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I mentioned that the Kurobox would get its own post, so here goes. It’s shaping up to be kinda long-winded, and I apologize for that. Currently, I have a fileserver (named “pangloss” in a fit of pure optimism) based on Gentoo built from old whitebox components. It’s about a 1GHz i686 processor (don’t remember exactly, [...]

So, the first week at the new job… the term ‘whirlwind’ comes to mind. I’m picking up the physical layout pretty well — where all the labs are, where all the computers and printers are within those labs, where the buildings and staircases and elevators are, etc. The network infrastructure is a little more complex, [...]

It’s been an eventful day. Eeeeearly this morning I took Nigel (my beloved Mini) in for service and so that somebody could look at the hatch (one hinge is further out than the other so the latch doesn’t quite align). The dealer warned me ahead of time that they’d probably need to keep it overnight [...]

because my mind is too fragmented at the moment for a single, coherent blog post. Sorry. The other day I found a brown recluse in the bathtub, about halfway between the drain and the spigot, as I was about to step in and take a shower. I know it was a brown recluse because of [...]

Best Christmas present I gave this year: a cell phone to my better half, because he really really really needed it. He hasn’t posted in ages, but I have empirical evidence that GeekSlut still exists. w00t. It’s good to know these things. Now to see whether or not Worldwide Ryan still exists. Best Christmas present [...]