===== Quick Notes ===== * [[MetalGearSolidStory|Metal Gear Solid story]] (up to, but not including, The Phantom Pain) ===== Library services ===== [[https://library.austintexas.gov/manchaca-road-branch]] Austin Public Library (Manchaca Road Branch)\\ 5500 Manchaca Rd.\\ Austin, TX 78745\\ (512) 974-8700 ==== Hours ==== ^Day(s) ^Hours ^ |Sun |14:00 - 18:00 | |Mon-Thu |10:00 - 21:00 | |Fri |10:00 - 18:00 | |Sat |10:00 - 17:00 | Holiday schedule: [[https://library.austintexas.gov/holiday-schedule]] ==== Printing ==== === Remote printing === Browse to [[https://library.austintexas.gov/amrprint]] ([[https://www.printeron.net/system/printspot/interface/select_file.jsp?url=apl/manchaca&protocolSwitched=true]]) and upload a file Email (it says "email or attachment", so not sure how it figures out what exactly to print this way Go to the location and use the yellow computer to release the print jobs (log in with the email address you provided on the Web form and/or that you sent the email from). They cost $0.20/page, payable in cash (the machine won't take bills over $5, you'll have to pay at the desk). Bring quarters, the machine takes (and gives) change. The full list of supported file formats is [[https://www.printeron.com/documents/documentation/PrinterOnSupportedFileFormats.pdf]] but the highlights are: * PDF * LibreOffice Writer/Calc/Impress/Draw 2.x and later * PNG * JPG * GIF * HTML * Text (ASCII and Unicode) * XPS === Local printing === Go in and sign in on a computer with your library card number or get a guest login ID from the desk (if you don't need a guest ID, there's no need to check in; just look for a computer that says it's available). Print whatever you need and then once you're all done you go to the yellow computer, log in with the same ID (library card or guest ID) to release the jobs to the printer. Available software (not a full list, just what I remember): * Adobe Acrobat Reader ===== Printer ===== Epson Expression Photo XP-850 ==== Information / purchase ==== * [[http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=C11CC41201|Official product information]] * [[https://files.support.epson.com/htmldocs/xp850_/xp850_ug/index.html|Manual (HTML, online)]] * [[https://files.support.epson.com/pdf/xp850_/xp850_ug.pdf|Manual (PDF)]] * [[http://www.bestbuy.com/site/epson-expression-photo-xp-850-small-in-one-wireless-all-in-one-printer-with-ultra-hd-photo/8554051.p|Best Buy]] - $230, ship-to-store * [[http://www.officemax.com/technology/printers/inkjet-all-in-one-printers/product-prod5530351|OfficeMax]] - $299, ship-to-self ==== Paper ==== Recommended paper finder (leads to specs): http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/pamPaperFinder.jsp?printer=63095207 Purchase links: * [[http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=S041153|Iron-on Cool Peel Transfer]] * [[http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=S041106|Self Adhesive]] * [[http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=S041727|Photo (4x6, glossy, borderless)]] * [[http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=S041982|Photo (4x6, semi-gloss)]] * [[http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=S041464|Photo (5x7, glossy, borderless)]] * [[http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=S041465|Photo (8x10, glossy, borderless)]] * [[http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=S041467|Photo (8x10, matte, borderless)]] ==== Ink cartridges ==== The high-capacity cartridges are the way to go; 155% price ($11 -> $17) for 207% capacity Recommended ink finder: http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/buy-ink-results.do?sku=C11CC41201 ^ Color ^ Standard ^ High-capacity ^ | Black | [[http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=T277120|T277120]] | [[http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=T277XL120|T277XL120]] | | Cyan | [[http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=T277220|T277220]] | [[http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=T277XL220|T277XL220]] | | Magenta | [[http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=T277320|T277320]] | [[http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=T277XL320|T277XL320]] | | Yellow | [[http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=T277420|T277420]] | [[http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=T277XL420|T277XL420]] | | Light