I was reading the web this morning and real a great article at CNET about SGI filing Chapter 11. The guy got it right on target - it's about the passion and belief that you're working for something that will change the world. There's something that reminds me of grad school when you're working on something that you're convinced is going to set the world on fire. It's sad to see SGI not survive. I'll never get rid of my SGI, that's for sure.
This weekend I finally got to move back into my office after the construction work sent me packing more than two weeks ago. Needless to say, I was very happy about getting things started again and having all the services I use day-to-day back and on-line.
I had moved the cable modem and broadband router to the bedroom and hooked up them in a minimal configuration with the wireless access point in the bedroom - so I've had access to email, etc. but not really access to my office. All covered in plastic and turned off. It was a very profound silence to me.
But it's back and thankfully everything came back. I'm still planning on retiring opus this summer - he's just as old as he can be, and to count on him for CVS and database is just pushing my luck these days. I can get a cheap little machine that will do a much better job for next to nothing.
Anyway... it's great to be back!