07/08/2005 Archived Entry: "No dissasemble!"

What is the fascination in taking apart complex things, even down past the level at which they can be reassembled? Just today, I have disassembled an ancient RLL hard drive and a keyboard, down to their tiniest of component parts. The hard drive provided nearly an hour of amusement, and even now its magnets continue to entertain, but the keyboard had some cool stuff inside it, too--most notably, a large rubber membrane sheet which Massurah promptly wrapped around his head, which made his face look like the Octopus Sucker Creature from Jupiter.

I am at a temporary pause in my daily activities. In a moment, I will return to discussing intersite data replication using this, which is turning out to be a fascinating endeavour.

Jawa might come visit us again this weekend, which means we will have to try once again to not destroy the town, flying in the face of our instincts to do so.

Zen moment of the day: when I returned from lunch, I had five voicemails waiting for me; each from a different number, each consisting of the sound of the caller hanging up. One right after the other. It made me feel both wanted and rejected at the same time.

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