Ramblings on suburban life, wooden houses in Tasmania,Volvo's, Bicycles, Solar Power, sustainability, computers (Linux Mac) and other matters of "import"
thoughts_on_social_media Thoughts on Social Media Or why I just dumped facebook I’m in shock aft er setting up a facebook account to follow the kids and communicate with my fellow conservators several years ago, I was quite wedded to it but it also bugged me. Too intrusive.. I found G+ nicer… Amazingly it was another site/app that made me dump facebook. I have previously had apps pinch all my contacts but this time it was the fact that an site/app pretending to be a message for me from someone I wasnted to talk too… I got suckered and did not uncross all of the permissions when signing up. So it spammed everyone in my facebook account. All 1400 of them. So in a fit of peek I deleted both accounts. Felt sooo good. I may eventually set up a very private account so my family can keep in touch but after having a similar thing happen with Linked-in I was not in a mood for a repeat. So sorry to all of you who want to follow my mianderings on “facebook”. I will be doing some thin...
If you have one of these beasts linux installation can be a pain. Seems they use a 32 bit efi for the boot. So when you put any of the standard CD disks - yes disks as booting from USB doesn’t work - it hangs asking you if you want method 1 or 2…. Early disks of ubuntu or fedora will boot but then you have to do a series of online updates. A total pain. I did want to do a Arch install but debian works - as ever so thats what I did. Debian will boot if you you use the mac image see; http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd/ Described in the following blog; http://sadevil.org/blog/2016/01/24/replacing-os-x-with-linux-on-my-mac-mini-21/ I did eventually get Manjaro linux installed by using a 686 net install version. https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=Installation_Guide_for_the_NET_Edition_0.8.10 It boots well on the 2.1 mini boot and but you must ensure when installing that you set the whole thing up to boot in BIOS mode on all the i...
Overview as at 11 October 2014 Bought a Soma "GRAND RANDONNEUR frameset" For some time now I have lusted after a 650B bicycle. Thought about several conversions from a 700c but never got round to it. Conversions always seemed so much of a compromise. After I sold two Volvos I rewarded myself by getting a Soma frame set from Commuter cycles in Brunswick.I also acquired; 650B wheels Hub generator SKF gut axel The build Stage One I assembled the Frame with the bits I had in shed ; Suntour headset Sugino Chainwheel 24, 34, 44 Suntour Cyclone II front changer Suntour Superb Rear Longarm changer 7 speed Suntour rear hub Suntour change leavers - indexed / friction set to friction generic aluminium seat tube generic head stock adapter and forward style headset? touring figure 8 type handle bars rear rack blackburn front bag mounts shimarno v brakes and brake levers with coolstop pads. A great rear changer Oh and 650B x 42 mm - “Hetre” (red) Gra...
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