Image captcha
May 17, 2012 Leave a Comment
I got this as a captcha image today. I didn’t know that images were being used like that (if they actually are), and I’ve no idea what it actually is…any suggestions?
what time do you call this??
December 9, 2011 Leave a Comment
I borrowed a book from the library today, not sure if I’m ever supposed to give it back! Seriously though, is 24:00 a real time? WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU KEPT FROM ME, WORLD?
Please return this book on or before the 6th day of January, 2012, at Hammer Time.
Adjust screen brightness on fedora 16 – try this if it’s not working
November 28, 2011 1 Comment
Just in case this can help anyone on the fedora planet or other, who doesn’t visit fedoraforum.org or ask.fedoraproject.org very often. Admittedly I don’t visit there very often myself. A quick search in bugzilla shows some possibly related bugs.
If you don’t seem to be able to alter the screen brightness in fedora, either with the Fn keys, or through the gnome-control-center, try reinstalling bash. I rarely have the screen brightness on full on my laptop, so when I couldn’t change it on f16, it was ever so slightly annoying! I honestly wouldn’t know what to file a bug report against, so I started searching. First stop was that shiny new ask.fedoraproject.org instance, which led me to forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=272500
So with the Fn keys not working, which had always worked previously; and the slider in the screen settings in gnome-control-center having no effect, doing a simple
sudo yum reinstall bash
was the answer.
Update:
It’s listed in the ‘Common F16 Bugs’ here:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F16_bugs#Bash_entry_in_.2Fetc.2Fshells_disappears_after_update
this post isn’t specific enough to have a title…
October 12, 2011 Leave a Comment
Hello there, internet. Sorry I’ve kept you in the dark for a while now, I will try to improve on that in the future. So what’s the situation, you ask? Well, I will fill you in with what GOOG et al. are most likely already familiar with. I’ve returned to Ireland from my home away from home: Québec. I will be back, don’t worry, Canada.
On a more interesting note, I’ve also returned to university to study something of interest (to me, at least) this time. It’s a H.Dip in Software Design and Development, and I’m quite enjoying it. It forces me to do some of the not-so-interesting parts of IT study, while also allowing me to do lots of the fun stuff! For the moment, I’m keeping my head well above the water with regards to coursework, but I fully expect and look forward to things becoming more difficult rather than easier.
As some of you know, my email habits have been somewhat erratic for the last while, while I was getting settled back in here, but by now I feel I’ve dealt with most of the backlog; if you’ve sent me an email (or other online comm), and I haven’t replied, then I’ve probably forgotten about it. Please, remind me, and keep me on my toes!
If you’re following me on any social network or microblogging platforms, you’ve probably noticed that the bulk of my spam is now tagged with [D*] or something similar: this means that the post is being forwarded from my Diaspora* seed. If you’ve got one, add me!! – grdryn@diasp.org
So, being back at university, I’ve sometimes got short periods of time where I’m idle, and it’s time that I’m often not very productive with; so I might be able to use it to find something of actual interest to put here! I will try at least. If there’s anything in particular you would like me to rant/review/talk about, let me know! OTOH, if you want me to STFU, please let me know with equal fervency! That’s all for now folks, expect more boring stuff here soon. I figure the more I write, the more mindless nattering I will obviously do, but it will also increase the chances of me posting something of actual value or interest to someone!
Same blog, different domain!
May 10, 2011 1 Comment
Welcome to my new blog! As you can see, it isn’t new at all. It’s the same blog as before, just with a cool new domain name.
The new domain is something I’ve been thinking about for a while now, not so much for the blog, but to give me more control over my email address. My main email address up until now has been a free ‘@gmail.com’ one. With my own domain, I can use my new address just like gmail, using google apps, but if for some reason in the future I would like to move away from that provider to an alternative, I have that flexibility. Reasons for moving away from a provider could include anything from a CEO shooting elephants, or even just a competitor comes up with some cool new feature.
For those of you who didn’t catch it, the reference to the CEO shooting elephants, is related to the debacle caused by Bob Parsons, CEO of GoDaddy.com, causing many people to look for alternatives. One such alternative that I would like to recomment is gandi.net.
life in korea
March 8, 2011 Leave a Comment
My brother from a different mother, Kieran Gardiner (you can call him Professor Awesome, now that he’s a teacher!), has gone to South Korea to teach English in an elementary school. He’s blogging about his experiences here. Go check it out. Let’s hope it gets updated more than this blog!
homelessness and things and stuff
October 12, 2010 Leave a Comment
Could you survive without a home? Without a place to go to recharge your biological batteries after a tough day? These are questions I have never really thought of asking, but after reading an account of a man who chose to be homeless, I wonder if there are many people who could live in a situation similar to this. I realise that a lot of people who are homeless, did not have much of a choice in the matter: there are obviously certain circumstances that force homelessness on people. On the other hand, if homelessness is a life choice, does that make it easier? Does it make sense in some situations to become homeless, even if you can afford to live in a decent house?
I don’t know if I could do it, I certainly have no desire to do it any time soon at any rate. To try to figure out why people would make such a decision, I asked myself: why do the majority of us live in houses anyway? The answer to this seems pretty straightforward: security, privacy, peace of mind, hygiene, status in society, a place to keep our stuff, a place to take care of our children; are all valid reasons. If a person doesn’t have children, then the other main reason for living in a house is ‘things and stuff,’ and isn’t as big a deal to some as it might be to others. Security: my things and stuff are all safe. Privacy: My things and stuff are away from prying eyes. Peace of mind: Wow, I don’t know what I would do without all my things and stuff. Status in society: Hey, look everyone, look at all the things and stuff I have!
Don’t get me wrong, I think things and stuff are great. I love all my things and all my stuff, but maybe living in fixed abodes all the time makes us addicted to all of these things and stuff. I think a slight shift in the way we think and the way we live, could lead to more people deciding to make themselves homeless for periods of time. Certain people of course, need homes more than others, such as couples with children, or people who live in regions where there is harsh weather, or older people. For the people who it suits better, I think it wouldn’t do us any harm at all to become homeless for a while every now and then. We would probably learn a lot from such an experience. In some cases it could have advantages; for example, the man in the gizmodo article I mentioned earlier (here), is a writer, I’m sure this different living environment must have an effect on his creativity/imagination. He is seeing the world from a different point of view. Another article from time.com this week (here), questions the reasoning behind paying a mortgage for a house that is worth less than what is owed on the mortgage. If one lives in such a house, the sanest business move could often be to hit the road, Jack, and don’t come back. If public washing facilities and safe storage/locker centres were more commonplace, then it might not be so bad!
Anyway, enough with this ramble, I have things and stuff to attend to.
fantasy football.
August 12, 2010 Leave a Comment
Here’s my fantasy premier league team as it stands for this season. It could change dramatically between now and Saturday though!
- you're just colourblind.