Helix, Heelix, (H)elix1

Helix, Heelix, (H)elix1 http://heelix.multiply.com/ ... a possibly dangerous man, probably dangerous if unselfish. In selfish men caution is as secure an armour for their foes as for themselves. (Dr. Seward's journal) Thu, 15 May 2008 04:49:32 -0000 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:05:09 -0000 Helix, Heelix, (H)elix1 http://images.heelix.multiply.com/logo http://heelix.multiply.com 100 100 TF2 NG writeup Screen shots for a writeup over at <a href="http://edgegamers.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?86344.0">edgegamers.org</a>. (edit: link http://heelix.multiply.com/photos/album/20/TF2_NG_writeup Mon, 12 May 2008 04:05:09 -0000 Last formal concert of the season. (four of four) Cripple Creek - http://heelix.multiply.com/video/item/10/Last_formal_concert_of_the_season._four_of_four Mon, 5 May 2008 13:16:22 -0000 Last formal concert of the season. (three of four) Gorf theme ^H^H Ode to Joy - L. van Beethoven / E. Del http://heelix.multiply.com/video/item/9/Last_formal_concert_of_the_season._three_of_four Mon, 5 May 2008 13:02:52 -0000 Last formal concert of the season. (two of four) Alison's Waltz - B. http://heelix.multiply.com/video/item/8/_Last_formal_concert_of_the_season._two_of_four Mon, 5 May 2008 12:50:24 -0000 Last formal concert of the season. (one of four) Batman Theme - N. Hefti / S. http://heelix.multiply.com/video/item/6/Last_formal_concert_of_the_season._one_of_four Sun, 4 May 2008 18:55:35 -0000 More stupid people... Noticed someone pried the logos off of all of my wheels. Posting pics here so I can get some renlisters to ID the part numbers for http://heelix.multiply.com/photos/album/19/More_stupid_people... Sun, 4 May 2008 18:43:50 -0000 New EVGA coffee heater installed. Added an EVGA coffee mug heater to my computer.  Coffee cups sitting on the top of my computer chassis are kept at a comfortable 42.5 C (108.5 F) when the computer is doing light duty coding.  Warmer if I do any gaming.  The interior of the chassis is doing reasonable approximation of an easy bake oven with the cover on. <img src="http://images.heelix.multiply.com/image/2/photos/18/600x600/6/chassis%20temp.jpg?et=cVprVzWZq%2CxiQKFP7Hnj9g&nmid=92028363"> Gah.  Looks like I need to put some fans and some duct work in the computer.  The previous setup did not need anything but the passive airflow in a 4U rack mount chassis, but I thought things were toastier than they should have been.  Glad I pulled out a thermometer and actually measured things.  Ambient room temperature is 25C... so the lid comes off for now. http://heelix.multiply.com/journal/item/65/New_EVGA_coffee_heater_installed. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:33:47 -0000 A freebie… My wife’s brother’s family just had a new baby.  We climbed into the car and visited them and my daughter got a chance to hold it.  On the way home she comments: Her: So they had a freebie too.  Us: ??? Her: You know, a freebie.  Just like when the twins were born. Us: ??? Her: A FREEBIE!  Did you see how tiny her feet and hands were?  Just like the twins. Us: You mean a preemie? Heh. http://heelix.multiply.com/journal/item/64 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:57:30 -0000 Hardware updates hardware updates - snapshots for some postings around the http://heelix.multiply.com/photos/album/18/Hardware_updates Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:30:33 -0000 New "handy" Windows shortcut... So my little one was pounding out some on-line homework this morning, and discovered a shortcut combination I never knew existed. <a href="http://heelix.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SAindgoKCCwAAA48X1w1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.heelix.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SAindgoKCCwAAA48X1w1/hello%20laptop.jpg?et=RRO7Pd82ZEyP9PkymGB6AQ&nmid=" border="0"></a> Cntrl + Alt + Down arrow causes the display to invert.  Not helpful at all on a laptop.  Had to google for that one.  Silly.  My first thought were, what sort of driver update just horked her system, followed by this has to be the strangest hardware failure I've ever seen. http://heelix.multiply.com/journal/item/62/New_handy_Windows_shortcut... Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:54:43 -0000 Unforeseen (music) consequences... I had the most noble of... strike that... time honored... no.. well some sort of intentions, anyhow. I spend a lot of time working in my lab-o-doom home office, doing the telecommute thing.  My Bride wanders into my office with that come hither look about her, and she asked if I was listening to classical music. Stupid me points out, "No - just hold music.  Waiting for a con call to start and had the phone on speaker". The come hither look dissipated. I, being not always so stupid, took that to heart.  I do like classical music, so this is not a terrible cross to bear.  It was time to update my music anyhow, so I added a couple tunes to my rotation, and made sure they were the first tracks when the car starts.   (Both performed by Yoko Kanno - the cello version of the Myung theme and Shadow of Doubt - sound tracks some of you might recognize)  Also updated my in house play lists as well. It must have made an impression.... Somewhere this Spri... http://heelix.multiply.com/journal/item/61/Unforeseen_music_consequences... Tue, 8 Apr 2008 04:22:33 -0000 D&D >> Google My bride was cackling - looking at me, looking at her screen. Hate to say how close to home the flow chart hits. From the NYT article: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/opinion/09rogers.html?em&ex=1205208000&en=4fdfa85748e7a6f4&ei=5087%0A">here</a> http://heelix.multiply.com/photos/album/17/DD_Google Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:34:17 -0000 Hey - my clock is working again! Climbed into the car and noticed my car has the correct time on it.  The cold is always rough - slowing the clock down an hour for what seems like half a year.  A sure sign of Spring, I tell you... http://heelix.multiply.com/journal/item/60/Hey_-_my_clock_is_working_again Sun, 9 Mar 2008 16:47:54 -0000 I just found the perfect white elephant gift.... <img class="alignleft" src="http://images.heelix.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R8XN0goKCCwAAFrofzA1/415VNHD0AKL._AA240_.jpg?et=I5v5zn2V1up5fcdJjiTUWg&nmid=" border="0">Just stumbled upon my entry for the office white elephant gift exchange. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Much-Ado-About-Nothing-Restored/dp/158715501X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b">Much Ado About Nothing: The Restored Klingon Text</a> Someone took the time to do a Klingon translation, and published it. ISBN-10: 158715501X http://heelix.multiply.com/journal/item/59/I_just_found_the_perfect_white_elephant_gift.... Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:54:33 -0000 Definitions of love... As I scramble out of the shower, getting ready for a few hour drive to a funeral, I hear a knock on the door. "I brought these for you - they are still warm", my bride hands me boxers fresh from the laundry. -15F right now. Going to be cold out there. http://heelix.multiply.com/journal/item/57/Definitions_of_love... Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:56:24 -0000 Obi Wan Kenobi buys a used car Ah, the joys of the intertubes... <a rel="nofollow" style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" class="abp-objtab visible" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/cpJOn5rgSFA&rel=1"></a> http://heelix.multiply.com/journal/item/56/Obi_Wan_Kenobi_buys_a_used_car Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:11:54 -0000 Note to self... When attempting to pull start the snow blower, it helps if the key is in the 'on' position.   I’m making a note here: huge success. It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction.  Gah.  That arm is going to be sore tomorrow. http://heelix.multiply.com/journal/item/55/Note_to_self... Sat, 1 Dec 2007 23:31:26 -0000 Mountain Dew Christmas Tree 400 empty cans of Dew, <a href="http://mdewtree.com/">three days of free time</a>... time to put up the Christmas tree. <a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-04957499622361866 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/0ep9Qd1BQyI&rel=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-04957499622361866 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/0ep9Qd1BQyI&rel=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-04957499622361866 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/0ep9Qd1BQyI&rel=1"></a> http://heelix.multiply.com/journal/item/54/Mountain_Dew_Christmas_Tree Sat, 1 Dec 2007 03:27:48 -0000 Comic - will not throw paper... http://heelix.multiply.com/photos/album/16/Comic_-_will_not_throw_paper... Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:56:30 -0000 Ordered a walmart special... 'gOS dev board' <a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/R0OqjAoKCqYAAFRmDbU1"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/R0Ox4woKCqYAAHMPMIE1"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/R0OqmwoKCqYAAFoKR201"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/R0Oq5QoKCqYAAGCWHj41"></a>/. posted a note about Walmart selling <a href="http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/12/2235200">a $200 Linux PC</a> a bit ago, and somewhere in there mentioned it used a mini-itx mainboard with a Via C7 CPU.  I was in the market for a low wattage, small form factor mainboard for my internal Subversion repository, as my older fanless mini-itx board was doing some funky things.   <a href="http://heelix.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R0OqjAoKCqYAAFRmDbU1"></a><a href="http://heelix.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R0Ox4woKCqYAAHMPMIE1"></a><a href="http://heelix.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R0OqjAoKCqYAAFRmDbU1"></a><a href="http://heelix.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R0OqmwoKCqYAAFoKR201"></a><a href="http://heelix.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R0OqmwoKCqYAAFoKR201"></a><a href="http://heelix.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R0Oq5QoKCqYAAGCWHj41"></a>Well, low and behold, /. strikes again - an on-line vendor started <a href="http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/07/2036249">selling the mainboard/cpu with the gOS Linux distribution</a> for $60USD and free shipping.  