Life in bullet points.
Hello, dear public! How are we today? Having got my first moment to actually sit down and gather thoughts for I don't know how long, I thought it time to give you privilidged few a glimpse into my fabulous existance...[1] However as I'm tired/lazy/busy I figure it's acceptable to speed the process by using bullet points.
I think that's about all I've really got to report of much interest. I leave you with an interesting proposition that was triggered by something I read concerning ATI dropping support of a lot of their old (and some not-so-old) product range following their aquisition by AMD... Commercial entities should forfit their right to {patents/copywrite/keep their designs secret on some other level} on a product when they cease to support the product. Discuss.
[1] lets face it, LJ is mostly a thinly veiled egowank, so why not do it properly?
- I don't seem to have stopped reloading computers for longer than I can remember. First my webserver needed reloading with something more up-to-date, then upgrading my desktop led to a complete reload and just when I thought I'd sorted that...
- My laptop died. An ill-thought-out attempt to improve my failing LCD led to complete failure the next day of the screen. After a bit of poking around, I found a rather nice Dell Latitude 810 surpless in my handly local IT department. It's about four years old, but has been looked after (read: doesn't look like it's been used) and has quite the nicest screen I've ever seen on a laptop. With a Centrino based setup, I dread to think what it cost new. Not bad for less than the price of an Eee...
- As a result of all this loading, I've been using Windows 7 RC in anger. I've got to say I'm rather liking it. It's probably actually the fist time I've been looking forward to what I felt was actually an improvement in Redmond's output since 3.1.
- Life is crazy-busy, seem to have too much work, and too many appointments as it is. Appologies if I've been neglecting anyone, it's not through lack of desire, I'm just a bit frantic at the moment.
- It's the MicroIrish's birthday this weekend, there will be frivolities on Saturday night. Anyone not already invited and wishing to join in should make some sort of contact.
- I'm off in the morning to be trained on Vertical Lift Power Access Platforms (Scissor lifts to you and me). I think it's the first formal qualification since my A-Levels, which is a little surprising.
- There are vague plans for my birthday to find somewhere overlooking the Hevy Festival which will alow us to enjoy the music while at the same time having the freedom to leave, walk about or indeed wander to an off-licence. Anyone interested in joining in should again make some sort of contact.
I think that's about all I've really got to report of much interest. I leave you with an interesting proposition that was triggered by something I read concerning ATI dropping support of a lot of their old (and some not-so-old) product range following their aquisition by AMD... Commercial entities should forfit their right to {patents/copywrite/keep their designs secret on some other level} on a product when they cease to support the product. Discuss.
[1] lets face it, LJ is mostly a thinly veiled egowank, so why not do it properly?