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Wednesday, September 17, 2003

Free wireless in Bangor, a linksys router just down the hill from the Greyhound station, in front of the Masonic Temple. Actually, it may be across the street because the signal is a little weak here, but it works OK.

My new Hennessy Hammock works great but I didn't get any sleep yet... didn't dress warm enough for this Maine weather...

posted by John Otis Comeau 6:00 AM

Tuesday, September 16, 2003

That huge sucking parasite, the US Government, just stole $12 from me. Two Excelite bits. They were going to keep the handle, too, for crying out loud, but I managed to shame them out of that. So now it seems you can't even have any kind of tools in your carry-on baggage. They did give me the option of checking my bag, but hell, I'd rather just lose two screwdriver bits than my laptop and everything else. Damn. What a lousy way to start the trip. In retrospect, I should have stopped at the dollar store yesterday and gotten cheap tools, knowing how fussy Uncle Sam is getting lately.

posted by John Otis Comeau 9:43 AM

Monday, September 15, 2003

That python script I talked about last time has become an all-consuming passion, now hosted at http://jcomeau.com/genome/. I'm advertising it at bioinformatics.org; I tried twice to promote it at slashdot.org but it got rejected both times. Going to Maine for a month now to visit my Ma, just told her I thought I won't be able to make it this year... want to surprise her...

Found a free wireless AP at the Pembroke Lakes Mall in Pembroke Pines, FL, just outside the Treasure Cove Gallery shop. I don't think they did it purposely because it fades in and out and often disappears, but until they get their act together it's a lot closer to home than the Fort Lauderdale Airport, which purposely keeps a wireless AP for the travelers. Plus there's C. B. Smith park just across the intersection where I can eat (outdoor grill and lots of rotten wood for fuel) and recharge the laptop battery (free electricity). With my new Hennessy Hammock Expedition A-Sym (hennessyhammock.com) I can also catch some sleep there, but didn't try it today.

posted by John Otis Comeau 5:41 PM