I'm interested in getting traditional Linux kernels and distributions working on ARM based Chromebooks. There is a lot of information available scattered across the internet, and various kernel trees with different and sometimes conflicting changes. To try and pull some of this together, this morning I set up lionarch. If this is an area in which you are interested or have expertise, please come along and join in.
Solaris 11 cheat sheet: Nice summary of how to manage various bits of Solaris 11.
Access User ~/Library Folder in OS X Lion: I always forget how to do this:
chflags nohidden ~/Library/
Keyfile-based LUKS encryption in Debian » Ryan Finnie: How to store the encryption key for a LUKS device in a local file (to allow unattended boot).
St Ives seen from Hayle Towans one evening (at flickr)
which came first - the colour or the fruit? (at flickr)
smoke (at flickr)
Larch 1.1.0 released: Ruby tool for moving messages between IMAP accounts.
20120110 (at flickr)
twcamper/sicp-kindle - GitHub: A version of SICP converted for viewing on the Kindle.
20120102 (at flickr)
HOWTO: Using OpenVPN on Debian GNU/Linux | Uwe Hermann: Clear instructions.
GNOME Prepaid Manager Applet: Understanding the credit left on your pre-paid SIM under Linux.
jam jar (at flickr)
Restore a deleted file in a Git repo - Stack Overflow: Simple instructions on how to get back a deleted file.
after the boys of summer have gone (at flickr)
cold tree (at flickr)
Making CapsLock equal Control in Debian Squeeze (Shallow Thoughts): Simplest method of having CapsLock be Control with hot-plug USB keyboards.
CoverLovin in Launchpad: Simple to use and effective script to find and download cover art for an MP3 collection.
Starter Kit for Arduino (ARDX) from .:oomlout:.: Interesting Arduino starter kit, though no ethernet included.
sstephenson/rbenv - GitHub: Installing (and choosing between) multiple versions of Ruby on Mac OS X.
Unicode character misbehavior?: Configure SLIME to work when SBCL outputs unicode characters.
FoolControl – Phear the penguin » Blog Archive » Linux power
regression + overheating problem on ThinkPad
[fixed]: Much improved fan speed, in
my case on a Thinkpad X220, by updating /etc/default/grub to:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash pcie_aspm=force i915.i915_enable_rc6=1"
Not sure if it's the PCIe ASPM or the Intel graphics change that makes the difference, but the fan runs much slower (and hence quieter) after a reboot.
Over the last twelve months the battery in my cordless drill has declined noticeably in capacity. This came to a head at the weekend when a freshly charged battery was not sufficient to complete the installation of a single screw, particularly given that I need to drill four 16mm holes into some concrete.
The drill itself seems fine, if a little battered, so I looked into buying a new battery. Amazon sells the battery for £40.76. That's not so bad - the drill was originally about twice that price.
Just to be sure, I checked what a new drill will cost. It turns out to be £58.94. Hmm - just an extra £19 to have a new drill, charger and case. Seems like a reasonable option.
Oh, but wait - the new drill comes with two batteries.
So, a battery is ~£40 and a drill with two batteries is ~£60. How does that make sense?
cherry blossom (at flickr)
24 bit RDP under Windows XP (Think Thin): How to persuade Windows XP to allow a 24 bit RDP session.
Diego (at flickr)
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes: Two Tales of the Economy: Amazon.co.uk: Peter D. Schiff, Andrew J. Schiff: Books: Description of Austrian economics and criticism of Keynesianism.
TimeMachineEditor: Control when TimeMachine runs.
Updated: A Beginner's Guide to Freelancing (Phil Gyford’s website): Interesting guide to going freelance - why, when, how much, etc.
Amazon.com: A Visit from the Goon Squad (9780307477477): Jennifer Egan: Books: Recommended hypertext (or not) book.
first one up (at flickr)
The End of Money and the Future of Civilization by Thomas Greco, Jr. - Chelsea Green: The history and future of finance and, more specifically, money.
Bug#268631: force preference of IPv4 over
IPv6:
Details what to add to /etc/gai.conf to prefer IPv4 over IPv6.
The Early Days of a Better Nation: Kindle "self" published book.
Mostly CLI: Install Vim-outliner on K/Ubuntu: The key thing being filetype plugin indent on.
Forban - a simple link-local opportunistic p2p free software (or in other words, file sharing with your local neighbors): Impressively simple looking local area file-sharing implementation.
Vagrant - Welcome: A tool for creating and managing VirtualBox machine instances.
emacs-snapshot Debian packages: New site for Emacs snapshot packages for Debian.
Beautiful Architecture - O'Reilly Media: A new book from an old friend.
clouds roll in (at flickr)
Cinnamon Rose Actions and Presets | ACR Adobe Camera Raw Presets, Lightroom Presets and Photoshop Actions: Interesting looking set of presets - some of the results seem quite like Provia.
lwIP - A Lightweight TCP/IP stack - Summary [Savannah]: Small TCP/IP stack, usable in user-space.
late summer's evening (at flickr)
fungus (at flickr)
sunset (at flickr)
And so, despite owning a phone capable of video calling, restrictions on using Apple’s FaceTime over cellular networks mean that if I wanted to make a video call, whilst out and about, I’d end up looking around for a phone booth.
This kind of thing really annoys me (similarly, restrictions on tethering, application install restrictions, etc.).
Turn of the Century: Amazon.co.uk: Kurt Andersen: Books: 1999 science fiction book set in 2000, suggested by Phil Gyford.
Wikipedia: Zero History: Following on from Spook Country.