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I wish software developers wouldn't insist on having the discussion forum for their software take the form of a mailing list. Email is ten times less convenient than a decent web forum, but still they persist. Having to do a Google search of the archives with "Messages sorted by" as an extra parameter is just a bit lame. Grr. I long for the day when I can get back to programming useful stuff at home, and not having to forever wait for help on mailing lists regarding some undocumented aspect of whatever code library I'm using.
Anyway, tiny rant aside. It's a new year, for what little that's worth, and I started on the 2008 survey that a lot of other people on here have done, but decided not to bother. Most of it is irrelevant, and the rest of it would just be me complaining about people in terms so vague that half of my friends would be worried that I was referring to them. I was not happy with how I was treated by some people last year, but this year will be different. Onwards and upwards. I'm still learning. Anyway, very abridged version of the End Of Year Survey:
- Compared to this time last year, are you:
i - happier or sadder? Significantly sadder, but more optimistic.
ii - thinner or fatter? 6 or 7 pounds lighter. Good stuff.
iii - richer or poorer? Richer, despite some ludicrous expenditure. Going out less has saved money.
And that's about all that matters, right?
Had an annoying pro-Palestinian march walk past my house today, and then be in my way when I got to town. No doubt this was retribution for my previous complaint about such marches. Well, I hope they all feel better about themselves, and I hope the 10 or 15 police they tied up during the process weren't needed elsewhere.
Music stuff is progressing, slowly, but consistently. By February I should know exactly what the situation is with The Band, and in spare moments here and there I'm experimenting with other musical projects. Sometimes it's easy to lose sight of the fact that it's hard to write in a style you're not familiar with, so I need to broaden my listening a bit. If only there were more hours in the day.
Anyway, tiny rant aside. It's a new year, for what little that's worth, and I started on the 2008 survey that a lot of other people on here have done, but decided not to bother. Most of it is irrelevant, and the rest of it would just be me complaining about people in terms so vague that half of my friends would be worried that I was referring to them. I was not happy with how I was treated by some people last year, but this year will be different. Onwards and upwards. I'm still learning. Anyway, very abridged version of the End Of Year Survey:
- Compared to this time last year, are you:
i - happier or sadder? Significantly sadder, but more optimistic.
ii - thinner or fatter? 6 or 7 pounds lighter. Good stuff.
iii - richer or poorer? Richer, despite some ludicrous expenditure. Going out less has saved money.
And that's about all that matters, right?
Had an annoying pro-Palestinian march walk past my house today, and then be in my way when I got to town. No doubt this was retribution for my previous complaint about such marches. Well, I hope they all feel better about themselves, and I hope the 10 or 15 police they tied up during the process weren't needed elsewhere.
Music stuff is progressing, slowly, but consistently. By February I should know exactly what the situation is with The Band, and in spare moments here and there I'm experimenting with other musical projects. Sometimes it's easy to lose sight of the fact that it's hard to write in a style you're not familiar with, so I need to broaden my listening a bit. If only there were more hours in the day.
