Buffet

Warren Buffet continues to be my hero. He is giving away his entire fortune, most of it to the Gates Foundation.

Capacitors + Nanotubes = Super Battery

These batteries will charge in seconds, last longer than current batteries, and won't degrade. Boy those MIT guys are sure smart.

Craigslist

I love craigslist. I listed a used road bike at midnight. I had cash in my hands before noon the next day.

Ironic?

On Bike to Work Day, I received a parking ticket.

Web-based IM

Meebo allows you to log into all your IMs via a browser.  It's a bit sluggish and doesn't yet have all the features of a desktop client.  However, the concept is great.  Check it out.

Not A Good Combination

Jack Daniels with Arizona's Mucho Mango does not go well together, especially after hot Thai Curry at 1 am.  I need to keep this in mind.

Brilliance

My hatred of W and love of sports in one memorable quote:

Season tickets have been selling rapidly in New Orleans ever since the Saints drafted Reggie Bush. Optimistic Saints fans point out that this is the first time since Hurricane Katrina that somebody named Bush has promised to help New Orleans -- and actually meant it.

Home Office

Any chance I can win the home office of the year award?

Not That Naive

Not even I'm dumb enough to fall for this scam artist on craigslist.com:

Thanks for your reply...

I will be paying using USPS online money order... you will be notified by USPS when the payment is made, approved.,... the money order would have been approved by USPS.. then your CASH would be mailed to you.

Fedex will come pick the item when you receive the email notification saying the money order has been verified / approved and your CASH is about to be mailed out. You dont need to pay anything... it's all at my own expense.

Please reply with your full name and address to send the payment to.

The Real Excitement

While Apple's Boot Camp has generated a lot of buzz, Parallels Workstation 2.1 for OS X is what really interests me. Dual booting is necessary if you play games or need Photosohop to run at maximum speed. For me, however, I only need to run Internet Explorer, Dev Studio, Access, and Yahoo! Music. Virtualization (not emulation like Virtual PC) provides more than adequate performance for these applications without the inconvenience of rebooting. Moreover, the ability to have a complete deployment environment (Windows 2003, Red Hat Enterprise Server, etc.) readily available makes my life easier. Dreams do come true.