I learned an important lesson today… Most PC’s do not have 14759 COM ports. Yes. They normally have 0 -> 2 depending on the type of computer. I had a bug in some code, and was trying to open COM14579: The computer was in Canada and they do not even have that many ports on their servers over there…. .

I just heard that Robert Moog has a brain Tumor, according to http://www.caringbridge.com/cb/inputSiteName.do?method=search&siteName=bobmoog>This site. He invented the Synthesiser.

If you are a Harry Potter fan, you MUST check out THE GUARDIAN newspaper in the UK. They are running a competition to get people to write a ‘Death Scene’ for Dumbledore in the style of other writers. Ones that they have got include Lemony Snicket, George Orwell, Scooby Doo, Douglas Adams, John Le Carre, The Sun, Dr Seuss and even as version of the Guardian’s cricket over by over live commentary . Most are actually amazingly good. Well worth a visit. You would not believe how much I laughed at that one.

The Internet Archive has available for download a copy of the movie ‘Plan 9 From Outer Space’ from way back in 1958. This is a cult bad movie. By bad I mean production and story and props. It is actually quite watchable. I do not think it deserves the title of ‘The worst movie ever made’. That belongs to Chicken Park.

Oh, tomorrow I will be building, during the day, and then visiting my brothers for dinner for his birthday…