Orange Drops I’m starting to think there is hope! I felt like baking cookies, today, so I did. On the way back from the hardware store, we stopped for the missing ingredients: an orange and hazel nuts. (Did that sound appropriately butch?). 1 cup sugar (large)1 cup shortening (small)Grated rind and juice of 1 mediumContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XXV”
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sudon’t
sudo is a Linux command that gives one administrative privileges for the following command. There wouldn’t be much point in it if just anyone could use it, willy-nilly, so there is a list of users allowed stored in /etc/sudoers. One must “sudo” edit this file or, again, there would be no point in it. InstallingContinue reading “sudon’t”
RISC vs CISC
RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) and CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) are two different CPU architectures. Their names pretty much explain the difference. The argument over which is “better” has been around forever. When I learned VAX assembly language, I remember being impressed that there was a single instruction to evaluate a polynomial. Granted, oneContinue reading “RISC vs CISC”
Train of Thought otd
I’m making “of the day” public. It’s been an in-joke for a while. It started as “Quote of the Day” then expanded to take in whatever weirdness caught my attention. So, train of thought of the day… I’m sitting in the hot tub drinking a beer while it’s snowing. Big fluffy flakes drifting slowly down.Continue reading “Train of Thought otd”
I’m Not Dead, Yet
The hot tub is not only filled, it is hot. It hasn’t killed me, yet. I did kill my network swapping out the firewall. Tip: It doesn’t matter what your iptable forwarding rules are if IP forwarding is not enabled. Next steps: Renumber the virtual machines and add the names to PiHole.
Dear Abby
Abby, our dance instructor, said that she expected hot tub pictures. I told her they would be blogged. Then I realized that there is nothing here about dancing. So, let’s start the dance category with some questions for Abby. Dear Abby,My partner keeps stepping on my foot during the last step of the waltz insideContinue reading “Dear Abby”
Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XXIV
Strawberry Toaster Pastries I think I’ve got it. The reaction of the crochet group: “Keep practicing – and can we have a poppy seed filling, next time?” The dough was a bit dry, but I resisted the urge to add water. After two hours in the refrigerator, it was still dry, so I added aContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XXIV”
Tech Update
The cluster is sitting there doing its thing. I figured out why Cassandra is such a memory hog: It queries the system memory when it starts and allocates 3/4 of it. Oh sure, there is a limit: 18GB. I haven’t done anything about it, but now I know. The stuff I’m writing that uses theContinue reading “Tech Update”
Boots, Broncs, Breads
I forgot to post this. It was a busy weekend. On Friday, I dug out the boot polishing stuff and did my – in dire need of – boots. I was trying to convince my dance instructor to improve his poor shoes before a competition. It worked. On Saturday, The Laird and I went toContinue reading “Boots, Broncs, Breads”
I Can Quit, Anytime
The bottom glowy bit just arrived. I think it adds a nice symmetry. There is no such thing as RGB addiction. Really.
Marked Up 