Comments for Jim Tuttle - Blog http://www.braggtown.com/blog The personal blog of Jim Tuttle, digital librarian and all around good guy Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:42:35 +0000 Comment on Profile Envy: Facebook, Twitter by DaleA http://www.braggtown.com/blog/play/profile-envy-facebook-twitter/#comment-552 DaleA Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:09:39 +0000 http://www.braggtown.com/blog/?p=326#comment-552 I have the same issue with Facebook, and was discussing it with a Facebook-friendly colleague yesterday. I just don't get it, but fear that this means I'm a nearly middle-aged curmudgeon. I have the same issue with Facebook, and was discussing it with a Facebook-friendly colleague yesterday. I just don’t get it, but fear that this means I’m a nearly middle-aged curmudgeon.

]]> Comment on Profile Envy: Facebook, Twitter by Tanner Lovelace http://www.braggtown.com/blog/play/profile-envy-facebook-twitter/#comment-551 Tanner Lovelace Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:06:15 +0000 http://www.braggtown.com/blog/?p=326#comment-551 Yeah, I hardly do anything on Facebook these days except gateway my twitter posts there. Twitter recently helped me realize an old college friend of mine and I were in the same town in MO at the same time (he lives in FL and I'm obviously in NC), so that's a great example of how well Twitter can work (when it's up that is...). Yeah, I hardly do anything on Facebook these days except gateway my twitter posts there.

Twitter recently helped me realize an old college friend of mine and I were in the same town in MO at the same time (he lives in FL and I’m obviously in NC), so that’s a great example of how well Twitter can work (when it’s up that is…).

]]> Comment on Profile Envy: Facebook, Twitter by Cristóbal Palmer http://www.braggtown.com/blog/play/profile-envy-facebook-twitter/#comment-550 Cristóbal Palmer Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:20:26 +0000 http://www.braggtown.com/blog/?p=326#comment-550 I'm with you 1000%. I left facebook after the Beacon fiasco, and I'm in no hurry to go back. Twitter, for all its brokenness, meets my needs. :) I’m with you 1000%. I left facebook after the Beacon fiasco, and I’m in no hurry to go back. Twitter, for all its brokenness, meets my needs. :)

]]> Comment on Podcasts for Travel by Jim http://www.braggtown.com/blog/work/podcasts-for-travel/#comment-547 Jim Fri, 16 May 2008 13:14:05 +0000 http://www.prairienet.org/~jtuttle/blog/uncategorized/podcasts-for-travel/#comment-547 Also, <a href="http://www.pointofinquiry.org/" rel="nofollow">Point of Inquiry</a> <a href="http://wamu.org/programs/dr/" rel="nofollow">Diane Rehm</a> Also, Point of Inquiry
Diane Rehm

]]> Comment on Ubuntu on Qube Feedback by Scott http://www.braggtown.com/blog/qube/ubuntu-on-qube-feedback/#comment-535 Scott Thu, 08 May 2008 01:42:04 +0000 http://www.prairienet.org/~jtuttle/blog/qube/ubuntu-on-qube-feedback/#comment-535 Jim, your instructions combined with Tim Wiley's kernel build instructions worked great! I also used upgrade-manager to upgrade to 8.04 and it worked fan-tastic!! I'm now running 8.04 on my RAQ3 and I'm hoping to clone the drive into my RAQ3i as well. Thanks very much!!! Jim, your instructions combined with Tim Wiley’s kernel build instructions worked great! I also used upgrade-manager to upgrade to 8.04 and it worked fan-tastic!! I’m now running 8.04 on my RAQ3 and I’m hoping to clone the drive into my RAQ3i as well. Thanks very much!!!

]]> Comment on Oil Change by DaleA http://www.braggtown.com/blog/play/oil-change/#comment-534 DaleA Fri, 02 May 2008 16:31:21 +0000 http://www.braggtown.com/blog/?p=322#comment-534 Ouch, $70? That's insane for that service, and there is indeed nothing worse in this world than little lights that tell us when to change our oil. The various Subaru dealers where I've had the oil changed over the years have never charged me more than $30 for the service, and generally rotate the tires for free if I ask. Incidentally, C&C do admit that rotation will prolong the life of the tires, which is definitely true for front-wheel drive cars in particular because of the weight distribution (heavy end sitting on the drive wheels). On an all-wheel drive car, rotation is essential, actually. Back in the days of bias-ply tires, one could rotate willy-nilly, but the general rule of thumb in the radial tire world in which we live is not to change sides of the car, which also gets at their comment about the latest tire fad, namely directional tires. My bikes have all sorts of directional tire issues, but really, it's mostly hype. If I put them on backward, I just have to pedal .06% harder. Convert than into gas mileage, and even I can't get worked up about it. Ouch, $70? That’s insane for that service, and there is indeed nothing worse in this world than little lights that tell us when to change our oil.

