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Successful install of new Sabrent wireless card

Posted on September 10, 2011 by arcster

The Ubuntu Linux (Lucid Lynx 10.04 on a Compaq Presario 6000 with 900 MB RAM) box in the basement needed new wireless card. Picked up Sabrent Wireless-G 802.11G PCI from Amazon. Powered up the computer and I was online. No … Continue reading →

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New Years Resolution status

Posted on August 24, 2011 by arcster

As I wrote at the beginning of the year, one of my resolutions was to write more, viz., posting about Crime & Punishment on this blog. Well I did finish the book, and enjoyed it considerably. I hope to say … Continue reading →

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Developer’s Dilemma

Posted on August 16, 2011 by arcster

What’s worse – to have your code not work and understand why or to have your code work and not understand why?

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New song from Malkmus and the Jicks

Posted on July 29, 2011 by arcster

My initial reaction to “Senator” was somewhat tepid, but it’s growing on me. Tigers is closer to what I expected from a Stephen Malkmus song with Beck at the helm. It even has a steel guitar – first time since … Continue reading →

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The never-ending awesomeness of regular expressions

Posted on March 30, 2011 by arcster

So I had a bunch of names and for privacy purposes I wanted to abbreviate the last name to show only the first letter. Hours of tedious work, right? Wrong! I put this in the find what box of Dreamweaver … Continue reading →

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Analog log file analyzer

Posted on March 16, 2011 by arcster

I just downloaded Analog for analyzing my log files. It’s a pleasure to work with. The configuration file is daunting at first, but I soon figured how to make it understand my log files. It’s startling to see how many … Continue reading →

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Civil War letters posted

Posted on March 13, 2011 by arcster

I finally got around to posting some letters that have been in the family since… well, since the Civil War! They were written by a relative named Francis Pettibone who lived in Girard, Pennsylvania, and served in the 105th Regiment … Continue reading →

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Lent 2011

Posted on March 9, 2011 by arcster

Be sure to check out the Big Read 2011 Video links If you missed last year’s Big Read, N.T. Wright’s discussions on Luke are worth visiting (or revisiting if you didn’t miss it).

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more on my ubuntu configuration

Posted on March 6, 2011 by arcster

The output of iwconfig: ~$ iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:”cordelia” Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:40:F4:FD:AD:48 Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=27 dBm Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Power Management:off Link Quality=60/70 … Continue reading →

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Coming: random graphics

Posted on March 3, 2011 by arcster

Expect to see more pictures like this decorating the blog from here on out. The aesthetic I’m going for is kind of a found art look. The sources of the pictures are scanned mah jong tiles and scans from some … Continue reading →

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