Adam Miller and Family

Hackers Gotta Hack

December 31, 2014 by Adam in Adam

Apparently some annoying bot found an ancient page on this server and proceeded to exploit my ten year-old bug. It strangely didn't hack it very well - basically just messing up the fonts. I checked the logs, removed the culprit page, and restored from backups. It's probably good that I run my own web server - it grows hair on my chest.

On the Mend

December 23, 2014 by Adam in Adam

I ended up getting whatever's been going around - exhaustion, fever, and goopy lungs. I tried to work yesterday, made it until one, and then came home to sleep off and on for twelve or fourteen hours. Fortunately I woke up mostly back to normal, other than a slightly nagging cough.

I'm working from home today, and then taking the next three days off. My hope is to wrap the last of the presents and get everything ready for the big day. I'm not sure I perfectly balanced everyone's gifts, but hopefully it's close enough. Duncan's computer (my old computer) has the latest version of Minecraft and a couple fancy mods to show off the new video card's power.

Time for tea and work . . .

2000

August 25, 2014 by Adam in Adam

This is from a birthday party from long ago. I think I was about 30 at the time. It's a little long, but there are some funny parts sprinkled here and there. It's funny how young I look. I remember how awesome I thought those pants were.

For ALS!

August 16, 2014 by Adam in Adam

Joanna informs me that all the hip people are dunking themselves in cold water for ALS awareness. I'm not sure if this is really for a good cause, but Emma lured me into the pool and Joanna filmed me for her own amusement.

1991

May 08, 2014 by Adam in Adam

As I reconfigure computers in the house, it's harder to find something to hook my old hardware to. I have a nice Sony digital camcorder with an 1394 connector. I threw the really old PCI card with a 1394 connector into my somewhat old computer. Getting Windows 7 to recognize it was a semi-arcane process, but I got it working.

This first selection is from a previous video camera I rented when I was about 22. I later recorded it to my camcorder in an attempt to preserve the tape. It's now on YouTube, in all its funky glory. I have more footage of me shirtless and another one with a beard teaching high school. I'll see what I can manage to post.

In this fine video we see my friend Colin, my sister Seraph, her ferrets, and the dog Sabaka.

Knocking on Heaven's Door

February 02, 2014 by Adam in Adam

Okay, I wasn't quite that sick yesterday, but it sure felt like it. I'd been feeling cruddy since Wednesday, and hoped that after a good night's sleep Friday night I'd be finally better. Unfortunately I took a turn for the worst at breakfast. Joanna made this great breakfast when she saw I wasn't up for it. I managed a few bites of dutch baby and a few sips of mocha, before I excused myself to lie down.

What followed was thankfully lost to my fevered memory. There was vomiting and writhing in pain, followed by sleep. Joanna kept checking up on me and taking good care of me. Emma, who has a sore throat herself, was extra sweet, as was Berry. I stumbled downstairs for dinner. Joanna made some great soup that I managed to eat and have seconds of. I got Emma to bed and watched a show with Sam and Joanna.

I was only up a couple times with a cough and managed to get a full night's sleep. I cleaned the kitchen and made breakfast. Joanna and the little kids went to church. I played D&D with Sam and Emma. My ears finally popped and I haven't had painkillers for almost five hours. Feeling normal feels so good.

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