The verdict is in; Ricardo (that's what we named the mini) is too slow. Sad panda. It just isn't fast enough to handle everything I need from a HTPC box. The final nail was I did a download on my current machine and on Ricardo and the speed difference was unsettling. Then I tried using it to transcode an mkv file and it failed. Just utterly failed. My concept and plan is still good, I just need to find a machine that can handle what I want. I will save up and for my birthday get a mac mini. It will eliminate all the samba issues, the speed issues, and the space issues. So you can have your mini back whenever you want.
Taught my new class. They're okay. A little quiet, but it's all good. We finished around 2:30 and I took an accidental nap until 4. When I got up I got confirmation on my Reno trip and booked the hotel. I will stay 16 nights in a hotel in April. Which comes out to about 20 nights on the road. That's the entire working month. Fun stuff.
B made chili for dinner. It was okay as well. Not as chili-esque as I am used to but it was good. Things like this just highlight our different taste profiles. I was looking for more of a smoky earthy taste and hers had more of a garlic chili powder taste.
We did have one issue last night. I ordered something off Amazon that B needed and I even paid the extra $4 to have it here overnight. It was supposed to arrive by FedEx by 8pm. At 8:02, I sent amazon an email saying I want my $4 back. They responded about an hour later apologizing and refunded me $5 for my trouble. Cool. Still want the package to arrive though. Hopefully it will come today. I just checked and it just left Memphis about 4 hours ago. Not cool.
Watched some TV, worked on Ricardo, went to bed around 10. Day two of class today followed by a whole lot of nothing. Easter this weekend. Egg dying tomorrow then a nice ham dinner on Sunday.
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