The Caffeinated Penguin

musings of a crackpot hacker

Wedding update

matt | July 30, 2006

The wedding went off without any problems. It was wonderful, everyone had a good time, and it was absolutely beautiful. I will post pictures as I get them.
Thanks to everyone who came and shared the day with us, and everyone who sent congratulations and well wishes.

unfunny pranks

matt | July 27, 2006

This week has been very busy, because I'll be gone for two weeks.
Folks at work decided to play a joke.

This very much made my day

Recent movie viewings

matt | July 24, 2006

The Weather Underground
Documentary about the weather underground from the 60's and 70's.
I have no cohesive response, merely a series of points:
(1) They are lucky more of them weren't shot. If I owned a business, and knew that some anti-war protestors were going to be coming around, I'd make sure to be there to keep an [...]

Cat baths

matt | July 22, 2006

Arthur's fur is ketting a little matted and clumpy in the back by his tail. It was also kind of oily/greasy all over, so I decided to give him a bath.
I also have a new love of doors on showers – you can just toss the cat in and shut the door until he stops [...]

Book stack update

matt | July 22, 2006

Previous post was here. I've been busy with the wedding, reloading, reading how my new GPS works, reading how the RockBox firmware works (my Rio Karma finally died, so Liz is buying me an iPod Nano as a wedding present, and I'm going to toss the RockBox firmware on it so that I can play [...]

KittenWar

matt | July 22, 2006

Added Mikey and Toby.
I don't have any pictures of Arthur as a kitten. He arrived before I got a digital camera.
Note that these links will only work after the kitten submissions have been approved by the KittenWar moderators.

Differences in PSU quality

matt | July 18, 2006

The PSU (Power Supply Unit) is probably the most underrated component in most computer systems. Quality of power affects heat, system stability, and uptime.
About a week ago, the power supply in my server died. When I pulled it out, it was the generic no-name PSU which came with the system, which I bought off ebay [...]

Kittens

matt | July 17, 2006

KittenWar.com
Very safe for work.
No kittens were harmed in the making of this website.

New LJ Userpic

matt | July 17, 2006

New glasses. Less hair. Such is the way of time, I suppose.
Edit: I think I like this one better. This is me and Toby.

Catching up

matt | July 13, 2006

Hey folks, been busy.
Wedding plans are basically done, and we're just tying up some loose ends. Kudos to Lizzy for coordinating and planning the whole thing.
I've been handling loose ends and taking care of planning the fun part – the honeymoon. We are going on a cruise in Alaska and, of course, there are excursions [...]