tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189366592010-01-08T03:45:43.883-08:00The New ListJust a place to share things with family and friends<BR>For those of you who are looking for the tech list, check the links column to the right... <a href="http://mperren.com/blog/atom.xml">feed</a>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-10544132884650634612010-01-08T03:45:00.001-08:002010-01-08T03:45:44.047-08:00Test<p>From blogaway</p><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-1054413288465063461?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-28918110356016523462009-11-29T13:53:00.000-08:002009-11-29T13:53:12.920-08:00xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall MunroeFuny stuff, gotta look at more..<br /><br /><a href="http://www.xkcd.com/">xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-2891811035601652346?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-12228740699781062162009-11-25T13:24:00.001-08:002009-11-25T13:24:45.025-08:00An absolute must read..... Climate Research Unit hacked, data released to public... no news at 11:00http://motls.blogspot.com/2009/11/hacked-hadley-cru-foi2009-files.html<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-1222874069978106216?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-23401370917243426822009-11-14T10:26:00.001-08:002009-11-14T10:26:06.524-08:00Untitled<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_mdRqtwwseXg/Sv72PFFjifI/AAAAAAAAAOA/TPynspcecO0/s288/Untitled.jpg" /></div><br/>Without description. #tandi<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-2340137091724342682?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-84252882958380362352009-11-12T06:27:00.001-08:002009-11-12T06:27:56.636-08:00just a little mistake.the last post was not supposed to go to this list. it was suppose to go to my check list. i m trying to find the limits 4 voice to text on this phone.<br /><br /> so far so good.<br /> until next time.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-8425288295838036235?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-7202398848579349432009-11-10T20:37:00.001-08:002009-11-11T18:22:39.241-08:00Feed listshttp://www.linuxfordevices.com/rss.xml<br /><br />ttp://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/topNews<br /><br />http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?id=24196668@N03&lang=en-us&format=rss_200<br /><br />http://feeds.feedburner.com/ThisTinyHouse<br /><br />http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/feed/<br /><br />http://growing-smaller.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default<br /><br />http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/oddlyEnoughNews<br /><br />http://www.appscout.com/index.xml<br /><br />http://www.androidtapp.com/feed/<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-720239884857934943?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-80267183059278348062009-11-07T06:35:00.000-08:002009-11-07T06:35:38.687-08:00Yay!My Droid is on the way; left Ontario Canada last night at 9:10pm and was in Seattle by 4:10am this morning.&nbsp; Will probably arrive Monday or so.<br /><br />m<br />--<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-8026718305927834806?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-28824362387542844082009-11-06T06:14:00.000-08:002009-11-06T06:14:52.457-08:00Secret copyright treaty leaks. It's bad. Very bad. - Boing Boing<a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/03/secret-copyright-tre.html">Secret copyright treaty leaks. It's bad. Very bad. - Boing Boing</a><br /><br /><br />Just so I can go back and re-read...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-2882436238754284408?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-25744723841002303302009-07-05T08:47:00.000-07:002009-07-05T08:52:31.309-07:00Wow, I slept in...I know, it's amazing... I slept till 7:00am! I even laid in bed listening to Beverly sleeping till 8:30, and now I am sitting outside, updating stuff, reading my feedreader, catching up on emails, etc...<br /><br />Now, I have been looking at all sorts of mobile house designs for a while now, and have a few favorites, but this took the cake for me. <a href="http://lacasamovil.com">http://lacasamovil.com</a> I love the understairs bathroom, the layout of the loft, and the <a href="http://www.matroshka.se">matroshka</a>-like furniture in the living room/kitchen.<br /><br />anyway, just thinking...<br /><br />more later<br /><br />mjp<br />--<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-2574472384100230330?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-88878033466323635152009-07-02T06:59:00.001-07:002009-07-02T06:59:53.289-07:00I love well written science articles.. they make you think!http://www.examiner.com/x-3274-DC-Weather-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Earth-on-the-Brink-of-an-Ice-Age<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-8887803346632363515?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-36653968905620120682009-05-24T20:33:00.001-07:002009-05-24T20:33:47.250-07:00More tiiny things...http://www.ajmadison.com/b.php/Compact+Kitchens/N~36<br /><br />http://www.comingunmoored.com/2009/03/kitchenettes-tiny-homes/<br /><br />http://www.comingunmoored.com/2009/03/tiny-sinks-for-tiny-homes/<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-3665396890562012068?