http://www.jbwr.net/web/bp/billblog There is no knowing the Evil Eyebrow Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:08:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a sweet picture (not mine). http://www.jbwr.net/web/bp/billblog/index.php/archives/2010/08/25/forced-perspective/ We often get mail that is addressed to "Mr. & Mrs. William Ruhsam"1. Or just to "Bill and Jenn Ruhsam". Or better yet, horribly misspelled "Bill & Jenn Rubslumsraaqq". At the cat clinic we take Psyche to, I'm "Mr. Bowie" which entertains the hell out of me. Sometimes, though, Jenn and ... http://www.jbwr.net/web/bp/billblog/index.php/archives/2010/08/25/we-occasionally-have-this-conversation/ click through for lots of notes on the image I have purchased a new PC. Specifically a laptop so I can be a bit more mobile with my digital life. Some of the travails of this purchase are described in this posting, but I haven't really talked about how much this ... http://www.jbwr.net/web/bp/billblog/index.php/archives/2010/08/22/office-and-workflow-reorganization/ If it did, it would make our web browsing experience more usable, not less. For example, if you're a corporation looking to steal browsing by unethically redirecting traffic to your own search page, you might use your monopoly of the cable network to force people to do so. Perhaps, for example, ... http://www.jbwr.net/web/bp/billblog/index.php/archives/2010/08/22/comcast-does-not-like-us/ Last night I attended The Night of Astounding Peculiarities at Lenny's Bar in Atlanta. We were treated to entertainment by Thimblerig Circus (show above), Witness the Apotheosis, and the always extraordinary Extraordinary Contraptions! If you haven't heard the Contraptions play, I highly recommend it. If you have, they're unveiling new stuff ... http://www.jbwr.net/web/bp/billblog/index.php/archives/2010/08/22/night-of-astounding-peculiarities/ One of the reasons I purchased my new computer was because Idimager was running soooo slow on my old one. It's all well and good to have a digital asset manager to wrangle your photography, but if you can't stand to use it, you've wasted some money. I can say ... http://www.jbwr.net/web/bp/billblog/index.php/archives/2010/08/22/idimager-still-some-issues/ I ran the 2010 Peachtree City Sprint Triathlon this morning. I wasn't ready, but that's only 1/3 my fault. Well, 2/3. Back to that in a second. Here are my times (this course is ~450 meters, 14 miles and a 5k): William Ruhsam (35-40 Age Group; Total of 92 Competitors) Swim 10:35 ... http://www.jbwr.net/web/bp/billblog/index.php/archives/2010/08/21/2010-peachtree-city-sprint-triathlon/ I had a commenter a while back say that he missed my posts about running and triathlon training. Alas, for the last little while there hasn't been much to post, but here is a general update: Jennifer and I are registered for the 2010 Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC. This ... http://www.jbwr.net/web/bp/billblog/index.php/archives/2010/08/19/runningtriathlon-training-state-of-the-bill/ I was lighting up the internet last night with foul and obscene posts regarding Apple and Steve Jobs and iTunes' general suckiness because of one thing: An inability to—inside iTunes—easily make the switch from one computer to another. I eventually made it work, and this is documentation how. For people who ... http://www.jbwr.net/web/bp/billblog/index.php/archives/2010/08/18/transferring-an-itunes-library-from-an-old-pc-to-a-new-pc/ It's interesting to me to read the Beloit College Mindset List every year which picks some cultural references that incoming freshman just won't get and also situating their outlook for the rest of us. Beloit College Mindset List Some of my favorites: 35. Once they got through security, going to the airport has ... http://www.jbwr.net/web/bp/billblog/index.php/archives/2010/08/17/college-mindset-list/