(Or the lack thereof)… Ugh, I use SP/DIF output for my workstation audio. Linux makes selecting this interface one of the most difficult and tedious tasks I’ve seen yet. But it’s nice to have sloppy focus, two clipboards, rdesktop, ssh, and my xterm back.
Author Archives: Shaun
Fuel Economy
Gas Mileage, MPG, is one of my pet peeves. It is a remarkably unhelpful figure since it tells nothing of a vehicles actual efficiency. Example: A 80,000 lb semi-truck can pull at 8 miles/gallon. That’s 10,000lb per gallon per mile (pgpm)… My 1999 GMC Sierra 1/2 ton truck? 16 mpg. It weighs 4,248 lbs. That’s …
Google Droid
Just acquired a Motorola Droid telephone from Verizon. Ideally this will be as useful for work as it is for play. I’ve already loaded some useful apps on it that may help substantially with my on-call-ness.
AIMS Destroyed by fire..?
Oh, I had the worst nightmare. AIMS was consumed by fire in my presence and without backups. Whew, I promptly changed the tape this morning when I came in.
Akismet
Signed up for the “Free” version of Akismet for site-wide protection. I happily sold out the footer on every page for $380/year savings. Enjoy the lack of spam.