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Via Paul Jones:

RTP 2.0 and the Council for Entrepreneurial Development are proud to present the first RTP 2.0 Social. Sponsored by RTP 2.0, CED, and Broadwick, makers of IntelliContact, this event will be held Wednesday, April 4, from 7-9PM at Tyler’s Tavern in Durham (located in the American Tobacco Campus).

This event is open to everyone interested in meeting other technologists, innovators and entrepreneurs in the area. The goal of RTP 2.0 is to bring individuals together for meeting, sharing ideas, and having fun. Friends are welcome, of course.

Sounds like another nice opportunity to meet-up with the local tech crowd. I just signed up for the mailing list.

are never a good thing...

We detected a funny burning smell in the house last night and it turned out to be an outlet, which had started to brown due to a short. I disconnected the outlet, separated and taped off the wires for safety until we can get an electrician here. Apparently, such problems are common with aluminum wiring, which expands and contracts with the seasons. Jeez. Maybe it's time to move.

This morning, I smelled the same odor coming from my Sun-box and the system started rebooting on it's own. I powered down, disconnected power, opened the case to look and sniff around, but couldn't find any evidence of burning. Finally, I let the machine cool-down for a while and then was able to get it to boot. Now I'm making backups and trying to figure out how to get some hardware support. 

Not a great way to end the week, that's for sure.