My Forays into Fiber and other Geeky Things

Remember America's Job Bank? Something run by public entities? America's Job Bank I have not used the site since 2006.. Fast forward.... It's no longer run by public entities In fact, AJB.ORG as we knew it shut down operations in 2007 due to cuts in the US Department of Labor of the Bush era, the services were outsourced to something that looked like a company in the US... Until I had to troubleshoot at work today... Behold.... americasjobexchange.com I called and got someone with an Indian accent. Okay, I get this, I too was outsourced in 2004 from BOFA to EDS ... Now here comes the part that should anger every tax paying American.... America's Job Exchange is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NaviSite, headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts. I love the stock photo for ALL of their data-centers So I back track some more.. A coupla whois etc... and I hit gold... OrgAbuseName: NaviSite Abuse Team OrgAbusePhone: 1-978-682-8300 OrgAbuseEmail: abuse@navisite.com 1-978-682-3...

I survived April fools day and not having a car for a week. Yeah, one of the axles decided to loose all the roller bearings and start vibrating to beat the band. It's dark, and greasy, but you can see the outer race and the lack of roller bearings. I went through/broke exactly 3 1/2" socket drivers with handles (ratchets for the mechanical among the readers) doing the job. So when I don't have a car or am borrowing Harriet's I tend to walk more. While I was out and about I met this fellow hanging out on the HQ bldg of SUNY To give you an idea of the scale of that building here is a pic that was taken off the web. Shot from about 350 yards away on the sidewalk, this building is one of the few publicly owned castles in the U.S. There are two more wings to the right and left. A view of it from the bridge. Then we can see the post card It's not changed much. In fact, right across the street is the blacksmith's shop It's not everyday you see what you are missing...

I have been on a Moody Blues kick lately so bear with me. Let's see what we have been up at the Fort's Ferry house. First of all the bedroom is finally painted. Except for the inevitable second coat of paint on the window frames, I can put away the painting supplies. A quick look at the latest sundown. I can never tire of that view. But as the sun went down on that day, I could also celebrate the fact that our guests can close a door. This was the project my Father-in-law Lester and I had done together out on the deck with a circular saw. The interesting thing about working on such an old house is that nothing is square, and nothing is standard. This door had to be cut to fit a doorway 29 inches and 3/8ths so to have the required 1/8" clearance we had to take a 30" 3/8ths wide door (told you nothing is square) down to a 29" and 3/16ths. of an inch Have you ever cut a 16th of an inch using a saw? That is the width of a blade, also a fair thickness of a pencil lead...

Just because Thirty years of progress.... Need a hard drive?

I am debating upgrading dopey again I am currently running Intrepid (8.10) I don't particularly like the way Ibis handles the R30 track-pad There are great instructions here... from Ubuntu Geek. I will think about it a little further. Let's take a closer look of the fiber that I am spinning this month. I will have lots of Corrie to knit this summer. BTW, Phaedre is going to the wheel hospital via Dave's at Clermont and get her back at Cummington or I can drive from here to there in 4 hours 20 minutes one way, or I can wait a month or he can ship. Watch out, there's this "New Street" that could be confused with "Old Street" it's around the post office..... Cya next week.....

Revisiting last years post of it's not rocket science. I forgot to get an action shot of Phaedre in action. She was being all sorts of balky yesterday on the wood floor of the Athens Cultural Center The uprights were bouncing all over the place and it appears that her wheel has gotten even more off center than usual. I think I need to tear her down and straighten her wheel. but she still works. I was the only man that was spinning yesterday it's odd, being literally the "odd" man out in a room of 30 +/- Women 4 Men and just 2 of us men-folk actually play with yarn and fiber. Guys, pick up your pointy sticks!!! We are losing the race and the skills. Speaking of skills, on the radar for the last few years has been this little gem from instructables.com Low power media server. Parts? I have two slightly dead laptops one of which could turn into this... or this But, considering were I live and the age of the house I am leaning toward the second of the two. after all it...

I went to an event discussing blogging last night, I can say it was excruciatingly long on time and short of content as most blogs are... Then there's mine.. I hope. As you all know out there in the world I have moved into a lovely old house with a commanding view of the Mohawk Harriet found herself at the Town Hall yesterday with some time to kill and happened onto the town historian who gave us the story of our house. and pictures It was the "Fort" house as he knew it. This one may be when they moved in. This one is probably 10-15 years later. It's the same woman, or at least someone related. She also hung her laundry on a line under the porch roof. It's practice that is evidenced in both these old photos just zoom on them. I love a practical woman. Through the magic of Google Street View lets look at circa 2006 The first photo dates from around 1870, the second from around 1900 (Pneumatic tyres on the bicycle) I can just say.. I love this house. Speaking of pi...