Ceterum censeo Obamam esse funde'ndus. [papa's cave]
"Furthermore, I think Obama must be defeated."
My Election 2012 slogan, with apologies to Cato the Elder.
The shorter version:
Obama fudendus est. -- "Obama must be defeated."
Availability -*-org-*- [papa's cave]
I can usually be found on-line at the following times, though real-life activities cause it to vary a lot.
All days and times are UTC/GMT.
|---------------+-------------+----------------------------------| | Monday-Friday | 01:00-10:00 | Check games, forum sporadically, | | | | no chat (local business hours) | | | 15:00-17:00 | Game, forum, chat/comms | |---------------+-------------+----------------------------------| | Weekends, | 01:00-17:00 | Irregular | | holidays | | | |---------------+-------------+----------------------------------|
Player Profile -*-org-*- [papa's cave]
|----------------+--------------------------------------| | Name | David Meyer | |----------------+--------------------------------------| | Location | Takazuka, Japan (Timezone UTC+9) | |----------------+--------------------------------------| | Place of birth | Aberdeen, Washington, USA | |----------------+--------------------------------------| | Date of birth | 1963/10/31 | |----------------+--------------------------------------| | Family | married, five children | |----------------+--------------------------------------| | Occupation | Information system security auditor | |----------------+--------------------------------------| | Religion | Catholic | |----------------+--------------------------------------| | Interests | Religion, programming, Celtic music, | | | science fiction, politics | |----------------+--------------------------------------| | Web site | http://papa.sdf.org/ | |----------------+--------------------------------------| | E-mail | papa AT sdf.org | |----------------+--------------------------------------|
Ikeda Parish Jr./Sr. High Bible Study [papa's cave]
The Gospel According to St. Luke (24 chapters) * 2011 1. 5/1 Lk 1:1-54 2. 5/15 Lk 1:57-2:21 3. 5/22 Lk 2:22-52 4. 6/3 Lk 3:1-20 5. 6/12 Lk 3:21-4:13 6. 6/26 Lk 4:14-37 7. 7/3 Lk 4:38-5:11 8. 7/10 Lk 5:12-26 9. 7/17 Lk 5:27-39 10. 9/4 Lk 6:1-11 11. 9/11 Lk 6:12-26 12. 9/18 Lk 6:27-36 13. 10/2 Lk 6:37-49 14. 10/9 Lk 7:1-17 15. 10/30 Lk 7:18-35 16. 11/6 Lk 7:36-8:10 17. 11/20 (repeat #16) 18. 12/11 Lk 8:16-21 19. 2012/1/15 Lk 8:22-39 20. 1/22 Lk 8:40-9:6 21. 2/5 Lk 9:7-17 22. 2/19 Lk 9:18-27 23. 3/11 Lk 9:28-45 24. 3/18 (SYUUGYOU SIKI) * 2012 1. 4/15 (SIGYOU SIKI) 2. 4/22 Lk 9:46-56 3. 5/6 Lk 9:57-10:12
printrbot – first print [toobnix.org [ALPHA v0.5]]
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The Commandline Bible program is released! [The WA5PB Blog]
My previous post concerned a little program I wrote one evening to process a bible text file and produce a database from it using Python. That evening project took on a life of its own, so I have removed the archive download from that blog post as it is now very obsolete. I now introduce and release to the public my Commandline Bible program. It is a capable bible search and study program designed for use from the Linux or Windows commandline. Both are writen in Python and require the installation of the Python 2x (currently 2.7.3) interpreter. The program should work fine for any Python 2.5 or later 2x installation. In both versions, extract the archive to folder. For Linux, run python kjv_cmdline.py at the commandline. For Windows, run the bible.bat batch file which ensures that the needed ANSI character support is loaded and then runs the Python interpreter and the program. Many thanks to my good friend Larry D. Barr for many suggestions and beta testing support. This is version 1.0. Enjoy!
