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The event included a Poker Ride of about 20 miles or so around the roads of Franklin.

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diglloyd Mac Performance Guide
Aura SSD for 2013 Mac Pro
Deal Zone, Great Deal Every Day
NEC PA302W $1449, Calibration kit for $283
Still my #1 choice for my photography: wide gamut, true calibration, friendly pixel density.
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The Snow Leopard Upgrade (Introduction)

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Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” was released on August 28, 2009.

Unlike prior releases, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard concentrates on bug fixes and performance, a wise and refreshing change of pace that will cement Mac OS X as the platform of choice for creative professionals, as well as paving the way for smaller “footprint” Macs, such as Apple’s rumored tablet Mac.

Getting it

Support our site sponsor and save money with a special price for MPG readers: order Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard at OWC.

If you have more than one Mac, consider the Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Family Pack (5-User) for about $20 more. That’s $19 more for five licenses! Try finding that price with Microsoft for one license. The aggressive upgrade pricing is for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard users only.

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Apple info

See the Apple refinements page.

Space savings

Disk space savings after install were modest, about 4.6GB on my Mac Pro. That’s probably because I had already installed Mac OS X 10.5 with most bloatware disabled. Still, that’s a substantial reduction in percentage terms from about 12GB for a full Mac OS X 10.5 install, and worthwhile if your boot drive is small (eg a solid state drive).

Should you upgrade?

But not necessarily immediately, and it’s for Intel Macs only. And whatever you do, backup first, and make a clone of your existing system, so you can revert if there is a problem.

The transition to Snow Leopard will be a smooth one for most users. But if you’re a professional whose Mac must be working, don’t get caught with your pants down: wait a few weeks, let the dust settle and let your one critical issue be someone else’s headache to find.

What’s the hurry? You’re far more likely to run into problems that to see any immediate benefit.

At the very least, make a clone of your system before you upgrade, or install Snow Leopard on a separate drive, and let the initial bugs settle out for 1-3 months. Be especially cautious if you use specialized software for things like printers or scanners.

Mac Pro “Sweet Spot”
Mac Pro Reviews by diglloyd

I’ll be reporting on compatibility from a photographer’s perspective on the Compatibility page.

Grand Central

Grand Central is a ground-breaking technology that simplifies multi-threaded programming to allow use of more CPU cores. Over time, this should mean that more CPU cores are realized more and more effectively, quite unlike late 2009. A dual-CPU Mac Pro (“8 core”) should therefore in theory actually be worth the huge cost increase over a single-CPU Mac Pro (“4 core”), which is rarely the case as of September 2009. But that all depends on the application(s) you use.

Academics might argue that the Grand Central technology is really nothing groundbreaking, but it’s a very practical technology the ivory tower researchers hadn’t ever delivered in a friendly and usable form before. Kudos to Apple for simplifying a complex problem with a practical toolkit.

Reducing the barriers

Multi-threaded programming is one of the most difficult programming challenges. In my professional estimation as a software developer, I’d say that 95% of the software developers out there are simply not qualified to write correct multithreaded code—that’s how challenging it is. So it’s big news when a technology purports to make the whole process easier and less error-prone.

Requires modification to applications

Grand Central is not a magic trick that makes existing programs faster. In fact, it does nothing for existing programs, and therein lies the rub: programs won’t benefit until and unless they are revised (think Adobe CS5 vs CS4).

On the other hand, improvements to Mac OS X itself might in fact allow some existing programs to run faster.

Requires language extensions

Grand Central requires use of non-portable language extensions. Syntactic sugar simplifies the programming process at the cost of code that can’t be used on Windows or Linux. This will impede its adoption by developers that target multiple OS platforms, some of whom can’t manage a decent Mac version of their application to begin with. On the other hand, well-written code can generally be restructured in a way that allows different threading models. The hitch is that well-written code is uncommon.

I expect that smaller “boutique” Mac developers will move to Grand Central quickly, but ponderous companies like Adobe will take a lot longer.

In mid-September 2009, Apple announced that it would open-source the Grand Central technology, a step that might encourage its adoption on other platforms, thus making it more attractive to software developers coding for multiple platforms (Mac, Windows, Linux, etc).

A 64-bit operating system

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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard will push more developers to offer 64-bit programs, which will allow use of all installed memory. That advantage is overrated; very few programs actually need more than ~3GB.

However, some photographic applications could see huge speed gains by being able to use 16GB or 32GB of memory. See Optimizing Photoshop; I estimate the execution time of diglloydMedium could be cut by 50% to 70% if Photoshop could directly use 32GB memory. That sounds great, except that most photographers are doing just fine with the 32-bit Photoshop, and never really use the large files for which a 64-bit version would be helpful. For that matter, most photographers never even need a scratch volume.

A 64-bit Adobe CS5 isn’t even on the horizon as of August 2009.

Changes relevant to photographers

Looking for top optics?

Small things, but worthwhile. I’ll add more as I experience them and evaluate their worth.

Default gamma now 2.2

For years, Apple has pissed into the wind (sorry ladies) by making the default screen gamma 1.8. In Snow Leopard, it’s now 2.2.

OWC Firecracker Savings

Larger icon sizes in the Finder

Icons can be up to 512 X 512 in the Finder. This is actually pretty darn useful for looking through images on disk; it was already usable in Leopard, but the larger max size provides a useful way to see your images without having to launch any application.

Record your screen

Start recording and QuickTime Player captures the activity on your screen and creates a movie file. This might be useful for quick client presentations, etc.

Greater color accuracy in Quicktime

QuickTime X color-manages various media.

The changes to Preview (simple built-in viewer) include a contact sheet for images, support for scanning, higher quality image scaling, and soft-proofing, all features which are useful shortcuts to a full application.

Mac Pro “Sweet Spot”
Mac Pro Reviews by diglloyd

The new math

Apple has made an unfortunate change in Snow Leopard, opting to define kilo/mega/giga/tera as powers of 1000, instead of powers of 1024. This violates over decades of history, but matches up with advertised drive sizes. It’s also at odds with memory: are you going to buy a 8.38GB or 16.7GB memory upgrade kit for example? All Apple has done is make it more confusing, now the units depend on whether it’s memory or storage! Computers work in powers of two, and the numbers just go goofy trying to use base 10.

Storage Term pre Snow Leopard Snow Leopard
kilobyte 1024 1000
megabyte 1024 * 1024 = 1048576 1000 X 1000 = 1,000,000
gigabyte 1024 X 1024 X 1024 = 1,073,741,824 1000 X 1000 X 1000 = 1,000,000,000

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Lackluster re-visit to Bottega Louie

It’s been a while since I was last at Bottega Louie — too long I might add. We were up in LA recently and were actually in the vicinity and decided to pop by for a late lunch/early dinner.

I’ve always loved Bottega Louie’s dining room with its high ceilings and clean, minimalistic feel. Everyone is dressed in black and white creating this very uniformed look blending everything together in a very aesthetically pleasing way.

As we sat down and perused the menu, some epi bread was dropped off at our table with two pots of soft butter. I was hungry and eagerly pulled off a piece of bread, slathering it with butter and taking a big bite. The crusty bread was wonderful chewy and highly tasty!

I was impressed with the Himalayan pink salt on the table, but not so impressed that they didn’t bother to put a small pepper mill alongside it for freshly ground pepper. That’s why I always have my own portable pepper mill in my bag.

We began with portobello fries ($9), which I’ve had at Drago Centro but sadly, the ones here missed the mark. They were all cut unevenly, too thickly battered and even my 10-year-old said “these aren’t very good without the sauce” meaning the aioli it was served with.

Burrata and roasted tomato ($11) and pesto was passable. I liked the softness of the burrata but the roasted tomato was so-so and the pesto wasn’t flavorful enough. This is an easy dish to put together so I was disappointed it was just average.