Dang, that was cheap for a mini-itx board!  I rushed out my credit card and purchased one, thinking I was going to beat the rush.  A 533mhz version still goes for ~100, so I thought I was getting a heck of a deal.<a href="http://heelix.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R0Ox4woKCqYAAHMPMIE1"></a> <a href="http://heelix.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R0OqmwoKCqYAAFoKR201"></a><a href="http://heelix.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R0Oq5QoKCqYAAGCWHj41"></a>Got home the next week, opened the box, and found I had a micro-atx board... not mini (190 x 228 mm vs 170 x 170mm).  Well crap...  Not what I was after...  For $60, there are better cpu/board combos.  I should have done a bit more homework before... http://heelix.multiply.com/journal/item/53/Ordered_a_walmart_special..._gOS_dev_board Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:36:42 -0000 First winter concert... (two of two) for this season's Eden Prairie String Academy. They actually had a conductor on this one. Little one is the blond (hah) behind the music http://heelix.multiply.com/video/item/5/First_winter_concert..._two_of_two Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:58:26 -0000 First winter concert... (one of two) for this season's Eden Prairie String Academy. They actually had a conductor on this one. Little one is the blond (hah) behind the music http://heelix.multiply.com/video/item/4/First_winter_concert..._one_of_two Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:48:18 -0000 Fall 07 BWCA trip Possibly the dampest camping trip I’ve ever been on. 11 inches of rain the night before we arrived, with rain the rest of our stay. Entry point – Lake One by Ely, http://heelix.multiply.com/photos/album/15/Fall_07_BWCA_trip Fri, 9 Nov 2007 20:00:15 -0000 Backpacking / portaging tent - Seedhouse 3 SL I’m getting older, and my little one is almost to the age where she would go camping in the BWCA with us.  Time to update the somewhat heavy two-man tent I’ve been dragging up North for the last decade.  A ‘three person’ tent that weighs in just less than 4 pounds was perfect... ended up going with a Big Agnes Seedhouse 3 SL.   Interesting concept – a mesh tent with an outer shell. <a href="http://heelix.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RzSwnQoKCqYAABj@-Q81"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.heelix.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RzSwnQoKCqYAABj@-Q81/tent.jpg?et=TksudoX4mGUtA1JY2oCaKA" border="0"></a> My bride climbed inside, and quickly reminded me that while there was plenty of room for two people, three was not going to work.  Nuts.  Now I’ll have to pack in two tents – the same old heavy two-man and this three-child ^H^H man, or pick up another tent for me.<a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RzSwlgoKCqYAACJKK1Y1"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RzSwlgoKCqYAACJKK1Y1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.heelix.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RzSwlgoKCqYAACJKK1Y1/phpZy8iA7AM.jpg?et=y9vohZig9PJGGTQcZWrfHA" border="0"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RzSwQAoKCqYAABqrCCE1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.heelix.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RzSwQAoKCqYAABqrCCE1/phpkLgHjIPM.jpg?et=0hQUsJ%2CWqhw09yCAEd3EKw" border="0"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RzS0yQoKCqYAAFqEAr81"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.heelix.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RzS0yQoKCqYAAFqEAr81/phpLFcWAsPM.jpg?et=aLyj5gXErIZobFj5wdBSwA" border="0"></a> Still, it packed down nice and small… but how does it hold up in the rain and cold?  Heh.  Did a quick Boundary Waters trip this fall.  Far more of a field test than I ever intended. The  night before, we got 11" of rain, so everything, including the ground, was throughly satur... http://heelix.multiply.com/journal/item/52/Backpacking_portaging_tent_-_Seedhouse_3_SL Fri, 9 Nov 2007 19:56:38 -0000 Pneumatic Anatomica Clever work by <a href=" http://freeny.deviantart.com/art/Pneumatic-Anatomica-53318794">freeny</a> on the inner workings of balloon animals. http://heelix.multiply.com/photos/album/14/Pneumatic_Anatomica Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:33:05 -0000 I think I just found my new Counter Strike spray <a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/Rx6nQgoKCqYAAEBaL941"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.heelix.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/Rx6nQgoKCqYAAEBaL941/busterspin_preview.jpg?et=EA3qoZjd5Qh18wr0MMvLhg" border="0"></a>New "Terrorist Buster" Logo - [<a href="https://www.cia.gov/news-information/cia-the-war-on-terrorism/dci-counterterrorist-center-terrorist-buster-logo.html">Link</a>] Just because I want to keep things all official like.... You just have to wonder about how many boxes of krispy kremes went into making that logo. http://heelix.multiply.com/journal/item/51/I_think_I_just_found_my_new_Counter_Strike_spray Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:01:51 -0000