Features:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28301815/kjv_cmdline.zip
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28301815/kjv_cmdline.md5
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28301815/kjv_cmdline-win.zip
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28301815/kjv_cmdline-win.md5
1962 World’s Fair Seattle – Space Needle Picture Disk Postcard [toobnix.org [ALPHA v0.5]]
These postcards were sold at the 1962 world’s fair and feature songs about Seattle and other fair themes. The postcards are standard card stock with an acrylic face which unfortunately has a shrinkage issue which leads to warping. Archie McPhee … Continue reading
International Party Greeting [papa's cave]
April 22, 2012
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Shanghai trip 2012 personal [papa's cave]
v practice Quikwrite
Limits to our energy budget [Modern Geekery]
I just read an excellent piece by a fellow physicist on the physical limits of our energy use. He has also done the same math I have and estimated that at our current energy growth rate, our demand will outstrip every bit of solar energy incident upon the earth in about 500 years. He doesn’t do the math explicitly in the article, but I do in an earlier blog post
Of course, despite the author’s disparaging comments about “space cadets,” the way to break the constraint of finite energy availability is to expand our energy catchment to space. There was a good article recently on space-based solar power on the cheap that I commented on.
i-App Projects -*-org-*- [papa's cave]
Programming projects for Docomo i-mode cell phones.
My first 5k race! [The WA5PB Blog]
To put a bow on having lost 80 pounds from a year ago this month, I ran in my first 5k race! I ran in the Faith 5k which was a fund raiser for the Faith Lutheran Church elementary school. They put on a very nice event using a professional timing company. They even emailed us our results following the race, mine are below. I really just hoped to be able to finish the race so my result greatly surpassed my expectations. Now I have a time to beat for my next race. What a fun way to spend a beautiful Saturday morning in Stephenville, Texas.
The email I received following the race:
Congratulations on finishing the Running with Faith 5K on March 31, 2012.
There were 8 finishers in the Male 40 to 44 age group and 147 finishers in the race.
Your overall finish place was 79 and your age group finish place was 6. Your overall finish percentile was 54 while your age group percentile was 75. Your time of 30:36.18 gave you a 9:52 pace per mile.
Full results, as well as upcoming races can be found at www.racedayeventservices.com. Be sure to like us on Facebook for up-to-date information about all local running events.
We hope to see you again next year.
What kinds of geniuses are we developing? [Modern Geekery]
I just re-read Jonah Lehrer’s Wired article about geniuses. Still particularly struck by the call-out quote: “The US is good at generating geniuses. The problem is that they’re all athletes.”
Since I tend to follow Nobel Prizes, Wolf Prizes, and MacArthur Grants rather than the NCAA Final Four, I can intuitively grasp this. What does it say to our children when we obsess more over a basketball tournament than we do about who is going to get a MacArthur Grant? I’m not going to make dire predictions about the shallowness of our culture or use catchphrases like “dumbing-down” or anything else that might make me appear to be older and more crochety than I really am.
What I will say instead is that children reflect the values they see exhibited, and while it may take a genius to discover quantum dots or self-assembly, it certainly does not take any special genius to appreciate these concepts and to dream about what they might mean and how they might be applied.
Ebooks Cost Too Much [The Lonely Cabin]
Some time ago I read the dead-tree version of the book Daemon, by Daniel Suarez. A very good book, and one I was glad to see now had a sequel. I was less pleased when I went to the Barnes & Noble website to see how much the ebook would cost (I have a 1st gen nook) - $9.99. Just out of curiosity, I checked the kindle price, and it was the same. I'm sorry, $9.99 is way too much for an ebook. I'm willing to pay more for physical books, but not an ephemeral digital version, even if it's in an open format like epub. I can't be alone - I would buy *many* more ebooks if they were at or below $3.00. It seems to me publishers are losing money by jacking up ebook prices (I've noticed authors selling direct through Amazon or B&N to tend to charge less, it's just the publishers trying to hang on to an obsolete business model). In the end, I picked up an almost-new hardcover for $1.93 on half.com (just under $6.00 with shipping), and I have the physical book.
Starship Bills-of-Materials -*-org-*- [papa's cave]
Component break-down for Galactic Fleets starships.