When I saw Louie salad ($12) on the menu, it sounded really appealing, but when it arrived, it wasn’t as impressive as I thought it would be. Iceberg lettuce, shrimp, hearts of palm, avocado, sweet onions, tomatoes, bell peppers was tossed in a very weak Dijon vinaigrette — bland and tasteless all around.

My prior experiences with the pizzas here have been good so we went ahead and ordered two — Pizza Bianco ($18) with ricotta, mozzarella, Grana parmesan, roasted garlic and rocket arugula was under-seasoned, but nothing a sprinkling of salt couldn’t do to rectify.

Pizza Sausage ($18) also with mozzarella and Grana parmesan but also included tomato sauce, oregano, and fennel sausage was too limp and soggy for my taste. I’ve had this particular pizza before and for some reason, it wasn’t as edgy as I remembered.

Service was also lukewarm with service staff meandering around without much purpose and not paying much attention to us throughout our meal. If this had been a first visit, I would’ve been sorely disappointed and vowed never to return again. I’m writing this as an off-visit and hopefully when I DO decide to return again, they would’ve upped the ante and improved on this experience.

If you’re interested, the deli section houses some visually impeccable desserts which will undoubtedly entice and lure you to take some home. I’ve had some of the desserts before and they were okay — a lot prettier than they taste in my opinion.

Bottega Louie
700 S Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel: 213-802-1470

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  1. says

    Hi Anita – this place has been on our list for a long time, since it is just up the 110 from me. I want to go, I want to like it, it looks so cool. but I keep reading about lukewarm. I guess I’ll pass. Too bad.

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Not so long ago last year former heavy weight champ Joe Frazier was laid to rest. And if you listen to all the hype out there Frazier and Ali where enemies to the end. While I do believe that there was a time when they both got caught up in the hype of their historical money making fights. At some point they put all that a side gave each other the respect. A picture is worth a thousand words.

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Subject unable to get ivy object from IvyAntSettings
Date Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:55:24 GMT
I am currently working on invoking Ant+Ivy from a standalone java program, I
am doing so o automate ivy.xml creation:

So My Java Class looks like :

Project p = getProjectFromUser(); // My Own Custom method
IvyAntSettings ivyAntSettings = ((IvyAntSettings)

Question: How can I get handle of ivy instance (  from
IvyAntSettings object.

Problem : in Apache Ivy 2.0.0 there was a method getConfiguredIvyInstance()
in IvyAntSettings class and this method signature has been changed to
getConfiguredIvyInstance(Task task). Since I am running it from a plain java
class I d not have any Task object to pass on.

I am not saying the signature change is wrong, but at this point I am unable
to get Ivy object from IvyAntSettings. Is there any other way I can get Ivy
object from ivy.instance reference?

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From Oleg Kalnichevski <ol...@apache.org>
Subject Re: Draft board report for February 2011
Date Sun, 06 Feb 2011 11:51:36 GMT
On Sun, 2011-02-06 at 14:54 +0530, Asankha C. Perera wrote:
> Hi Oleg
> >> We also need to update our web site to conform with http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/pmcs#websites
and report the status of this task to the board. I plan to start the site update over this
> > Please let me know if you need help with that.
> The following tasks are pending, and I would appreciate if you could
> look into them:
> 1. Update site footer (I couldn't find how this could be done)
>      - Trademark Attributions
>          - Add page footer with trademark attribution: Apache
> HttpComponents, Commons HttpClient, Apache, the Apache feather logo, and
> the Apache HttpComponents project logo are trademarks of The Apache
> Software Foundation.
>          - Add to footer: All other marks mentioned may be trademarks or
> registered trademarks of their respective owners.

I think we need to tweak project's site.xml file. I can look into it.

> 2. Check Project Metadata - DOAP file is in order

I update DOAP files on a regular basis when cutting a new release. They
should be all right. Could you please double-check, though?

> I also came across these other questions, and wanted to ask others for
> views:
> 1. The ApacheCon 2010 link needs to be updated and it seems to come from
> http://www.apache.org/events/current-event-125x125.png. Should we inform
> Infra - but I guess it affects many other projects too?

I guess this should affect each and every project. You might still want
to let infra know.

> 2. Is http://projects.apache.org/projects/httpcomponents_core.html
> supposed to update automatically? If so what needs to be done (is it
> picked up from DOAP?)

There is a wiki document that describes the process of generating web
site content. The sources of the web site content are usually located in
the <module_home>/src/site folder.

> 3. Do we need to thank any third parties for any software licenses
> granted to our project (JProfiler, IntelliJ etc) ? I'm not aware of any,
> but just checking

We use Clover to generate test coverage reports. The clover license has
been granted to the whole foundation, though, and not specifically to HC
project. I am not sure if we need to mention that fact on the web

> 4. Do we need to give attribution to any other organization's
> trademarks, or do anything special about the legacy "Commons HttpClient"
> project and possibly any trademark etc related to it?

None I know of.

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From Benoit Chesneau <>
Subject Re: Your Life, On the Couch
Date Sat, 19 Mar 2011 20:00:44 GMT
On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Ryan Ramage <> wrote:
> We are getting ready to release our project based on CouchDB.
> It as a free and open source project that allows you to use a
> 'Liferecorder'. The Liferecorder is something you wear
> which continuously records audio. One button lets you click 'remember that'.
> You sync it later, and an easy workflow imports it into an Audio Wiki,
> running on CouchDB. I have been using it for the last 8 months. Its been
> I have an amazing medium-long term memory :)
> I just want to say thanks to this mailing list for your support. Especially
> Robert Newson, who got the range request headers, and Dave Cottlehuber for
> help with the Windows builds for 1.1
> The project switched halfway through to use Couch, and I am glad we did. It
> has made it easier. And it allows for lots of cool features in the near
> future!
> Cheers
> Ryan
I really like the idea. I think i will buy one just because of the
idea before thinking it's using couch :) Shipping is worldwide ?

Didn't see the code yet, but are you saving files as attachment?

- benoît

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Subject Re: [RT]Flex Camps
Date Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:36:46 GMT
In Chicago I guess we've been a bit more proactive.  Every 6 months we
get to give away some software from Adobe (generally the CS package
has been the favorite).  For the upcoming Flex tour, we will get some
cash as well.  However, we have almost never looked to Adobe as a
source for funding, instead relying on a lot of outside sponsorship,
local Flex shops, recruiters, etc.  The Flex ecosystem has always felt
and seemed much bigger than Adobe, so we never relied on them for
assistance.  Just getting to know the big clients in the area, and
getting them on board with some sponsorship always helps.  Spoon
hopefully will be able to assist us in marketing the virtues and
strengths of Flex, and who knows, maybe there should be a 360Spoon

On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 12:56 AM, Omar Gonzalez
<> wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 10:36 PM, Keith Sutton <> wrote:
>> James,
>> Digging through I found this guideline:
>>**466 <>
>> What I am trying to develop is what life will be like without Adobe $ or
>> presenters around in the not too distant future (months not years). I know
>> from people inside that the community team barely exists now and little if
>> any funding is being put forward for events. This might change for a short
>> period but I believe that will only last as long as it takes to ride out
>> the storm created by their PR nightmare.
> Nothing is going to change. In the 2+ years I've been running LAFlash I
> have received funds from Adobe once, for $200. That's pretty pathetic to be
> quite honest. I received far more than that from sponsors my co-manager
> arranged on our own. And shwag... I mean really... I couldn't give it away.
> I literally would put it out in front of everyone and say "Please take this
> stuff.", and they would laugh. So, in my humble opinion, it will not be
> missed. At the least, LAFlash does not rely on or miss any funding from
> Adobe.
> And in regard to speakers, pretty much the same thing. I think we've had
> maybe one person and that was around the CS5 launch, the same event I
> received $200 of funding to throw a CS5 party.
>> My experience in the past has been getting $ from Adobe for camps that did
>> not sync-up with some marketing campaign they we executing. From experience
>> it was not that easy to get things and having been involved with organizing
>> camps in San Francisco it was difficult (amazing but true).
>> I can see an organization like Spoon acting in a role similar to Eclipse
>> Foundation and through subscriptions and other fund raising mechanism
>> generate enough to support several camps and events a year. That will take
>> a little time to get going. Easier stuff is to provide a communications and
>> marketing venue to connect with potential event sponsors (ecosystem
>> partners, system integrators, ...), streaming, event announcement support,
>> etc. Guidelines for events would probably specify a certain amount of Flex
>> content, topics, etc.
>> What are your ideas on guidelines? I am interested particularly because
>> you are outside North America.
>> Keith
> Whatever you can do, Keith, in this area would be truly awesome for user
> groups. I don't think the bar is set too high for providing good support to
> Flex user groups, but that's just my opinion after running a UG for a
> couple of years.
> -omar

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From "Jihoon Kim" <>
Subject Champion sought for MyFaces Alchemy Proposal
Date Wed, 21 May 2008 16:40:19 GMT

My name is Jihoon Kim and I was hoping if I could have a volunteer in
helping me for the proposal of MyFaces Alchemy project. It will be a
subproject under MyFaces and as the name tips it off, MyFaces is the
sponsor of the subproject.

