liquidcable.org

The new Digg version (v4) is up and running, and it sucks.

The reasons :

1. less content (way less than before, 3 stories were on top news in 8 hour period)
2. very buggy (getting better)
3. the my news section being default (may be fixed shortly)
4. links don’t open in separate tab (may be a bug)
5. no picture section
6. no videos section
7. Digg is trying to be a like Facebook and/or Twitter (hint it’s not and shouldn’t try to be)

The less content/stories issue the biggest.  I use Digg as a filter for all the articles/pictures/videos on the internet.  If it can’t do that, then whats the point in Digg at all.

I really don’t understand organizations that take away features that many users/customers like or demand.  And when they don’t succeed they just try again latter.  Case-in-point the pictures section on Digg.  Digg got rid of it in a previous update and the users complained until it was put back, and now Digg has removed it again.

I am now working at Tolteq.  We make MWD (measurement while drilling) tools.  My official title is electrical engineer, but its a small company so my primary responsibilities are production support, sustaining engineering, hardware design, test fixture design, and test software (LabView).

Tolteq is located in Cedar Park, which is north of Austin.

Mexican Coke is made with real sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup.  I bought this bottle at HEB the other day, and you can taste the difference and it’s better.  Which makes me want to say…..

“I don’t always drink coke, but when I do I prefer coke made with sugar.”
“Stay thirsty my friends.”

Just got a slightly used 2008 Ford Edge.

My site is back up with a new domain (liquidcable.org and liquidcable.bulah.com).

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. (continue reading…)

I’m selling liquidcable.com, so I’m changing my domain to liquidcable.org.  The change will happen in the few several days. I’ve also purchase the following and redirected them to here :
liquidcableonline.com
liquidcableonline.net
heathholcomb.com
heathholcomb.net
heathholcomb.org

I just moved my work website (otisinstruments.com) to our local server.  I’m an engineer that designs and develops wired and wireless gas detection for Otis Instruments.  We also implemented Zimbra as our new e-mail system.  Althouh, I did have some expert help for the migration.

I’ve come accross a few new (at least to me) good websites.
http://clarkhoward.com/ – website for Clark Howard, a consumer advocate
http://repairpal.com/ – a car repair shop database and locator
http://alternativeto.net/ – a website for software alternatives
http://io9.com/ – a sci-fi news website