"Murphy was an optimist!"
Knoxville Asperger Support Group Tonight January 29, 2008 11:50 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Announcements, Aspergers, Of InterestAs a reminder, ice moved last week’s support group meeting to tonight. Details including directions to new location here.
add a commentCalling the electronic gurus January 29, 2008 11:25 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Gadgets, TechnologyIf I have a device that is labeled as needing 12v 250ma and I have a power supply that outputs 12v 1200ma am I putting my device at risk?
I seem to recall someone once telling me the milliamps don’t really matter but that doesn’t feel right.
2commentsBreak the mental dam January 29, 2008 10:43 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI’m stuck. You know. Bouncing between Twitter and checking Reality Me for comments and email and generally not getting over the programming hurdle that has me in gridlock. So I’ve turned off the distractions but the mind races. It thinks of that overdue post about this past Thursday’s parent night at the high school. It thinks about the phone calls which need to be made to the NRA, Les Jones, and lawyers etc. It thinks about the squirrel trap in the attic. It thinks about anything but what it needs to be doing? How to calm the mind and get focused on work? Simple! Step away from the keyboard. Juggle or clean something. Do something drastically different from the task at hand so that in 5 minutes the task at hand seems fresh and new!
add a commentState of Me January 29, 2008 10:27 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeCold. Needed a haircut before Christmas. Now I really need a haircut. Focused on tying up some loose ends on some old projects so that I can move forward with some new projects. Dreading next month’s electric bill. Am feeling pretty sane and balanced between work, personal life/children, and community/volunteer activities.
add a commentFrom the mouths of babes January 29, 2008 6:36 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Amy, Daily Life, Education, Family, From the mouths of babes, HealthAmy: "Dad, why does my bus come so early?"
It is funny that the youngest (school age) person in the house has to be the first up.
add a commentBizarre FTP problem January 28, 2008 4:54 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Communications, Daily Life, TechnologyOne of my clients changed their ftp server to use active mode instead of passive mode. Using SmartFTP, WinSCP, the DOS prompt, and Filezilla all fail to get a directory listing off the server. They each appear to connect but then die. One gives an error message of "Failed to retrieve directory listing" and "An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine." I initially thought Comcast was blocking a necessary port but I can FTP fine to other servers both secure and non-securely.
I can however, connect to the client’s server from one of my shell accounts on a server where I do some hosting. So my work around to this problem is to ftp files to and from the client’s server with the shell and then to and from my local machine with the shell. So the shell account is acting like a middle man. What a pain!
2commentsHow to do the impossible January 28, 2008 12:01 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : PhilosophyGot something you cannot seem to do?
- Stop telling yourself it is impossible!
- Put the distractions away. Turn off IRC. Turn off Twitter. Play one final game of Battle Front. Make one final blog post about doing the impossible.
- Quit hyperfixating on the stumbling blocks. There are always multiple solutions to a problem. Chose a solution rather than a stumbling block! Even if the solution is not elegant.
- Get Nike on yourself. Quit thinking about it and just do it!
Cable Modem message January 27, 2008 5:41 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Communications, TechnologyAnyone seen this one before?
3comments5-Warning B605.10 Map Reject – Downstream Traffic Flow Not Mapped to BPI+ SAID (EC=8)
January 26, 2008 6:14 pm
Posted by utterz in : Daily Life, Podcasting
Where do the utterz players come from? January 26, 2008 5:56 pm
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Child-free and no place to go! January 26, 2008 5:27 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cathy, Daily Life, FamilySquirrels in the attic by jj abrams January 26, 2008 3:45 pm
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Life mimics Hollywood – Bibleland! January 25, 2008 1:57 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Politics, Religion / Spirituality, Touchy SubjectsWasn’t this a Simpon’s episode?
add a commentMURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Rutherford County Commissioners have been meeting privately with the developers of a controversial Bible-themed park. [Source, Knoxnews]
Anyone need a Seesmic invite? January 25, 2008 12:00 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Communications, TechnologyI don’t like comparing Seesmic to Twitter because they are vastly different. However, everyone’s first response to Seesmic is "This is Twitter with video!" It is a valid metaphor. Once into Seesmic though you will see that is a time-shifted conversation. Do not time to keep up with the public timeline! It is not synchronous so Seesmic is NOT video chatting. It is asynchronous. While you are watching someone’s video response a few other people may be making responses. While you are watching those responses the actual timeline slips further into the future while you remain in the past to participate in the conversation of your choice.
I have compared Seesmic to being in a party. You hear the noise of all the conversations. Your mind can half-heartedly follow a few of the conversations. And you can commit yourself to one or two. If you step out of the party The Conversation continues and when you return you just step in at that moment. You don’t ask people to rewind or go watch the security tapes to try to catch up. You simply rejoin The Conversation. Same with Seesmic.
Warning! Seesmic is addictive! There are no timezones because Seesmic is on World Time. It never shuts down. You will get to know people from countries all over the world.
If you think you are ready for Seesmic, drop me a comment, emailjuggler@gmail.com, or Twitter me. I have a few invites. First come, first serve. Of course, bribes, links, and contributions to my Vasectomy Campaign (see also) are appreciated!
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