Thursday, March 25, 2004
Recreated backup set data for last night's problem backup. Returned an item to and ordered new items from Cyberguys - mounting hardware and computer stuff. Ran a verify on last night's backup tape. Wrote up a short tutorial for Susie on how to gather statistics, posted it to our Web site. Updates for Susie regarding NIH funding. Updated current students news. Researched P3P and started a proposed page for a privacy policy. Tried placing an order for storage containers on a Yahoo! store, but I clicked to send my order and the browser icon spun and spun and eventually gave me an error page. I gave up for fear of placing two orders and creating a mess, then tried updating my Yahoo! Wallet—same problem. Joel asked me earlier today what the problem was with the Web but within a few seconds he realized it was just Yahoo! he was visiting that was really slow. Will Yahoo!s problems make the news headlines? I, for one, am curious. A few days ago I finished reading Cryptonomicon, which I had been doing during my bus commute pretty consistently since December 17. It's a very long book—1168 pages in the mass-market paperback. Though sometimes tedious and very occasionally hard to believe, I liked the story and especially Neal Stephenson's artful writing. I recommend it if you have about 50 minutes of reading time every weekday for about 3 months. Stopped at Radio Shack for another y-cable. Stopped at Arizmendi Bakery for a loaf of bread. Stopped at Sunset Bakery for an eclair and a chocolate muffin. Bus 66 didn't show up this evening. I must've waited over 20 minutes starting around 5:30 PM. Took a 43 bus to Forest Hill, then an L train home. Dos tacos for dinner. Patrick was away at another reading. Surfed the web. I love www.plainenglish.co.uk! Discovered what Boy Butter was—interesting. Read a little of villagevoice.com. Had a conversation with Joel by e-mail.