| Armaments | [AR] | | | | | Tetrium | [RE] | | | | | Tetrium Ore | [MI] | | | Electronics | * | | | Coolant Tanks | [MF] | | | | | Zirconium | [RE] | | | | | Zirconium Ore | [MI] | | | Helium II | [WO] | | | Electronics | [TF] | | | | | Silicon | [WO] | | | | Gold | [RE] | | | | | Gold Ore | [MI] | | Hull Plating | [MF] | | | | | Zirconium | * | | | Plexisteel | [MF] | | | | | Iridium | [RE] | | | | | Iridium Ore | [MI] | | Fusion Chamber | [MF] | | | | | Tetrium | [RE] | | | | | Tetrium Ore | [MI] | | | Zirconium | * | | | Jump Drive | [TF] | | | | | Zirconium | * | | | | Electronics | * | | | | Power Cells | * | | | Power Cells | [TF] | | | | | Quadrium | [RE] | | | | | Quadrium Ore | [MI] | | | Iridium | * | | | Polymer | [WO] | | |
2012/3/22-26 Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis 2012/2/12-21 Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie 2012/1/17-19 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (A masterly trip!) 2011/8/16 Áê¾ì¤ËµÕ¤é¤ï¤Ê¤¤¡Ö¤ª¤Þ¤«¤»¡×Åê»ñË¡¡£ÊýÇȸ«Ç«¡Ê¤«¤¿¤Ð ¤ß¤ä¤¹¤·¡Ë 2011/11/17 The Crystal Crypt by Philip K. Dick 2011/8/14 The Investor's Manifesto by William J. Bernstein 2011/6/30-2011/7/6 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein 2011/6/30 Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis (TWICE!) 2011/4/6 N or M? by Agatha Christie 2011/4/3 The Crisis of Islam by Bernard Lewis 2011/2/20 Far Eastern Tales by W. Somerset Maugham 2011/2/9 The Languages of Pao by Jack Vance 2011/2/8 Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 2011/1/10 Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? by Michael J. Sandel 2010/10/5 The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie 2010/9/24 A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle 2010/7/7 This Crowded Earth by Robert Bloch 2010/7/1 Sjambak by Jack Vance 2009/5/18 The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers 2008/7/1 The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
Currently Reading [papa's cave]
2011/7/21 Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
2012 Abel Prize in Mathematics [Modern Geekery]
A somewhat belated congratulations to Endre Szemerédi, who won this year’s Abel Prize. Szemerédi is well-known for his contributions to combinatorics, graph theory, number theory, and computer science. Szemerédi is affiliated with the Renyi Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Rutgers University.
His faculty page at the Renyi Insitute is here and there is an excellent profile of him at Wikipedia.
Cell Phone Plan Summary -*-org-*- [papa's cave]
Basic: \1365 Incl. voice: \2310 (55 min.) 30s rate: \21 Can set max. non-free usage amt. 2-yr. auto-renew contract. Incl. 24 hr. family voice, e-mail
Basic: \980; Incl. voice: \1050 (25 min.); 30s rate: \21 2-yr. auto-renew contract. Incl. 24 hr. family voice, e-mail
Basic: \1576: Incl. voice: \2100 (55 min.); 30s rate: \18.9 (otherwise same as Type SS)
\315 (\490 for Blackberry)
(NOT necessary for e-mail)
Fixed: \390; \4410 max. \0.084/pkt. up to max.
\5460 (smart phone)
(other variable plans)
i-mode information fee limit
\28000 - \63000
Basic: \0; Incl. voice: \0; 30s rate: \21 3 yr. auto-renewal contract
\315
\4410 Required with White GAKUWARI with KAZOKU 2012
\5460
(Also variable options.)
Repair, theft, etc. insurance.
\13000 - \97000
Basic: \0; Incl. voice: \0; 30s rate: \21 Incl. 24 hr. family voice, au mail 3 yr. auto-renew contract
Basic: \780; Incl. voice: \0; 30s rate: \21 Incl. 24 hr e-mail to all
\315
(NOT necessary for e-mail)
Fixed: \390; Max. \4410, \0.105/pkt up to max
\5460 (Smart phone)
(Other variable plans)
Teens Mode: restrict voice/e-mail to preregistereds, disable browser
\26300 - \78800
Basic: \980 Incl. voice: \0 30s voice rate: \21 Includes 24 hr. voice to Willcom, e-mail to all 3 yr. auto-renew contract
\980 Incl. voice to other cell, fixed tel. (up to 10 min. x 500 times per mo.)
Basic: \2200, Incl. voice: \0, 30s rate: \13.125 (other cell) / \10.5 (fixed)
2nd, 3rd phone gets Fixed Plan S for \0 monthly and no contract fee if 1st phone has Fixed Plan S or GS + DARETODEMO Fixed
OFFER VALID UNTIL 3/31
\0
\2800 max., \0.105/pkt. up to max.