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-64259894748226606612009-05-08T07:22:00.001-07:002009-05-08T07:22:20.255-07:00A friend just sent me this....<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div class='youtube-video'>What we are<br/><div class='youtube-video'><object height='355' width='425'><embed height='355' width='425' wmode='transparent' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://www.youtube.com/v/a15KgyXBX24'> </embed> <br/><br/>thank you anthony!!<br/><br/></object></div><br/><br/><br/><br/><div class='zemanta-pixie'><img src='http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=487a7377-d8a4-8f69-b3a7-7a7b4e175bd9' class='zemanta-pixie-img'/></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-6425989474822660661?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-86353416106521516062009-04-28T20:45:00.001-07:002009-04-28T20:45:59.509-07:00Just home from our troop meeting...Went really well tonight... <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-8635341610652151606?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-47627561745051280552009-03-06T11:11:00.001-08:002009-03-06T11:11:08.341-08:00Okay, so it's only tentative, but Tor put this up...<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div class='youtube-video'><object height='120' width='234' id='countdown' codebase='http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0'><param value='sameDomain' name='allowScriptAccess'> </param><param value='http://countdownpage.createyourcountdown.com/?filename=bf62768ca46b6c3b5bea9515d1a1fc45_1212' name='movie'> </param><param value='high' name='quality'> </param><param value='transparent' name='wmode'> </param><embed height='120' width='234' codebase='http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0' allowfullscreen='false' allowscriptaccess='sameDomain' wmode='transparent' name='countdown' src='http://countdownpage.createyourcountdown.com/?filename=bf62768ca46b6c3b5bea9515d1a1fc45_1212' type='application/x-shockwave-flash'> </embed> <br/><br/>and I for one, have to put it up...<br/><br/><br/></object></div><a style='display: none;' href='http://www.createyourcountdown.com'>www.createyourcountdown.com</a><br/><br/><div class='zemanta-pixie'><img src='http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=aaa8dc1a-2afd-46cc-8a50-474815cc774f' class='zemanta-pixie-img'/></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-4762756174505128055?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-43066213758388147392009-01-12T18:33:00.001-08:002009-01-12T18:33:29.766-08:00Test from maemo wordpyHere goes!<br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3262/3129732628_6315716ed5_m.jpg" /><br />Hope this works<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-4306621375838814739?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-61782648400686339802009-01-10T09:53:00.001-08:002009-01-10T09:53:29.776-08:00test post 2<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24196668@N03/3184610837/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3356/3184610837_9f31c1ca39_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24196668@N03/3184610837/">test post</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/24196668@N03/">oberon85_2002</a></span></div>second attempt, straight from flickr<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-6178264840068633980?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-42468589425268971762009-01-10T08:44:00.001-08:002009-01-10T08:44:47.330-08:00Just in case you wondered...<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>here is a shot of our front doors at The Big Store<br/><br/><a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/24196668@N03/3185272876'><img width='356' height='267' src='http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3327/3185272876_a9af039b49.jpg'/></a><br/><br/>The front of The Big Store<br/><br/>L8r,<br/>mjp<br/>--<br/><br/></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-4246858942526897176?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-2686922142388374662009-01-10T08:33:00.001-08:002009-01-10T08:33:28.309-08:00We're in!!<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>We had our walk through inspection on the old house last friday, and received our deposit check back yesterday. The living room and kitchen are mostly finished, and now we work on finishing up the bathroom, bedrooms and spare room, before I go crazy on organizing the garage, and starting my project work.<br/>Things to do; measure the glass that I got for the greenhouse, and do some layout designs for such.<br/>find my stoneworking tools<br/>find my metalworking books, develop a plan for building, and talk to Ernest about building the forge<br/>retrieve the computer from the Scout House, and set up my headless server in the garage; extend the wireless network to allow wireless access at the Scout house.<br/><br/>mostly notes to myself, but sometimes it is good to let people see how my mind works. (or fails to work!)<br/>L8r<br/>mjp<br/>--<br/><br/></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-268692214238837466?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-30792750378107198992008-10-11T08:54:00.001-07:002008-10-11T08:54:19.235-07:00And, it appears, ...<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>that the electrical work being done on our 'new' house is complete. Inspection on the work should be monday our wednesday. We'll be installing some cabinets and two lofts in the garage today and tomorrow.