Yesterday the Twin Cities set temperature record of 95. Oof. My thermometer here said that it peaked at 98, with the inside temperature getting up to 85 when the outside temp had also dropped to 85 and I opened the windows for the night and then laid in bed trying to sleep. It only got down to 80 inside overnight (72 outside), but hopefully tomorrow it’ll cool off enough that I can set up the air conditioner (and get some sleep tonight). Today I’ll either be enjoying the post-storm cool (if we get any) or finding someone else’s cool air.
It was funny watching the local news last night, too. All the newscasters were making a big deal about getting our first taste of summer
. Apparently they can’t remember April, when we hit 90 degrees. That’s a taste of summer in my book.
As for the air-conditioning saga, I think I’ve figured out where it’s going, and it’s going to be plugged into an ungrounded outlet. I’ll stick a cheater on it, and to heck with safety. Now I just need to get up the energy to haul the machine in from the garage. Well, I also need to either buy a second air conditioner for the bedroom upstairs or buy a cot for the basement, too. A guy needs a place to sleep without having to hang the sheets up to dry in the morning.
I also noticed yesterday that most of the gals in the area were wearing far less than usual. Sadly, my street doesn’t get much foot-traffic, so I didn’t get to laze about appreciating the parade like I used to at my old house. Then again, I also don’t get the night-time parade of drunks pissing outside my window, so I guess I can live with the trade-off.
- Iraq is making real progress: Iraq seeks ‘.IQ’ domain to make its mark on Net. Hey, it may be a geeky triviality, but it seems like a step in the right direction. [fark!]
- Wired says we should Face It: Cell-Phone Service Sucks. The only industry that consumers dislike more are auto dealerships. I imagine the cable and satellite TV services are close behind. [wired]
- Huh! There will be No more Apache updates to the httpd that ships with OpenBSD. The last version they’ll accept is 1.3.29, because newer versions are
poisoned
by the Apache Software Foundation License. Well, there it is, then. [openbsd] - Computerworld NZ revisits OpenBSD and the review is pretty darned positive. The only real gripe is over the patch management (or lack thereof) in the system. [openbsd]
- This morning, Many Scrambling for a Spot to Watch Venus Cross the Sun, but I didn’t point to it ahead of time because I just didn’t think it was that neat. As far as astronomical events go, I mostly think about ones that are naked-eye viewable, which this sure wasn’t, especially from here. Sorry if you were counting on seeing something here to remind you. It’s over now. [nyt]