Done yesterday (20111220 Tu)
LJ Release 88 is out, complete with sucky comment pages. There are nearly 5000 comments on the release announcement; it'll probably be over by the time I post this. Why they did this is just absolutely baffling. What, were they thinking? Yet another triumph of "design" over usability. Them and Gnome 3.
I tried installing the lxde desktop on Cygnus; it looks ok and is fast, but doesn't seem to have a network manager applet, so it's useless. It would work well on a hardwired, low-resource machine like one of the old Thinkpads, though. I'd already given up on xfce because, for all its flaws, I like my Gnome2 layout better.
A lot of the morning was spent at Kaiser, getting a new glasses prescription and an EKG. The optometrist also noticed that I have blepharitis in my left eye. Which I'd already noticed. Have to work on that.
I also mailed a package of holiday gifts, having given up trying to gift-wrap them in favor of getting them actually, you know, in the mail. I don't know what it is about gift-wrapping, but I always leave it for the last minute -- or beyond.
I also took a walk, and got a reasonable amount done at work. So... good.
In the links, Mexico's Mayan region launches apocalypse countdown. Tom Smith pointed out that there were Only 367 Shopping Days Left -- it would be 366, now. Happy apocalypse. Hmm. Maybe LJ is celebrating it a year early?
1220 Tu * up 6:35; W=197.2; drugs, nose, teeth, @ Obsolete files | Files That Last * 9am optometry Kaiser Santa Clara dept 486 Dr. Tapia -> blepharitis in L. eye. Suggests cleaning with q-tip and baby shampoo ~ giving up on xfce for now -- my gnome layout works better ATM. * EKG - cardiology (348) * mail package to N & the kids. ~ gave up on trying to gift-wrap. * move ~/bin to /users/steve, so it's easily synced, but optional. Prune. * walk: 2+mi; Whole Foods and the park. WF had Method free+clear laundry detergent and 100% buckwheat soba. Win. & install lxde on cygnus. May as well try it. Looks good; fast as a bat. No access to network manager, so no WiFi. :P Totally useless. Would work well on a low-end machine like the Eee or old TP, though. @ Mexico Mayan region launches apocalypse countdown - Yahoo! News ( filkertom: Only 367 Shopping Days Left) * configured ij for Chaos; nova seems not to be sharing printers, for no obvious reason. Very weird. % 9ish sleepy. May splat early : LJ Release 88 is out, complete with sucky comment pages. *curses* & fast from 9pm for labs We.
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