Posted By Russ Emerson on July 23, 2005 at 12:35 pm
On the subject of “awareness bracelets” (and the vanity of many of those who wear them):
Like nearly everything else these days, it’s all about moi. Here’s the trick: While publicly declaring your deep concern via colored ribbons and embossed bracelets, you get to draw attention to yourself. It’s not enough to care quietly or to commit private acts of conscience. You have to erect a billboard on your forearm.
Posted By Russ Emerson on July 22, 2005 at 10:10 pm
For the last 8 years I’ve had a 21″ Sony Trinitron Multiscan 500PS monitor that I’ve used for all my desktop computing. It’s been a real trooper. I run multiple PCs for Windows and Linux, but rather than use multiple monitors, I’ve used a KVM switch for the last 6 years or so.
Tonight we had a thunderstorm warning, so I powered everything down, including the monitor, and went downstairs to enjoy my dinner and watch a video (Sharpe’s Battle
I suspect this particular bit of hardware is about to bite the dust. Fortunately, I have a spare monitor handy, just in case. It’s only a 19″, but I guess I can live with that. For a while.
If and/or when the monitor dies, I’ll be taking the opportunity to tear down and rebuild my home office setup, a task that could take me offline for a while, as there will be furniture modification involved. I suppose I could boot up my ancient laptop if the need arises, but since the wireless LAN here is going to be disabled, there’s probably not much point.
So if I happen to suddenly disappear for a couple of days, well, now you know why.