The various Subaru dealers where I’ve had the oil changed over the years have never charged me more than $30 for the service, and generally rotate the tires for free if I ask.

Incidentally, C&C do admit that rotation will prolong the life of the tires, which is definitely true for front-wheel drive cars in particular because of the weight distribution (heavy end sitting on the drive wheels). On an all-wheel drive car, rotation is essential, actually. Back in the days of bias-ply tires, one could rotate willy-nilly, but the general rule of thumb in the radial tire world in which we live is not to change sides of the car, which also gets at their comment about the latest tire fad, namely directional tires. My bikes have all sorts of directional tire issues, but really, it’s mostly hype. If I put them on backward, I just have to pedal .06% harder. Convert than into gas mileage, and even I can’t get worked up about it.

]]> Comment on In lieu of by DaleA http://www.braggtown.com/blog/cascadilla/in-lieu-of/#comment-533 DaleA Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:10:55 +0000 http://www.braggtown.com/blog/?p=319#comment-533 Great shot of your yard. Wow, I forget how harsh the climate is here (in a relative sense) until I see shots of NC and other points more southerly. Great shot of your yard. Wow, I forget how harsh the climate is here (in a relative sense) until I see shots of NC and other points more southerly.

]]> Comment on Urban Living by DaleA http://www.braggtown.com/blog/brandi/urban-living/#comment-532 DaleA Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:10:02 +0000 http://www.braggtown.com/blog/?p=320#comment-532 Reading this post made me quite happy, since it's always good to learn that one is not alone in making such conscious decisions. When we moved to Kansas, alas, circumstances led us to buy a home that for us qualifies as suburban. Thankfully, this city only has 50,000 people, so suburban is a relative term here. My wife and I ride to work (riding to work with your wife is a real treat, I have to say), and my daughter walks the five blocks to her school. Our house was built in the era right before it became fashionable for a family of four to live in 3,000+ square feet, so by today's standards, it's practically a bungalow. Our furniture fills it, and we're slowly nixing the banal white and tan shades of paint. Reading this post made me quite happy, since it’s always good to learn that one is not alone in making such conscious decisions. When we moved to Kansas, alas, circumstances led us to buy a home that for us qualifies as suburban. Thankfully, this city only has 50,000 people, so suburban is a relative term here. My wife and I ride to work (riding to work with your wife is a real treat, I have to say), and my daughter walks the five blocks to her school. Our house was built in the era right before it became fashionable for a family of four to live in 3,000+ square feet, so by today’s standards, it’s practically a bungalow. Our furniture fills it, and we’re slowly nixing the banal white and tan shades of paint.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu on Qube Feedback by Kevin K http://www.braggtown.com/blog/qube/ubuntu-on-qube-feedback/#comment-524 Kevin K Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:22:31 +0000 http://www.prairienet.org/~jtuttle/blog/qube/ubuntu-on-qube-feedback/#comment-524 ....um. Never mind. Turns out that running an nfs user server off a Ubuntu Dapper LiveCD does not and will not work. BTW, note that the chroot step of the procedure assumes that the NFS server is running on x86 hardware. If you run it on SPARC/PPC/Itanium the chroot for apt-get will definitely not work. Just a friendly FYI. ….um. Never mind. Turns out that running an nfs user server off a Ubuntu Dapper LiveCD does not and will not work.

BTW, note that the chroot step of the procedure assumes that the NFS server is running on x86 hardware. If you run it on SPARC/PPC/Itanium the chroot for apt-get will definitely not work. Just a friendly FYI.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu on Qube Feedback by Kevin K http://www.braggtown.com/blog/qube/ubuntu-on-qube-feedback/#comment-523 Kevin K Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:31:07 +0000 http://www.prairienet.org/~jtuttle/blog/qube/ubuntu-on-qube-feedback/#comment-523 Jim - Hey, thanks for the guide on how to configure ubuntu on the Qube 3. Just a quick question - I configured a ubuntu NFS server using a LiveCD and then followed pretty much all of the instructions - except that right after I pick the network boot option I see the Qube3 come in for the DHCP lease (good) and then try for the NFS mount (also good), but for some reason it immediately ran into a kernel panic. Any idea what I should look into for troubleshooting? Jim -

Hey, thanks for the guide on how to configure ubuntu on the Qube 3. Just a quick question - I configured a ubuntu NFS server using a LiveCD and then followed pretty much all of the instructions - except that right after I pick the network boot option I see the Qube3 come in for the DHCP lease (good) and then try for the NFS mount (also good), but for some reason it immediately ran into a kernel panic.

Any idea what I should look into for troubleshooting?

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