My ISDN service kinda stinks right now. 🙁 algx.net is my providers backbone network.

traceroute to 64.14.240.111 (64.14.240.111), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
1 isdn.dtw.timmins.net (xxxxxxxxx) 25 ms 10 ms 4 ms
2 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (xxxxxxxx) 39 ms 32 ms 32 ms
3 cartman.pntc.coast.net (207.158.132.12) 256 ms 254 ms 157 ms
4 ATM8-0-0.SFLDMIDO00W.core.algx.net (66.2.95.141) 43 ms 37 ms 36 ms
5 serial8-0-0.chi.core.algx.net (216.203.222.58) 51 ms 47 ms 47 ms
6 POS3-3.CHCHILLE12W.core.algx.net (66.2.95.70) 48 ms 43 ms 43 ms
7 206.220.243.179 (206.220.243.179) 3141 ms 3079 ms 3087 ms
8 ord2-core3-pos6-0.atlas.algx.net (165.117.48.97) 3221 ms * 3159 ms
9 * * *
10 216.32.132.141 (216.32.132.141) 3101 ms 3213 ms 3083 ms
11 216.34.183.97 (216.34.183.97) 3044 ms 3122 ms 3277 ms
12 bbr02-p4-0.ekgv01.exodus.net (206.79.9.130) 3384 ms 3334 ms 3382 ms
13 * bbr01-p7-0.ftwo01.exodus.net (206.79.9.53) 3106 ms *
14 bbr02-g2-0.ftwo01.exodus.net (216.39.64.2) 3023 ms 2856 ms 3120 ms
15 * bbr01-p0-0.irvn02.exodus.net (206.79.9.33) 3266 ms 3379 ms
16 bbr02-g6-0.irvn02.exodus.net (216.39.96.18) 3267 ms 3093 ms 3159 ms
17 * bbr02-p1-0.elsg01.exodus.net (206.79.9.233) 3227 ms 3282 ms
18 dcr02-g6-0.elsg01.exodus.net (216.34.192.2) 3293 ms 3473 ms 3396 ms
19 csr01-ve240.elsg01.exodus.net (216.34.192.162) 3435 ms 3616 ms 3497 ms
20 * * 64.70.9.108 (64.70.9.108) 3564 ms
21 * 64.14.196.7 (64.14.196.7) 3617 ms *

Before I forget, happy birthday to 🙂

On my Pentium 133 laptop, I did a dist-upgrade, and screwed up my kernel install for my custom kernel. I said screw it and installed the newest kernel in debian woody (2.4.18-586tsc) and WOW. I'm blown away here. This is much faster than 2.2.19, and includes everything I could possibly need or ask for in a kernel.
It's been a long time since I've seen a serious enhancement in speed from a kernel upgrade, but today is just full of surprises.
I think it probably has to do with the VM system, because I see the speed increase most when gnome is loading up, and I have 72MB of ram onboard, and it loads almost twice as fast now.
w00 to the Gnome team and the kernel coders!

It's a pretty nice day so far. I was quite happy yesterday, I think it was the sun and warmth. I want a repeat of yesterday as far as that's concerned 🙂
Anyway, only bad thing today is that Meijer gas station seemed to be having problems with CC processing. Fortunately I was able to somehow dig up 6 bucks in cash from my pockets to pay for the gas I had already pumped. w00.

*holds up a can of Mountain Dew*
Here's to a good day today…

what a beautiful day out it is today… I am feeling happy today. what a nice day.