From: adam@address.invalid
Moe Trin wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Dec 2012, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mandriva, in
article
> , Adam wrote:
[Thinkpad T60]
> The user account names on the home systems are cars for me,
> countries for my wife (like Bit Twister, separate accounts for the
> various external tasks) . These name are not used outside - the user
> account names at the ISPs are meaningless. The email accounts are
> almost as bad - an example being "tms9901nl"
[...]
> The "From:" address of mail
> I send out might be something like "Moe Trin ",
> not any more weird or mysterious as the CompUServ or Prodigy addresses
CompuServe User IDs weren't mysterious to me. They were just standard
DEC PPNs like the one I'd had for a class a few years before. A few of
the project numbers had special significance; one was for SIG/Forum
sysops (who had certain privileges), another was for CIS contractors, etc.
> Yes, secure sockets level (SSL) can
> encrypt a web session (https) or SSH, but things are simply not
> foolproof. I'm rarely in that much of a hurry that I NEED to buy
> something or check my bank accounts from a public hot-spot.
The only exception I can think of is trying to increase an eBay bid
within the last 60 seconds before the auction ends. The most
competitive auctions are usually won by a bid placed just before the
closing. (If I want something that badly, I can stay home!)
[network configuration]
>> But what if I go from one wireless network to another without
>> rebooting?
>
> You mean hibernating between them? I typically don't mind the extra
> minute or so it takes to cold-boot, so I usually shut down when
> moving from one to another.
[...]
> Does that make sense to you?
Somewhat... enough to tell me I should shut down before moving farther
than an adjacent building. I'd assume that the whole DCC campus is a
giant hot spot, but I have no idea (yet) whether it's all one or
separate for each building.
[firewall rules]
>> But what would $LAN_RANGE be,
>> or is that up to whoever's running the WiFi?
>
> The IP range at the hot-spot will be determined by it's administrator
> though it's a good guess it will be an RFC1918 range - BUT I do not
> allow any _incoming_ connections at a hot-spot.
That made sense when I realized that a "connection" is not the same as a
data packet. If you request a web page, you're certainly going to want
to receive it from the remote web server, but then you'd started that
connection.
>> My own little LAN at home is 192.168.0.0/26
>
> Common network, uncommon net-mask.
Well, back when I was setting it up, I didn't want to use any more
addresses than needed. I'm used to resources being limited, not
overwhelming!
[choosing a case]
>>>> I have a carton that can be cut down to the exact size of my
>>>> laptop, which I think would be worth bringing with me.
>
> You're saying "a carton" which I interpret as a cardboard box. I'd
> really not bother, as a purpose built case is relatively inexpensive
> and built to handle to situation
How else can I tell whether my laptop will fit into any particular case?
Or will any case that says "for 14.1" laptops" (or larger) be sure to
have enough room?
>> Still, I definitely need a laptop case with room for extra stuff.
>
> The bags we're using for our 15.6 inch laptops are more/less exact
> fit side-to-side, but are about 2 1/2 times "thicker" and have an
> extra pocket which is where I stash the mouse, power adapter and
> cables (net and AC). Part of the extra thickness is padding, but most
> is available for papers, optical disks, and the like.
But if I bring the thing to campus, I may also have a fat textbook,
library books, etc. and I know having to carry two cases increases the
chance of my forgetting one of them. Maybe I'll eventually need two
cases -- one just for the laptop and one for the laptop plus lots of
other stuff.
[family collage]
> Seeing as how it is the 28th, I guess that is going to be tight
I had to put myself into "assignment with a due date" mode. On the
28th, I ran GIMP on all 41 (well, 43) images. I ended up moving the
Officejet to eris under Debian to print them as all the other PPD files
under their distros didn't do photo mode correctly. (I've since added a
Debian VM to stolid just for photo printing.) The actual printing ran
through three HP 22 tricolor ink cartridges (retail $20 each). On the
29th I finished printing (12 sheets total x 2 copies of each), cut out
the photos, and taped them all into both collage frames (Two of the 41
photos were different between the two, by my choice.) On the 30th I
presented it to my parents, who both loved it and are now deciding which
wall to hang it on (probably the kitchen). Good thing I didn't wait too
much longer, because there were a few people in the photos that she
didn't recognize where I would have expected her to.
So... the collage is done! Comparing it to my original intention, I'd
give it about a B. It's missing some of the relatives I've seen less of
and emphasizes my parents more than I'd originally intended (about 60%
of the photos show at least one parent, but about a third of those also
show someone else, counting cats as "someone"). Many of the prints came
out noticeably darker than on the screen. Now that it's done, I can do
some things I've been putting off, and the only "deadline" is when
"Laptops for Dummies" is due back at the library. Of course I'm still
configuring the laptop, and can't yet get the hang of its fingerprint
reader.
[bookcases]
>> I think once bookcase #7 arrives here in a few weeks
Yesterday at their house I started painting it after some light sanding.
I used way too much paint (inexperience) as if I were only limited to
one coat, when the first coat should have been much thinner and didn't
have to cover 100% of all the old paint yet. Maybe next week, more
sanding (to remove some of the drips and unevenness caused by too much
paint) and a second coat would be enough, and then I could bring it home
the following week.
>> the only place for the 2'W bookcase /will/ be in the kitchen.
This is a "galley kitchen" so the R wall has all the appliances and what
little counter space there is, and the L wall originally had nothing but
a large opening into the LR for light. Now along the kitchen L wall I
have carts with the microwave, spices, etc. but at the end of that, once
[continued in next message]
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)
|
