Jeff Epler's blog

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 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.

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…

Moving my blog hosting

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50mm f/1.8 bokeh

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.

Time to finish that languishing clock project!

A leap second has been announced at the end of June 2012.

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:

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.

Ingrid's Canadian Rockies Photos

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A beautiful reflection in Lake Annette

Photos that Ingrid took on our August 2011 trip to the Canadian Rockies, including Banff and Jasper National Parks