Cyan | [[http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=T277520|T277520]] | [[http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=T277XL520|T277XL520]] | | Light Magenta | [[http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=T277620|T277620]] | [[http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=T277XL620|T277XL620]] | ===== 2005 Yamaha FZ6 ===== ==== Seat replacement ==== ^ Item ^ Price ^ URI / notes ^ | Saddle | $493 | http://www.corbin.com/yamaha/fz6.shtml | | Backreset | $218 | http://www.corbin.com/accessories/02-s.shtml | | SUBTOTAL | $711 | (without glovebox) | | Glovebox | $359 | http://www.corbin.com/accessories/glovebox.shtml ($299/$359/$369) | | TOTAL | $1070 | (with glovebox) | ==== Bluetooth headsets ==== Sena 20S - http://www.sena.com/product/intercoms/20s ===== Camping shower ideas to take to HD/Lowes ===== ==== Shower stall ==== The canopy thing is probably easier to transport and set up, but the advantage of this is you can just toss the shower curtain in the washing machine for cleanup. * Two large hula hoops * Shower curtain with width as large as the hoops' diameter * (Telescoping?) stands * Something to hold the bottom hula hoop down * Something to go on the ground * Hook to hang shower nozzle * Clip to hold shower curtain together ==== DIY solar shower ==== http://voices.yahoo.com/diy-own-pressurized-solar-shower-11151012.html ===== Links ===== * [[http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/airtime|Airtime]] -- Open Source radio stream station software * [[http://www.co-optimus.com/|Co-Optimus]] -- Co-op gaming information * [[http://www.bigbluebutton.org/|BigBlueButton]] -- Open Source videoconferencing * [[http://www.redbubble.com/people/spurcollective/works/10283887-paws-death-from-below]] -- "PAWS" shirt * [[http://www.fullsail.edu/about/contact|Full Sail contact page]] -- For "bass bass snare" video * [[http://genet.geappliances.com/search/search?proxystylesheet=gea-litlib_frontend&getfields=*&q=jkp15b|GE JKP15B oven manuals]] ==== YouTube ==== * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4EDhdAHrOg|It's Not About the Nail]] ===== Text snippets ===== ==== Lions Are Growing ==== Lions are growing like yellow roses on the wind and we turn gracefully in the medieval garden of their roaring blossoms. Oh, I want to turn. Oh, I am turning. Oh, I have turned. Thank you. Poem by Richard Brautigan, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odSsr0O4_Uo|recording on YouTube from "The Digital Domain: A Demonstration"]] ===== Managing Ubuntu PPAs ===== Add repository sudo apt-add-repository ppa:PPA_Name/ppa Remove repository sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:PPA_Name/ppa Remove repository and all packages installed from it sudo apt-get install ppa-purge sudo ppa-purge PPA_Name/ppa ===== Setting up a new hard drive ===== ==== Partitioning ==== It's best to use ''gdisk'' instead of ''parted'' to create the partition(s), since parted doesn't have the logic to create a filesystem with an optimal performance offset. It's strange, because it will complain if the position isn't optimal, but it won't tell you what the optimal value should be. ==== Block testing ==== badblocks -v -w -p 2 -s -t random -b 4096 -o mynewhd.badblocks /dev/sdb1 ^ Option/argument ^ Notes ^ | -v | Print verbose info to stderr | | -w | Enable write-mode testing | | -p 2 | Require no new bad blocks for 2 passes | | -s | Show progress (of current pass) | | -t random | Test pattern: random | | -b 4096 | Block size: 4096 | | -o mynewhd.badblocks | Write bad block data to file (instead of stdout) for future use by fsck/mkfs | From what I understand from talking to storage experts, it's highly likely that a hard drive that's going to have bad blocks soon, will have them right out of the gate. In other words, if you do a full test of the disk when you receive it and it comes out OK, you can be relatively assured that it won't go out "early" (e.g. before what you'd normally expect from lifetime wear and tear). It's important to get the block size right, so that any bad blocks that badblocks records will line up with the blocks in the filesystem you create later. The default block size mkfs will use when creating ext4 filesystems is 