When I got this photo, it came with the caption “The ice cream truck is here!”. Feel free to come up with one of your own and post it in the comments!
Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
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I try not to bore the readers of this blog with overly technical stuff; that’s why I started my programming and technology blog, Global Nerdy.
In my latest post there, I comment on the recent TechCrunch post in which influential tech blogger Mike Arrington reports on changes to the way my former employer b5media pays its bloggers in a post titled b5media’s Changes to Blogger Pay: Right, Fair and Still a Sweet Deal.
…so posting will be light today. But damn, do I look good:
Update: The machine has been claimed!
My sudden surplus of free time has given me some time to do some thing I’d been meaning to do but never got around to doing. One of those things is doing a little decluttering, and as a result, I have a number of computers that I don’t need anymore.
Rather than put them up for sale, I’ve decided to give the computers away to people who need them. I could put them up for sale on eBay or Craigslist, but I’ve decided to use this opportunity to do a good deed and put some goodwill out there. Some of these machines might be a bit old for everyday use and are probably of interest to collectors, but giving you an old computer makes your day better and frees up my space, that’s a good thing.
The First Free Machine
This is an oldie, but if you pine for the days of pre-Return-of-Jobs Apple, you’ll love this machine. It’s a Umax C600/240 PowerMac clone from about a dozen years ago. Some of its specs:
- 240Mhz PowerPC 603e processor
- 96 MB Ram
- 2GB hard drive
- Two video cards — the standard Mac one from that era, plus an ATI card. You can dual-monitor this baby!
- Ethernet card
It comes with an AppleVision 17″ CRT monitor, SuperMac ADB keyboard and Apple ADB mouse. It’s got a whole bunch of old Mac software too.
How Do You Get This Machine? [Update]
You can’t anymore — it’s been claimed!
How About the Other Machines?
I’ve got an appointment right now, so I’ll have to write about them later. Watch this space!
[This article also appears in Global Nerdy.]
Because I was laid off and not fired from my former place of employment, they’re taking me out for a farewell dinner on Tuesday night. It’s a nice gesture on their part, and I appreciate it greatly.
I’m allowed to choose the restaurant, and I must let them know my choice by Monday, October 6th. The problem is that I’ve just got too much on the brain and need help picking a place. If you’ve got suggestions, I’d like to hear them!
Some parameters:
- It should be within easy walking/transit travel of Queen and Spadina (that’s where the office is)
- My guess is that there will be about 10 people total.
- There will be drinking. A lot of it. At least 2 two rounds of “Irish Car Bombs”, too.
- It can’t be terribly expensive (which means that Nota Bene is off the list).
- The usual office after-work hangouts are Wayne Gretzky’s and Jack Astor’s. While perfectly serviceable, I’m looking for alternatives.
- The Pickle Barrel is not eligible.
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Unfortunate Headline Placement
Photo courtesy of Failblog.
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Here’s the cover of the current issue of the New Yorker:
In case you’re too young to get the self-reference to their classic cover, here it is — “The View from 9th Avenue”:
