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If you're reading this, my domain name transfer went successfully. For the last 6 years binaryfusion.net has actually been owned by my (very very) old web hosting company, and it wasn't until yesterday that I officially got it put into my name. The biggest reason being that the web hosting company didn't exist anymore and none of the contact information worked to renew the domain name. But through some internet detective work and such, I was able to contact one of the people who could get to my domain, so I could change the information, and now I don't have to worry about it anymore. I also discovered in all this that binaryfusion.com was available at one point. Back in the day when when I registered binaryfusion.net (6 years ago now, wow), it was being used by some sort of tech company in India. Now it's been bought by a company that buys up unregistered domains to sell them at inflated prices to the people who want them. So binaryfusion.com could be mine for the low low price of only $3,000. Yeah.....
I turned 23 last Saturday, went down to 6th street to celebrate and got a T-shirt out of the deal. Only two more years to the last significant birthday (25, when you can rent cars and get insurance far cheaper) until I hit 40. I would feel old except that my roommates are 26/27 so I still feel like the youngster kind of. Except when I'm hanging out with some of my Freescale interns who are still 20.
In a somewhat related note, I LOVE that Austin has a law banning smoking in any public building. So you can go out at night and not come back smelling like smoke. It's yet another thing I really like about Austin, and yet another reason why I think there's a very good chance I'll be moving here once I graduate. I'm not sure if I'll stick with Freescale or not, but with dozens of tech companies all around the Austin area, I don't think I'll have to worry too much. It's got all the crunchy coolness of Portland, but without having rain 9 months out of the year. The only thing I really miss is Portland's light rail train, you pretty much have to have a car here, and if I end up living downtownish then if I was in Portland I could just read the paper on the way to work instead of dealing with traffic. But I suppose you can't have everything. I also don't like the idea that my vote for president is pretty much useless since the rest of the state is red, but at least Austin has some common sense. (See the blue dot in the middle of Texas? That's Austin)
America=Police state? A bit biased yes, but still gives you some stuff to think about.
Only in America would you find the beer cooler scooter. With optional attachment to tow another cooler for your dog to sit in.
Fingerpainting, on your computer. One of my creations is my current desktop background. I only wish you could pick the colors yourself, as many a painting has been ruined by getting crappy colours at the wrong times.
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