Speeding up fdupes
tl;dr: use jdupes I was merging some fileserver content, and realised I would inevitably end up with duplicates. “Aha”, I thought “time to use good… Read More »Speeding up fdupes
misc
Wanted: One LTO-4/5/6/7 Drive!
I am something of a digital hoarder. I have files dating back to one of the earliest computers that anyone in my family owned. I… Read More »Wanted: One LTO-4/5/6/7 Drive!
Night Light
Back from hiatus again, really only to comment on how light it is here tonight. I went outside at half past one because I looked… Read More »Night Light
GU Amnesty
Just to let you guys know that since joining them a month and a bit ago, not only am I involved with the GU Amnesty… Read More »GU Amnesty
New Stuff: Gallery2
I’ve got a new toy of sorts – I installed Gallery2 on my server and I’m going to play with it to see how it… Read More »New Stuff: Gallery2
Something That Irritated Me
While on my many StumbleUpon stumbles, I came across a number of similar pages on “things to ponder”. These were pretty much a number of one-liners based on puns and technicalities. You know the kind of stuff, “What is the speed of dark” and the like. I think the people that thought these up believed themselves to be Steven Wright. Read More »Something That Irritated Me
Don’t believe your eyes!
Just a quick post pointing out an interesting bit of optical chicanery. Blogger Whale has an image that changes depending on how close you are. Read More »Don’t believe your eyes!
Faire la cuisine
I’ve created another blog dedicated to recipes and all things cooking. You can find it at the imaginative URL http://cuisine.roberthallm.org. Read More »Faire la cuisine
More Cheap Hardware
Readers may get a certain sense of déja-vu while reading this entry. That is exactly the feeling I got when reading page 4 of the instruction manual for my new monitors. It reads as follows:Read More »More Cheap Hardware
Spam Begone Update
Three months ago I installed Spam Karma 2 from dr Dave to deal with all the spam comments I was getting. As I commented then,… Read More »Spam Begone Update