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GRAFFITI -- January 16, 2006 thru January 22, 2006

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MONDAY Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
January 16, 2006

1248 - Good afternoon. We're back in our own timezone, no longer suffering from NOBS (Not Our Bed Syndrome). Of course the trip back was not without travail. We had equipment changes followed by maintenance that hung us up for an extra two hours in Dallas ... we got home about 0100 this morning. But still, we got out of SFO before a bomb scare closed our terminal. That would have meant another day or two in CA, trying to get home.

Now I've been through the mails, and it's time to pay bills. Maybe I'll have time to catch up here later... ciao!

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Mon TUESDAY Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
January 17, 2006

0940 - Good morning. Back at work and in the groove. I actually put in about 4 hours working yesterday, between hanging out in IRC alternately assisting and mocking, and clearing out/reading the accumulated emails. I also got the bills paid and mailed, Marcia and I got the laundry done, lots of progress on many fronts. Now I've got plenty to do here, so I'd best be about it. No, I'm not thinking about the new Apple PowerBook Pro (or whatever they're calling it). I'm not ... at least until there are dual core EM64 chips in there. Anyway, on with the show.

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Mon Tues WEDNESDAY Thu Fri Sat Sun
January 18, 2006

0816 - Good morning. Yeah, like I have time for this. http://chir.ag/stuff/sand/ Sigh. Thanks, Jerry!

1056 - There's other fun stuff going on, too. I saw in Slashdot reference to this trauma pill. From the story: "They have been testing a pill that, when given after a traumatic event like rape, may make the resulting memories less painful and intense." Would that not cause problems in areas such as prosecution of crimes? Also, I firmly believe that the pain we go through and overcome is a part of what makes us human. To take that away would be a bad thing, in my estimation.

Fixed the borked post, too. Thanks to Don Armstrong for pointing out that my superficial errors hide deeper problems.

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January 19, 2006

No Post....

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Mon Tues Wed Thu FRIDAY Sat Sun
January 20, 2006

1740 - Good evening. I'm trying to keep up, but there's so much going on, and I haven't caught up yet. Perhaps another week and ... who am I kidding. I'll do my best. Meantime I setup a new mailserver and started some migration and testing during this week. Also plenty of archiving and deep backups. On the home front I'm specifying a new machine for Marcia - details on that prospect tomorrow. Now to get some stuff done before dinner guests. Ciao!

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Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri SATURDAY Sun
January 21, 2006

1523 - Good afternoon. Since the alarm shrilled at 0700 this morning, I've gotten both cars down for oil and fuel injection service. After that Marcia and I went shopping to get the bits she needs to extend her Flynn Frame for the quilts she's got going now. Then we came home, loaded up Linda Rose's pattern file (actually a drafting plan file, some 3' high by 3' wide, by 2' deep) into the truck and hauled it over there. Coming back in it's place is a glass-front display cabinet that needs some TLC, then Marcia will figure out where I'm going to put it. While we are out running around, Lucy lays by the back door, guarding for our re-entrance (and occasionally practicing for talk like a pirate day). Molly just sits around looking cute.

Now I'm going to go modify the lumber for the Flynn Frame, and Marcia's going to be dismantling the Christmas gear and packing it away for next year. I warned her that if it was still up by President's Day, that I'd insist that we keep it in place, to save on the effort of tear-down and set up. I don't think that argument went over too well.

Depending on time and effort, I may also order the components for Marcia's new system. We'll see. Ciao!

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Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat SUNDAY
January 22, 2006

0940 - Good morning. Here's Marcia's new system:

Antec Overture II 761346-15730 piano-black/Silver Steel
ASUS A8N-VM CSM Socket 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Micro ATX
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz FSB Socket 939
Crucial 1GB DDR PC3200 kit (*)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3250824AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
NEC Silver IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3550A
ALPS Silver 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive
SAMSUNG 930BF-BLACK Black 19" 4ms (Gray to Gray) LCD Monitor
APC Back-UPS BK350 350VA 210W UPS
Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 - OEM
Microsoft Office Basic 2003 SP2 Single Pack - OEM

All items purchased from NewEgg except (*) from Crucial.

On travel or holiday for the last few Sundays, I didn't get to posting my usual list of the fallen, so this is going to be painful...

