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We now have a large hole in our front yard. It looks like the septic tank itself is there, although there’s still a lot of room dug up for the drain field that is yet to be put in. (I think they need an inspection from the town before they can put that in and cover everything up.)

Most of the woodwork (stairs, doors, moulding around doors and windows) has been stained to match the cabinets. They look really nice.

I signed up with GeekISP for my web and mail hosting needs. I figured out that it was cheaper to have it hosted off-site than to pay the electricity for my old FreeBSD box running things.

So now, http://www.cooperjr.name and email to pete@cooperjr.name is off-site. Plus, I’m now using TDMA, which will require a human to confirm that they’re a human before emailing me. (Most people I know should already be on my whitelist, though.)

“I hate computers.” — Me

I currently run my cooperjr.name mail and web server off of my old FreeBSD box at home on my cable connection. This has worked fairly well for me, but it has a few problems:

• My Internet connection goes down occasionally.
• My Internet connection is slow, particularly the upload (which for everyone else, is the download).
• It requires me to be running my computer 24/7, which is noisy and eats electricity.
• It’s blatantly against my ISP’s Terms of Service.

So, I’m looking to put my serving off-site. Here are my requirements:

“A witty saying proves nothing, but saying something pointless gets people’s attention.” — fortune

The light fixtures are now installed in our house, and the ones that we’ve installed light bulbs in work! While we don’t have utilities actually hooked up yet (and may not for 6–8 weeks), the house is currently powered via an extension cord from my parents’ house.

More Pictures

I very rarely use cash. Basically, all of my at-a-store purchases are done with my debit card, and all of my recurring expenses are done through direct debit from my checking account. (Side note: it’s called a checking account, but very few transactions in it involve checks.) I feel very secure with my debit card. In person I need to either sign something or use my PIN, and remotely I use my CVV2 value. In case of a card compromise, it’d be very easy to just disable that card and give me a new one.

A motorcycle is a two-wheeled motorized device used for transporting people.

A Segway is a two-wheeled motorized device used for transporting people.

Why does riding a motorcycle require a license, and riding a Segway not?

What are the legal boundaries between a bike, a motorized bike, a Segway, a motorcycle, a motorcycle with a sidecar, and a car?

The major change to our house today is that we now have garage doors.

And yes, I do take pictures of every little improvement to the house. Why do you ask?

Google recently released yet another feature, this one allowing you to kiboze Usenet.

I don’t know whether to be thrilled or scared.