And just so I’m clear on the concept, wouldn’t a federal takeover of Texas simply make it part of the U.S., which it already is?

Just thinking back over the summer headlines, how is that Jade Helm federal takeover of Texas going? The news has not been covering it.

Begun the autumn weather has.

Thanks Pheasant Lane Apple Store for covering my failed Macbook Pro video card under warranty past AppleCare expiration. Great service!

Duh: My temp 8GB Macbook Air is much slower at running Hadoop jobs than my 16GB Macbook Pro retina. Horsepower & memory matters in Hadoop.

Fortunately I have regular time machine backups AND I had just dumped all my files to an external SSD. No data will be lost in my house.

Well, it appears that the discrete graphics card in my MacBook Pro retina is down for the count. Waiting for genius appointment Sun to fix.

Fortunately I have an iPad, an iPhone and a MacBook Air. I’ll manage.

Bummer. Got to work, put down my computer, and now it won’t boot. Of course my tools are at home….