By floor9 on Jun 20, 2008 | In Central PA | 1 Comment »
The local bloggers have done an excellent job in bringing coverage to the recent attacks (four attacks in four days) happening in the city. A handful of people, both in print and in forums and comments, have mentioned getting a gun in response to these attacks. I’ll be first in line to defend your right to own a gun. I believe that if everyone was armed, we would see a dramatic decrease in violent crime — just ask Switzerland. The problem is, there’s so much misinformation — most of it politically charged and bordering on insane (from both sides) — available online that gun ownership typically gets presented as something it’s not.
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By floor9 on Jun 13, 2008 | In Central PA | No Comments »
Yesterday I received my letter from Visa regarding a merchant — specifically, the Sunoco A-Plus at 1101 Cameron Street in Harrisburg — who was enforcing a minimum purchase amount for debit / credit card usage. In a world where businesses increasingly view consumers as commodities and not actual human beings, it’s nice to have a corporation with the size and power of Visa fight back on my behalf.
Even if they do have their own ulterior motives.
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By floor9 on Jun 12, 2008 | In Central PA | 1 Comment »
First, at times like this I’m very glad to be considered a critical state employee. I don’t get furloughed no matter what. And I feel very bad for the people who are going to have to try to find a way to pay for their $4 gas / food / car loan / mortgage / etc if the state shuts down again. Even if it’s “only a day” again, the experience has got to be nerve-wracking to say the least.
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By floor9 on Jun 11, 2008 | In Central PA | No Comments »
Renovations at the floor9.com World Headquarters are moving along nicely, now that the contractor doing the master bathroom managed to wrap up his “five days, tops” job in just under seven weeks. A new contractor is starting on the kitchen and guest bathroom, and I’m going to paint and re-trim the entire house. With a little luck, I’ll be on the market by the end of this month. So it was with great giddiness that Deb and I went to view some condos in Mechanicsburg.
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By floor9 on Jun 10, 2008 | In Technology | No Comments »
With a little luck and some excellent timing (and if my recent eBay buyers pay up), I’ll have my brand new sub-notebook just in time for next Thursday’s Harrisburg bloggers / Twitter-users / new media meetup. The MSI Wind goes on sale here in the US at $399 for the Linux (SUSE) version and $499 for the Windows XP version. Look for it at Costco and Best Buy — as well as mail-order via Amazon and friends — starting this Monday 6/16/08.
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By floor9 on Jun 9, 2008 | In Central PA | No Comments »
It’s supposed to be 97 today. I’m swamped with emails from video submissions from blogHarrisburg. I have a half dozen eBay shipments to make today. McDonald’s screwed up my breakfast order. I just found out my PayPal Premier account has ridiculous processing fees. Gas is supposed to hit $4.30 by July 1. I’m at work eight hours earlier than my usual shift. Also it’s Monday.
But this Sumatra bean coffee from St. Thomas Roasters in Linglestown is just amazing. The beans are shiny and the flavor is rich but not oppressive.
Grinder, French press, and my day just got awesome.
By floor9 on Jun 6, 2008 | In Rant | 7 Comments
So I’m driving down Cameron Street this afternoon on my way into downtown to tie off a few odds and ends. As I got off 81, my “low fuel” light came on, meaning I only had another 30 - 50 miles until my Fit sputtered to a stop. I pulled into the Sunoco A-Plus at 1101 Cameron Street for fuel. I was feeling a little under the weather, so I also figured I’d pick up a V8 Splash (kiwi-strawberry, because it matters) while I was there.
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