\5250 max., \0.105/pkt. up to max. (Cell + smart phone set)
\23500 - \36700
Galactic Cartography -*-org-*- [papa's cave]
| Adarian System | 251 | | Allansia Expanse | 209 | | Altian System | 189 | | Antares Expanse | 193 | | Arcas Expanse | 133 | | Asterion Expanse | 147 | | Atra Expanse | 191 | | Basian System | 153 | | Casian System | 211 | | Cephalus Expanse | 252 | | Darkened Expanse | 250 | | Desian System | 253 | | Exile Expanse | 231 | | Farian System | 213 | | Genian System | 230 | | Hathor Expanse | 149 | | Heavenly Expanse | 254 | | Imperial Expanse | 233 | | Iota Expanse | 188 | | Jexian System | 192 | | Lyrian System | 228 | | Memorial Expanse | 169 | | Meridian Expanse | 248 | | Midway Expanse | 170 | | Nespian System | 150 | | Newhope Expanse | 151 | | Omnian System | 249 | | Perennis Expanse | 171 | | Polaris Expanse | 152 | | Pulsar Expanse | 229 | | Raxian System | 172 | | Regulus Expanse | 148 | | Solian System | 190 | | Tyrian System | 168 | | Ursa Expanse | 173 | | Utopian Expanse | 268 | | Veranza Expanse | 210 | | Volian System | 232 | | Wartorn Expanse | 212 | | Zarian System | 208 |
|--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--| | | | | | | | Arc | | |--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--| | Ast | Reg | Hat | Nes | New | Pol | Bas | | |--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--| | | Tyr | Mem | Mid | Per | Rax | Urs | | |--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--| | | Iot | Alt | Sol | Atr | Jex | Ant | | |--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--| | | Zar | All | Ver | Cas | War | Far | | |--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--| | | Lyr | Pul | Gen | Exi | Vol | Imp | | |--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--| | | Mer | Omn | Dar | Ada | Cep | Des | Hea | |--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--| | | Uto | | | | | | | |--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--|
|----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----| | | | | | | | 133 | | | | | | | | | Arcas | | | | | | | | | Expanse | | |----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----| | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | | | Asterion | Regulus | Hathor | Nespian | Newhope | Polaris | Basian | | | Expanse | Expanse | Expanse | System | Expanse | Expanse | System | | |----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----| | | 168 | 169 | 170 | 171 | 172 | 173 | | | | Tyrian | Memorial | Midway | Perennis | Raxian | Ursa | | | | System | Expanse | Expanse | Expanse | System | Expanse | | |----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----| | | 188 | 189 | 190 | 191 | 192 | 193 | | | | Iota | Altian | Solian | Atra | Jexian | Antares | | | | Expanse | System | System | Expanse | System | Expanse | | |----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----| | | 208 | 209 | 210 | 211 | 212 | 213 | | | | Zarian | Allansia | Veranza | Casian | Wartorn | Farian | | | | System | Expanse | Expanse | System | Expanse | System | | |----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----| | | 228 | 229 | 230 | 231 | 232 | 233 | | | | Lyrian | Pulsar | Genian | Exile | Volian | Imperial | | | | System | Expanse | System | Expanse | System | Expanse | | |----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----| | | 248 | 249 | 250 | 251 | 252 | 253 | 254 | | | Meridian | Omnian | Darkened | Adarian | Cephalus | Desian | Heavenly | | | Expanse | System | Expanse | System | Expanse | System | Expanse | |----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----| | | 268 | | | | | | | | | Utopian | | | | | | | | | Expanse | | | | | | | |----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----|
|--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-----| | y\x | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-----| | 0 | | | | | | | 133 | | |--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-----| | 1 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | | |--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-----| | 2 | | 168 | 169 | 170 | 171 | 172 | 173 | | |--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-----| | 3 | | 188 | 189 | 190 | 191 | 192 | 193 | | |--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-----| | 4 | | 208 | 209 | 210 | 211 | 212 | 213 | | |--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-----| | 5 | | 228 | 229 | 230 | 231 | 232 | 233 | | |--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-----| | 6 | | 248 | 249 | 250 | 251 | 252 | 253 | 254 | |--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-----| | 7 | | 268 | | | | | | | |--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-----|
Systems are divided into sectors, and sectors into grids. Both divisions use the same scheme with units numbered 1 - 400:
|--+--+-----| | 1 | ... | 20 | |--+--+-----| | 21 | ... | ... | |--+--+-----| | ... | ... | 400 | |--+--+-----|
s(x,y) = 20 * y + 120 + x + 7 = 20y + x + 127
x(s) = (s - 127) % 20 y(s) = (s - 127) / 20 (integer division)
d(s1,s2) = sqrt((x(s1) - x(s2)) * 2 + (y(s1) - y(s2)) * 2)
Travel time (turns) in the game by either Light Speed or Hyper Jump is not geometrically proportional to displaced distance, so the above distant calculations are only an approximate guide to travel time between two game locations.
