So after modding a WRT54GL for a job at work I decided that I would do the same for my own one but add as many hacks as I can. This is bit of a nostalgia trip for me as I still have some linksys routers from about 10 years and remember liking them then. They've proved popular in the community as being very hackable due to running linux.
Since the creation of theoutpost (TOP) in 2005 it's been run on serendipity (S9Y) blogging software. For some time I have had problems with the WYSIWYG editor and not being able to format posts correctly. After a lot of pondering i've decided to make the switch to wordpress due to it's increased functionality and plugin availability. One thing I do like about TOP currently is the theme style and layout, I enjoy the simplicity of it and the fact I was able to easily edit it to meet my needs especially on the gallery side of things. For what seems like an age searching 100's if not 1000's of wordpress themes I think i've finally found one I like that keeps in line with the current clean minimal layout.Â
The snow has returned!
That’s right it’s been confirmed that Red Dwarf X will be coming to Dave on 4th October 2012 for 6 episodes. I’m looking forward to it as I am a closet dwarfer I just pray to god it’s better than Back To Earth (BTE) which sucked more than Kryten’s vacuum attachment.Â
Well my Pi turned up from Farnell today. More info to follow.
I don’t smegging believe it i’ve just had confirmation that my pi has been
shipped by farnell. Damn them and saying 3 weeks.
Yeah you've guessed it, after realising I couldn't wait another 3/4 weeks for my pi I've bought a new one off ebay ha.
Well i’ve decided that I must have one so just this minute placed my order. Shame about the 3 week wait from farnell but it will give me time to research it.
I’m pondering a project which will need a reasonably fast write usb flash drive so I decided to root around in drawers behind cupbaords and under sofas to find some to test.
All are formatted as FAT32 and tested on my Debian linux box.
read test conducted using dd if=/dev/sde of=/dev/null bs=10000 count=10000
write test conducted using dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sde bs=1M count=100
Sandisk cruzer slice 8GB
http://www.sandisk.co.uk/products/usb-flash-drives/sandisk-cruzer-slice
r 100 MB copied, 6.01249 s, 16.6 MB/s
w 105 MB copied, 28.5709 s, 3.7 MB/s
integral Courier 4GB
http://www.integralmemory.com/product/courier-usb-flash-drive
r 100 MB copied, 6.60859 s, 15.1 MB/s
w 105 MB copied, 23.9367 s, 4.4 MB/s
Sony Microvault 4GB
http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/product/USM4GL/specifications
r 100 MB copied, 5.85735 s, 17.1 MB/s
w 105 MB copied, 11.8885 s, 8.8 MB/s
Integral AG47 4GB
http://www.integralmemory.com/product/ag47-usb-flash-drive
r 100 MB copied, 5.53511 s, 18.1 MB/s
w 105 MB copied, 13.9816 s, 7.5 MB/s
Just stumbled across a new handheld device running linux descibed by the
creator as ‘A mixture between a PC and a gaming console. That’s why it has
gaming controls (Buttons, DPad and analogue nubs).’
Slightly bigger than a Nintendo DS it’s fast enough to emulate many other
systems, run a full desktop, access the internet via FireFox and play
games such as Quake3. Boasting an 800*480 screen and a claimed battery
life of 10 hours plus.
All sound good? you bet ya, the downside? there’s got to be one hasn’t
there and with this it seems to be the price costing a whopping 440 euros
for it’s entry level 430-MHz system. To me that seems steep by anyones
standards especially when I netbook or laptop can be picked up for around
the same price.
Read all about it here http://openpandora.org