3w 7/23 – always include a title

Half times half and once again

getting help from irc / forums

I ran across something, I think actually it was on the bluewhite64 page (I’m sorry if this upsets any viewers (lol), as there seems to be some controversy between bw64 and slamd64… ok not interested, I uninstalled them both) about wanting to answer questions on the forum because it STAYS there and is accessible for people in the future.

This contrasts help from IRC (which, of course, is much more of an immediate kind of help) in that if you want it archived you need to log the whole channel.

SOLUTIONS:

1. direct IRC users to the forums (this is against the grain, in a lot of cases)
2. develop better logging techniques; either bots pick up on keywords (the hard way, to figure out at least), or mods/q&a people direct bots to appropriate lines in order for them to be tagged.

I think that #2 (obviously, according to wording) is better. And specifically I think the second case is the better of the two. Users could be slowly indoctrinated to this as part of (slowly becoming yesteryear’s) “netiquette.” Like a msg from the bot, “was your question answered? c&p it here” where it’ll find the appropriate line #s and publish them…

or perhaps much better: a mod/op whatever they’re called or OMG there is no authority — someone will go through each day and highlight questions and their potential answers. duplicates will be dropped. you could just idle all day while at work, then coming home scroll back, see the good questions which got good answers, highlight, paste to bot (then is checked by bot for duplication, deciding title) who posts to website. website could be checked periodically (this would be a second and final layer, plenty for a q&a style forum/irc/whatever it is.)

tl;dr Too much is being lost from IRC. This is a good solution.

deja vu all over again

in interacting:

1. there’s a slight lag to what you do
2. this allows that which you are interacting with to “react” before you act.

going to 32-bit zenwalk, recompiling the kernel

as the 64-bit distros are proving to be let-downs (let-downs that I can’t even help with, being that I’m too undisciplined to learn to code good or bug report/etc), here we have me going back to friendly-friend zenwalk and basically pretending like I don’t have a 64-bit system.

# kernel options for accessing 8gigs of ram
CONFIG_HIGHMEM64=y
CONFIG_HIGHMEM=y

# kernel various pages good learning
http://kerneltrap.org/node/2450
http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ/KernelCompilation
http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/Kernel-Build-HOWTO.html

how many freakin posts can I fit on a freakin page

I guess I could just check settings
I guess I could just check settings
I guess I could just check settings
I guess I could just check settings
I guess I could just check settings
I guess I could just check settings
I guess I could just check settings
I guess I could just check settings
I guess I could just check settings
I guess I could just check settings
I guess I could just check settings
I guess I could just check settings
I guess I could just check settings
I guess I could just check settings
I guess I could just check settings

figure out why bg color changes

n/t

On leekspin

yaa tsi tsup ari dik ari dull an dik ari dill an dits tan dool
la dippyduppy dull la roop uttyroopy la goorigan gook aya gittygangool
arup cha cha adippydappydill la baritztandill lan den lan doe
a barik kata barip pari baribadeebadeebadee standen lan doe
ya baril las ten lan day a doe la babadeadevadevadevaduv ya vou
what is that little las day lan doe badakadagadaga doo doo day a doe

Nuapurista kuulu se polokan tahti
jalakani pohjii kutkutti.
Ievan äiti se tyttöösä vahti
vaan kyllähän Ieva sen jutkutti,
sillä ei meitä silloin kiellot haittaa
kun myö tanssimme laiasta laitaan.
Salivili hipput tupput täppyt
äppyt tipput hilijalleen.

Ievan suu oli vehnäsellä
ko immeiset onnee toevotti.
Peä oli märkänä jokaisella
ja viulu se vinku ja voevotti.
Ei tätä poikoo märkyys haittaa
sillon ko laskoo laiasta laitaan.
Salivili hipput.

Ievan äiti se kammarissa
virsiä veisata huijjuutti,
kun tämä poika naapurissa
ämmän tyttöä nuijjuutti.
Eikä tätä poikoo ämmät haittaa
sillon ko laskoo laiasta laitaan.
Salivili.

Siellä oli lystiä soiton jäläkeen
sain minä kerran sytkyyttee.
Kottiin ko mäntii ni ämmä se riitelj
ja Ieva jo alako nyyhkyytteek.
Minä sanon Ievalle mitäpä se haittaa
laskemma vielähi laiasta laitaa.
Salivili.

Muorille sanon jotta tukkee suusi
en ruppee sun terveyttäs takkoomaa.
Terveenä peäset ku korjoot luusi
ja määt siitä murjuus makkoomaa.
Ei tätä poikoo hellyys haittaa
ko akkoja huhkii laiasta laitaan.
Salivili.

Sen minä sanon jotta purra pittää
ei mua niin voan nielasta.
Suat männä ite vaikka lännestä ittään
vaan minä en luovu Ievasta,
sillä ei tätä poikoo kainous haittaa
sillon ko tanssii laiasta laitaan.
Salivili.

On the Quakers

The Quakers believe that the spirit of God, which has been thus given to man in different degrees or measures, and without which it is impossible to know spiritual things, or even to understand the divine writings spiritually, or to be assured of their divine origin, was given to him, among other purposes, as a teacher of good and evil, or to serve him as a guide in his spiritual concerns. By this the Quakers mean, that if any man will give himself up to the directions of the spiritual principle that resides within him, he will attain a knowledge sufficient to enable him to discover the path of his duty both to God and his fellow-man.

