Another Word for Nerd

It looks like OneShare can finally do business in Texas!

I eventually want to pick up one share of Apple and one share of Sun.

I’ve started updating the FiftiesHouse site again.

“Effective January 27, 2006, Western Union will discontinue all Telegram and Commercial Messaging services. We regret any inconvenience this may cause you, and we thank you for your loyal patronage.”

And with that, another company abandons the business that got it started.

I ordered a Sun Type 7 USB keyboard today to test out. We’ll see if it’s any better than my current favorite of a 15-year-old Apple Extended Keyboard II connected with an iMate ADB-to-USB adapter.

I also like the Mattias Tactile Pro, but it’s just too loud (very “clacky”, but not near as bad as an IBM Model M).

That “runaway MySQL process” was actually an “updating WordPress databases after upgrading to WordPress 2.01″ MySQL process, and didn’t need to be stopped and restarted. Oopsie!

It ate a couple of posts from both SunHELP and this weblog. I had to grab them from the cache in MarsEdit and re-post.

Ordered a Motorola SLVR phone today. I’ve had gadget envy ever since my coworkers (and Amy) started getting Motorola RAZR phones.

This will replace my year-old Nokia 6010, which will go in a drawer with two older Nokia GSM phones and a Sony Ericsson T230.

I saw this tonight:

and couldn’t help but think of this:

After hearing “24″ in the Ultraviolet movie trailer, I picked up Jem’s “Finally Woken” album. This is seriously good stuff.