Linux

  • I’m in a Kubernetes pod!

    Migrated this largely neglected time-capsule from the BastilleBSD jail to my local Kubernetes cluster. The operation was largely AI driven, courtesy of Cursor. It’s noticeably more performant now that’s it’s not running on a single aging Atom box!

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  • Brother MFC-495cw on Ubuntu 64-bit

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    Having a new addition to the family (our new month old daughter, Allison) my wife was itching to begin printing some photos to get started on a “Baby’s first year” type of scrapbook. Unfortunately our HP Officejet printer decided that it was above the task of putting ink on paper some time ago. No amount

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  • Experimenting with Fedora

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    About a month ago, I reached the breaking point of my own curiosity and decided to wipe out my Ubuntu installation in favor of the latest Fedora release. The VAIO notebook I loaded it on has typically served as my ‘plaything’ machine, as opposed to being my primary workhorse computer. Due to this choice of

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  • Radeon Mobility Blacklist in Hardy Beta

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    Not being a man of patience, I figured with the final release of Gnome 2.22 included in the latest Hardy Beta, now would be a good time to jump on the Hardy band-wagon. Everything seems to be working solid. They’ve even included the previously missing Keyspan module. Woo hoo! Unfortunately I did run into one

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  • Keyspan USA-19HS on Gutsy Gibbon

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    Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) was released yesterday. Overall the improvements are huge. Amongst other things driver support for my aging four year old laptop is nearing perfection. The only thing that did not work out of the box is my trusty Keyspan USA-19HS USB to DB9 serial adapter. Primarily my laptop is used as a

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