I'm tempted by the S101. Aaron is tempted by the N10. Neither of us is tempted by the MacAir. :P
Sized Up: MacAir vs Asus N10 vs Asus S101
Friday, October 3, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
The Care and Feeding of a 12 year old slightly-overweight cat...
As always, Gesso needs to lose weight. She's like a supermodel. always trying the latest fad diet.
The only thing that has worked in the past was Purina DM at 1 wet can per day. (That's 194 kcal.) She hates it. I hate it. It's gross, and I have a hunch that it makes her poo smell bad. It also seems to generate more vomit that other foods. It's fired.
We're trying to find something better.
We've had her on Sensible Choice Reduced Calorie at 1/2 cup dry per day. (That's 177 kcal.) Magically, she gains weight on this. Keep in mind, though, that she doesn't like to finish wet food, and she always craves more dry food. Also, there is that whole moisture content / protein content / gluten content mumbo jumbo. Who knows.
Her are some option's we're considering...
Dry...
Sensible Choice Reduced Calorie (Here for comparison mostly)
3646 kcal/kg
354 kcal/cup
Royal Canin Indoor Mature 27.
3856 kcal / kilogram
283 kcal/cup (??)
Natural Balance Reduced Calorie
3,215 kcal / kilogram
312 - 319 - kcal/cup (est)
Felidae Platinum
3,534 kcal / kilogram
351 kcal / cup
Nutro Max Cat Senior
3590 kcal/kg
Nutro Max Cat Weight Control
?? Unknown ??
Wet ...
Nutro Lite Wet
895 kcal/kg
156g in a can
140 kcal in a 156g can
Felidae Wet
1095 kcal/kg
172 kcal/can
Purina DM (Here for comparison only.)
1243 kcal/kg
194 kcal/can
Evo Chicken and Turkey Wet
504.8 kcal / big can of 374g
210 kcal in a 156g can
I have to say, I like the ingredient lists on Felidae and Natural Balance the best. Evo is nice too, but the calories are just too high.
The only thing that has worked in the past was Purina DM at 1 wet can per day. (That's 194 kcal.) She hates it. I hate it. It's gross, and I have a hunch that it makes her poo smell bad. It also seems to generate more vomit that other foods. It's fired.
We're trying to find something better.
We've had her on Sensible Choice Reduced Calorie at 1/2 cup dry per day. (That's 177 kcal.) Magically, she gains weight on this. Keep in mind, though, that she doesn't like to finish wet food, and she always craves more dry food. Also, there is that whole moisture content / protein content / gluten content mumbo jumbo. Who knows.
Her are some option's we're considering...
Dry...
Sensible Choice Reduced Calorie (Here for comparison mostly)
3646 kcal/kg
354 kcal/cup
Royal Canin Indoor Mature 27.
3856 kcal / kilogram
283 kcal/cup (??)
Natural Balance Reduced Calorie
3,215 kcal / kilogram
312 - 319 - kcal/cup (est)
Felidae Platinum
3,534 kcal / kilogram
351 kcal / cup
Nutro Max Cat Senior
3590 kcal/kg
Nutro Max Cat Weight Control
?? Unknown ??
Wet ...
Nutro Lite Wet
895 kcal/kg
156g in a can
140 kcal in a 156g can
Felidae Wet
1095 kcal/kg
172 kcal/can
Purina DM (Here for comparison only.)
1243 kcal/kg
194 kcal/can
Evo Chicken and Turkey Wet
504.8 kcal / big can of 374g
210 kcal in a 156g can
I have to say, I like the ingredient lists on Felidae and Natural Balance the best. Evo is nice too, but the calories are just too high.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Boy, Dough
When my fiance was first diagnosed with Celiac Disease, I somehow hit home runs (or almost home runs) with my attempts at gluten-free bread. However, as of late, I've been trying harder and harder to get a less-doughy result. I've tried dropping one egg from the recipe. I've tried leaving out a 1/4 cup of water. (Most recipes call for 1.25 cups of water, so I just round down to 1.) I've tried baking it for an extra 10-20 minutes. (This just resulted in an extra hard crust.)
I have a sinking feeling it is in the ingredients. Namely the flours I'm using. Today I tried to liven things up with some gluten-free oats and millet flour. This, in combination with the brown rice flour and a meager amount of potato starch, should have made a decent bread -- and it did, but it's still too damp for my taste. It's just too doughy.
