The US Copyright Office has made some "adjustments" to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, that heinous piece of ill-conceived legislature that favors increasing the bottom-line of the big corporate interests that had too much of a hand in helping write the law, against the the end users of various content. The Library of Congress, which ( Read more... )

Pee Wee gets an iPad! AAAAAAAHH! heh heh heh


Pee-wee Gets An iPad! from Pee-wee Herman

I'm posting this via the new (or shall I say, new-ish) home theater setup. Jeff and I picked up a new plasma teevee on Saturday, a 50 inch LG, full 1080p, lots of extras, but a dearth of direct inputs. For the time being, I have the home theater PC and the DVD/HDD recorder patched into it via the only two HDMI inputs, and the satellite box has to ( Read more... )

A couple weeks ago I bought a new 'shop vacuum' for the garage (of mayhem). While I already have a big, ancient Genie wet/dry vac, the thing is showing it's nearly 20 years of age, and new filters are nearly impossible to come by. I made an adaptor of sorts to fit a newer cartridge-style filter used in later models, but they have an annoying habit ( Read more... )

Well, today was my last day of work for the year. I did put my name in a pool of those willing to work over the holidays for this one particular program that really never shuts down. I hope that I dont get called in, but at least it would be extra pay, something I really could use. In the meantime, I have a bunch of things to do around here at the ( Read more... )

First off, I have to thank everyone who left notes of concern and encouragement in my last post. The past several days, leading up to and after the anniversary have been rough, no doubt about it. I lost my 'true' family in one fell swoop, and it's devastating. I've been trying to learn that 'family' can go beyond blood relatives. I have Jeff's ( Read more... )