My friend Mark just got his new CoreCrib, a build-your-own Macintosh kit from 2khappyware.com. He's posted some pictures and comments on a weblog I helped him set up on a server at work. Hmm, I might have to save up and get myself one of these too, much more affordable than a PowerMac. I'm curious to see what the CoreBox model will look like when it debuts, and how much it will cost, as I'd love a low-cost Mac to run as my web/file/print server at home.
Tomorrow, I'm going to attend the Windows Server 2003 launch, in Des Moines. I'm hoping to score some cool swag, if nothing else. I'm all about the free pens, t-shirts, and mouse pads.
We bought a new dishwasher yesteday too, the Sears Kenmore 16519 model. Consumer Reports gave it a Best Buy rating, and Sears had it on sale. I'm not sure if the link will last, or if it will expire or not, but we're hoping it does a better job than our crappy old Maytag does now. When it comes to Sears appliances, the last number in the model number is the color, 9 is the code for black, 2 is the code for white, and 1 is the code for bisque. See the things you learn when you go appliance shopping?
The athletic director at my alma mater, Iowa State, wants to fire Larry Eustachy, the head basketball coach. This is after some pictures surfaced of Eustachy boozin' it up with some students after a basketball game in Missouri. In the pictures you can see him drinking some really nasty canned beer, and kissing some college chicks on the cheek (who didn't seem to mind). Now, I'm not going to say that it's a great image for ISU's basketball coach to present, or that it isn't embarassing, but it's not something he should be fired for. He & I are both employees of the Iowa Board of Regents, working for two different universities here, but we're part of one system, we're even both Professional & Scientific class employees. (The other two classes being Merit and Faculty) He makes $1 million/year, I make almost $40,000 (I'm not bragging, my salary is a matter of public record, they publish it every year in the Des Moines Register). If tonight I were to go to a party where some college students were, drink a few beers, and smooch some co-ed on the cheek, would I be fired? Hell no. Even if pictures were published on the web, I doubt I'd lose my job. It might be a bit embarassing, I might get a bit of a lecture from my supervisor, who wouldn't be all that happy with me, but it's not something one is generally fired for.
Consider this, if he were a player, it'd be more of a story if he DIDN'T engage in this kind of behavior. Chew him out, get him some counseling, but don't fire the guy. That's my two cents.
The house two doors down from us is for sale. Won't you be my neighbor? You might even be in range of my wireless LAN..
