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December 2003

 21December 21, 2003
I spent most of today practicing one of my more challenging skills: waiting...
 13December 13, 2003
"Hey furture prisioner of MIT, Kamans !!! CIA !!! Arrested......
 12December 12, 2003
My beloved boat, The Couchamaran...
 11December 11, 2003
None of the CAD software I've ever used for PC board layout has...
 10December 10, 2003
There is nothing like the sharp smell of boiling sulfuric acid. As I write this...
 09December 9, 2003
Today's daily wisdom: "Get outta da fuckin' road, you fuckin' .....
 08December 8, 2003
I dropped off a roll of slide film at Boston Photo Imaging this morning. Now...
 07December 7, 2003
Snowfall totals available here. Lots of snow!
 06December 6, 2003
Still catching up on October's news here...
 02December 2, 2003
Last night, I came home and found a frog in the bathroom...
 01December 1, 2003
I had the day off, and I felt inspired to catch up on my backlog of...

November 2003

 24November 24, 2003
My boss insisted that I take a cab home from work today and put it on...
 23November 23, 2003
Biking behind all the poorly-maintained buses and trucks in Boston...
 22November 22, 2003
Worked until 1:30 AM. On a Saturday...
 21November 21, 2003
Hello, world. This concludes the obligatory November 21 space-filling entry.
 20November 20, 2003
Hats off: today's CNN... SUX! is hilarious.
 18November 18, 2003
Some questions. Why would my right-handed cycling glove be missing...
 17November 17, 2003
In an unbelievably illogical example of what MBTA [subway] officials...
 12November 12, 2003
Some comments about Amtrak Acela Express equipment and service are forthcoming...
 11November 11, 2003
Amrys has informed me that it is time to "blog." I still don't like that word...

October 2003

 26October 26, 2003
TMDA spam controls in place. Let's see how badly this screws up my...
 24October 24, 2003
Today was the last flight of the Concorde.
 23October 23, 2003
Spam now constitutes over 80% of my e-mail...
 22October 22, 2003
"Each time I get a new PC, I feel like I have less and less control over it...
 18October 18, 2003
My subscription to Metropolis Magazine began with the arrival of the...
 17October 17, 2003
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Do not buy Vistalite bike products...

September 2003

 29September 29, 2003
"The United States lost the propaganda war a long time ago...
 27September 27, 2003
I went to the Dresden Dolls debut album release party last night at...
 26September 26, 2003
Good: service manual for broken Sony monitor arrives. Bad: getting charged $12...
 25September 25, 2003
Yesterday, I saw Metropolis at the Harvard Film Archive...
 23September 23, 2003
Rainy days always make me feel like being late to work...
 22September 22, 2003
Parties, parties, parties. A-side on 9/27. PJL on 10/3. PTZ on 10/11.
 19September 19, 2003
The SGI O2 has excellent support for OpenGL texture-mapping on live...
 18September 18, 2003
Installing IRIX is not for the faint of heart...
 17September 17, 2003
Got some SGI IRIX installation media. Thanks, eBay!
 16September 16, 2003
Machining a "simple" part for the office: a litany of stupid mistakes...
 15September 15, 2003
More notes to myself. For you, a glimpse into my crazy world. Laundry. Shelving!
 14September 14, 2003
"And the combination of a lack of talent, and persistence, is a bad combination...
 01September 1, 2003
I'm planning a mural inspired by the great Italian aviation posters...

August 2003

 29August 29, 2003
Excellent quote for fellow PowerPoint haters everywhere...
 25August 25, 2003
I finally read Ray Jones's Tech column, "On MIT and Crazy Ideas...
 24August 24, 2003
Started painting my room, after great delay...
 23August 23, 2003
From the Daily Confusion: 18: 00 -- EAsT camPUS -- Preview Course 25...
 20August 20, 2003
Bill Maher is hilarious in "Your Daughter's a Ho!
 18August 18, 2003
I am still perplexed by how "Ohio Forge" brand tools are made in Taiwan.
 16August 16, 2003
This is awesome photography: Looking down in Boston...
 14August 14, 2003
On my computer at work, I ran Microsoft Windows Update to patch some...
 09August 9, 2003
Desperately needed: development times for Fuji Neopan Acros 100 pushed...
 06August 6, 2003
I got my first three rolls of Kodak E100G back from the lab today...
 05August 5, 2003
Note to self: buy snap-ring pliers, wrenches.

July 2003

 21July 21, 2003
Hiked the Franconia Ridge Trail this past Saturday. Awesome!
 18July 18, 2003
Finally, a thorough discussion of x-ray film fogging...
 14July 14, 2003
Read about the Couchamaran in "Students, Admins Squabble Over Raft...
 05July 5, 2003
I had a terrific time last night sailing the Charles in my homemade...
 01July 1, 2003
Lost art: Cable lacing, the use of waxed string and special knots to...

June 2003

 15June 15, 2003
I found an excellent tutorial on anodizing aluminum.

May 2003

 29May 29, 2003
Overheard at the office: "Why does the world keep boiling down to four...
 16May 16, 2003
"Pat Brockett, the executive vice president of National's Analog Products Group...
 14May 14, 2003
Check this out. The Texas Instruments Split Supply Analog Filter Expert system.
 11May 11, 2003
Things that I want no part of: Timex watches. Crap! All crap...
 09May 9, 2003
After 40 years with their ubiquitous "tied shield...
 07May 7, 2003
Random thoughts from the bus ride this morning: This morning in Kenmore Square...
 06May 6, 2003
A sure sign of a slow news week, The Tech printed six of my Steer Roast photos...
 04May 4, 2003
Now showing: photos of Steer Roast 2003...
 01May 1, 2003
I swear my insurance adjuster's job title looks like "CAUSALITY FIELD ADJUSTER...

April 2003

 14April 14, 2003
Could it be? Our 3-phase power is a 240-volt grounded DELTA service!?!?
 04April 4, 2003
Someone start a band named "The Gain-Bandwidth Product." Please.

March 2003

 30March 30, 2003
"George W. Bush was standing three feet from his television screen in...
 26March 26, 2003
I can't take it anymore. I bought a can of fluorescent red-orange road...
 16March 16, 2003
Construction on my suspended ceiling began today with the fabrication...
 15March 15, 2003
I have a new job! I'm now a full-time Electrical Engineer at a...
 03March 3, 2003
Fully assembled the Bridgeport mill, sans lubrication system. Cool...

February 2003

 19February 19, 2003
"Stash away the duct tape -- don't use it!" (Homeland Security Czar Tom Ridge...
 17February 17, 2003
I have never much liked Sen. Robert Byrd...
 16February 16, 2003
Saw Grandmaster Flash at the Middle East. Excellent show!
 15February 15, 2003
Bare concrete floors are impossible to clean. Despite frequent mopping...
 05February 5, 2003
Active Electronics Sales Corp....

January 2003

 20January 20, 2003
The train-whistle doorbell is working again... now in stereo!
 14January 14, 2003
Took the official photographs for Tennessee Williams's psycho-drama...
 11January 11, 2003
Built the CruftCycle XC-1 High Wire Bicycle of Doom today...
 07January 7, 2003
It has come to my attention that this space has been neglected for months...

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