Almost six inches of rain since yesterday. Another couple on the way. Paging Noah and Party…
As for the temperature, well, the big cool-off hasn’t really hit yet. As I write this, the dewpoint is still at 66, but the bottom’s supposed to fall out any time now. More rain, the wind swinging around to the west, and then some dry air, followed by a high in the 40s tomorrow. I’m actually looking forward to it.
Yesterday I actually got some stuff done. Not the progress I was hoping for, but at this point any positive progress feels pretty good, and I did that in between lightning storms that had me shutting down the computer. And then later in the day I hooked up the new programmable thermostat to the furnace (and tested it so I don’t get a nasty surprise when it does get cold). The hardest part was probably finding where to shut off the power to the furnace while playing with the wires. Not a really big deal, but again, progress. Today, hopefully more progress. Wish me luck.
- Due to the heavy rains last night, Flooding closes some area roads and After the flood: More rain, snow. No snow here in town, but not all that far north of here… [strib]
- Apparently GWB’s new appointment for the Supreme Court that nobody had every heard of before is a case of Cronyism.
Alexander Hamilton wouldn’t approve of Justice Harriet Miers.
I like the football analogy. She’s never even started a high-school game, let alone won a Heisman. She’s just not ready for the pros. Let’s hope the Senate takes that into account. [vodkapundit] - No surprise, the RIAA Takes Shotgun to [file] Traders. And to people who aren’t actually trading files. Not liking the shotgun effect, a Disabled woman sues RIAA under RICO statutes. Sounds cool, but it was tried last year, and
Unfortunately for the plaintiffs, RICO requires require the explicit threat or use of physical violence.
[wired and fark!] - I mentioned it yesterday, but Pawlenty’s special-session offer drew no takers, so now he’s invited leaders to private talks. Why doesn’t he just let it drop and deal with things in March? [strib]
- The Spam Stock Tracker tracks what would have happened to your money if you’d invested in the stocks pumped via spam. It ain’t pretty. [boing boing]
- OpenBSD 3.8 will be adding yet another Security-related innovation in Unix. Cool. [openbsd]