Informal Writing #1

Of course I had to make a script to automate the process of posting. I still have to add some templating to increase the versatility of generating to HTML. The script also should be broken down so I can update a post.

I figure the tone of these postings will go something like this:

Today I realize my computer skills are becoming inadequate again. Last time I felt like this, I devoted a weekend and a lot of hours switching to Gentoo. Everything is finally configured correctly and I've been enjoying it for half a year now. So what will the big change be this time? - you ask. Well, it may turn out like my last transition where I stripped my Debian install to its bare bones, learned the tools and setup I would be using in Gentoo, and switched when Debian broke itself... or perhaps I broke it, the details are fuzzy.

What will the next iteration of operating system be? Since I have some time on my hands and a backup server, I can take on Linux From Scratch using the trip package manager. It's a neat little package manager that uses a unionfs to tell what files a "make install" actually installs.

Now onto the boring stuff. Today I found a nice schedule for waking up. Track A classes started at 8:05, Track B classes start at 9:35 and my shower slot remains the same. This works out nicely as I found out... I can sleep another hour after I shower. After that, take another half hour to eat and get caffeinated followed by the bike to school. I still get some leeway before class to print and generally dick around.

Yesterday, in this pre-class time at school, I was on the SCHEME computer in the lab. I couldn't log in which was no big deal since my laptop is always on me. So I was standing, drying off, with my laptop on the computer and a tech guy comes in. Apparently the computer was just off the network, I looked somewhat silly being the only person in the lab and unable to log on... at least I got a chance to use lpr for some print jobs, it's one of the easiest shell programs I've ever used. Of course the damn print system has to be set up... so it evens out... more or less.

Great first post I'd say,
-- Alex 2009.07.01 - last edit >> Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:25:43 -0400