That the spirit of God was given to man as a spiritual instructor, the Quakers conceive to be plain, from a number of passages, which are to be found in the sacred writings.

I shall now recapitulate in few words, or in one general proposition,
all the doctrines which have been advanced relative to the power of the
spirit, and shall just notice an argument, which will probably arise on
such a recapitulation, before I proceed to a new subject.

The Quakers then believe that the spirit of God formed or created the
world. They believe that it was given to men, after the formation of it,
as a guide to them in their spiritual concerns. They believe that it was
continued to them after the deluge, in the same manner, and for the same
purposes, to the time of Christ. It was given, however, in this
interval, to different persons in different degrees. Thus the prophets
received a greater portion of it than ordinary persons in their own
times. Thus Moses was more illuminated by it than his contemporaries,
for it became through him the author of the law. In the time of Christ
it continued the same office, but it was then given more diffusively
than before, and also more diffusively to some than to others. Thus the
Evangelists and Apostles received it in an extraordinary degree, and it
became, through them and Jesus Christ their head, the author of the
Gospel. But, besides its office of a spiritual light and guide to men in
their spiritual concerns, during all the period now assigned, it became
to them, as they attended to its influence, an inward redeemer,
producing in them a new birth, and leading them to perfection. And as it
was thus both a guide and an inward redeemer, so it has continued these
offices to the present day.

From hence it will be apparent that the acknowledgment of God's Holy
Spirit, in its various operations, as given in different portions before
and after the sacrifice of Christ, is the acknowledgment of a principle,
which is the great corner stone of the religion of the Quakers. Without
this there can be no knowledge, in their opinion, of spiritual things.
Without this there can be no spiritual interpretation of the scriptures
themselves. Without this there can be no redemption by inward, though
there may be redemption by outward means. Without this there can be no
enjoyment of the knowledge of divine things.

Take therefore this principle away from them, and you take away their
religion at once. Take away this spirit, and Christianity remains with
them no more Christianity, than the dead carcass of a man, when the
spirit is departed, remains a man. Whatsoever is excellent, whatsoever
is noble, whatsoever is worthy, whatsoever is desirable in the Christian
faith, they ascribe to this spirit, and they believe that true
Christianity can no more subsist without it, than the outward world
could go on without the vital influence of the sun.

Now an objection will be made to the proposition, as I have just stated
it, by some Christians, and even by those who do not wish to derogate
from the spirit of God, (for I have frequently heard it started by such)
that the Quakers, by means of these doctrines, make every thing of the
spirit, and [100]but little of Jesus Christ. I shall therefore notice
this objection in this place, not so much with a view of answering it,
as of attempting to show, that Christiana have not always a right
apprehension of scriptural terms; and therefore that they sometimes
quarrel with one another about trifles, or rather, that when they have
disputes with each other, there is sometimes scarcely a shade of
difference between them.

“Give me a double allowance of kisses, this time,” replied I.

“I will give you a thousand,” answered she, and she kissed and blessed
me while tears ran down her cheeks; she then took some paper, and
imitating the hand-writing, wrote as follows:–”I must submit to your
wishes, Donna Emilia; and while your sister blesses Don Florez, must
yield to the severity of your disposition. Still I hope that you will
relent–I am very miserable; write to me, if you have any love still
remaining for your adorer.—-Perez.”

“Take this to Emilia, my sweet child.–What can I do to reward you?”

“Why you must take care of my money,” said I, “for if my mistress finds
it out, I shall never be able to tell how I came by it.” She smiled
mournfully as she received my doubloons, and locked them up in a
trinket-box. “I will add to your wealth, Pedro,” said she.

One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and
disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out. He answered
cheerfully that they would last another week, and leave us enough to get
home.

“Well, shall we stick out the other week, or not, Tom? I don’t want to
kill you, and I confess I’m nearly all in myself.”

“May as well stick it out, sar, now we’ve gone so far. Then we’ll have
done all we can, and there’s a certain satisfaction in doing that, sar.”

Good old Tom! and I believe that the wise old man had the thought
behind, that, perhaps, when there was evidently nothing more to be done,
I might get rid of the bee in my bonnet, and once more settle down to
the business of a reasonable being.

As Calypso was folded in her father’s arms, he turned to me:

“Didn’t I tell you that I knew my daughter?” he said.

I responded:

“In communicating with each other for ordinary purposes the members of
the patrol use signals agreed upon before the start. For this purpose
each man must constantly keep within sight and hearing distance of the
leader. A patrol moves cautiously, taking advantage of all available
cover, seeking in every way to see without being seen. It halts
frequently to listen and make careful observations of its surroundings.
Except at night a patrol should not move on roads. Villages and
inhabited places should not as a rule be entered. During the daytime it
seeks high ground from which it can scan the country and at night it
seeks a position from which the sky line can be observed.”

Shillaber, somewhat taken aback, inquired by what right the members of
this colony held possession.

“Squatter’s rights,” returned the large youth, calmly, and spat
uncomfortably near to Shillaber’s polished boots.

“And what are squatter’s rights, may I ask?” said Shillaber, striving to
control his rising temper.

sit still. stop thinking. shut up. get out!