The exact details regarding the project has been written in a post
titled [[PROPOSAL] FLEX and JSF integration [MyFaces Alchemy]] and the
section titled 13.3 should be "Sponsoring Entity".

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From "Uwe Schindler" <>
Subject RE: BooleanFilter MUST clauses and getDocIdSet(acceptDocs)
Date Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:04:23 GMT
I further thought about this:

Maybe BooleanFilter should have 2 modes (Boolean ctor argument): Passing down the acceptDocs
to every filter (for the case where Filter calculation is expensive and accept docs help to
limit the calculations) or not passing down (if the filter is cheap and the multiple acceptDocs
bit checks for every single filter is more expensive – which is then more effective, e.g.
when the Filter is only a cached bitset). The first mode would also optimize the MUST/MUST_NOT
case to pass down the further restricted acceptDocs on later filters (just like FilteredQuery

I will open issue for that, that is a good idea.

Uwe Schindler

H.-H.-Meier-Allee 63, D-28213 Bremen

From: Uwe Schindler []
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 8:29 AM
Subject: RE: BooleanFilter MUST clauses and getDocIdSet(acceptDocs)

Hi David,

the idea of passing the already build bits for the MUST is a good idea and can be implemented

The reason why the acceptDocs were not passed down is the new way of filter works in Lucene
4.0 and to optimize caching. Because accept docs are the only thing that changes when deletions
are applied and filters are required to handle them separately:  whenever something is able
to cache (e.g. CachingWrapperFilter), the acceptDocs are not cached, so the underlying filters
get a null acceptDocs to produce the full bitset and the filtering is done when CachingWrapperFilter
gets the “uptodate” acceptDocs. But for this case this does not matter if the first filter
clause does not get acceptdocs, but later MUST clauses of course can get them (they are not

Can you open issue to optimize the MUST case (possibly MUST_NOT, too)?

Another thing that could help here: You can stop using BooleanFilter if you can apply the
filters sequentially (only MUST clauses) by wrapping with multiple FilteredQuery: new FilteredQuery(new
FilteredQuery(originalQuery, clause1), clause2). If the DocIdSets enable bits() and the FilteredQuery
autodetection decides to use random access filters, the acceptdocs are also passed down from
the outside to the inner, removing the documents filtered out.

Uwe Schindler

H.-H.-Meier-Allee 63, D-28213 Bremen <>

From: []
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 8:23 PM
Subject: BooleanFilter MUST clauses and getDocIdSet(acceptDocs)

I am about to write a Filter that only operates on a set of documents that have already passed
other filter(s).  It's rather expensive, since it has to use DocValues to examine a value
and then determine if its a match.  So it scales O(n) where n is the number of documents it
must see.  The 2nd arg of getDocIdSet is Bits acceptDocs.  Unfortunately Bits doesn't have
an int iterator but I can deal with that seeing if it extends DocIdSet.

I'm looking at BooleanFilter which I want to use and I notice that it passes null to filter.getDocIdSet
for acceptDocs, and it justifies this with the following comment:

// we dont pass acceptDocs, we will filter at the end using an additional filter

Uwe wrote this comment in relation to LUCENE-1536 (r1188624).

For the MUST clause loop, couldn't it give it the accumulated bits of the MUST clauses?

~ David

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Subject: ncr driver bugs
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From: Eric.Melville (Exchange) <>
List: port-alpha
Date: 06/26/2000 13:29:46
Yesterday I installed 1.4.2 on my second multia, only to run into terrible
disk problems. For some reason, I'd randomly get SCSI bus reset messages
dumped to the console. Things would seem ok, then I ran "df" and got an
error message about no inodes left, and it hung for 15+ seconds before I hit
the power switch. Is this all related to the ncr driver bugs? Can I use the
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Subject: Re: How do I create a include-file to match my new syscall? (fwd)
To: None <>
From: Andrew Brown <>
List: tech-kern
Date: 03/07/2000 22:49:27
>> Can anybody give me a hint on where I should look? Which directory
>> should I put my .h file for it to compile correctly and end up in
>> /usr/include. How should my .h file look. Any good examples?
>Have a look at src/lib/libc, it contains all the stubs for system calls
>(plus a lot of other stuff :-).

i actually did this last year for some silly reason.  :)

here's what was suggested to me as a reference

and what i actually ended up doing

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To: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
From: Jason Thorpe <>
List: tech-kern
Date: 09/25/2007 12:58:09
On Sep 23, 2007, at 4:41 PM, der Mouse wrote:

That sounds like a very drastic change to the traditional Unix model,
> in which files don't have names; rather, links to files have names,
> and
> links can come and go without disturbing the files they are links to.
> If files always have paths, and, worse, there is a "*the* path" for a
> file, something very fundamental has changed.

Don't worry, it's not as drastic as you think.  And there is no need
to change the on-disk format of any file systems.

> Will you also be providing replacements for existing filesystems?
> FFS,
> at least, has the "names are attached to links, not files" model wired
> fairly deeply into its on-disk data structures.
> /~\ The ASCII				der Mouse
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Subject: Re: receive ring overrun with tlp0
To: Manuel Bouyer <>
From: Patrick Welche <>
List: tech-net
Date: 01/12/2002 23:59:23
On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 06:27:30PM +0100, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 10, 2002 at 04:35:51PM -0500, Scott Barron wrote:
> > Yes, I forgot to mention that bringing it down and up again will clear
> > the problem.  If it is your opinion that its buggy hardware and not
> > something that could be changed in the tlp driver, I'll just
> > ditch the card and put in something better.
> I'm not 100% sure, but an overrun shouldn't stop the chip. Maybe this
> could be worked around in software.
> BTW, what kind of adapter is it ?

I have had the same happen with a
tlp0 at pci0 dev 13 function 0: DECchip 21041 Ethernet, pass 2.1
Kingston KNE40BT
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Subject: Re: add a MANDIR setting?
To: NetBSD Packages Technical Discussion List <tech-pkg@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Jeremy C. Reed <>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 03/29/2004 10:01:28
On Mon, 29 Mar 2004, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:

> Should we have the PLISTs automatically fixed to switch any ^man/ with
> ${MAN_DIR} ?
> Or should every PLIST be fixed (s,^man/,${_MANDIR},)?

I wrote that wrong. I meant s,^man/,${MAN_DIR},

Also, I can document the new ${MAN_DIR} and how to use it and ${_MANDIR}
for Packages.txt, and fix print-PLIST and add to PLIST_SUBST too.

   Jeremy C. Reed


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Subject: Re: mail/metamail/patches/patch-as breaks this package on Solaris
To: None <>
From: None <>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 02/01/2006 23:29:10
On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 10:15:57PM +0000, wrote:
> [] uname -a
> SunOS 5.11 snv_28 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-5_10
> Building mail/metamail on OpenSolaris with gcc installed from lang/gcc3-c
> fails. This is due to patch-as. Reverting the patch results in a successful
> build.
> Could someone please review this patch.

