David Edmondson

HOWTO: Using OpenVPN on Debian GNU/Linux | Uwe Hermann

2011-12-30T00:00:00+00:00

HOWTO: Using OpenVPN on Debian GNU/Linux | Uwe Hermann: Clear instructions.

GNOME Prepaid Manager Applet

2011-12-30T00:00:00+00:00

GNOME Prepaid Manager Applet: Understanding the credit left on your pre-paid SIM under Linux.

jam jar

2011-12-23T00:00:00+00:00

jam jar (at flickr)

Restore a deleted file in a Git repo - Stack Overflow

2011-12-19T00:00:00+00:00

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

2011-12-12T00:00:00+00:00

after the boys of summer have gone (at flickr)

cold tree

2011-12-08T00:00:00+00:00

cold tree (at flickr)

Making CapsLock equal Control in Debian Squeeze (Shallow Thoughts)

2011-12-05T00:00:00+00:00

Making CapsLock equal Control in Debian Squeeze (Shallow Thoughts): Simplest method of having CapsLock be Control with hot-plug USB keyboards.

CoverLovin in Launchpad

2011-11-25T00:00:00+00:00

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:.

2011-11-24T00:00:00+00:00

Starter Kit for Arduino (ARDX) from .:oomlout:.: Interesting Arduino starter kit, though no ethernet included.

sstephenson/rbenv - GitHub

2011-11-24T00:00:00+00:00

sstephenson/rbenv - GitHub: Installing (and choosing between) multiple versions of Ruby on Mac OS X.

Unicode character misbehavior?

2011-11-17T00:00:00+00:00

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]

2011-11-11T00:00:00+00:00

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.

Pricing

2011-09-12T00:00:00+01:00

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

2011-07-06T00:00:00+01:00

cherry blossom (at flickr)

24 bit RDP under Windows XP (Think Thin)

2011-07-06T00:00:00+01:00

24 bit RDP under Windows XP (Think Thin): How to persuade Windows XP to allow a 24 bit RDP session.

Diego

2011-06-23T00:00:00+01:00

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

2011-06-10T00:00:00+01:00

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

2011-05-17T00:00:00+01:00

TimeMachineEditor: Control when TimeMachine runs.

Updated: A Beginner's Guide to Freelancing (Phil Gyford’s website)

2011-05-08T00:00:00+01:00

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

2011-04-27T00:00:00+01:00

Amazon.com: A Visit from the Goon Squad (9780307477477): Jennifer Egan: Books: Recommended hypertext (or not) book.

first one up

2011-04-21T00:00:00+01:00

first one up (at flickr)

The End of Money and the Future of Civilization by Thomas Greco, Jr. - Chelsea Green

2011-04-18T00:00:00+01:00

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

2011-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

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

2011-03-23T00:00:00+00:00

The Early Days of a Better Nation: Kindle "self" published book.

Mostly CLI: Install Vim-outliner on K/Ubuntu

2011-02-25T00:00:00+00:00

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)

2011-02-09T00:00:00+00:00

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

2011-01-13T00:00:00+00:00

Vagrant - Welcome: A tool for creating and managing VirtualBox machine instances.

emacs-snapshot Debian packages

2011-01-12T00:00:00+00:00

emacs-snapshot Debian packages: New site for Emacs snapshot packages for Debian.

Beautiful Architecture - O'Reilly Media

2011-01-07T00:00:00+00:00

Beautiful Architecture - O'Reilly Media: A new book from an old friend.

The Winter of Our Disconnect: How One Family Pulled the Plug on their Technology and Lived to Tell/Text/Tweet the Tale: Amazon.co.uk: Susan Maushart: Books

2010-11-26T00:00:00+00:00

The Winter of Our Disconnect: How One Family Pulled the Plug on their Technology and Lived to Tell/Text/Tweet the Tale: Amazon.co.uk: Susan Maushart: Books: Surviving without technology.

clouds roll in

2010-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

clouds roll in (at flickr)

Cinnamon Rose Actions and Presets | ACR Adobe Camera Raw Presets, Lightroom Presets and Photoshop Actions

2010-11-12T00:00:00+00:00

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]

2010-11-05T00:00:00+00:00

lwIP - A Lightweight TCP/IP stack - Summary [Savannah]: Small TCP/IP stack, usable in user-space.

late summer's evening

2010-11-02T00:00:00+00:00

late summer's evening (at flickr)

fungus

2010-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

fungus (at flickr)

sunset

2010-10-29T00:00:00+01:00

sunset (at flickr)

...looking around for a phone booth.

2010-10-29T00:00:00+01:00

On the Telephone:

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

2010-10-25T00:00:00+01:00

Turn of the Century: Amazon.co.uk: Kurt Andersen: Books: 1999 science fiction book set in 2000, suggested by Phil Gyford.

Wikipedia: Zero History

2010-10-25T00:00:00+01:00

Wikipedia: Zero History: Following on from Spook Country.

The Long and the Short of it: A Guide to Finance and Investment for Normally Intelligent People Who Aren't in the Industry: Amazon.co.uk: John Kay: Books

2010-09-14T00:00:00+01:00

The Long and the Short of it: A Guide to Finance and Investment for Normally Intelligent People Who Aren't in the Industry: Amazon.co.uk: John Kay: Books: Good read, describing how to avoid getting ripped off by middlemen when managing your money.

emacs.orebokech.com

2010-09-06T00:00:00+01:00

emacs.orebokech.com: Emacs snapshot packages for Debian.

tree of light

2010-08-25T00:00:00+01:00

tree of light (at flickr)

Amazon.com: Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur (9781905264421): Sir…

2010-08-05T00:00:00+01:00

Amazon.com: Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur (9781905264421): Sir…: What happens inside Virgin.

water on grass

2010-07-26T00:00:00+01:00

water on grass (at flickr)

Zendegi: Amazon.co.uk: Greg Egan: Books

2010-07-15T00:00:00+01:00

Zendegi: Amazon.co.uk: Greg Egan: Books: Remember the rules: If it's written by Egan, it's worth reading.

I know where you are

2010-07-15T00:00:00+01:00

I know where you are (at flickr)

Planet Solaris is no more

2010-07-06T00:00:00+01:00

After watching the frequency of collected posts and the subscriber list for a couple of weeks, I've decided to turn off Planet Solaris.

As before, this has nothing to do with any request from Oracle.

OpenSolaris news can be had from Planet OpenSolaris.

Thanks for reading over the last few years, it was fun.

Update: Stoyan Angelov decided to resurrect and curate things, so it's back.

Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age by Clay Shirky

2010-06-29T00:00:00+01:00

Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age: Amazon.co.uk: Clay Shirky: Books: Better use of our otherwise idle brain power?

emacs, convert dos to unix and vice versa « /home/edivad

2010-06-10T00:00:00+01:00

emacs, convert dos to unix and vice versa « /home/edivad: Saving a file with different line endings in emacs.

Today's Guardian (Phil Gyford’s website)

2010-06-09T00:00:00+01:00

Today's Guardian (Phil Gyford’s website): Excellent interface for reading today's Guardian content.