Travel time is determined by concentric shells centered on the system of origin. Travel time is the same for any destination system in a given shell.
Travel time to a given shell depends on method of travel (Hyper Jump or Light Speed), engine spec., crew, etc.
For travel by Hyper Jump or Escape Pod Light Speed, there is a time savings for moving one shell at a time instead of traversing two or more shells in a move. For single-shell moves, there is an additional time saving for oblique moves over orthagonal ones.
Intersystem travel time is the same for all sectors and all grids in the destination system, regardless of the means of travel.
Since there is a time savings for single-shell hyper jumps over multi-shell, the system hop count will be proportional to the minimum travel time between points in different systems.
dx = |x(s2) - x(s1)| dy = |y(s2) - y(s1)|
h = max(dx,dy)
(use h instead of gf in calculating trade profitability on intersystem runs: profit per hop.)
For a given starship, engine, and crew, Hyper Jump travel time is the same to any other sector and grid in the same system.
When travelling between sectors, the number of turns required is the same for any grids in the origin and destination sectors.
? How to determine light speed travel time factor between two grids/sectors?
? What is ratio of sector/grid travel time to single-system hop?
| Distance | Light Speed | Hyper Jump | | 1 grid shell | 1 turn | 79 turns | | 1 sector shell | 10 turns | 79 turns | | 1 system shell | 506 turns | 99 turns |
|-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| | 6 | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| | 7 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| | 8 | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| | 9 | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-+++---+++---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|
SDF’s 9 track tape drive [toobnix.org [ALPHA v0.5]]
This tape is a small 600 ft tape at 6250 cpi for about 44mb uncompressed. It was written in cpio format. At the time the main root disk was 40 mb but I bet that /usr is really just a … Continue reading
WTF is Tracker and Why is it Using All of My Memory? [The Lonely Cabin]
Recently, I updated by Debian testing XFCE desktop. Nothing unusual there, I've been using Debian for many years and after the gnome3 disaster, have pretty much settled on XFCE. This update brought in a surprise, however. My desktop with 3GB of RAM was sluggish, and 'top' showed I was using all my RAM *and* 500MB of swap. Hmmm...
slugmax@foo:~$ ps ax -o rss,user,command | sort -nr | head -n 10
1445784 slugmax /usr/lib/tracker/tracker-miner-fs
...
What. The. Fuck. I'd never heard of 'tracker-miner-fs' before, yet here it was soaking up half my RAM. I look to see where this thing is starting.
slugmax@foo:~$ ack-grep -a tracker /etc/
/etc/xdg/autostart/tracker-store.desktop
24:Name[sl]=Shramba tracker
53:Exec=/usr/lib/tracker/tracker-store
64:X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Product=tracker
/etc/xdg/autostart/tracker-miner-fs.desktop
50:Exec=/usr/lib/tracker/tracker-miner-fs
...
So a bloated Gnome utility is being started by my XFCE session manager? Sure enough, checking the XFCE settings reveals the desktop search tool tracker has been set to autostart at login. Here are the packages installed, probably brought in as a "dependency", since I had given Gnome3 a try.
root@foo:/etc/xdg/autostart# dpkg -l | grep tracker
ii libtracker-client-0.8-0 metadata database, indexer and search tool - library
ii libtracker-extract-0.12-0 tracker extractor library
ii libtracker-miner-0.12-0 tracker data miner library
ii libtracker-sparql-0.12-0 metadata database, indexer and search tool - library
ii tracker metadata database, indexer and search tool
ii tracker-extract metadata database, indexer and search tool - metadata extractors
ii tracker-gui metadata database, indexer and search tool - GNOME frontends
ii tracker-miner-evolution metadata database, indexer and search tool - evolution plugin
ii tracker-miner-fs metadata database, indexer and search tool - filesystem indexer
ii tracker-utils metadata database, indexer and search tool - commandline tools
...
