Out in straight sets to Johansson? Well, you still have a week to find your form. When you're on form, you can beat anyone on grass. Ganbare! The draw is revealed on the 19th.
Glen Phillips @ Largo
Last night Mrs. Elbeno and I saw Glen Phillips and Jill Sobule at Largo. Funnily enough, Largo is almost directly opposite Bang. It was a good evening. The food was passable (although that was not penne) and the atmosphere was intimate. I would have preferred a little more light to…
Spam survey
Here is a survey of the spam I received yesterday. I'm not sure what this demonstrates, but maybe something. Type Example subject # Received Cheap pharmacy drugs offers Re: Good Dayy 18 Source address spoofing (As a domain owner, I don't appreciate this) Email was not delivered due to content…
The litigious society
“Professional driver on a closed course. Do not attempt.” This now-familiar phrase is currently appearing on a Subaru advert – an advert which involves cars trundling around on just their front or rear wheels (the point being that the Subaru is 4WD). If I could make my car drive that…
cups, foomatic & gimp-print excitement
Finally got the wireless print server working properly with all the PCs in the house (WinXP, Win2K, Debian and Gentoo). Debian was the easiest (cups admin page). Win2K not bad (install disc). WinXP tough (install disc & fiddling with network connections). Gentoo the toughest (nothing for printing in place already)….
Fully functional and programmed in multiple techniques
Mrs. Elbeno’s old laptop is now my new laptop. It has been liberated from Windows (yes, I took off the sticker too). It runs 5 times as fast now. Really. It’s actually responsive! I can watch Strongbad emails at will. Wireless network, sound, everything works. Fluxbox is my window manager…
I talk in my sleep
I'm going to build an engine that *mumble mumble mumble*, apparently. Any ideas what the mumbling might be? Another earth-shattering idea lost to Morpheus' embrace, I fear.
The great clothing cull of 2005
At Mrs. Elbeno's insistence, this weekend is the time to get rid of our wardrobes-full of little-worn, old, or outgrown clothes, donate them to charity, and replace them with new. So it was this morning that I bade a fond farewell to well-loved shirts and trousers that had done sterling…
Su Doku
For some time I have been doing The Times daily Su Doku puzzle. I have to make some effort to keep up with events in Blighty and apparently this is all the rage. My parents first introduced me to it last November – they're devotees too. Since appearing in The…
Things that happened today
Went out for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. Sat outside. Came home with a pink neck and face. Got in trouble with Mrs. Elbeno for same. Perhaps should put sunscreen in my desk drawer. Received new laptop for Mrs. Elbeno. All present and correct. Configured and updated it. Mrs. Elbeno…