Can you please be more detailed? I'm pretty sure that the patch is
correct with regard to standard compliance, so I'd like to reduce any
other difference to the smallest hack necessary.


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Brad Miller bonelake@gmail....
Tue Apr 22 13:28:40 CDT 2008

The multiple calls to pdflatex are due to the fact that typesetting in
latex requires multiple passes over the document to resolve,
citations, cross references, etc.    After the index and bibliography
are made latex requires another pass to make sure any and all page
references have not changed due to the addition of the new text.

On Apr 22, 2008, at 11:02 AM, James Spencer wrote:

>> James:
>>    I don't understand the do_sphinx.py (see below) multiple calls
>> to pdflatex.
> Neither do I!
> Sphinx produces the tex files and a makefile to generate the pdf.
> As we
> wanted to avoid make, I included the commands used in the makefile in
> do_sphinx.py (which I got from running make --dry-run).   I was also
> surprised by the multiple calls.  There's a comment somewhere in the
> sphinx docs (sorry, I don't have it to hand) along the lines that this
> is "probably excessive".  I figured that the multiple calls are to
> cover
> some special situations and that sphinx has them for *some* reason,
> so I
> left them in...
>>    Also, when I ran it, the ipython.pdf was huge (~606kb and 244
>> pages) and worthless for printing or viewing, imho.
> I agree: it's a little unsatisfactory.  I think it comes from how the
> rst file is formatted.  The problem is that sphinx puts each section
> as
> a different chapter, which leads to lots of blank (facing) pages and
> half-empty pages.  There might be an option to change this: I'll
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Robert Cimrman cimrman3@ntc.zcu...
Wed Mar 4 02:21:09 CST 2009

Robert Cimrman wrote:
> Neil Crighton wrote:
>> Robert Kern <robert.kern <at> gmail.com> writes:
>>> Do you mind if we just add you to the THANKS.txt file, and consider
>>> you as a "NumPy Developer" per the LICENSE.txt as having released that
>>> code under the numpy license? If we're dotting our i's and crossing
>>> our t's legally, that's a bit more straightforward (oddly enough).
>> No, I don't mind having it released under the numpy licence.
> OK, I will tak care of including it - how should I proceed now? - has
> the workflow discussion settled somehow?

I have created http://projects.scipy.org/numpy/ticket/1036 - the patch
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A Continuing Look At The Obstacles We Face

Aero-Analysis/Commentary by James R. Campbell, ANN Editor-In-Chief/Rabble-Rouser

And so the fun never ends… some weeks ago we started this series of editorial articles in order to point out issues we felt were, and continued to be, problematic to the future health of the aviation industry.

Fist of all... we're sorry that we haven't followed up in a number of days with additional parts to this series… but between trying to beat the flu (and not succeeding) and the usual everyday ANN business trials, it's tough to find the time to be creative, inspiring… appropriately troublesome, and right on target.

A few follow-ups… in the next few days, time permitting, ANN will unveil a few new programs of our own… our attempt to "Get Off Our Duffs And Contribute Something Positive To Save Aviation" - I think you'll get a kick out of them… since we're going to put our money, our time, and our talent where our editorial mouths have been… and do something demonstrative to make a difference to flyers the world over.

And by the way, we've decided to send a small team to AOPA's so-called Summit this week-with reservations… despite AOPA's disinterest in allowing unrestricted and unfettered coverage of their event… though the minute we see any evidence of real restriction on our coverage, we'll report it to you, and are likely to pull the plug. It's become perfectly obvious to us and a number of other independent journalistic organizations that AOPA wants to not only control all aspects of how GA is covered but really could care less if independent aviation media withered away and disappeared. That's a foolish and wholly dangerous attitude… and we abhor it. We're particularly concerned about some AOPA efforts that seem deliberately targeted to inhibit other independent media (and in fact, they seem to be targeting one well-known monthly print periodical quite aggressively).

Sigh… what happened to the AOPA we respected, supported and were proud to support? We miss it...

Oh well… back to the editorial business at hand.

This series has been an enlightening process, both on terms of actually sitting down and put the words to work… and in the thousands of responses we've gotten from others in the aviation community… the great majority of whom are just as worried about aviation's future as we are. This time, though, let's look at what used to be a pretty positive aspect of aviation, in days gone by… and one that might play a pivotal role in our future… in a most positive way -- if we can update it to fit the times we live in.

Re-Discovering and Re-Inventing The 'Flying Club' Concept For North America

I don't have to tell you that aircraft ownership is prohibitively expensive and well beyond the reach of many of those who so desperately want the plane of their dreams. Most of us are afflicted with the aviation bug when quite young… long before the worldly concerns of higher education, chasing the opposite sex (or the same, if you're wired that way) and finding a solid career (among SO many other conflicts) rear their ugly heads. For many, you have to be at least half way through your normal lifespan before you have the financial wherewithal  and other resources to be able to afford an airplane so that you can feed your desire to fly, at will.

By the time that a person can afford it, though, many of their younger dreams of flight have died off and the enthusiasm we see, sporadically, at today's overtly confined and fenced airports is squashed long before those passions can truly take root for a lifetime.

Think about it… by the time that most of us can afford what we want in terms of an airplane, the commitments of everyday life have all but trashed the early yearnings to fly that so many of today's non-flying public admit to. Renting planes is a difficult and expensive process at many FBOs, access to same is often quite limited, and there is little of the social reinforcement that other pastimes offer. We have to find a way to bridge the gap between youthful enthusiasm and legitimate interest -- and then finally having the means to indulge in the passion of flight.

Mind you; other endeavors do not seem to be troubled as badly as we see in aviation. For example, along a minor thoroughfare that passes by the residential airpark that I live on, the route North (bordered by the St. Johns River) boasts a number of small friendly boating marinas that provide a social network for those enamored of such activities as well as a haven for their boats. Many of these have a small gathering place, a pub or small eating establishment, a club or other organization and a number of means by which these communities provide a loose social compact for those who enjoy this recreational diversion. On weekends, these places are packed… many evenings, as well… and there is obviously something going on that binds these boaters together when they're not actually off boating.

Think of what we might accomplish if we had something similar for aviators… flying clubs that could bridge the gap of affordability, and provide ready access and social reinforcement that would keep the interest in aviation alive for those without the means to become full-time owners… as well as a place to enjoy the company and esprit de corps of other flyers. For those just starting out… or those on retirement incomes, these clubs, scattered at locations near major population centers and using attractive new LSAs, as well as more conventional airframes, can provide the impetus to keep a new flyer in the game as they climb the rungs of the ladder of life… or provide a pleasant and affordable way to stay flying to those enjoying their senior years.
They should provide more than just access to airplanes… but a gathering point for erstwhile flyers AND their families to meet, enjoy the camaraderie of other flyers, and provide a good time even when everyone isn't flying. There should be regular gatherings, parties, dances, lessons, seminars, family outings, and as many organized flying activities as possible… with Saturday and Sunday morning fly-outs to popular breakfast spots or local airshows being just the tip of the iceberg.

With solid social event planning and an organizational structure that invites regular participation, we can build a network of activity that can keep people interested as they build their lives to the point where full-time aircraft ownership becomes practical…. And we shouldn't miss a trick in doing so… with everything from aero-movie nights for flyers and families to kiddie playgrounds that feature aeronautically themed kiddie rides so that the young ones can 'fly' while their Daddy or Mommy does it for real. There are a million little ideas that can be utilized to customize a flying club to the locale and clientele in a specific area… and a little creativity can build a following for aviation that could put the boating industry to shame… face it, aviation is a heck of a lot more exciting and versatile… but we have to find a way to provide the accessibility that is so evident in boating, RVing, and other endeavors.

