I got to the end of my immediate white list ToDo list today, look! Getting backups configured was an important thing on my list and I was able to complete that today – got a bunch of images backed up to another harddrive on my desktop, as well as backups to DVD and backups synced […]
Archive for August, 2008
Ubuntu-US-NJ LAN, PLUG Logo, FCM and LedgerSMB
August 30th, 2008 by pleia2
Last weekend I attended the August 2008 LAN Party hosted by the Ubuntu NJ folks. There were two parties, one in North Jersey and the one I attended in Cherry Hill, across the bridge from Philadelphia. I got a bit lost on my way out (oops) but arrived shortly after 5 for BBQ and a […]
Nugget Hops!
August 28th, 2008 by pleia2
Last year was a disappointment for hop growing, but this season we were blessed with a single very active hop vine that produced some HUGE hops! Michael cut it down this afternoon: Maybe making some beer this weekend? EDIT: This is more hops than we’ve ever gotten from 3 vines, just from one! Michael just […]
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Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine in Ashland, PA
August 28th, 2008 by pleia2
Anyone who has been reading my blog of late knows I’ve been doing the local touristy thing this year. My latest conquest? Coal Mines. I knew Pennsylvania was a big coal state, but didn’t really think about the fact that there would be retired coal mines open for tours to the public, and was only […]
Brew at the Philadelphia Zoo!
August 23rd, 2008 by pleia2
On July 26th Michael, Bob, Mike and I attend the first Brew at the Zoo at the Philadelphia Zoo! In the years past it was held at the Norristown Zoo, which was fun but they have much cooler animals at the Philly Zoo – when I heard it would be held in Philly I had […]
My Network! (and a little ledgersmb)
August 21st, 2008 by pleia2
When I moved back into the house we decided to give me my own network (along with my own external IP address) – yippee! First thing I had to get? A spiffy reversal, as seen on R2D2’s hostname: -!- R2D2 [~astromech@alderaan.princessleia.com] has joined #rainwreck From there I built my network. R2A6: Laptop (Ubuntu Hardy) R2D2: […]
Mini-Golf
August 14th, 2008 by pleia2
I love mini-golf, lousy at it, but love it. It had been years since I’ve gone, but this year my friend Stephen and I were able to hit a few courses through the spring. The first was Village Greens in Strasburg on a day that was a bit too cold to be playing mini-golf, a […]
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The Last HOPE
August 14th, 2008 by pleia2
Last month I attended The Last HOPE with my friend Mike from New Jersey. It was a really fun weekend during which I took no pictures – so I sorted through Mike’s photos and am posting them to pass them off as my own. In spite of waiting years to go (Mike’s bugged me last […]
Tell me about your smartphone
August 14th, 2008 by pleia2
My cellphone contract runs out in November. I currently have a boring, basic old pink Razr that can make phone calls and do text messaging. My next phone will be smart! Requirements: Good broadband Good SSH application (included or addon) Good OS (lag and crashes suck) Physical qwerty keyboard (iPhone need not apply) Desirables: Good […]
Last month I went to prison
August 13th, 2008 by pleia2
A few years ago I was watching an episode of History Detectives titled Prison Plaque which researched the history of a discarded plaque found during some restoration of the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. Immediately this made it on my mental list of places to check out. Trouble with mental lists is that they are […]
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