Spc. Anthony O. Cardinal, 20, ofMuskegon, Mich., died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 25, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.
Spc. Sergio Gudino, 22, of Pomona, Calif., died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 25, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A1 tank during combat operations.
Spc. Lance S. Sage, 26, of Hempstead , N.Y. died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 27, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.
Pvt. Joshua M. Morberg, 20, of Sparks , Nev. died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 27, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.
Chief Warrant Officer Richard M. Salter, 44, of Cypress, Texas died in Baghdad, Iraq on Dec. 26, when his Apache helicopter collided with another military aircraft in mid-air and then crashed.
Chief Warrant Officer Isaias E. Santos, 28, of Ancon, Panama died in Baghdad, Iraq on Dec. 26, when his Apache helicopter collided with another military aircraft in mid-air and then crashed.
Sgt. Dominic R. Coles, 25, of Jesup, Ga., died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 26, when his HMMWV came under attack during combat operations by enemy forces using small arms fire, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars.
Spc. Dane O. Carver, 20, of Freeport, Mich., died in Khalidiyah, Iraq on Dec. 26, when his HMMWV came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire.
Pfc. Jason D. Hasenauer, 21, of Hilton, N.Y., died near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Dec. 28, when his HMMWV accidentally rolled over during patrol operations.
1st Sgt. Tobias C. Meister, 30, of Jenks, Okla., died south of Asadabad, Afghanistan on Dec. 28, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat patrol operations.
Spc. Aaron M. Forbes, 24, of Oak Island, N.C., died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 28, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.
Cpl. George A. Lutz, II, 25, of Virginia Beach, Va., died in Fallujah, Iraq, on Dec. 29, when his dismounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire.
Pvt. Jonathan R. Pfender, 22, of Evansville, Ind., died in Bayji, Iraq, on Dec. 30, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during patrol operations.
Spc. Marcelino R. Corniel, 23, of La Puente, Calif., died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 31, when an enemy mortar attack occurred in the vicinity of his observation post.
Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Vanderhorn, 37, of Pierce, Wash., died in As Sinia, Iraq, on Jan. 1, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during patrol operations.
Sgt. 1st Class Jason L. Bishop, 31, ofWilliamstown, Ky., died in As Siniyah, Iraq, on Jan. 1, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during patrol operations.
Staff Sgt. Ayman A. Taha, 31, ofVienna, Va., died in Balad, Iraq, on Dec. 30, when he was preparing a munitions cache for demolition and the cache exploded.
Sgt. 1st Class Shawn C. Dostie, 32, of Granite City, Ill., died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 30, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during patrol operations.
Spc. Prince K. Teewia, 27, ofDurham, N.C., died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 29, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.
Maj. William F. Hecker, III, 37, of St. Louis, Mo. died in An Najaf, Iraq, on Jan. 5, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during convoy operations.
Capt. Christopher P. Petty, 33, of Vienna, Va. died in An Najaf, Iraq, on Jan. 5, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during convoy operations.
Sgt. 1st Class Stephen J. White, 39, of Talladega, Ala. died in An Najaf, Iraq, on Jan. 5, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during convoy operations.
Sgt. Johnny J. Peralez, Jr., 25, of Kingsville, Texas died in An Najaf, Iraq, on Jan. 5, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during convoy operations.
Pvt. Robbie M. Mariano, 21, of Stockton, Calif. died in An Najaf, Iraq, on Jan. 5, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during convoy operations.
Sgt. Jason Lopezreyes, 29, of Hatillo, Puerto Rico died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 5, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during convoy operations.
Spc. Ryan D. Walker, 25, of Stayton, Ore. died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 5, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during convoy operations.
Lt. Col. Michael E. McLaughlin, 44, of Mercer, Pa., died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on Jan. 5, when he was conducting a dismounted patrol at an Iraqi police recruiting station and an individual-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his position.
Sgt. Nathan R. Field, 23, of Lehigh, Iowa died in Umm Qasr, Iraq, on Jan. 7, when his HMMWV was hit by a civilian vehicle.
Spc. Robert T. Johnson, 20, of Erwin, N.C.died in Umm Qasr, Iraq, on Jan. 7, when his HMMWV was hit by a civilian vehicle.
Sgt. Adam L. Cann, 23, of Davie, Fla. was killed in action Jan. 5 by a suicide bomb attack on an Iraqi police recruitment center in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Cpl. Albert P. Gettings, 27, of New Castle, Pa. died Jan. 5 from wounds received as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Ryan S. McCurdy, 20, of Baton Rouge, La. died Jan. 5 from wounds received as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq.
