This heresy meme seems kinda interesting. I'll have to work on my own version when I've got the time.
And why am I surprised at all to learn that zanna_voodoo is one link away, at most, from tacit, whom I've never met in person, but learned about by spotting his awesome bumpersticker in the apartment complex in Tampa where I first lived when I moved there for library school in 1996?
I'm surprised I didn't know about dellaran's journal before, though. Perhaps if he friends me I'll see something more recent than the sad news of January.
Fri, May. 9th, 2008, 06:21 am Personal references?
I'm filling out a Nolo Press rental application, which asks for two personal references. It's already asked for previous and current landlords and employers. Who should I put down as a reference?
I'm surprised that more companies haven't donated their old PCs to 1000Computers.org. Maybe it's just because it's a new initiative, or maybe because some companies aren't confident in their ability to scrub data from their old machines. But I'm sure that some of my readers will know a company that's got an old PC that could be donated for use in a developing community.
1000Computers.org is the latest Good Buzz from BzzAgent, which means that they're getting free publicity. And, as always, I get some modest reward from BzzAgent when you click on these links. Most often, though, I've been using my reward points to make charitable donations. So go ahead and click. It's a good deed!
“I talked to a Georgia State police officer today and found out some pretty interesting things that I'd always wanted to know. First of all, yes in Atlanta at Five Points if you're coming south on Peachtree you can turn right on Marietta but you have to do it on that little segment of Edgewood before the sculpture. If you go past it and then make a 90 degree turn, *that* is illegal.
Also, you do have to stop for pedestrians, *but* if the pedestrian is not supposed to be on the road--either because they're in the middle of the block or because the traffic signal is telling them not to cross at the intersection--then you aren't actually obligated to stop for them. Obviously you shouldn't hit them but they're in the wrong and it's perfectly OK to proceed, as long as you don't harm them. Whereas if they're rightfully on the crosswalk you do have to stop any time they're basically within two lanes of you and that's pretty interesting.
Also, yes, you can make a left turn on red if it's a one-way street going on to a one-way street (both).”
“Would anybody like to recommend to me a charger that can handle anything from AAA up to D batteries and can also shut itself off after the batteries are fully charged? I'd like it to be able to handle nickel metal hydride (NiMH) as well as lithium ion (Li-Ion).
And also, if anybody would like to recommend to me some AAA batteries with lots and lots of milliamp-hours? I would like to find out what that is, I think they might go up to 12 or 1300 [mAh] but if you have any recommendations I'd be pleased to hear them.”
Sun, Apr. 27th, 2008, 07:46 pm Update to the update
We didn't get the house, but the owner seemed a bit sad that fairness compelled them to give the house to the first interested party. She said that it seemed like we'd be very good renters, and we shouldn't lose her number.
I'm thinking that means "call me again late next month to see if any of my other properties open up".
This weekend we looked around for a new home. We started by looking at craigslist, but gave up when we found far too many spammy and deceptive postings to bother with. (I'd love to see the owner "literally in a few minutes...bike to...CDC" from there. Hell, I'd love to see Lance Armstrong do it. It's 4.7 miles, and "a few minutes" would be 60+ mph, not counting traffic lights.)
Instead, we followed a few bus lines and drove around a block or two from each bus stop. We found a half of a house that we'd love to get, but we're still waiting to hear if the woman who's first in line wants it enough to actually put down a security deposit. The same owners also have a unit on the bottom floor of a house, but it's really just a finished basement, and Frank Lloyd Wright would approve of the ceiling height. (I'd have to stoop, or bang my head, every time I use the kitchen, or any time I wanted to walk from the bedroom to the bathroom or the other room.)
We also went to Candler Park to see a 1/1 right on the main drag, but the house itself is inaccessible and the 1/1 unit is on the top floor up a spiral staircase anyway.
So we'll hope for the half a house, and also keep looking at other places. A weekend festival blocked our access to most of Inman Park and Little 5 Points, as well as some of Candler Park. We'll be able to follow bus lines in those neighborhoods after today.
We're also considering houses that we'd share with others (it would be cheaper by several hundred dollars per month) but are hoping to have a home for just the three of us for the first time in our married lives.
Sun, Apr. 27th, 2008, 10:00 am Reminder about disaster safety
For my friends in hurricane territory, remember that some storms jump the gun. June 1 is the official start of hurricane season, but now's the time to set up RSS alerts from NWS/NOAA.
72Hours was created for San Francisco, but it's got good information on what should be in your survival kit whether you're facing hurricanes, earthquakes, or the death of every Egyptian firstborn male. I'm just jealous of the text-message alert system -- I wish that were available in Atlanta too.
BzzAgent gives me brownie points when you check out 72Hours, but don't let that stop you. It's useful information.
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