would be nice if i were, but unfortunately it just doesn't come instinctively to me. I generally rely on the supposition that the plants have a will to live whether i help them or not, and unfortunately it's not usually the case.
Anyway, i used my £10 gift [...]
August 25th
A nice lazy Caturday
At Liam's request i have enabled the img tag in comments, so feel free to post your own cat macros in response! ;)
Today is a nice slow-going day. I have loads of chores to do, but don't much care. It's a long weekend - there's plenty of time! ;) I went out into town with [...]