4096, but if you're going to create a filesystem with a different block size then specify that size instead. Obviously, if you already have an existing filesystem on the partition, you're going to want to use a filesystem tool to do a non-destructive write test (such as ''e2fsck -cc''). Here are some example runtimes for the bad block checks, since predicting how long it'll take is so impractical. When comparing times, remember to factor in the pass count (''-p'' on the badblocks command line). ^ Device ^ Type ^ Size ^ Blocks ^ Connnection ^ Time ^ Command line ^ | Seagate | HDD (7200) | ~8 TB | | USB | 10:48:23.28 | badblocks -v -w -p 0 -s -t random -b 4096 -o seagate-8t.badblocks /dev/sdb1 | | Seagate STGX2000400 | HDD (5400) | 1.8 TiB | 488,378,632 | USB 3.0 | 21:25:11.28 | badblocks -v -w -p 2 -s -t random -b 4096 -o seagate-stgx2000400.badblocks /dev/sdb1 | ==== Creating a new filesystem ==== mkfs --verbose --type ext4 -l mynewhd.badblocks /dev/sdb1 ==== Update fstab ==== echo "UUID=$(blkid -s UUID -o value /dev/sdb1) /mnt/point ext4 defaults,user 0 0" >> /etc/fstab ==== Setup script ==== #!/bin/sh target_device="/dev/sdb1" device_uuid="$(blkid -s UUID -o value ${target_device})" bad_blocks_file="bad-blocks-${device_uuid}.badblocks" mount_point="/mnt" block_size=4096 badblocks -v -w -p 2 -s -t random -b ${block_size} -o "${bad_blocks_file}" "${target_device}" && mkfs --verbose --type ext4 -b ${block_size} -l "${bad_blocks_file}" "${target_device}" && echo "UUID=${device_uuid} ${mount_point} ext4 defaults,user 0 0" >> /etc/fstab ===== Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed ===== These are the controls, since you can't view them from inside the game (because it's 1995 apparently): ^Control ^Button ^ |Steer |Left stick | |Flip |Right stick | |Accelerate |Right trigger | |Brake/drift |Left trigger | |Fire |X | |Rear view |A | |Team weapon |Y | |Push to talk |B / Right stick click | ===== Plasma Picture of the Day files ===== Cached wallpaper files are stored in ''~/.cache/plasmashell/plasma_engine_potd'' with the following names: ^Filename ^Description ^ |apod |Astronomy Picture of the Day | |bing |Bing's Picture of the Day | |epod |Earth Science Picture of the Day | |flickr |Flickr Picture of the Day | |natgeo |National Geographic | |noaa |NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory Picture of the Day | |//?// |Wikimedia Picture of the day | ===== ID3 tag management ===== Creating ID3 tags based on the current filename id3ren -tagfromfilename -tagtemplate "%n - %a - %t - %s.mp3" -tagonly -nocomment -genre 'Metal' -year '1986' *.mp3 Renaming files for use in the car id3ren -quick -artist "" -nogenre -template "%n %s.mp3" *.mp3 ===== Recut trailers ===== ^Movie ^New genre ^ |The Shining |[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s40Q6ODSI8|Romantic comedy]] | |Dumb and Dumber |[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLDx-BPgxxA|Thriller]] | |Willy Wonka |[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Cby33ZR98|Horror]] | |Forrest Gump |[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkeMF4rjyyc|Psychological horror]] | |The Silence of the Lambs |[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCoTiU0S85Y|Romantic comedy]] | |Monty Python and the Holy Grail |[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr2AGCPxQfU|Action drama]] | |IT [2017] |[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAx9x87CqAY#t=6s|Action]]\\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAx9x87CqAY#t=51s|Teen comedy]]\\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAx9x87CqAY#t=1m57s|Drama]]\\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAx9x87CqAY#t=2m52s|B movie]]\\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAx9x87CqAY#t=3m44s|Romantic comedy]]\\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAx9x87CqAY#t=4m56s|Film noir]]\\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAx9x87CqAY#t=5m49s|Disney]] | ===== Inferno chickens ===== They've got to go, man; at least as a configurable option. I've got no problems with a little local color for casual play, but this stuff has no business in a serious competitive game with the kind of skill margins CS:GO has. * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUG3rT42Fo8#t=17s|Chicken baits out an AWP shot in CT apartments]]