Ruminations on the Digital Realm


Archive for October, 2006

Things are speeding up

Yesterday my dad heard it would take another 4 to 5 days before he would get his bypass. This morning the doctor told him he is scheduled to undergo surgery tomorrow afternoon. The whole procedure will somewhere between 3 and 5 hours.
Changes like this are an emotional rollercoaster in itself. You prepare yourself for one [...]

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Dealing with disappointment

My dad went to get his minor heart surgery today. The idea was to open and widen the closed arteries that were affected. Unfortunately this did not work, which means he is now scheduled to get two bypasses and a pacemaker.
He was disappointed since he was looking forward to get this over and done with. [...]

Monday, October 30th, 2006

Back to work

After three creative weeks, interspersed with an emotional rollercoaster, it is time to go back to the mundane. The office is calling and with it, the office politics, tight deadlines, disorganized departments and interorganizational rivalries. And to think I am merely working at a small non-profit organization dedicated to social care projects. In some respects [...]

Monday, October 30th, 2006

MacLinux, Novell Suse Style

Being back home there is time for a new experiment. My experience with Debian was mixed at best. The net-based install is great and simple. Debian is superfast on the iMac. However, two main problems in one week are a bit too much. First I could not boot into Linux anymore and later this week [...]

Saturday, October 28th, 2006

Writing a Book: Day 18

It’s done. No, the book isn’t finished, not by a long shot. I now have drafts for all chapters I have to write including notes for materials missing. The structure is there. The majority of the descriptions are there.

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Friday, October 27th, 2006