Day: March 17, 2006

Being a responsible technical author type, who likes to keep up with the latest developments in the world of DocBook, the XML standard I use for my work, I subscribe to the DocBook mailing list.

According to the minutes of the most recent committee meeting, someone who sits in on the meetings is called “Sandi Castle”:

> —–Original Message—–
> From: Bob Stayton
> To: docbook@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: [docbook] DocBook Technical Committee Meeting Minutes: 15 March 2006
>
(snip)
>
> 1. Roll call
>
> Present: Steve Cogorno, Gary Cornelius, Paul Grosso, Mark Johnson, Dick Hamilton, Nancy Harrison, Scott Hudson, Gershon Joseph, Jirka Kosek, Larry Rowland, Bob Stayton, Norman Walsh
>
> Absent: Adam Di Carlo, Kay Ethier, Alex Povzner
>
> Observers: Sandi Castle

Fantastic…

We have a random switch in our flat.

It’s one of those switches with a red light on it, to indicate whether it’s on or off, as if it controls its own circuit, (like it’s something to do with the heating, or it turns an oven on or off, or something).

It’s by the door, but it doesn’t appear to control anything that is close to it, and if I switch it on and off it has no obvious immediate effect.

It’s been switched on since we moved in. Last night I switched it off, and I plan to leave it off until I work out what’s stopped working…

What can it be?