Posted: May 10th, 2007 | Author: saldarji | Filed under: music | No Comments »
One of my favorite bands, Built to Spill, is currently on tour in Europe. I started listening to them about 8 years ago after I saw a live show. I’ve been hooked ever since.
I heard on the Current that they have tickets on sale for their new tour, and that they will be playing First Avenue at the end of June. I think I will go pick up tickets the next time I’m in town.
My conflict is that the last time I saw them at First Ave, the crowd was the worst I’ve ever seen. It was filled with teenagers who were “moshing”. It was a really bad experience. I’m hoping that it will be better this time. My only consolation is that I saw Doug Martsch on a solo tour once, and it was one of the best shows I have ever seen.
Posted: May 9th, 2007 | Author: saldarji | Filed under: travel | No Comments »
Here it is…
Fri, May 11
Flight: NW 2925
From: N W ARKANSAS REG, AR (XNA) Departs: 5:03pm
To: DETROIT METRO, MI (DTW) Arrives: 8:18pm
Flight: NW 0212
From: DETROIT METRO, MI (DTW) Departs: 9:13pm
To: PHILADELPHIA, PA (PHL) Arrives: 10:44pm
Mon, May 14
Flight: NW 1424
From: PHILADELPHIA, PA (PHL) Departs: 7:00am
To: MEMPHIS, TN (MEM) Arrives: 8:39am
Flight: NW 5751
From: MEMPHIS, TN (MEM) Departs: 9:35am
To: N W ARKANSAS REG, AR (XNA) Arrives: 10:49am
Thu, May 17
Flights: AA 1947
From: N W ARKANSAS REG, AR (XNA) Departs: 6:00pm
To: DALLAS FT WORTH, TX (DFW) Arrives: 7:10pm
Flights: AA 1636
From: DALLAS FT WORTH, TX (DFW) Departs: 7:50pm
To: MINNEAPOLIS ST PL, MN (MSP) Arrives: 10:10pm
Sun, May 20
Flight: AA 0857
From: MINNEAPOLIS ST PL, MN (MSP) Departs: 5:10pm
To: DALLAS FT WORTH, TX (DFW) Arrives: 7:40pm
Flight: AA 3559
From: DALLAS FT WORTH, TX (DFW) Departs: 8:55pm
To: N W ARKANSAS REG, AR (XNA) Arrives: 10:00pm
Thu, May 24
Flight: NW 2925
From: N W ARKANSAS REG, AR (XNA) Departs: 5:03pm
To: DETROIT METRO, MI (DTW) Arrives: 8:18pm
Flight: NW 1220
From: DETROIT METRO, MI (DTW) Departs: 9:05pm
To: BOSTON, MA (BOS) Arrives: 10:56pm
Mon, May 28
Flight: NW 0355
From: BOSTON, MA (BOS) Departs: 6:01pm
To: MINNEAPOLIS ST PL, MN (MSP) Arrives: 8:17pm
Flight: NW 2810
From: MINNEAPOLIS ST PL, MN (MSP) Departs: 9:30pm
To: N W ARKANSAS REG, AR (XNA) Arrives: 11:23pm
Fri, Jun 1
Flight: AA 3650
From: N W ARKANSAS REG, AR (XNA) Departs: 5:45am
To: DALLAS FT WORTH, TX (DFW) Arrives: 6:50am
Flight: AA 0434
From: DALLAS FT WORTH, TX (DFW) Departs: 8:40am
To: PHILADELPHIA, PA (PHL) Arrives: 12:55pm
Sun, Jun 3
Flight: AA 0849
From: PHILADELPHIA, PA (PHL) Departs: 5:45pm
To: CHICAGO OHARE, IL (ORD) Arrives: 7:10pm
Flight: AA 4035
From: CHICAGO OHARE, IL (ORD) Departs: 8:55pm
To: N W ARKANSAS REG, AR (XNA) Arrives: 10:30pm
Thu, Jun 7
Flight: AA 1383
From: N W ARKANSAS REG, AR (XNA) Departs: 4:45pm
To: CHICAGO OHARE, IL (ORD) Arrives: 6:25pm
Flight: AA 1383
From: CHICAGO OHARE, IL (ORD) Departs: 7:10pm
To: MINNEAPOLIS ST PL, MN (MSP) Arrives: 8:40pm
Sun, Jun 10
Flight: AA 0422
From: MINNEAPOLIS ST PL, MN (MSP) Departs: 6:00pm
To: CHICAGO OHARE, IL (ORD) Arrives: 7:20pm
Flight: AA 4035
From: CHICAGO OHARE, IL (ORD) Departs: 8:55pm
To: N W ARKANSAS REG, AR (XNA) Arrives: 10:30pm
Thu, Jun 14
Flight: US 2536
From: N W ARKANSAS REG, AR (XNA) Departs: 5:30pm
To: CHARLOTTE, NC (CLT) Arrives: 8:40pm
Flight: US 1608
From: CHARLOTTE, NC (CLT) Departs: 9:50pm
To: BOSTON, MA (BOS) Arrives: 11:58pm
Sun, Jun 17
Flight: US 1587
From: BOSTON, MA (BOS) Departs: 4:05pm
To: CHARLOTTE, NC (CLT) Arrives: 6:17pm
Flight: US 2405