Overseas, flying club activity is often more pervasive, (by shear necessity… aviation overseas is even more expensive/restrictive than it is here in the states), and it is also a far more social activity… with all manner of events and gatherings that not only bring pilots together, but members of their families, to boot. Not only are these clubs helping to keep the costs down, make airplanes accessible to pilots, and providing a social structure for flyers and their families… they have often become an abiding part of their nation's aviation infrastructure. And best of all; to many of those who have joined such groups as they worked their way through life to the point where they could afford an airplane of their own, they have kept their affiliation simply because such clubs added to their enjoyment of the aviation world.

We can take some serious guidance and inspiration from such programs… to serve here as a template for a future network of flying clubs that offers just what this industry needs, ready access to reasonably affordable aircraft as well as a reinforcing social network that will keep flyers involved and enthused to be a part of an extraordinary family of humanity… known as flyers.

So… there's the problem (the decline of the flying club) -- and a possible solution (recrafting them to fit in with the needs of today's erstwhile flyer) - what do you think? What ideas do you have? What would constitute the PERFECT flying club for YOU? How might you improve on this outline? How would you promote it? SPEAK UP! We look forward to hearing from you.

Next… While we realize that such a hard-hitting editorial series tends to seem negative and depressing… we also understand that much of the criticism for the state of the aviation world needs to be directed a little closer to home. SO… do be advised that some of the toughest criticism we have coming up is for our own ilk... and the truly deplorable state of aviation journalism.

More to follow in the coming days… Stay tuned!

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Diesel under the spotlight not only for health impacts, but also for what it does to climate

Accounts for more black carbon emissions than from petrol. Transport sector is responsible for 25 per cent of global black carbon emissions

At Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015, experts discuss strategies to tackle black carbon and its impacts

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AHAB, the high altitude balloon that we launched with 5 cameras attached to it, has remained missing since launch.. It made it to 109,000 feet, but the batteries all died on the way down. Last month Todd, Veronica, and James went looking for it! You can see all their pictures and videos (1 and 2) from their adventure. (You may know these folks from Maker Faire. They had the Redneck Pool Heater.)

If this is the first time you’ve heard about this, catch up on the story!

Building a high altitude balloon. – Link
Launching a high altitude balloon. – Link
For those that have a digital subscription to Make: you can check out the article in the current magazine. – Link

Here’s their report.

Sorry to say we didn’t have any luck on our hunt for AHAB but the weather was perfect.

We went to ground zero of all points A-D and then circled the hill sides and small valleys in a 1 mile square round the points. The terrain is much hillier then what you can read from Google Earth Maps and the sagebrush goes from knee high to shoulder high so finding AHAB in that would mean you would have to almost step on it. We found an old bulldozer that must have been used as farm equipment 50 years ago. It was yellow (mostly rust yellow) and we couldn’t see that until we where within 50 feet so it’s not a good area to find something small. Also, same of the flat areas were planted with crops that where knee high so we couldn’t search in those areas other then the target GPS spots in the crops, we did check them but we had to be very careful not to damage the crop.

We then went to ground zero of Emrys Hall’s projection but nothing there either. We searched about a 1 mile by 2 mile rectangle around Emrys GPS point with no luck other then a party balloon that managed to land way out there.

I also calculated my own target LZ using the flight data. It was in the dead center between point D and the cutaway coordinates. We could not search this area because it was all planted crops. If it’s there I guess the combine will find it and eat it this fall during harvest unless we get lucky and the farmer sees it first.

I took lots of photos, camera movies and way points which I will load to my photo site when I get done with my east cost vacation driving down the 101 and back to Mesa, AZ.

We all tons of fun searching for AHAB always believing it would be just over the next rise. We never gave up hope even on the way home we where still going over decent rates, wind speeds to figure if were had been in the optimum locations. Can’t buy fun like that anymore; thank a ton for sharing your adventure with all the readers of Make Magazine!

Todd Harrison, Mesa AZ
Veronica Harrison, Mesa AZ
James Ziska, Walla Walla, WA

Thanks for giving it your best shot! For those following along, Emrys Hall did a bunch of number crunching to give them another place to look. Read on after the jump to see that info!Hey,

I have a lot of experience with finding balloons and predicting where they will come down because I normally launch a balloon every other week back in Boulder. I trust the prediction spreadsheet I use very much. You can see from the graphs I attached that the areas you have been searching might not be far enough to the north. I think, with a lot of luck, these new predictions should help locate the cameras!

I use very similar parachutes on my instruments. I picked a flight that had similar descent rates and used those descent rates in the model. I also used the wind data from your flight which I downloaded from your website. Great job posting all of that info with the pictures of where you searched. I think it will pay off.

Here is where I would start:
Lat: 47.8762
Long: -119.78975

I did some guess work to come up with this point so I wouldn’t give up if it is not right there. After looking at the maps, I wonder if it floated long enough to land in the river to the north of where I predicted. That would be terrible. I really don’t think that happened, but you never know.
For future flights I would highly recommend using a valve on the balloon so that the package comes down nice and slow and it makes the recovery mission much easier because you can see the balloon float down in most cases. I will attach some pictures of the valve we use. It is just a piece of 3″ thin walled PVC pipe with a plumbers cap on top. The gray valve is just a conduit connector that electricians use. All those parts are under $2 each I think. The string in the X over the brown “nicrom” wire cutter is just cheap string we get from the excess pay-out reels we buy in bulk. Any old string would do I am sure. The nicrom wire is very short and stands off the piece of phenolic on two small posts. I have part numbers for all these things if you are interested in building something like this in the future. We basically short a 3.0V lithium C cell battery across the 0.25Ohms on the nicrom at a certain pressure (we shot for 12mb or 30km on our flights). I will attach a picture of the micro controlled pressure activated cutter board we built as well. You can buy all the parts from digikey I think for cheap and the pres sensor from a guy we get them from. They work awesome. A micro with a timer would work also, but this is a little better because you can’t always calculate the rise rate accurately enough to do it all by time.
Best of luck,

  • weirdguy

    When I read that it might be in crops that you cannot get to, my first thought was to make a tethered camera balloon and float it over!

  • Guairdean

    Sorry to hear that you couldn’t find it. Next time, contact your local Ham Radio club. Most clubs have people interested in “Fox Hunting” and they’ll help build a transmitter to go into the payload. They also have the direction finding equipment to pinpoint its location.

  • RTourn

    You may find volunteers for a grid by grid search, if I was closer I would help. I hope you guys find it, if not I hope try again. Good luck.

  • ArmChairQB

    Next Time anyone goes out — you may want to place Lost& Found Signs with additional Contact info. on Sticks/ wire.. might help?

  • RobotHacker

    When a friend of mine took me out to launch high power rockets, I was thinking that a camera at the top of an extension pole would help for searching tall grass/plants. Something like a simple security camera and a pocket TV.

  • jswilson64

    HP Rocketeers also use recovery beepers – loud piezo beepers set up so that they don’t start beeping until the ‘chute deploys.

    Could work one of these into the next balloon, and/or a radio beacon that doesn’t activate until descent begins, to save batteries.

  • Thanh

    Sorry that you guys lost the AHAB. Hope someone found it and returned soon.
    Maybe you need another balloon or a RC plane/helicopter flying high and look down to search for it.

  • Thanh

    Sorry that you guys lost the AHAB. Hope someone finds it and returns it soon.

    Maybe you need another balloon or a RC plane/helicopter flying high and look down at the location where you think it may be there to search for it. (If you ever go search again)

  • zof

    Hand out fliers to the local farmers and farmworkers and post like a $50-$100 reward on it, someone may have happened onto it and threw it in a shed not knowing what it is.


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Here is another nice analog clock that one of our readers sent in. [Thanks Fluffy] The website documents the entire build, including the difficulties of finding old meters and working with a Bakelite.