Maj. Stuart M. Anderson, 44, of Peosta, Iowa died near Tal Afar, Iraq, on Jan. 7, when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.
Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff, 36, of California died near Tal Afar, Iraq, on Jan. 7, when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.
Maj. Michael R. Martinez, 43, of Missouri died near Tal Afar, Iraq, on Jan. 7, when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.
1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell, 25, of Ephrata, Wash.died near Tal Afar, Iraq, on Jan. 7, when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.
1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, 36, of Jefferson, Ala. died near Tal Afar, Iraq, on Jan. 7, when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel, 45, of Anchorage, Alaska died near Tal Afar, Iraq, on Jan. 7, when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.
Spc. Michael I. Edwards, 26, of Fairbanks, Alaska died near Tal Afar, Iraq, on Jan. 7, when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.
Spc. Jacob E. Melson, 22, of Wasilla, Alaska died near Tal Afar, Iraq, on Jan. 7, when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.
Spc. Clinton R. Upchurch, 31, of Garden City, Kansas, died in Samarra, Iraq, on Jan. 7, during patrol operations when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV and enemy forces attacked using small arms fire.
Sgt. Radhames Camilomatos, 24, of Carolina, Puerto Rico, died in Taji, Iraq, on Jan. 7, from non-combat related injuries.
Lance Cpl. Kyle W. Brown, 22, of Newport News, Va. was killed by enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Jeriad P. Jacobs, 19, of Clayton, N.C. was killed by enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Jason T. Little, 20, of Climax, Mich. was killed when his tank was attacked with an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Ferris, Iraq.
Cpl. Brett L. Lundstrom, 22, of Stafford, Va. was killed by enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Raul Mercado, 21, of Monrovia, Calif. was killed when his vehicle was attacked with an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Al Karmah, Iraq.
Sgt. Michael J. McMullen, 25, of Salisbury, Md., died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 10 of injuries sustained in Ramadi, Iraq on Dec. 24, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position.
Petty Officer First Class Michael Anthony Jordan, 35, of Augusta, Ga., died in an automobile accident Friday, Jan. 13, 2006, in Manama, Bahrain.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mitchell K. Carver, Jr., 31, of Charlotte, N.C. died near Al Sukar, Iraq, on Jan. 13, when his OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kyle E. Jackson, 28, of Sarasota, Fla. died near Al Sukar, Iraq, on Jan. 13, when his OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire.
Spc. Dustin L. Kendall, 21, of Conway, Mo., died in Baqubah, Iraq on Jan. 15, when his HMMVW accidentally struck an M1A2 Abrams tank and rolled over.
Lance Cpl. Jonathan K. Price, 19, of Woodlawn, Ill., died Jan. 13 from wounds received as a result of enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Cpl. Justin J. Watts, 20, of Crownsville, Md., died Jan. 14 from an apparent non-hostile gunshot wound in Haditha, Iraq.
Pfc. Kasper A. Dudkiewicz, 22, of Mangilao, Guam, died in Mosul, Iraq, on Jan. 15, when his HMMWV was involved in a vehicle collision.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Rex C. Kenyon, 34, of El Segundo, Calif. died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 16 when his AH64D (Apache) helicoptor was shot down while conducting aerial patrols.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ruel M. Garcia, 34, of Wahiawa, Hawaii died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 16 when his AH64D (Apache) helicoptor was shot down while conducting aerial patrols.
Pfc. Adam R. Shepherd, 21, of Somerville, Ohio, died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 17 from a non-combat-related illness.

Space vehicle propelled by the pressure of inflationary vacuum state. That's the title of this patent, granted on November 1 of 2005. Localized modified bubble of spacetime is the motive force. But, but .... waitaminnit! I thought that real patents (as opposed to business process patents) required an actual model/proof of concept to be built? My head is going to explode!

I have to get ready for the shopping. We slept in a bit, but it's now time. Marcia took down all the holiday stuff, and I get to pack it back into the attic.Lucky me.

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Visit the rest of the DAYNOTES GANG, a collection of bright minds and sharp wits. Really, I don't know why they tolerate me <grin>. My personal inspiration for these pages is Dr. Jerry Pournelle. I am also indebted to Bob Thompson and Tom Syroid for their patience, guidance and feedback. Of course, I am sustained by and beholden to my lovely wife, Marcia. You can find her online too, at http://www.dutchgirl.net/. Thanks for dropping by.

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GRAFFITI -- January 16, 2006 thru January 22, 2006

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