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Forklift Accident
Well, I finally did it. I had a forklift accident. I was putting pallets away on the top shelf of the racks, which is very close to the ceiling. My coworker asked me to back up my lift so I could read off the numbers on a pallet. I'm a helpful guy, so I started to back up. Except I didn't pay attention. There was a ceiling support beam in my path. I hit it and cracked the cap over the turret mechanism. I also pushed the cap forward abot 3 inches from where it should be. On top of the damage, I got the truck wedged in the aisle. I was stuck for about 45 minutes before my boss and coworker helped me get the machine free.
I used to think how stupid people were for having forklift accidents, but it is pretty easy to have one. You only have so much focus in you for a day before you run out. I'm not excusing what I did, but the outcome could have been much worse. Nobody was injured, and I didn't hit the ammonia lines for the refrigeration units.
December 12, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Motorola droids and Magnets
I learned something interesting today about the droid. If you get a pouch with a magnetic closure, it will prevent your droid's screen from locking properly. There is an accessory for the droid that lets you mount it to your cars windshield to make it easier to use it as a GPS or music player and that is a good idea. But it looks like that mode is activated by a magnet in the windshield mount. When it is in this mode, it prevents the screen from locking normally and the backlight stays on while it is in the pouch. This looks like it will be an easy fix at least. I just need to get a holster or case that is free of magnets. Other than this issue, the phone has been working great so far.
November 9, 2009 at 02:16 AM
Motorola droid
I just got a new Motorola droid today. I'm pretty happy with it's performance so far. It has some neat geeky apps that are available through the Android app store. I was able to get an ssh app installed easily and log in to my Debian box with no hassle. I was also able to get an SNES emulator working pretty easily. Web navigation is a snap thanks to it real web browser.
Transferring files from my PC was easy. The charger chord is a USP cable. If you plug it into your PC it will start charging. Tap on the icon in the upper left hand corner, and you are presented with an option to let your computer mount the droid as a USB mass storage device. From there, you can copy files between the device and your PC, making it easy to add existing music, video, pictures, or whatever to the phone.
This has nothing to do with the phone's performance, but there are a ton of ringtones. Most of them are pretty good too. Usually you get 20 ringtones with a phone where 18 of them are mediocre. I had a hard time choosing my ringtones to associate with people.
This phone is great for Linux geeks, and I think non-Linux people will like the phone too. It has a slick interface, a physical keyboard, and the Verizon network.
November 8, 2009 at 12:06 AM
Build a bike or just buy one?
I want to get a better road bike eventually but I am on the bubble about buying the components and putting it together myself or just buying one from a bike shop. The cheap and easy way out would be the latter option. You can get a complete bike for far less than if you buy all the components yourself and assemble it. Plus, you have to buy a few specialized tools to get it done right.
But if you buy a complete bike and decide to upgrade parts anyways, or you have a very specific idea of the parts you want on your bike, buying the complete bike could be less cost effective. I know I don't really need a carbon fiber frame, but most bike companies don't spec their aluminum bikes with higher grade components. I'll just have to keep thinking about it I guess.
September 23, 2009 at 01:42 AM
Bronchial Infection
I have had bronchitis for the last week. It has been kicking my butt. It's making it very hard to get enough rest at night. It seems like as soon as I lay down, I have coughing fits. I'm definitely on the upswing of this illness, but I just want it to go away. I want to sleep and breath normally again.