22 January 2012, 20:54 UTC
Having recently made a list of computers I've owned over the last 20 years, I decided to make a list of photography equipment I've owned. This list goes back to the first film camera I can recall buying for myself, around 1997. In that time, I've bought 7 cameras and 11 major accessories. Of those, I still own and use one of those cameras and six of those accessories.
15 years of photography
Having recently made a list of computers I've owned over the last 20 years, I decided to make a list of photography equipment I've owned. This list goes back to the first film camera I can recall buying for myself, around 1997. In that time, I've bought 7 cameras and 11 major accessories. Of those, I still own and use one of those cameras and six of those accessories.
20 January 2012, 13:51 UTC
During some downtime, I made a list of all the computers I could remember owning. The list is surprisingly long, and goes back to 1992 (before which I had a Commodore 64 but that barely counts, does it?) I came up with 10 desktops and 7 laptops, or a new machine nearly every year. The last 5 years have only seen 3 new machines, though, so the pace at which I buy computers may be slowing.
20 years of computers
During some downtime, I made a list of all the computers I could remember owning. The list is surprisingly long, and goes back to 1992 (before which I had a Commodore 64 but that barely counts, does it?) I came up with 10 desktops and 7 laptops, or a new machine nearly every year. The last 5 years have only seen 3 new machines, though, so the pace at which I buy computers may be slowing.
18 January 2012, 1:11 UTC
The device would pair with Linux, but would not appear when "transfer contacts" was invoked. The secret:
Transfer of contacts from LG Remarq to Debian GNU/Linux
The device would pair with Linux, but would not appear when "transfer contacts" was invoked. The secret:
sudo /usr/sbin/hciconfig hci0 class 0x5a020c
After this, I was able to transfer using the facilities built into gnome; I got a bunch of ".vcf" files in ~/Downloads.
Apparently the Remarq won't transfer to a device that is "Unknown"; this sets the computer to a "phone" bluetooth device.
I'm not sure whether this setting will "stick" or be required before each transfer, after a reboot, or what…
16 January 2012, 13:36 UTC
I'm in the process of moving my blog hosting from my basement to dreamhost. If you're seeing this article, then you're looking at the new site. I think it's time to throw the switch.
Moving my blog hosting
I'm in the process of moving my blog hosting from my basement to dreamhost. If you're seeing this article, then you're looking at the new site. I think it's time to throw the switch.
5 January 2012, 23:12 UTC
A leap second has been announced at the end of June 2012.
Time to finish that languishing clock project!
A leap second has been announced at the end of June 2012.
27 December 2011, 20:35 UTC
I've been playing with clang because I'd like to use its static analyzer on the code at $DAY_JOB. Unfortunately, it frequently bombs while building our code. Fortuately, many of the bombs are due to our bugs, not theirs. Here's one example:
It's gratifying when the compiler is right
I've been playing with clang because I'd like to use its static analyzer on the code at $DAY_JOB. Unfortunately, it frequently bombs while building our code. Fortuately, many of the bombs are due to our bugs, not theirs. Here's one example:
18 December 2011, 14:42 UTC
It's played out over and over again on proprietary platforms: the vendor decides that this or that component should be deleted from user machines, and as if by magic it happens, without regard to the fact that user systems will encounter reduced functionality as a result.
Need another reminder to steer clear of non-Free software?
It's played out over and over again on proprietary platforms: the vendor decides that this or that component should be deleted from user machines, and as if by magic it happens, without regard to the fact that user systems will encounter reduced functionality as a result.
Well, through its "Partner" archive, Ubuntu is in the unenviable position of doing the same thing.
13 December 2011, 2:29 UTC
Photos that Ingrid took on our August 2011 trip to the Canadian Rockies, including Banff and Jasper National Parks
Ingrid's Canadian Rockies Photos
Photos that Ingrid took on our August 2011 trip to the Canadian Rockies, including Banff and Jasper National Parks
11 December 2011, 2:40 UTC
New Site Look
25 October 2011, 14:23 UTC
Cheeseball Barley Wine
16 October 2011, 15:31 UTC
csql: perform sql queries on csv data
16 October 2011, 13:20 UTC
Source: USB Stacker for EOS Cameras
11 October 2011, 3:17 UTC
Focus Stacking Success
20 September 2011, 18:49 UTC
tnef2mime: automatically extract parts from winmail.dat
13 September 2011, 12:53 UTC
Caching
12 September 2011, 20:29 UTC
WWVB clock progress
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