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25 Jan 20050 9:49 -- no distributed network project statistics for the mo
Still looking for a job.
The new version of Popper is online, now has real threading instead of static threading (don't ask).
I am undecided whether or not to expand on the code to allow multiple users and real security, it does everything I want at the mo.
I wrote a quick shell script using DCOP to set/unset the kmix mute, means I can mute/unmute from one of my extra keyboard buttons. 



#!/bin/sh

# simple script that when run either mutes or unmute kmixer, depending on what state it is in to start with.

# i.e. run the script twice and must state will be the same as when you started

MLEVEL=`dcop kmix Mixer0 mute 0`

if [ $MLEVEL != "true" ]; then

	dcop kmix Mixer0 setMute 0 true

	else

		dcop kmix Mixer0 setMute 0 false

		fi


23 Jan 2005 18:56 -- no distributed network project statistics for the mo
Still looking for a job.
http://www.elektrolite.com/btk_gui/ python gui script was a bust, seems to use out of date APIs and the authors email box is full. So I had to find a windows machine Just to run RipSting's Blender-Python GUI designer from http://oregonstate.edu/~dennisa/Blender/BPG/
Still it produce a working GUI with details on how to use the menus and values, needed some tweaking to work as I wanted it.
I still need one vital part of the puzzle before the script will be released.


20 Jan 2005 21:59 -- no distributed network project statistics for the mo
Still looking for a job.
Started writing a simple python script for Blender, it needed a GUI and after fooling around and getting nowhere I stumbled on http://www.elektrolite.com/btk_gui/ which proceed a 402 line file where 198 lines where errors and I had to comment them out, but as the alternative is windows only.
The lines giving me error all had = where label is the name of the object
Should be setting the exam date soon, might go for the 2nd of Feb as my first day without a job

15 Jan 2005 12:41 -- no distributed network project statistics for the mo
If I get the chance today I will be releasing another 1.0X version of POPPER the Java POP server, now with OUTLOOK XP compatibility and real threading.
Still looking for a job.
Still at 8 on rumble slayer, hampered by constant Bungie server 'issues'.
Still working my way through the exam notes for LPIC level one part two, its a lot more involved what with IP reverse partial network mask calculations etc, but its fun (well 4 me)

10 Jan 2005 20:40 -- no distributed network project statistics for the mo
spent all weekend looking for my CV, next round of redundancy might include me :(
Finished reading "Armadillos & Old Lace" by Kinky Friedman, an odd oldy worldy detective novel full of old fashioned values.
It came highly recommended but i think you need to be of a minimum age to enjoy the witticisms of 60 country music and historically events/figures.
Enjoyable but not great (for me), "you must be at least this tall - to read".
Speaking of reading I have started the back on the long course to get LPI certified, the second exam of two appears to be MUCH more technically requiring IP/subnet calculations etc, still its fun and I am learning something new !

8 Jan 2005 16:59 -- no distributed network project statistics for the mo
No posts because we have been on half power for the last two days due to power cuts, but it 'seems' to be back (for now)
I built Sarah's new machine today, a shuttle based AMD.
The shuttle case/kit was very well made designed, everything fitted where it was supposed to and as it was a jumper less mother board then was nothing to configure !

4 Jan 2005 21:50 -- no distributed network project statistics for the mo
Hey Hey, I seem to have fixed my little KDE problem.
Before I was sure the issue was network related, but it appears to be a little thing called kded, which is a background task serving other apps.
Kill kded and everything works (I also killed famd but I am sure the problem maker was kded) killed the X session and as root
rm -fr /tmp
rm -fr /var/tmp/kde/*
rm /home/USERNAME/.kde/socket*
rm /home/USERNAME/.kde/tmp*
rm /home/USERNAME/.kde/cache*
When I went back in KDE worked perfectly AND kded was running happily !

4 Jan 2005 20:49 -- no distributed network project statistics for the mo
Rumble slayer 7
You may (or may not) remember that I had some trouble with Linux that I could not fix and meant KDE took 17 mins to start.
Well my fix was many months ago to rebuild the system from the ground up, only I have the same issue again ...

2 Jan 2005 20:56 -- no distributed network project statistics for the mo
And I am finally back up to a level 6 on halo 2 rumble slayer (last year I was 8)
Year synopsis coming soon

2 Jan 2005 20:47 -- no distributed network project statistics for the mo
I have spent some time to day making my sweet little Zaurus http://www.cacko.biz seems to work OK, but we will see if it really does everything i want

1 Jan 2005 15:07 -- no distributed network project statistics for the mo
Happy new year !!
Bungie congratulated everyone with 100% level downs on Halo2 so that sucked !
My new years resolution is to not eat any chocolate for a year, no its true.
the film Troy was well received last night, well worth looking out.
I watched The Hulk this morning, good, but long and got very silly at the end.

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