I have a sinking feeling it is in the ingredients. Namely the flours I'm using. Today I tried to liven things up with some gluten-free oats and millet flour. This, in combination with the brown rice flour and a meager amount of potato starch, should have made a decent bread -- and it did, but it's still too damp for my taste. It's just too doughy.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
GYB
I got a new laptop at work today.
Here's my request and the subsequent replies from Deskside support.
I thought it was mildly entertaining.
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My Dell laptop, GYB4G81 or "Gyb" for short, has hit the end of his support lifetime.
Gyb tried his best, but he was always pretty sluggish. Really, Gyb was a good ol' boy with a great work ethic. He just couldn't handle the demands of this job. Specifically, he just couldn't handle Outlook + Firefox + Spark without swapping to disk. It was a painful 3 year relationship for both of us. (He only had 1G of RAM. I should have asked for more this year, but I knew his end was near.)
If at all possible, I would like a brand new laptop. (Seriously. A smells-like-new-ozone laptop would really make my day. In fact, I would wait for a brand new laptop if necessary.)
Here's proof that I waited...
[link to dell]
Service Contracts and Warranties
Description Provider Start Date End Date Days Left
Next Business Day Support UNY 9/10/2006 9/9/2008 0
No real rush. Gyb and I are still saying our goodbyes. I'm still zipping up my stuff and moving out.
Thanks!
:q!
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09/10/2008 12:03:10 help desk
Unfortunately, due to the nature of this request, I will have to deny a new laptop under the indications that this could cause a serious and detrimental blow to GYB's stability and future as an EOL laptop. Deskside and I have had a meeting and come to the conclusion that GYB would be better off in the hands of You, [my name here], as it's sole-caregiver under it's strenuous, day to day, week to week, firefox+outlook+spark activities. Although this may cause some headaches and heartaches, we do feel that GYB's wellbeing would be happier and even safer at your desk, instead of the EOL graveyard in a warehouse at an undisclosed location. Please feel free to contact the BoEOL (Board of End of Life) which can process your request upon a further date. Sincerely, ~Deskside
:) Just Kidding. Let us know a good time to swap. Has everything been backed up?
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09/10/2008 12:33:45 Me
While I completely understand the BoEOL's decision, and I realize they have Gyb's best interests in mind, I will be filing an appeal.
Certainly there is a better, more fulfilling life in the EOL graveyard for Gyb.
Perhaps he will find his way through the EOL graveyard to the Almighty's Company Store, and from there, he will find his way into the hands of a young child whose parents were too cheap to buy him a new laptop.
Perhaps from there, hand in hand, the child and Gyb will work to take over the world. You see, as Nietzsche says, "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." Gyb's 1G of RAM limitation will strengthen this young child's coding skills, and that one child will one day write The Über Code. The Über Code will allow the development of everything from a real perpetual motion machine to a solution to global warming and maybe even a cure for cancer.
So you see... Gyb's true place is obviously not at our company and certainly not at my desk.
Please forward my concerns to the BoEOL.
--
Backups done: Yes.
Time: Does 3:00 work for you?
Thanks!
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09/10/2008 13:45:42 help desk
LOL!! Yes, that works for us (I just can't compete!)
Here's my request and the subsequent replies from Deskside support.
I thought it was mildly entertaining.
==========
My Dell laptop, GYB4G81 or "Gyb" for short, has hit the end of his support lifetime.
Gyb tried his best, but he was always pretty sluggish. Really, Gyb was a good ol' boy with a great work ethic. He just couldn't handle the demands of this job. Specifically, he just couldn't handle Outlook + Firefox + Spark without swapping to disk. It was a painful 3 year relationship for both of us. (He only had 1G of RAM. I should have asked for more this year, but I knew his end was near.)
If at all possible, I would like a brand new laptop. (Seriously. A smells-like-new-ozone laptop would really make my day. In fact, I would wait for a brand new laptop if necessary.)
Here's proof that I waited...
[link to dell]
Service Contracts and Warranties
Description Provider Start Date End Date Days Left
Next Business Day Support UNY 9/10/2006 9/9/2008 0
No real rush. Gyb and I are still saying our goodbyes. I'm still zipping up my stuff and moving out.
Thanks!
:q!
