Corrosion

DSL fixed after months of problems. Turned out to be corrosion on the line between two poles at the end of the lane. I had reported a fault due to noise on the line in January but I was told there was no problem by BT. Engineer who fixed it was cool. Pretty geeky, talking about the new 108mbit/s wifi Netgear router and stuff (since I have a WG834Gv1). He also fitted a filtering faceplate on the linebox to stop interference from the powerlines.

I'm just under tolerance for 2mbit too (42.5dB where the limit is 43dB) so he said to downgrade if there were further problems.

New NVIDIA drivers made my desktop unstable, back to 6629's :/

Should blog about my first informal flying lesson too but it's so hot (hottest day of the year, apparently) that I really need a shower.

Bondage & Servitude

It occurred to me the other day that I didn't know anything about tying knots. With the help of Wikipedia and some other sites, I know have a variety of loops, bends, hitches, and lashings at my disposal. I've also changed the way I tie my shoes. Need to relace them next...

There are a couple of things I could do for work (websites and writing some design software) but, honestly, I can't be bothered to spend my free time working on it. Yes, I would probably be compensated for my time (althoughly likely not adequately) but why the hell should I give up the little free time I have for work?