Five Acres with a View

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I love this quote from A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection:

However, one important point that must be kept in mind when reading this document is that in order to work, Vista’s content protection must be able to violate the laws of physics, something that’s unlikely to happen no matter how much the content industry wishes it were possible.

December 24, 2006 - Click on image for higher resolution version.

Happy Holidays from Mia, Lody, Lily, Hap, Rags, Jack and Elaine.

Boing Boing has a great photo of the Snowed-in Denver airport viewed from above (photo). Due to the backup in that airport, we may have a few extra guests for dinner tomorrow, if my sister-in-law and her family can’t get on flights going out tomorrow.

Olduvai George, an artist who specializes in prehistoric creatures, has a great greeting card for the holidays.

Take better photos this holiday season using 16 Digital Photography Tips for Christmas.

December 23, 2006 - Click on image for higher resolution version.

I took this early this morning on my way home from grocery shopping. (I wanted to avoid the madding crowds.) In a process very similar to one of solving one of those sliding tile puzzles, we managed to free the truck and Subaru with minimal digging. (This process was helped by the truck’s 4WD and the Subaru’s AWD.) Since I had neglected to unhook the trailer from the truck, we had to park it where we could instead of its normal slot. Although at times I dislike how close our house it to the road, the short driveway with its southern exposure is great when we get a lot of snow. If you look at the high resolution image, you can see trailer, truck, house, barns and even the horses standing at the gate waiting for room service.

I love lists of Firefox Extensions such as the one found at 27 Of The Most Useful Firefox Extensions. I tend to just install a minimum now (and keep the list at list at del.icio.us), but I never know when I might see something new and interesting.

December 21, 2006 - Click on image for higher resolution version.

The fence around courtyard is five feet tall.

Jack is entertaining himself by making Beer Bread. I am entertaining myself by watching neighbors dig out the truck that is stuck in the same place vehicles always get stuck after a major snowstorm. Each storm, at least one neighbor attempts to prove that 4WD means you shouldn’t have to wait for the county snow plow. Since I25 (about 2.5 miles away) is not yet open, I have no idea of where they were going with the truck.