Richard Yoo’s Weblog

• just booked my tix for Defcon & LinuxWorld… see everyone there! #

• power went out again at the house… generator picked up the load (again) #
• Spent the past 5 hours debugging a broadcast storm on home network… turns out Sonos runs STP and confused the hell out of the Cisco switch #

• I’ve been a die-hard Maxthon browser user for years, but Firefox 3.0 is crazy fast… its amazing! #

Related o my post from last week - Houston #1. Now, Newsweek reports:

Houston’s good fortune is largely a function of the current oil boom. But this isn’t the type of gusher that led to busts in 1981 and 1986. Instead, Houston is experiencing a 21st-century boom fueled by a weak dollar and global growth. “Three things affect Houston’s economy,” says Patrick Jankowski, vice president of research at the Greater Houston Partnership: “the price of energy, the value of the dollar and the strength of the U.S. economy at large.” As Meat Loaf said, two out of three ain’t bad.

Houston, We Have No Problems

• my popcorn hour a-100 died. When power is applied, power LED comes on for a second then no lights & nothing on the screen. So sad. #

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This is making the rounds all over the ‘net so I figured I’d post it too…

It’s the city of big plans and no rules, beat-the-heat tunnels and loop-the-loop highways, world-class museums and wiry cowboys, humidity that demands an ice-cold martini and the biggest damn liquor store on the planet. How could you not love Houston?

No. 1: Houston, Texas - Comeback Kid

The top 10 quicklist: Best Cities to Live, Work and Play

The full Best Cities Center: Kiplinger.com’s Best Cities Center.

Kiplinger’s video tour of Houston:

Update: This old post is probably relevant, I think its a better video than Kiplinger’s: Houston?

• Car got towed - tow truck bastards #
• Car recovered $200 later - tow truck bastards are vultures, saw EIGHT wreckers drive by in 15mins #
• @monicayoo in montrose - it was a “permit only” parking area - and it wasn’t clearly marked, and there was no “tow away” warning either. #

• live streaming of Linux Journal Meetup here http://tinyurl.com/6pb9dc #

• @charnellpugsley not sure chumby is worth it, but its a neat toy. Mine is sitting on my nightstand. #

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Update 6/10/08:

Wow, looks like SWA is watching! Thats great!
http://twitter.com/SouthwestAir/statuses/831042961

• Why is it u can’t have a conversation about linux without saying ‘recompile the kernel’? #
• @KatherineD I saw your tweet. Thanks! #
• Wow - some of the Seattle city buses have wifi on board -sweet! #

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