From: CHARLOTTE, NC (CLT) Departs: 7:35pm
To: N W ARKANSAS REG, AR (XNA) Arrives: 8:44pm
Thu, Jun 21
Flight: NW 2925
From: N W ARKANSAS REG, AR (XNA) Departs: 5:04pm
To: DETROIT METRO, MI (DTW) Arrives: 8:20pm
Flight: NW 1220
From: DETROIT METRO, MI (DTW) Departs: 9:04pm
To: BOSTON, MA (BOS) Arrives: 10:54pm
Sun, Jun 24
Flight: NW 5739
From: BOSTON, MA (BOS) Departs: 4:10pm
To: MEMPHIS, TN (MEM) Arrives: 6:25pm
Flight: NW 2837
From: MEMPHIS, TN (MEM) Departs: 7:35pm
To: N W ARKANSAS REG, AR (XNA) Arrives: 8:45pm
Thu, Jun 28
Flight: AA 1383
From: N W ARKANSAS REG, AR (XNA) Departs: 4:45pm
To: CHICAGO OHARE, IL (ORD) Arrives: 6:30pm
Flight: AA 1383
From: CHICAGO OHARE, IL (ORD) Departs: 7:15pm
To: MINNEAPOLIS ST PL, MN (MSP) Arrives: 8:45pm
Posted: May 8th, 2007 | Author: saldarji | Filed under: photography, travel | No Comments »
Alejandro and I went on a hike two weeks ago. We were just exploring a well-traveled trail. In fact, most of the trail was actually cast in cement, so it felt like we were really just out for a stroll. We did manage to stray from the path a bit and saw a bunch of beaver dams.
We had a really fun day, but the most striking moment of the day was running into a snake right at the beginning of the trail. We had seen a small baby snake the previous day which had a blue underbelly and a neck stripe. I haven’t been able to find it online anywhere, though there is this great resource for Arkansas snakes.
The second snake I have identified as a Speckled King Snake. I am way too chicken to try to handle a snake, since I can’t tell what is poisonous and what isn’t. This snake is not poisonous. But boy am I glad I didn’t try to touch this one. “In defense, this species will bite, poop, and emit a foul-smelling musk.”
I really like this first picture because of its minimalism and the addition of the yellow corner for color.
Here you can see the snake in more detail…
Posted: May 5th, 2007 | Author: saldarji | Filed under: stuff | No Comments »
Sorry for the lack of updates, but I have gotten very busy with my project. Also, Tracey is in Minneapolis for the weekend, so I have been busy with that.
I spent last weekend hiking around Northwest Arkansas with Alejandro, so I should post some pictures from that. You can see a few that Alejandro took on his flickr page.
Posted: May 1st, 2007 | Author: saldarji | Filed under: technology | 1 Comment »
Two pieces of news on Desktop Linux surprised me today.
The first is that the OpenSUSE team decided to drop ZENworks from the distribution. The issues with OpenSUSE package management are pretty well known. In fact, I blogged that I was reverting to the native tools last week. In addition, Novell decided to open up YAST and Libzypp, and release it under GPLv2.
This is wonderful news, however, I believe that Novell missed the opportunity to spin up Zen as a value-added package in SLES and SLED. The quote accompanying the article is really terrible, even if it is true.
A typical comment came from Ted Bullock, an openSUSE developer, who said, “This is very good news. I have never felt comfortable with the overall reliability and integration of ZENworks in openSUSE. I’m glad to see the last of it.”
The second piece of news that caught me by surprise is the rumor that
Dell will offer Ubuntu on their desktops. It is still speculation, but if they do offer Linux on the desktop, it is a win for open source in general
Updated: My not-so-secret sources seem to confirm that it is true. D-day indeed.
