http://weblog.2bithacker.net We do what we must because we can. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:40:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, I finally went and took the test to get my amateur radio license. I'm now have a technician class license, callsign KB1QYW. Now I just need a radio so I can do something with the license. I'm still primarily interested in doing APRS and other packet applications, so I've been looking ... http://weblog.2bithacker.net/projects/mobilepc/kb1qyw.html Happy Independence Day! Was playing around with my Canon SD870 last night, using the CHDK firmware to do long exposure images of the fireworks. Some of them turned out nicely, I think. Not bad for having no idea what I'm doing anyway. See the rest of them in my gallery. http://weblog.2bithacker.net/photography/4th-of-july.html Not a lot going on at the moment, and I feel like typing, so it's time for another general life update. Things are generally going pretty well, though there are a few annoyances at the moment, like the busted TV. My current plan is to get it repaired again and ... http://weblog.2bithacker.net/personal/life/such-is-life.html Okay, LG is going on my personal vendor blacklist, at least for LCD TVs. I bought this LG 37LB5D LCD television back in December to replace my Sony WEGA CRT, and initially I was very happy with it. Then it started having audio issues, which I worked around. Then it ... http://weblog.2bithacker.net/personal/apartment/lg-37lb5d.html Recently someone pointed out that the contents of my e-mail signature are getting somewhat outdated, which stuck an idea into my head to update it. For a while now I've been using the following: Chip Marshall <chip@2bithacker.net> http://weblog.2bithacker.net/ GCM/IT d+(-) s+:++ a26>? C++ UB++++$ P+++$ L- E--- W++ ... http://weblog.2bithacker.net/geek-stuff/signature.html Been making a few changes on the website. Did the upgrade to WordPress 2.5, which seems to be working fine, though I'm not a big fan of the new admin interface. I also finally fixed the CSS for the text boxes on the sidebar in this theme, so they have ... http://weblog.2bithacker.net/geek-stuff/website/web-site-update.html It's getting to be that time of the month again, when I start whining about how no one donates to the Hindenburg fund. Unfortunately, it's gotten to the point where it looks like Jason and I are the only ones really using it, and it's hard to justify the $90/mo ... http://weblog.2bithacker.net/geek-stuff/hindenburg.html I'm off to San Jose, CA till Thursday to attend the NANOG conference with my boss. Should be a fun trip, my first NANOG and my first time out that far west. If anyone out there wants to try and meet up while I'm out there, drop me an e-mail. Also, ... http://weblog.2bithacker.net/personal/travel/off-to-san-jose.html I often have a number of projects floating around in my head that I'd like to get done around the apartment. Largely for my own tracking, I've decided to list them here, roughly in the order I'd like to get them done. Home Server: For a while now I've been wanting ... http://weblog.2bithacker.net/geek-stuff/2008-projects.html Recently at work I have been noticing an annoying trend in large provider e-mail installations. Due to the nature of our e-mail forwarding services, we occasionally get blocked by providers such as Comcast and AT&T. This normally isn't a big deal, but a few months ago Comcast made a change ... http://weblog.2bithacker.net/work/rfc-ignorance.html