Posted on December 09, 2021 in misc • Tagged with arionnet, web, networking, technology
Arion.Net is 25 years old this month. At the quarter century mark, I am feeling quite nostalgic and it’s time to capture some of how Arion.Net came into existence.
I registered Arion.Net in 1996 shortly after I started grad school at Carnegie Mellon University. As a …
Continue readingPosted on September 23, 2016 in misc • Tagged with web, pelican, docker, nginx, flex
Arion.Net has been through a number of changes over the years. My first web site was pretty rudimentary when I put it up in 1996 (!!!). Until recently, I was running Drupal. It served me well for a good ten years. In the early days I would post occasional articles …
Continue readingI’ve spent the last couple of months working on site at a client’s location. I’ve spent most of the time in a conference room up on the 12th floor of the client’s building. The view from the conference room is nice, but I was kind of …
Continue readingPosted on August 20, 2004 in misc • Tagged with hacking, media, projects
Microsoft’s XBOX provides a great platform for the inner hardware-hacker in me. But by ‘hardware-hacker’ I mean taking stuff apart and soldering a couple wires. I’m definitely not a real hardware hacker, like some of the guys I know. However, I do enjoy playing around with a piece …
Continue readingPosted on July 15, 2004 in misc • Tagged with random thoughts, friends
My good friend Rick is an avid bicyclist. I suppose that isn’t very out of the ordinary. However, he lives in New York City and when I saw him last he said that riding his bike is his primary means of transportation. After seeing how crazy the people in …
Continue readingPosted on March 28, 2004 in misc • Tagged with japan, culture, festival
I went one of the events of the National Cherry Blossom Festival today: the Lantern Lighting ceremony. Although this event was one of the first of the festival, it looks like the trees are already in full bloom. It was a beautiful spring day and the trees were breathtaking.
Posted on March 27, 2004 in misc • Tagged with random thoughts, reading, scifi
Today I came to the realization that Northern Virginia is full of burbclaves. I guess I always knew I lived in one, but today I was given solid evidence. I spent the afternoon walking around the new neighborhood going up near my house. This new neighborhood seems to be the …
Continue readingPosted on January 15, 2004 in misc • Tagged with funny, automotive
No, this picture was not doctored. This is a real exit off of I-75 in Detroit, Michigan. Can’t imagine they weren’t aware of what a lot of people would think when seeing this sign..
Posted on January 15, 2004 in misc • Tagged with automotive, travel
I spent the last couple of days in Detroit. What a lovely place. Here’s a picture that sums up my experience in Motor City:
Snow, Cars, Traffic; repeat.
Continue readingPosted on January 02, 2004 in misc • Tagged with travel, holidays, newyork
I was actually in Times Square in New York City on New Years Eve. Honest! Here’s a picture for proof!
If you want to know how I ended up there, well my company got a frantic call from one of our clients and I had to be there to …
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