November 2007 Archives

Feel-good Feeling

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Epu
on November 5, 2007 10:22 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
I left my steam account logged in, and found a couple of chat windows open when I got home. MyFormerCoWorkers were looking for some tips.

Man, it's nice to keep up with them. And it's nice to be respected with regards to a specialty, even if it is the anal utf-8 encoding of localized text from an Excel .xls file into the game-specific data format.

Miss you dudes, and good luck with your project and encodings!

Carpenter Uncle

By
Epu
on November 5, 2007 10:08 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Everyone needs this guy; putting together a handrail for your stairs but don't know how to finish it? Ask your Carpenter Uncle. Got a problem finding the drill bit extension you need, and uncertain if it even exists? Ditto.

Thanks to the Carpenter Uncle for informally vetting our sweet home Chicago, along with the other final house candidates.

Ethernet to Wall Jacks

By
Epu
on November 5, 2007 9:57 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Ah, the project that never dies.

  • CAT5e wall jacks are run to the living room and kitchen desk areas.
    • Makes it easy to hook up the laser printer and the computers.
    • Good throughput and file sharing.
    • Reliable internet connection.
    • All hubs, routers, modems, and a shit-ton of cables are in the walls and basement, not in my living room and kitchen and so-on.
  • Homerun to attic needs to be completed.
    • Self-augering bit still stuck in the 4x4 between 1st and 2nd floors.
    • Finally bought a 12-inch Irwin quick-release drillbit extension to finish this, when I should have bought a 3 or 4 foot flex bit to begin with.
    • Have huge holes in my bedroom and the basement stairs wall where the wire needs to be pulled to attic.
  • Drops to upstairs rooms need to be completed.
  • 16 port switch needs to be bought and installed.

Deadly Lead Windows

By
Epu
on November 5, 2007 9:41 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
My new home used to have lead-based paint in the window wells, and Cpu forbade the opening and closing of the windows, since the friction was sure to release lead dust. That was one hot summer. So hot that my inlaws defied her when they would visit. Not to her face, though.

Sure to avoid the same problem in our next home, as part of home improvement hell on sweet home Chicago, we immediately had the deadly lead windows tested by a le ad remediation company, and budgeted for a window company to replace them. Yay for energy efficient double hung windows!

Asbestos That Time Forgot

By
Epu
on November 5, 2007 8:26 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
The sellers removed a junky carpet from the basement stairs, only to reveal additional asbestos tile. Just like the basement tile they had already removed. The terms of the Deal specified that no asbestos could be present in the house, so the asbestos guys came back and finished the job, getting paid out of escrow at the title company. Such is home improvement hell in sweet home Chicago!

Best Recent Keyword Activity Ever

By
Epu
on November 1, 2007 9:57 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
According to recent keyword activity, I am in the top 10 links for searches on gurps meerkat manor.

What blows my mind more than the kind of pencil and paper RPG experience one would have playing meerkats in Meerkat Manor with the GURPS system, is that I would find that fun.
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