The day the batteries died

Well, it had to happen eventually, the batteries in my keyboard finally got low enough to trigger the "low battery" warning on my computer. For the record, I charged this set on March 11th 2008, and the keyboard has been running continuously from that day until today, October 19 2008.

And in 30 minutes, I'll be starting the cycle all over again.

Speaking of batteries, on Friday I had to replace the batteries in my UPS again. Every 3 years like clockwork. It reminds me that I need to buy another few UPSes to cover the rest of my gear, like my server. When I have more money...