BrakeBlog

Local photography, National rants, Zero navel-gazing allowed… Blogging from Hopkinsville, KY

Month: April 2008

  • Maintenance: 4/29/2008

    Upgrades These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating world dependencies .. … done! [ebuild U ] sys-apps/man-1.6f-r1 [1.6f] USE=”nls” 0 kB [ebuild U ] sys-apps/util-linux-2.13.1.1 [2.13.1] USE=”crypt nls unicode -loop-aes -old-linux (-selinux) -slang” 2,764 kB [ebuild U ] sys-apps/coreutils-6.10-r2 [6.10-r1] USE=”acl nls (-selinux) -static -vanilla -xattr” 33 kB Total: 3 packages…

  • Maintenance 4/22/2008

    Upgrades These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating world dependencies … … done! [ebuild R ] sys-libs/ncurses-5.6-r2 USE=”gpm unicode -debug -doc -minimal -nocxx -profile -trace (-bootstrap%) (-build%)” 0 kB [ebuild U ] sys-fs/udev-119 [115-r1] USE=”(-selinux)” 0 kB [ebuild U ] app-admin/gkrellm-2.3.1 [2.3.0] USE=”lm_sensors nls ssl -X -gnutls -hddtemp” 0 kB [ebuild…

  • New Meta description?

    I use the Google Webmaster Tools to keep tabs on what Google is saying about the BrakeBlog as well as if there is anyone else linking to me. One of the things GWT tells me is that my meta description is too short. Right now it reads “All things are possible in Linux”. I’m thinking…

  • Maintenance: 4/16/2008

    Upgrades These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating world dependencies . … done! [ebuild N ] app-arch/lzma-utils-4.32.5 0 kB [ebuild U ] media-libs/libpng-1.2.26-r1 [1.2.25] 0 kB [ebuild U ] net-misc/rsync-2.6.9-r6 [2.6.9-r5] USE=”acl -ipv6 -static -xinetd” 0 kB [ebuild U ] dev-libs/libxml2-2.6.31 [2.6.30-r1] USE=”python readline -bootstrap -build -debug -doc -examples% -ipv6 -test”…

  • Bully pulpit

    I figured out why my blog became so important that D. Williams deemed it important enough to make a “correction”. Turns out that blog post ranks #4 on a Google search for “dws vehicle warranty expiration“.

  • maintenance: 4/11/2008

    Upgrades These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating world dependencies. … done! [ebuild U ] sys-devel/m4-1.4.10-r3 [1.4.10-r1] USE=”nls -examples” 0 kB [ebuild U ] net-misc/openssh-4.7_p1-r6 [4.7_p1-r5] USE=”pam tcpd -X -X509 -chroot -hpn -kerberos -ldap -libedit (-selinux) -skey -smartcard -static” 0 kB Total: 2 packages (2 upgrades), Size of downloads: 0 kB…

  • Hopkinsville Storm Trackers

    Edit March 3, 2012: The storm season has begun early this year. This page is mostly outdated except for the spotter frequencies and 2 meter ham repeater. To find current information about the Christian County Weather Spotters go to CCWeather.org. Where they also have a link to listen to the scanner online. Christian County has a…

  • Mechanized Dogs of War

    Check out BigDog, a mechanized pack animal/weapons platform. A radical change happened in the transition from mounted horse calvary to mechanized tanks this is likely to be as great or greater change.