Here’s a look inside one of Google’s data centers. I’ve been into computers and the internet for a long time, and this stuff is fascinating to me.
The scale and engineering behind these places is hard to believe. The video has a full tour.
“Dollie was 5 when I met her Daddy, Bill. Her Grama Shayna lived with us too. Dollie is a very smart, easily teachable little girl. She always has to be near someone and follow myself and my two adult sons all over the house. She wants very badly to be able to talk and she…
Our Dog of the Day for 12/18/2011 is KoKo, who knows how to work the camera. “KoKo showing off for the camera.” Some dogs tolerate having a camera pointed at them. KoKo, on the other hand, performs. That laid-back pose on the carpet, the knowing expression, the whole effortless I-know-I-look-good energy — KoKo is a…
I originally wrote this review in November 2009, when the Sony VAIO VGN-NW240F was brand new and running a then-fresh copy of Windows 7. I’ve cleaned up the formatting and added a quick-specs box, but I’ve left the review itself as the honest first-look it was at the time, a little time capsule of what…
Our Dog of the Day for 11/10/2011 is Frodo, caught in the middle of a great big yawn! “I caught my dog Frodo yawning.” The timing on a yawn photo is everything, and Frodo’s owner absolutely nailed it. That wide-open mouth, the scrunched-up face, the big surprised eyes — it is the kind of candid…
Here’s our dormant willow tree just 3 days after planting — and the leaves are already on their way. You can see the little buds breaking along the branches. Always surprises me how fast a bare, dormant stick of a tree wakes up and leafs out.
Walmart Shopping… I felt compelled to rescue it… So I got Karen a Bonsai: Love the generic Bonsai tag, they can’t even bother to put the name of the tree on it. Trunk Shot: Took it out of the pot, (completely dry) and it promptly broke apart into 2 separate trees.: Stupid Glued Rocks: Repotted…