building, 3dmax, 1.15

…is currently spinning in the ol’ headphones. I’m creating a mixed-use building facade in Max, and it’s very, very cold in this corner of the office. It’s actually hard to type because the tips of my fingers are cold.

I’ve been trying to figure out what the best low-cost solution for a home server is. I think, for the peace-of-mind, I’m going to ditch all the old SCSI-era Macs in the basement and find a used iMac to serve from. I need to have something that can tunnel through the firewall, serve AFS volumes and also be available inside the house for MP3 consolidation, backup, and mail services. I’ve been scouring Ebay and other sites, but the common pricepoint is usually around $500. I’ll have to just keep looking.

Ona related note, people, make damn sure you zero-format those drives before you pull them.

Behind the Curve. OK, so it’s been out for a while, but A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay is a beautiful album.

I’ve been thinking that there hasn’t been a whole lot of photography on this site since, well… last fall, really. I still have the camera, and I still take snapshots, but right now, in Baltimore, there’s not a whole lot to take pictures of between my office and house that I haven’t already shot. I realize I have to get out and explore more, but lately there’s been this cold front sweeping through the area and I just don’t want to get out of the damn car.

3:45 3DSmax is a buggy piece of crap that crashes as much as Quark used to back in the day.