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Wow - I just checked up on news and whatnot for the first time today and saw the news about Columbia. Detailed information and real-time update page. In a related incident, one channel is not showing Star Wars that was supposed to be on because of the disaster. I’m not sure what they’re reasoning is behind this, but if it’s because they think it’s a “sensitive” issue…I think it’s a little ridiculous not to show Star Wars. Go ahead, disagree with me and tell me I’m heartless, but I still think that’s a little extreme.

Hooray for the month of January. I had an entry every single day except for one. While I can’t say they were all exceptionally interesting entries…I still pulled off a fairly steady month. I think I need to get out more…

It’s amazing to think that just over a year ago, I was packing up and heading out here. The time sure has flown. Not quite sure what I have to show for it thus far. Yes, I have a job…but don’t you think I should have achieved something more in a year? I’m not sure exactly what, but I just feel like I should have…

I was busy passing out on my recliner today, when all of a sudden I felt a buzzing at the back of my neck. Right up near where the medulla oblongata is. I didn’t make much of it at first as I was still out of it, but as I lay there it seemed weirder and weirder. Almost as if I was being told something. That’s where the oddness ends though. Nothing was awry… ...

Shoot - I forgot the root password on my Sparc box. I guess that’s what I get for not turning it on for a few months. The reason I decided to turn it on is because I want to install Oracle’s new Collaboration Suite (CS) on it and play with that a little bit. CS is Oracle’s new groupware solution and they are seriously gunning for Exchange with it. And from what I’ve heard, they just might succeed. Oracle has published numbers of CS being able to severely reduce the number of servers typically required by Exchange to support the same number of users. Rock on Oracle!

I did a lot of walking today. I rode the train into the city, walked to work. Walked back to the train. About a mile from the train to work. That’s not the worst though. I decided to head home early, so I caught an early train betting on the fact that a cab would be waiting at the train stop like they usually are. Well there wasn’t one. So…seeing as how I had no way to get home (since I took the bus to the train)…I walked…3 miles. I know, it’s not huge - but when it’s 28 degrees and windy outside, it gets annoying after a little while! I have to try to go play some futbol now, though.

Still so much to do, so little motivation, not enough hours. I curled up last night on the floor on a pile of ethernet cables…there’s one for the archives. ;-) I’ve been enjoying downtown, though. Granted, I’ve only been riding the train and walking about a mile, but it’s still not bad.

The State of the Union is on - time to play “Find the politician without the Flag of America pin”…

How pathetic that those who want free music don’t believe in free speech RIAA spokeswoman Amy Weiss said in a statement. So, Amy, does free speech mean reaching down the throat of ISP’s and forcing them to reveal their customer’s who downloaded mp3’s? If you didn’t hear, the RIAA won a case where the judge ordered Verizon to disclose the identity of somebody who downloaded one too many songs. And the RIAA wonders why they’re website keeps getting obliterated.

Blargsnot - and that’s all I have to say about that. Bring out the punching bag.