BurningbirdRecovered from the Wayback Machine. I take the train to Sandpoint this weekend. I’ll be there at least two weeks, possibly a month, maybe even two. I’m trying to work through internet connectivity, but not sure if I’ll be able to get broadband. All the providers insist on year long contracts, so it’s hard to […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Today was a quiet day, and I’m in a quiet mood; mainly interested in working with code and doing some tech writing. I’ve completed my first set of WordPress/Wordform metadata plug-ins, just finishing up processing the XMP data in the photographs and getting the work cleaned up and packaged. I’ll […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. New bankruptcy laws went into effect in the US this week. For the best detailed description of these law changes, check this NOLO article. The new law makes little sense in relation to today’s economy. Surveys of those filing for bankruptcy find they do so because of medical bills, loss of jobs, […]
Stavros the Wonderchicken returns in true style: I hit post, now, dear lost readers in their thousands, not sure if this is resurrection or coda, but hoping a few diehard outliers of the wonderchicken army are still out there, and when their newsfeed ticks over from that limp and dusty (0) over to an erectile (1), that […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. A favorite mode of transport for skiers is to take a train to and from their ski destinations. Sandpoint, Idaho–a popular ski resort–does have a train stop but not a train station. As such it has no baggage checking facilities, which means that if you travel to and from Sandpoint […]