==========
09/10/2008 12:03:10 help desk
Unfortunately, due to the nature of this request, I will have to deny a new laptop under the indications that this could cause a serious and detrimental blow to GYB's stability and future as an EOL laptop. Deskside and I have had a meeting and come to the conclusion that GYB would be better off in the hands of You, [my name here], as it's sole-caregiver under it's strenuous, day to day, week to week, firefox+outlook+spark activities. Although this may cause some headaches and heartaches, we do feel that GYB's wellbeing would be happier and even safer at your desk, instead of the EOL graveyard in a warehouse at an undisclosed location. Please feel free to contact the BoEOL (Board of End of Life) which can process your request upon a further date. Sincerely, ~Deskside
:) Just Kidding. Let us know a good time to swap. Has everything been backed up?
==========
09/10/2008 12:33:45 Me
While I completely understand the BoEOL's decision, and I realize they have Gyb's best interests in mind, I will be filing an appeal.
Certainly there is a better, more fulfilling life in the EOL graveyard for Gyb.
Perhaps he will find his way through the EOL graveyard to the Almighty's Company Store, and from there, he will find his way into the hands of a young child whose parents were too cheap to buy him a new laptop.
Perhaps from there, hand in hand, the child and Gyb will work to take over the world. You see, as Nietzsche says, "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." Gyb's 1G of RAM limitation will strengthen this young child's coding skills, and that one child will one day write The Über Code. The Über Code will allow the development of everything from a real perpetual motion machine to a solution to global warming and maybe even a cure for cancer.
So you see... Gyb's true place is obviously not at our company and certainly not at my desk.
Please forward my concerns to the BoEOL.
--
Backups done: Yes.
Time: Does 3:00 work for you?
Thanks!
==========
09/10/2008 13:45:42 help desk
LOL!! Yes, that works for us (I just can't compete!)
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Lots and lots of Grete
For those of you not following us on twitter and just in case you missed it... I just posted a ton of stuff over at Grete's blog. http://metagrete.blogspot.com/
And I promise... One of these days I'll get around to posting about life outside of Grete. Really.
And I promise... One of these days I'll get around to posting about life outside of Grete. Really.
Monday, August 25, 2008
The Final House Timeline
July 19 (Evening) - Enter MLS
July 20 (Afternoon) - Open house
July 22 (Late Evening) - Full price offer (with closing cost concession)
July 23 (Afternoon) - Accept offer
July 29 (Afternoon) - Inspection
July 31 (Afternoon) - Inspection response sent to me - Pain begins.
July 31 (Afternoon) - Got a useless low bid.
August 3 (Afternoon) - Got the worst estimate ever on the sewer and almost died.
August 4 (Afternoon) - Got a decent bid from Budget Sewer
August 6 (afternoon) - Bounced the ball back into their court.
August 9 (Morning) - Began fussing over language of "joint connection w/neighbor"
August 11 (Morning) - Sewer work begins
August 14 (Morning) - Paid for sewer at 9:00 am; Signed documents at 10 am
August 15 (All Day) - Moved(almost) everything out
August 17 (Evening) - Sold Ikea Closet
August 18 (Evening) - Went over to the house for the last time; Said good-bye
August 19 (Evening) - Officially Closed; Closed WSG, Electric, and Gas accounts
August 20 - (Afternoon) Got check in mail
August 23 - (Morning) Deposited check
August 26 - (Evening) Will start investing funds
July 20 (Afternoon) - Open house
July 22 (Late Evening) - Full price offer (with closing cost concession)
July 23 (Afternoon) - Accept offer
July 29 (Afternoon) - Inspection
July 31 (Afternoon) - Inspection response sent to me - Pain begins.
July 31 (Afternoon) - Got a useless low bid.
August 3 (Afternoon) - Got the worst estimate ever on the sewer and almost died.
August 4 (Afternoon) - Got a decent bid from Budget Sewer
August 6 (afternoon) - Bounced the ball back into their court.
August 9 (Morning) - Began fussing over language of "joint connection w/neighbor"
August 11 (Morning) - Sewer work begins
August 14 (Morning) - Paid for sewer at 9:00 am; Signed documents at 10 am
August 15 (All Day) - Moved(almost) everything out
August 17 (Evening) - Sold Ikea Closet
August 18 (Evening) - Went over to the house for the last time; Said good-bye
August 19 (Evening) - Officially Closed; Closed WSG, Electric, and Gas accounts
August 20 - (Afternoon) Got check in mail
August 23 - (Morning) Deposited check
August 26 - (Evening) Will start investing funds
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