Last March I was bored and decided to build a clock using analog meters. My idea was to use three analog meters with scales that went from 1-12, 0-59, and 0-59 and indicated hours, minutes, and seconds respectively. Although it’d look analog I planned to use a microcontroller to do the heavy lifting.

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Here’s a neat, mostly animated video we were sent to check out, and we like what we see. Roughly 3,000 frames were drawn by hand. It was directed, animated, and produced by Arjen Noordeman of Elasticbrand. You should check it out, too!

Sometimes helpful editor and digital media director at MAKE and CRAFT.

  • Shai Fisher

    Not animated, but with cool technic:

  • Rick

    Seriously good, well produced and conceived.

  • Shawn Connally

    Yeah, we were all very impressed in the MAKE offices. Such great work and so much talent!

  • Simon

    I must be getting old. This struck me last night as I realised that the actors playing The Doctor (as in Doctor Who) are now younger than I am! As you get older you also start rambling….

    Anyway, doesn’t anyone remember this video by a-ha way back in 1985?

    I realise it was probably traced rather than drawn but still it was quite remarkable back at the time.


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My dad was a handyman, and I grew up helping him. I’ve painted my home from top to bottom, as well as the houses and apartments of countless other people. I’ve learned a thing or two over the years and I’m happy to share my tips and a step-by-step guide with you! It looks like a lot of information (because it is), but don’t worry or get overwhelmed. Painting a room is an easy, inexpensive DIY project and you can do it!

Finished Bamboo Floor
(Pictured above is my studio. I primed and painted the walls, installed and primed and painted the wood trim, ripped out the old carpet, and laid new bamboo flooring.)

Prep Work for Painting

  • Fill any holes or imperfections with spackle, wait for it to dry, and then lightly sand the patches. If you have a crack, you must first widen it slightly before spackling or the spackle will just sit on top.
  • Scape away any peeling, cracked paint, then sand the area smooth.
  • Clean the walls if they may be dirty (especially in a kitchen or bathroom), and always take a damp cloth to clean the dust off of trim and the tops of doorways.
  • Use paintable caulk to fill any gaps between the walls and trim before painting the trim. Fill any dings and divits in the wood with wood putty, wait for it to dry, then sand smooth.
  • When in doubt, prime. Using a primer can hide dark colors, block stains, and help your new paint job last longer. It’s also a must when painting exposed woodwork, and there are many primers that adhere to glossy surfaces (allowing you to skip sanding first).
  • Stir your paint before you begin, and don’t paint straight from the can. Obviously you would pour the paint into a roller tray if you were about to use a roller, but consider using a small bowl when painting with a brush. Its easier to hold, and decanting paint will keep the can free of the impurities (dust, wood particles, etc.) that your brush may pick up as you work.
  • If you want to use tape, buy painter’s tape (it’s usually blue or green, and marked as such). Apply it in short, overlapping strips, and press down firmly along the edge to ensure a crisp line.

Painting Tools

  • You will need the following tools to prep for a typical room: Spackle, putty knife, fine grit sandpaper, and a damp lint-free rag. You may also need paintable caulk and wood putty if you’re working on the trim.

  • Tools to paint a typical room: Paint, a tool to open the paint can, stir stick, angled paint brush, small bowl (I don’t recommend painting straight from the can), roller, roller cover, roller tray, and a roller extension pole (if you have high ceilings). Painter’s tape is optional, and a drop cloth to protect the floor is a good idea. You don’t need any funny little gadgets to paint edges.
  • A 5-in-1 tool is a painter’s best friend. You can use it open the paint can, open cracks in the wall for repair, spread spackle (takes the place of a dedicated putty knife), scrape loose paint, and clean rollers.
  • Use a good quality brush. I like a 2.5″ angle brush for most projects (painting trim, doors, cutting in), and a 2″ sash brush for windows.
  • Use a good quality roller cover. Cheap ones leave a messy edge and can shed little fuzzies all over. I use a fresh cover for each paint job, but they can be cleaned. A 3/8″ or 1/2″ nap is good for most walls.

Choosing Paint

  • I’ve tried many brands and I’ve been happiest with Benjamin Moore, though Behr impressed me as well. If you find a color you like from another line, a paint store can match it for you in the brand you like.
  • Choose a finish that is appropriate for the room and application. I like semi-gloss for trim, eggshell for kitchens and bathrooms, and flat for all other rooms. Glossy finishes are the most durable, but flat finishes help to hide imperfections. Most paint finishes now, even flat, will hold up to a little cleaning. Porch paint is the most durable option for painting wood floors.
  • Oil or latex? I always use latex (water-based) paint. It dries quickly, there are less fumes, and it cleans up with water. You can still choose latex if you are painting over oil paint, but you must prime first with an oil-based primer. You can test what kind of paint you have by rubbing it with a cotton ball soaked in rubbing alcohol. If the paint comes off, it’s latex.
  • Get a low-VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) paint if you’re concerned about paint fumes (in a nursery, for example). Many brands offer a low or no VOC option, including Mythic, Benjamin Moore, and Behr. Consumer Reports ratings are available to CR subscribers.

Martha Stewart Paint Colors
(Paint chips from Martha Stewart’s line at The Home Depot.)

Choosing a Paint Color

  • Choosing colors is a bit of an art, but here’s a “rule” that I think you can ignore: Don’t pick a color and then ask for a half-strength or lighter version. Some people swear by this, but I’d suggest choosing a lighter color instead if you feel like the one you’re considering will be too dark.
  • Most people prefer slightly muted (tinted with gray or brown) colors, as opposed to a pure or primary color.
  • Your ceiling does not need to be white! If the wall color is not too dark, I use it for the ceiling too. If you do choose a dark wall color it may be a little much to use everywhere, you can have fun choosing another color for the ceiling that will work with the rest of the room.
  • Most paint companies are offering sample sizes now, so it’s easy to try a few colors out before buying a gallon. If you don’t want to paint the samples directly onto your wall, paint each color on a board of foam-core (paint stores sell them).
  • Choosing a paint color should come at the end of the decorating process.
  • The worst thing that can happen if you hate the color you choose is that you’ll have to repaint. It would be unfortunate, but not catastrophic.

Painting Techniques

  • Keep a wet edge, and always paint from dry to wet. This will minimize brush strokes and roller marks.
  • Don’t stretch your paint. You don’t want to glop the paint on, but scrimping will leave you with a patchy, blotchy paint job.
  • Taping is optional, especially if you have a reasonably steady hand. Using an angle brush, start slightly away from the edge and then curve in to meet it. This will help you avoid leaving a big blob of paint where you begin.
  • Holding the brush the narrow way (not the way you would naturally hold it) makes it easier to get a crisp line when painting trim.
  • Painting a room is best accomplished by first cutting in (painting along the trim, ceiling, and corners) with a brush. After that has dried, you can go in with a roller for the walls.
  • I find that it doesn’t matter whether you paint the walls or the trim first. My preference is to paint the trim first because I find that I can get a cleaner line when I cut in to paint the walls. If you like to tape off your edges, you may find it easier to paint the trim last.
  • Wet your brush and then blot out most of the water before you begin. This will help to keep paint from creeping up into the ferrule (the metal part where the bristles are attached) and save your brush.
  • Only dip your brush about a half or quarter of an inch into the paint, then wipe off one side on the edge of the paint container. This will help you avoid paint runs (from using too much) and keep your brush in good condition.
  • Paint in long, continuous strokes. Not doing so is one of the most common mistakes.
  • When painting with a roller, aim for covering a three foot wide section at a time. I typically go from the ceiling to a midway point, load more paint, and then go from the midway point down to the floor. Then I move left or right to the next section, always remembering to keep a wet edge and working from dry to wet.
  • When painting with a brush, don’t dab the paint on or move in a short back and forth motion. You can paint with the brush left and right (or up and down) to get the paint on, but then take one long finishing stroke from the dry side and tapering off into the wet edge.
  • Put on a second coat. Your paint job may look OK after just one, but it will look better after two. If you’re using a dark or vivid color, you may even need three (or more) coats.
  • Let your paint fully dry between coats. The paint can should tell you how long to wait.

