dice.py
Here ladies and gentlemen is the worlds worst dice-rolling program in Python… Ok, maybe it isn’t the worst. But it’s one of my first complete Python programs [or programs of any language] so I’m sure there are lots of ways to improve it. This is a CLI program that will ask you how many dice to roll, and how many sides, then it will print out the results. There are currently no limits set on the number of rolls or sides.
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Sunset Storm
There was a fairly decent storm going by just to the south of me, and to the west was a nice sunset shining out of another, smaller storm. I got some great color out of these, while to the south it was grey and foreboding…
Uptime: 2441 days
It’s a sad day. This poor forgotten server has been acting as a caching resolver for 2441 days [over 6.5 years] without being rebooted. Unfortunately that means it’s also been running 6.5 years without being patched or updated.It’s running Solaris 8, an expired copy of VxFS [filesystem], and a copy of Bind 8.3.4 that was compiled in 2002! Lou Gehrig would be proud.
So with little fanfare, this server is officially being decommissioned today. Lets have a moment of silence for this uncomplaining workhorse of a server.
Star Trek movie
A bunch of people keep asking me what I thought about the Star Trek movie. In short:
It was great!
Ok, so it wasn’t Shakespeare, and it focused a bit more on the action and less on introspecitve philisophical questions that I loved about the series; but the end result was a fun summer movie that I think did a great job in giving a new life to this story.
It’s definitely worth seeing, even if just to watch Karl Urban absolutely *NAIL* his performance of Bones. :) He even had the arms-crossed, hunched back stance down perfectly.
Yes there was a teeny bit of Sylar in Spock, but mostly, Zachary Quinto did a good job with the character, and easily held his own when standing face-to-face with the legend that is Leonard Nimoy. I can’t imagine what it’s like to play such an iconic character while standing in front of the guy that made the character so iconic.
The only real problem I had with it was the early scenes of a young Kirk doing stupid things. I know Kirk is supposed to be kind of reckless but the Corvette* scene was just stupid. But once the movie gets past this, it’s a fun ride.
So go see it. I want to see more like this. :)
* Edit: I originally put “Mustang”. I’m not sure why. Maybe because I’d much rather see a Mustang go over a cliff than a vintage ‘vette. :)
Snorkeling – Underwater Shots – Puerto Rico
Here’s some of the better underwater shots from our snorkeling trip in Puerto Rico. I really wish I had a better camera for the underwater stuff. It doesn’t help that It’s not digital so these are the Walgreen’s photoCD versions of these pictures.
Perhaps I was spoiled in Grand Caymen, but the water wasn’t as clear as I expected. But it was a very cool trip, and saw some neat fish, some of which I wasn’t able to get shots of.
Catamaran on the way to snorkeling
Here’s some pictures from the catamaran on the way to snorkeling. It was a nice boat and a beautiful trip.
El Morro – Puerto Rico
El Morro is a castle/fortress in Old San Juan. It’s pretty impressive as it’s been built out from its beginnings in the mid-1500s through WWII.
El Yunque Rainforest
Here’s some pictures from our trip to El Yunque, the only rainforst in the US National Forest system.
In my defense on some of the pictures, it’s really tough getting a good picture where the foreground is green, the background is green and the light filtering in from the canopy is green. :)
It really was beautiful and a great trip.
