We Saw a Chicken …

Month: March 2007

  • this is my breakfast

    two weetabix

    for Kieran …

  • cos even i remember when Orkut was cool

    What I really need is social metanetworking software. I can’t keep up with what’s the right network to be on …

  • all atwitter

    Twitter is one of the most pleasantly futile things I’ve ever seen.

  • yay bloggers, it’s cold!

    GTAbloggers tonight. Is there any coincidence that it was absolutely baltic last time, and there aren’t exactly that many brass monkeys hanging around today?

  • all did go well in Sarnia

    Well, I talked myself hoarse (must learn to project!), and I think it went well; no-one feigned death or sudden illness.

    The ATI Remote Wonder performed flawlessly. It may be ugly, but it works.

  • more wind in Sarnia

    I’m giving my wind talk to the Lambton Chapter of the PEO tonight: Wind Energy for the Perplexed.

    If all goes well, I’ll be able to use my ATI Remote Wonder to control the slides, as I found an OS X driver for the Remote Wonder. Yay!

  • our robust power system

    I’m writing this during a blackout. Our little enclave, just southeast of Kennedy and Eglinton, can have the power out when the nearby streets are fine. I can see that the (formerly derelict) Coffee Time has power, as has the block the other side of Kennedy. I wonder what makes us so special?

  • ice

    There was an ice storm today.

    More photos are here.

  • um, no …

    This is really part of a route suggested by Google Maps:

    gmaps_sarnia_uturn.png

    6. Take the exit onto HWY-402 W toward Sarnia (102 km)
    7. Make a U-turn (0.3 km)

    It should be noted that the 402 is a large highway, and u-turns are not exactly recommended.

  • Fixing bad shares on the NSLU2

    Much as I like my NSLU2, it has a serious problem when it loses power; its share information often goes kablooey. There’s a not very elegant way of fixing this.

    Say, f’rinstance, you had a share called Files on Disk 2. Sometimes you’ll find that this has gone, or migrated to the wrong disk, and there’s invariably a share called Files~1, usually on Disk 1. To fix this:

    • Delete the Files~1 share.
    • If you have a Files share and it’s inaccessible through the normal methods, delete that.
    • Recreate the Files share on Disk 2. Do not change the location, unless you’d put it somewhere strange to start off with.

    Your share should be back. I find that it sometimes usually changes the user permissions, so you may have to fiddle with ownership and group membership. You can fix this:

    1. Delete the user from the Users tab  (but don’t delete the group and share – these are greyed out – and definitely don’t delete the folder)
    2. Delete the group, from the Advanced → Groups tab
    3. Delete the share, from the Advanced → Shares tab
    4. Recreate the user (from the Setup → Users tab), and select Create Private Folder (Share), giving the appropriate location for the share.

    You can then save the configuration to allow you to quickly restore the settings. Nope, the reboot that’s carried out on restore makes the whole problem come back again – aargh!

  • Things I Saw in Vancouver

    Things I Saw in Vancouver – and yes, there are flowers in bloom. Beware of the cute sea otters, though they’re not quite up there with the Oh Noes! otter.

    Update: Dave‘s photos are good – thanks!