(That’s me “cutting in” while painting my library.)

Cleaning Up

  • You can keep your brush or roller wet between coats by covering it tightly in plastic wrap or using a plastic bag. And don’t forget to put the lid back on the paint can right away.
  • I use a fresh roller for each paint job, but you can clean them with water and a 5-in-1 tool.
  • Remove painter’s tape as soon as the paint is dry.
  • If you taped off your room’s edges with painter’s tape and the paint is peeling as you remove it, score the edge lightly with a razor for a clean line.
  • If you notice a paint drip while it’s still wet, you can wipe it away with a damp cloth. If it has already dried, you will have to take more drastic measures.
  • Stop to clean your brush if you’ve been painting for more than an hour or so. Otherwise, the paint will start to dry towards the top, gumming up your paint job and ruining your brush.
  • Clean your brush with a little dish soap (assuming you’re using latex paint) and a brush comb until the water runs completely clear. A quality brush can hold a lot of paint, so give the bristles a little squeeze to wring out the excess water when you’re done and make sure there is no more paint in the brush. Smooth the brush into shape and then let it sit to dry completely.

Step-By-Step Guide to Painting a Room

Getting Started

  • Clear the room, gather all of your supplies, and lay out your drop cloth.
  • Scrape off any loose paint, if needed.
  • Remove any nails from the wall and spackle any holes or imperfections. Sand smooth.
  • Clean the walls and trim, if needed. Dust along the baseboards, windows, and doorways with a damp cloth.
  • Caulk along the trim, if needed.
  • Tape off the room if you like to use painter’s tape.

Painting the Room

  • Prime. Pour your primer into a small bowl and cut in (paint the corners and edges of the room) with a brush first. If you’ll be painting the trim, you can prime it now too. Clean your brush when you’re done.
  • Grab your roller and a roller cover, and pour your primer into a paint tray. Prime the walls.
  • Paint. If you are painting the walls and the trim, decide which you will do first. Here, I’ll assume you’re doing the walls first. Again, cut in first with a brush and then paint the walls with a roller. Wrap your roller and paint tray in plastic and clean your brush and paint bowl while you wait for the room to dry, then do a second coat.
  • Clean your brush, bowl, tray, roller, and roller cover (if you plan to reuse it).
  • If you used painter’s tape, remove it as soon as the paint is dry to the touch.
  • Wait for your paint to be completely dry before taping off again for the trim. You may want to wait a day to be sure.
  • Apply two coats of paint to the trim, letting the paint dry in between. You can wrap your brush in plastic or clean it while you wait for the first coat to dry, then clean everything up when you’re done.
  • Again, if you used painter’s tape, remove it as soon as the paint is dry to the touch. If the paint begins to peel, score the edge lightly with a razor.
  • Clean up, put the room back together, and pat yourself on the back. You’re finished!

If you have any questions, I’ll answer them in the comments. And if you have any other tips you’d like to share, please do!

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One of the most frequent questions I get is “Where did you get that pink zigzag rug in your living room?”. Well now I’ve gathered images and listed sources for all the rugs used throughout my home.

My Living Room

The Dining Room and Living Room

Go check it out!

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FMS Empty Folder Remover lets you scan a folder or drive on your system, displaying a list of folders containing nothing underneath. Check the folders you want to remove and uncheck those that need to remain, and click "Delete Checked From Disk". It's that simple.

Deleting blank folders via FMS Empty Folder Remover

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Thursday, September 01, 2005
by Man Eegee
If there's one thing the Bush Administration is good at doing, it's playing the victim. Regardless of the fact that the Republican Party controls the White House, Senate and House (the Supreme Court soon), they always cry like spoiled brats when someone calls them on their failures. They denounce anyone who disagrees with their mode of thinking as traitors or accuse the opposition of playing politics.

Fuck that.

Reality has finally set in folks. The championship fight is Chicken Little vs. Chickenhawk.

And for once, Chicken Little will be vindicated. The progressive community has been screaming that "the sky is falling!" BECAUSE IT IS FALLING. The Gulf Coast region of the United States is descending into chaos because of the failed leadership of the Bush Administration. During last year's campaign, John Kerry described George's policies as "more of the same."

He was right.

Everyone in this country--Republican, Independent, Democrat, Green, etc.--must realize that George Bush will keep his word when he says he will "stay the course." The next few years will be no-holds-barred, take-no-prisoners, all-out warfare because of his incompetence; and the incompetence of those around him. He has never admitted a mistake and I would not start expecting one now that we are beginning to bear the fruit of his poisonous seed-spreading. He is a danger to society.

From the BBC:
US President George Bush has admitted there is "frustration" at the speed of the relief effort following Hurricane Katrina's hit on the Gulf Coast.

"I fully understand people wanting things to have happened yesterday. I mean I understand the anxiety of people on the ground... So there is frustration but I want people to know there's a lot of help coming," he said in an interview with ABC television.

Mr Bush dismissed criticism that he had been slow in responding to the unfolding disaster, and had not yet set foot on the ground.

"I hope people don't play politics during this period of time," he said.

"There'll be ample time for politics. But now's the time to focus attention, our compassion and our resources on helping people who need help".

He said he wanted to go to the scene but did not want to disrupt the emergency operation.

Once again, George W. Bush, the Chickenhawk-in-Chief is AWOL.

Use this link to find your elected officials and demand accountability for this humanitarian crisis.

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Going west

I will be away from the internet for a day or so as I’m heading out to Chicago for C2E2; being a lover of adventure, and a hater of airplanes, I’m taking the train, and stopping over in my home town of South Bend to see some folks. In the meantime, I’m handing the keys over to Melinda Beasi, who will be providing a guest review for your enjoyment tomorrow. If you are going to C2E2 and you want to get together, e-mail me at the address on the right or DM me on Twitter.

David Welsh, John and Gia, and Brad Rice look at this week’s new comics.

Danica Davidson interviews Peach Fuzz creators Linday Cibos and Jared Hodges at Graphic Novel Reporter.

Lori Henderson thinks Del Rey manga isn’t trying hard enough, in terms of titles and communication with fans.

News from Japan: Shonen Jump and Jump Square are both starting new spinoffs, and Ichijinsa will launch its WAaI! boys in skirts magazine, which targets “male maidens” on April 24.

Ken Haley and Sam Kusek discuss Anime Boston in part 2 of their con report.

Reviews: Kate Dacey posts short reviews of some new horror/fantasy releases at The Manga Critic. Laura posts her first impressions of three titles at Heart of Manga.

Danica Davidson on vols. 1-3 of Absolute Boyfriend (Graphic Novel Reporter)
Peter Gutierrez on The Art of Osamu Tezuka (Graphic Novel Reporter)
Eric Robinson on vol. 5 of Black God (Manga Jouhou)
Courtney Kraft on vol. 7 of Black God (Graphic Novel Reporter)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 8 of Excel Saga (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Snow Wildsmith on Love Knot and vol. 1 of Madness (Fujoshi Librarian)
Shaenon Garrity on vol. 1 of Portrait of M & N(About.com)
Andre on vol. 2 of Raiders (Kuriousity)
Deb Aoki on vol. 1 of Ratman (About.com)
Todd Douglass on vol. 1 of Ratman (Anime Maki)
James Fleenor on vol. 1 of Ratman (Anime Sentinel)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 1 of Red Hot Chili Samurai (The Comic Book Bin)
Anna on vols. 6 and 7 of Sand Chronicles (2 screenshot limit)
Danielle Leigh on vol. 1 of Spice & Wolf (Comics Should Be Good)

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The New York Times manga best-seller list has a good mix of publishers this week; the final volume of xxxHOLiC (published by the otherwise mostly defunct Del Rey) tops the list, with vol. 1 of Soulless, from Yen Press, in second place and vol. 13 of Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei in third. Batting cleanup is vol. 11 of GTO: The Early Years, a former Tokyopop series that was rescued by Vertical. Overall, Kodansha and Viz each get three slots, Yen Press has two, and Vertical and Del Rey each get one, which makes for an unusually mixed list.

