From: adam@address.invalid
Moe Trin wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Feb 2013, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mandriva, in
article
> , Adam wrote:
(I'm back home now -- medical details below. I put all the computer
stuff first so my posts look more relevant to this NG, and try to make
it a majority of the content when possible.)
I suppose the biggest computer news for me is that, although it wasn't
for reasons I'd intended, I got to use helot (my new-to-me Thinkpad T60,
my first laptop) at two different hotspots, the hospital and the rehab.
Some general observations: even when the wi-fi connection is at 54
kbps, my share of that is relatively slow. I'm much better off
downloading at home where I get a consistent 3 mbps (my DSL maximum).
Also, I'm used to seeing channels 1-11 (2 MHz) because my router (from
2007) handles only 802.11bg. The laptop can handle 802.11abg but not
802.11n. Apparently the routers (or whatever) at the hospital and rehab
are 802.11a (or set to only use 802.11a) as they use channels 50-100 or
so around 5 MHz. This makes sense as a lowest common denominator, as
some folks may have older laptops. BTW in the channel 1-11 range, a few
other setups are using channels 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10. Am I correct in
concluding that channels 2 and 10, which overlap with the adjacent
popular channel, don't have much of an advantage over 1 and 11?
[helot netstat]
>>> How much is open still?
Here's results from helot at all three sites, concatenated, sorted and
reformatted:
Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name
tcp 0 0 *:ssh *:* LISTEN 1741/sshd
tcp 0 0 *:ssh *:* LISTEN 1803/sshd
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1803/sshd
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1883/master
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:631 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1663/cupsd
tcp 0 0 ::1:631 :::* LISTEN 1663/cupsd
tcp 0 0 ::1:ipp *:* LISTEN 1601/cupsd
tcp 0 0 :::22 :::* LISTEN 1803/sshd
tcp 0 0 localhost.localdomain:ipp *:* LISTEN 1601/cupsd
tcp 0 0 localhost.localdomain:ipp *:* LISTEN 1663/cupsd
tcp 0 0 localhost.localdomain:smtp *:* LISTEN 1821/master
tcp 0 0 localhost.localdomain:smtp *:* LISTEN 1883/master
tcp 0 0 localhost:ipp *:* LISTEN 1663/cupsd
tcp 1 0 192.168.47.85:36218 63.141.192.96:http CLOSE_WAIT
2463/clock-applet
udp 0 0 *:bootpc *:* 2488/dhclient
udp 0 0 *:bootpc *:* 2997/dhclient
udp 0 0 *:ipp *:* 1601/cupsd
udp 0 0 *:ipp *:* 1663/cupsd
udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:631 0.0.0.0:* 1663/cupsd
udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:68 0.0.0.0:* 2997/dhclient
>>> My wife carries a small surge protector with her laptop
>
>> I used to see a lot more single-outlet surge protectors
>
> I can't say when the last time I saw one. I've seen three types.
Sounds like a good use for my Staples store credits, if they have any on
their website.
One other computer issue is coming up: as mentioned below, my parents
will be moving out of their house. That's been my location for off-site
backups and obviously I'll have to find new places. I realized I have
two kinds of backups, dynamic and static. "Dynamic" would be my most
recent backup tarballs, currently about 500 MB nightly, and I think one
of the "free backup" sites might be adequate for two or three recent
ones of those, encrypted. "Static" offsite backups are things that
aren't going to change but are important enough to me to keep a second
copy elsewhere, such as the raw and processed vinyl and cassette rips I
did last year. So far that's about 20 DVDs. I haven't yet thought
about a separate, yet accessible, place for those. A safety deposit box
sounds like overkill, not to mention expensive. Any suggestions from
anybody? Maybe that should get a thread of its own.
[homemade laptop desk: "_laptop_]" ]
I need to determine the best size for the desk and for the support, and
also make sure I snag the boards from my father's basement before it's
too late. Sounds straightforward if time-consuming.
[bookcases]
>>> Only restraint I tend to worry about is "where am I going to put
>>> this stuff while I sneak it into the house".
>
>> That's what I mean, except I don't have to consider anybody else's
>> opinions. I still have to find room for anything I bring in.
I asked my father for first call on the books he's getting rid of. The
house has several thousand books, so I really do have to be selective
there, as well as culling what I already have. There are still a few
boxes of my stuff in their basement too, and I have to accept that I'm
now limited by what I can store in this (and any future) 1 BR apartment.
>>> I'd like to avoid blocking air circulation if practical. In this
>>> case, I'd have something under the book cases to allow cool air to
>>> be drawn in and rise through the radiators.
>
>> But what? Bricks or concrete blocks?
>
> I'd use something like a couple of "1x4" x 8 inch boards - one on each
> end and maybe two symmetrically under the back, like ||__=___=__||.
I'm not quite sure what you mean -- what angle is that "drawing" from?
>>> The replacement is a domestic shorthair named "Emma"
Is everyone getting along any better? Usually they work out a hierarchy
among themselves.
>> They didn't even /have/ 'pcp pneumonia' (that's what it was) when I
>> was a kid, and the transplant center had me on one antibiotic that
>> was supposed to prevent it.
Apparently 'pcp pneumonia' only affects people with compromised immune
systems, such as AIDS or people on immunosuppressants. Before a cure
was found, it was the most common AIDS-related cause of death.
> That was in the back of my mind - had the meds been reduced since then
> and if so, are they putting you back on?
Ever since the transplant I've been on one antibiotic that was supposed
to prevent this (and was also used to cure it). There /is/ a vaccine
but it's a live virus and I don't want to risk it.
> When are you expected to be released and to what limitations?
I was in the hospital for 3 weeks (by which point I was completely cured
of the pneumonia) and then in the rehabilitation facility for a week and
a half -- leg and arm muscles atrophy when you're bedridden, and it
takes longer to build them back up than they did to atrophy. I'm
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