<br/><br/>I can't wait to move in!<br/><br/></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-3079275037810719899?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-59472834665522106072008-09-28T10:29:00.001-07:002008-09-28T10:29:04.588-07:00Our sympathies and condolences..<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>go out to the friends and family of Jermaine and Jawaad Reaves, of Friday Harbor after the accidental shooting death of Jermaine by Jawaad sometime early this morning. <br/><br/>mjp<br/>--<br/><br/></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-5947283466552210607?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-34870961718146220912008-08-10T09:45:00.001-07:002008-08-10T09:45:59.648-07:00This is a test...Testing frpm n810<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-3487096171814622091?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-31052302907697943982008-07-15T09:49:00.001-07:002008-07-15T09:49:40.678-07:00Corwin & Julian are leaving...<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>on a bicycle trip that could take them as much as 400 miles on their bikes, with their mom and her boyfriend. <a href='http://mperren.com/bike' target='_blank'>Follow their journey!</a><br/></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-3105230290769794398?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-83765784565597842922008-05-12T19:29:00.001-07:002008-05-12T19:29:27.093-07:00Why?What is it that drives us to be who we are in the face of overwhelming repetition of the same issues, problems, and our personal solutions to them?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-8376578456559784292?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-79021555712870936042008-04-16T09:24:00.000-07:002008-04-16T10:20:31.825-07:00Okay, So I have some vested interest....<a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mperren.com/blog/uploaded_images/FridayHarborUSPO-701226.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://mperren.com/blog/uploaded_images/FridayHarborUSPO-701169.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> Monday morning I go into our local Post Office to pick up mail for work. Amongst my mail is a piece that is addressed to someone else, which normally I would place in the box in the lobby marked "Misdirected Mail." I walk to the Lobby, and find that the sign is missing. So I wait a couple of minutes until the doors are unlocked, and present my misdirected mail to one of the postal employees and inform her that the sign appears to be missing.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This morning I go into the post office.</span><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mperren.com/blog/uploaded_images/Lobby-725283.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://mperren.com/blog/uploaded_images/Lobby-725231.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I am unsure as to what I am seeing, so I step out, and take a picture.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">After considering things for a moment, (and here you must note that I work in one of the two stores in town that rent movies,) I start to wonder.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Has the USPS started taking corporate sponsorship? Will I see Sears catalog recycling bins, Blockbuster return drops, or a nationally sponsored computer recycling mailing point available in my local post office soon? We already have pile of advertising in our 'local' paper, almost all of which is for products and services that are, in local terms 'off-island.' (which are literal terms as well...)</span><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mperren.com/blog/uploaded_images/Netflix-what-721182.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://mperren.com/blog/uploaded_images/Netflix-what-721127.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The USPS is a wonderful system, don't get me wrong. I am amazed with the sheer volume of material they handle, and have always been pleased with the service. This 'addition' if that is what is is, does not serve my business well.<br /><ol><li>It advertises my off island competitor within my own community</li><li>It presents more opportunities for phone calls like "I' m sorry, I must have dropped those in the box with my netflix movies..." or calls from the post office "we appear to have several of you movies here... could you pick them up?" We already trade movies with our competition, as people inadvertently drop off our movies at their store and vice versa.</li><li>It begs the question, "Are we taking corporate sponsorship for our government services?" Will we have a McDonalds backed Air Force? The IRS backed by PepsiCo? The Masterfoods Secret Service? Social Security Administration by Microsoft?</li></ol>Anyuway, that's my rant for the morning...<br /><br />have a great day.<br />mjp<br />--<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-7902155571287093604?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18936659.post-45633719338358219622008-04-13T11:38:00.001-07:002008-04-13T11:38:39.999-07:00Check this (to me...)http://www.mtbakerbsa.org/districts/island/misc/bortraining.htm<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18936659-4563371933835821962?l=mperren.com%2Fblog' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231852557984951214noreply@blogger.com0