Meanwhile, manga grab 13 of the top 20 spots in February’s Nielsen BookScan list of the best-selling graphic novels in bookstores.

Looking ahead, Johanna Draper Carlson takes a look at the March Previews, which spotlights manga this month.

Erica Friedman has a new edition of Yuri Network News at Okazu, and she also discusses the concept of family in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha.

Graphic Novel Reporter has a preview up of Jiro Taniguchi’s Summit of the Gods.

Apparently, Digital Manga has been allowing members of the Digital Manga Guild to send DMCA (copyright infringement) notices on their behalf, a practice that disturbs Ginger Mayerson. She points out that many scanlators work hard and love what they do, and that they will almost always take down scans of a book as soon as they hear it is licensed, and encourage readers to buy the new edition. (She dismisses the large aggregator sites, although they really are a bigger part of the problem.) Looking at a thread from the DMG discussion group, she is bothered by the aggressiveness of the Guild members, although it seems from the discussion that they are sending takedown messages for licensed properties.

Three Steps Over Japan has another peek inside a seinen manga magazine for us; this week, it’s Super Dash & Go.

News from Japan: A new series is launching in Shonen Sunday: Area D – Inōryōiki, by Kyoki Nanatsuki (Project ARMS) and Kyung-Il Yang (Blade of the Phantom Master). Meanwhile, at Monthly Shonen Sunday (Gessan), Cross Game creator Mitsuru Adachi is winding up his series Q and A and working on a new one, which the promotional images suggest will involve baseball. Shūzō Oshimi, the creator of Flowers of Evil and Drifting Net Cafe, has a new series, Boku wa Mari na Naka (I’m in Mari), which just started running in Futabasha’s Manga Action magazine. And the French site Manga news informs us that Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei is coming to an end; the entire series will run to 30 volumes.

Reviews: Adam Stephanides discusses vols. 7 and 8 of Billy Bat, Naoki Urasawa’s current series (not out in English yet) at Completely Futile. Connie writes briefly about some manhwa that have crossed her radar at Slightly Biased Manga. Other reviews of note:

Sweetpea616 on vols. 1-3 of 100% Perfect Girl (Organization Anti-Social Geniuses)
Ken Haley on vol. 1 of Erementar Gerade (Sequential Ink)
Lesley Aeschilman on vol. 1 of Flame of Recca (Blogcritics)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 6 of House of Five Leaves (The Comic Book Bin)
Kinukitty on I Give to You (The Hooded Utilitarian)
Lori Henderson on Kiichi and the Magic Books (Manga Xanadu)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 61 of One Piece (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
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       gnbd_export - the interface to export GNBDs

       gnbd_export [OPTION]...

       gnbd_export exports local block devices or files as GNBDs.

       -a     Validate.

              This  option  forces all server processes to send a ping message
              to the clients they are connected to. This forces  servers  with
              faulty connections to quit.

       -c     Enable caching.

              Reads  from  the  exported GNBD will take advantage of the linux
              page cache.  This option is used with -e. NOTE: If  this  option
              is  not  specified,  gnbd will run with a noticeable performance
              decrease.  Also, if this option is not specified,  the  exported
              GNBD will run in timeout mode, with the default timeout (see the
              -t option).  With the -c option, it is not necessary to have the
              gnbd server machine be part of the cluster.  If -c option is not
              used, the server machine must already  have  a  cluster  manager
              running  on  it.  When  the first uncached gnbd is exported, the
              gnbd_clusterd daemon will be started. This  daemon  connects  to
              the  cluster manager via the magma interface.  WARNING: You must
              NOT specify this  option  if  you  wish  to  use  gnbd  with  dm
              multipathing,  or run GFS on gnbd server machines.  To set up dm
              multipathing over gnbd, all gnbds involved must run with caching
              disabled.   Data  corruption  will occur if the GNBD devices are
              run with caching. Any device that is  exported  without  the  -c
              option  can also be used locally, but you must access the device
              directly.  You  MUST  NOT  use  gnbd_import  to  import  devices
              exported from the same machine.

       -d pathname

              Specify  the  device  to  export as a GNBD.  This option is used
              with -e.  pathname may be either a block  device  or  a  regular
              file.   Usually  block  devices are used, because this increases
              GNBD performance.

       -e gnbdname

              Export a device as a GNBD with the  Device  name  gnbdname.  You
              must also specify the pathname of the device with the -d option.
              Once a GNBD has  been  exported,  clients  can  import  it  with

       -h     Help.

              Print the usage information.

       -l     List.

              List all exported GNBDs and kgnbd_portd server information.  The
              listing  contains  each  server’s  number  (which  is  only  for
              internal  use), its Device name, the pathname of the device that
              is  being  exported,  it’s  size  in  512  byte   sectors,   and
              information  on  whether  or  not it is cached, and if not, what
              it’s timeout is.

       -O     Override

              This option allows you to unexport gnbd devices,  even  if  they
              are  still  in use.  When an agent other than fence_gnbd is used
              to fence gnbd client nodes, occasionally gnbd server threads are
              not  correctly  cleaned  up.  This causes no performance issues.
              However, the affected gnbd devices  cannot  be  unexported.   In
              this  case,  using the -O option with either -r or -R will allow
              you to unexport the GNBD devices.  WARNING: Make  sure  that  no
              clients have the GNBD imported before using this option.

       -o     Readonly

              export the server in readonly mode.

       -q     Quiet.

              Only prints out error messages.

       -R     Remove All.

              Remove all exported GNBDs.

       -r [GNBD(s)]

              Remove named GNBD(s).

       -t [seconds]

              Set  the exported GNBD to timeout mode  This option is used with
              -p.  This is the default for uncached GNBDs. For  cached  GNBDs,
              the  default  is wait mode (For GFS versions up through 5.2, all
              GNBDs were in wait mode).  In wait mode, if  the  connection  to
              the  server is lost, the gnbd client waits for the connection to
              be reestablished, and then resends all the pending requests.  In
              timeout  mode,  if  the connection cannot be reestablished or if
              the gnbd client does not receive  a  response  from  the  server
              within  the  timeout period, the gnbd client returns all pending
              and future requests as  failures  until  the  imported  GNBD  is
              closed.  The  default timeout period is 60 seconds. Timeout mode
              is necessary for failover to  work  with  dm  multipathing  over

       -v     Verbose.

              Increase  the  verbosity of the output.  This option is the most
              useful with -l.  If it is used along with -l, an  extended  list
              of information on each exported device will be printed.

       -V     Version information.

              Print out version information.

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Augustus Does His Bit

A True to Life Farce

Published: 1917
Language: English
Wordcount: 7,304 / 28 pg
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Genre: Drama

he door faces him, a little to his left, at the other side of the room. The window is behind him. In the fireplace, a gas stove. On the table a bell button and a telephone. Portraits of past Mayors, in robes and gold chains, adorn the walls. An elderly clerk with a short white beard and whiskers, and a very red nose, shuffles in.

AUGUSTUS [hastily putting aside his paper and replacing his feet on the floor]. Hullo! Who are you?

THE CLERK. The staff [a slight impediment in his speech adds to the impression of incompetence produced by his age and appearance].

AUGUSTUS. You the staff! What do you mean, man?

THE CLERK. What I say. There ain't anybody else.

AUGUSTUS. Tush! Where are the others?

THE CLERK. At the front.

AUGUSTUS. Quite right. Most proper. Why aren't you at the front?

THE CLERK. Over age. Fifty-seven.

AUGUSTUS. But you can still do your bit. Many an older man is in the G.R.'s, or volunteering for home defence.

THE CLERK. I have volunteered.

AUGUSTUS. Then why are you

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