But why was this enabled in XFCE, by default and with no warning? A bit of searching showed some other guy wondering the same thing about his KDE desktop. So lemme get this straight, a bloated Gnome desktop search utility (reminds me of the last bloated desktop search utility from Gnome, called "beagle") is being started with my XFCE desktop session? I stopped using Gnome to get away from these ridiculous, un-customizable and unusable utilities meant for the unwashed masses. GNU findutils and pdfgrep work just fine for me, thanks. Mutt lets me search my email in a myriad of ways. So next time at least ask me if I want this thing.
Everyone loves kitties. [toobnix.org [ALPHA v0.5]]
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Openvpn [bcokerworks.motd.org]
Needs procedure
Ship Classes -*-org-*- [papa's cave]
| Freighters | LFR | Light Freighter | | | FR | Freighter | | | HFR | Heavy Freighter | | | BFR | Bulk Freighter | |---+--+-----| | Merchants | LMT | Light Merchant | | | MT | Merchant | | | HMT | Heavy Merchant | |---+--+-----| | Miners | LMR | Light Miner | | | MR | Miner | | | HMR | Heavy Miner | |---+--+-----| | Transports | LTR | Light Transport | | | TR | Transport | | | HTR | Heavy Transport | | | BTR | Bulk Transport | |---+--+-----| | Warships | CV | Corvette | | | FG | Frigate | | | DS | Destroyer | | | CR | Cruiser | | | BT | Battleship | | | DN | Dreadnaught |
Windows 8 Consumer Preview Key [Retrospection]
Did you download Windows 8 Consumer Preview, burn it to a disk, and then get presented with the “Enter the product key to activate Windows” screen when installing and not sure what to do? Ran into that myself just now and according to the Windows 8 FAQ: If you install Windows 8 Consumer Preview using [...]
Programs by LOC -*-org-*- [papa's cave]
| # | PROGRAM | LOC | B | W | X | J | Y | C | REMARKS | |--+--+--++---+++---++---| | 1 | 3dplot.bas | 17 | | | | | | | | | 2 | sinewave.bas | 18 | | | | | | | | | 3 | train.bas | 24 | | | | | | | | | 4 | rusrou.bas | 26 | | | | | | | | | 5 | buzzword.bas | 26 | | | | | | | | | 6 | letter.bas | 26 | | | | | | | | | 7 | diamond.bas | 27 | | | | | | | | | 8 | chemist.bas | 27 | | | | | | | | | 9 | hilo.bas | 29 | | | | | | | | | 10 | dice.bas | 31 | | | | | | | | | 11 | name.bas | 32 | | | | | | | | | 12 | rocksp.bas | 33 | | | | | | | | | 13 | depthchg.bas | 33 | | | | | | | | | 14 | kinema.bas | 34 | | | | | | | | | 15 | nicoma.bas | 34 | | | | | | | | | 16 | love.bas | 34 | | | | | | | | | 17 | number.bas | 37 | | | | | | | | | 18 | bullseye.bas | 37 | | | | | | | | | 19 | bunny.bas | 40 | | | | | | | | | 20 | guess.bas | 40 | | | | | | | | | 21 | poetry.bas | 42 | | | | | | | | | 22 | lunar.bas | 48 | | | | | | | | | 23 | trap.bas | 49 | | | | | | | | | 24 | litquiz.bas | 49 | | | | | | | | | 25 | change.bas | 51 | | | | | | | | | 26 | hurkle.bas | 51 | | | | | | | | | 27 | chief.bas | 51 | | | | | | | | | 28 | target.bas | 51 | | | | | | | | | 29 | gunner.bas | 52 | | | | | | | | | 30 | bounce.bas | 53 | | | | | | | | | 31 | synonym.bas | 53 | | | | | | | | | 32 | stars.bas | 54 | | | | | | | | | 33 | gomoko.bas | 54 | | | | | | | | | 34 | mugwump.bas | 56 | | | | | | | | | 35 | calendar.bas | 58 | | | | | | | | | 36 | mathdice.bas | 60 | | | | | | | | | 37 | reverse.bas | 62 | | | | | | | | | 38 | life.bas | 65 | | | | | | | | | 39 | word.bas | 65 | | | | | | | | | 40 | bombsawy.bas | 65 | | | | | | | | | 41 | 23-match.bas | 67 | | | | | | | | | 42 | war.bas | 68 | | | | | | | | | 43 | pizza.bas | 68 | | | | | | | | | 44 | tictac1.bas | 69 | | | | | | | | | 45 | evenwin2.bas | 70 | | | | | | | | | 46 | rocket.bas | 71 | | | | | | | | | 47 | awari.bas | 74 | | | | | | | | | 48 | digits.bas | 78 | | | | | | | | | 49 | flipflop.bas | 79 | | | | | | | | | 50 | bagels.bas | 81 | | | | | | | | | 51 | hangman.bas | 81 | | | | | | | | | 52 | craps.bas | 82 | | | | | | | | | 53 | checkers.bas | 82 | | | | | | | | | 54 | life2.bas | 83 | | | | | | | | | 55 | hello.bas | 83 | | | | | | | | | 56 | onecheck.bas | 86 | | | | | | | | | 57 | animal.bas | 87 | | | | | | | | | 58 | batnum.bas | 90 | | | | | | | | | 59 | bombard.bas | 93 | | | | | | | | | 60 | orbit.bas | 96 | | | | | | | | | 61 | banner.bas | 97 | | | | | | | | | 62 | bowling.bas | 101 | | | | | | | | | 63 | chomp.bas | 104 | | | | | | | | | 64 | aceyducy.bas | 108 | | | | | | | | | 65 | tictac2.bas | 114 | | | | | | | | | 66 | hamurabi.bas | 119 | | | | | | | | | 67 | combat.bas | 124 | | | | | | | | | 68 | towers.bas | 125 | | | | | | | | | 69 | evenwin1.bas | 128 | | | | | | | | | 70 | splat.bas | 128 | | | | | | | | | 71 | horsrace.bas | 130 | | | | | | | | | 72 | slots.bas | 133 | | | | | | | | | 73 | hi-q.bas | 135 | | | | | | | | | 74 | boxing.bas | 142 | | | | | | | | | 75 | weekday.bas | 150 | | | | | | | | | 76 | suite.bas | 153 | | | | | | | | | 77 | nim.bas | 156 | | | | | | | | | 78 | cube.bas | 161 | | | | | | | | | 79 | slalom.bas | 165 | | | | | | | | | 80 | queen.bas | 168 | | | | | | | | | 81 | furtradr.bas | 170 | | | | | | | | | 82 | hexapawn.bas | 174 | | | | | | | | | 83 | amazing.bas | 180 | | | | | | | | | 84 | footbal2.bas | 181 | | | | | | | | | 85 | bullfght.bas | 193 | | | | | | | | | 86 | battle.bas | 196 | | | | | | | | | 87 | basketbl.bas | 196 | | | | | | | | | 88 | hockey.bas | 210 | | | | | | | | | 89 | mastrmnd.bas | 232 | | | | | | | | | 90 | stock.bas | 232 | | | | | | | | | 91 | roulette.bas | 239 | | | | | | | | | 92 | golf.bas | 244 | | | | | | | | | 93 | lem.bas | 246 | | | | | | | | | 94 | bug.bas | 256 | | | | | | | | | 95 | king.bas | 268 | | | | | | | | | 96 | qubic.bas | 281 | | | | | | | | | 97 | footbal1.bas | 298 | | | | | | | | | 98 | blackjck.bas | 321 | | | | | | | | | 99 | salvo.bas | 329 | | | | | | | | | 100 | poker.bas | 416 | | | | | | | | | 101 | mine.bas | 544 | | | | | | | |
LEGEND:
Argh, No Snow [The Lonely Cabin]
This time last year we had two feet of snow on the ground, now none. In fact it hasn't snowed appreciably in the northeastern US since mid-December, not at all normal for a New England winter. Most people are pleased by this turn of events, but my wife and I enjoy cross-country skiing. We have only been able to go out twice this winter, and then only by traveling north to Vermont during a lucky week in January where they had six whole inches of snow.
What’s that smell? [bcokerworks.motd.org]
Have you ever wondered about your local water quality?
Look what I brought you:
http://www.epa-echo.gov/echo/compliance_report_water.html
Learned about this today:
http://plugcomputer.org/
Not familiar with the ins and outs but looks intriguing, since I hog the watts with my setup.
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