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When am I hungry?

2010-09-09T09:01:27+02:00

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
  ====== When am I hungry? =====
-   date +%Y-%m-%d,%H:%M,
+   date +%Y-%m-%d,12:XX,%H:%M,
  
  <csv hdr_rows=1>
  Date,Meal Time (end),Hunger time,Snack
  2010-06-22,13:00,16:42,0
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
  2010-08-09,12:40,16:55,17:02
  2010-08-13,12:30,14:54,14:54
  2010-09-01,12:39,16:39,16:39
  2010-09-07,12:33,17:23,
+ 2010-09-09,12:30,17:01
  </csv>
  
  {{tag>stats}}

RIP DVDs using Mencoder

2010-09-08T14:57:03+02:00

@@ -18,16 +18,17 @@
    mencoder -oac copy -vf scale -zoom -xy 512 -o /dev/null -ovc lavc -lavcopts vbitrate=${VBITRATE}:vhq:vpass=1 -ss 1:00 -endpos 1:30 ${DVD}/VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB
    
  The second one generates file ''divx2pass.log'' (and uses ''frameno.avi'').
  
-   mencoder -oac copy -vf scale -zoom -xy 512 -o OUTPUT.avi -ovc lavc -lavcopts vbitrate=${VBITRATE}:vhq:vpass=2 -ss 1:00 -endpos 1:30 ${DVD}/VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB
+   OUTPUT=OUTPUT.avi
+   mencoder -oac copy -vf scale -zoom -xy 512 -o ${OUTPUT} -ovc lavc -lavcopts vbitrate=${VBITRATE}:vhq:vpass=2 -ss 1:00 -endpos 1:30 ${DVD}/VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB
  
  ===== Encode the full DVD =====
  Once the preview is satisfactory, the same can be done with the full DVD.
  
    cat ${DVD}/VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_*.VOB | mencoder -oac copy -vf scale -zoom -xy 512 -o /dev/null -ovc lavc -lavcopts vbitrate=${VBITRATE}:vhq:vpass=1 -
-   cat ${DVD}/VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_*.VOB | mencoder -oac copy -vf scale -zoom -xy 512 -o OUTPUT.avi -ovc lavc -lavcopts vbitrate=${VBITRATE}:vhq:vpass=2 -
+   cat ${DVD}/VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_*.VOB | mencoder -oac copy -vf scale -zoom -xy 512 -o ${OUTPUT} -ovc lavc -lavcopts vbitrate=${VBITRATE}:vhq:vpass=2 -
  
  ===== Notes =====
  The default video format is MPEG4. To use e.g., Theora, ''vcodec=libtheora'' can be added to ''-lavcopts''.
  
  {{tag>tips dvd rip mencoder ffmpeg libavcodec vorbis theora mpeg4}}

Quotes to Remember

2010-09-06T02:33:45+02:00

@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@
  </flattr>
+ 
+ ====== Quotes to Remember ======
  
  Just a random list, both in its collection and ordering, of quotes I found insightful.
  
  > I made it a rule to forbear all direct contradictions to the sentiments of others, and all positive assertion of my own.  I even forbade myself the use of every word or expression in the language that imported a fixed opinion, such as "certainly", "undoubtedly", etc.   I adopted instead of them "I conceive", "I apprehend", or "I imagine" a thing to be so or so; or "so it appears to me at present".

Dissection of an Anti-Virus Scam Attempt

2010-09-06T02:33:16+02:00

@@ -42,14 +42,15 @@
    * :!: Why can't I move the “WARNING!!!” window just like any other?
    * YES Close the page
    * YES Report web forgery (see above)
  
- Luckily, they have a solution to “Erase all threats.” For the sake of experiment, we eagerly click on it. It offers me to pay twenty-odd bucks for a “Windows Software Patch” which appears to do everything except for making coffee. 
+ Luckily, they have a solution to “Erase all threats.” For the sake of experiment, we eagerly click on it. It offers to pay twenty-odd bucks for a “Windows Software Patch” which appears to do everything except for making coffee. 
  
  {{ :divers:scamdissection:4fakecheckout.png |Maybe the solution?}}
  
    * :!: Do I know the seller?
    * :!: Do I even know what I am buying?
+   * :!: Since when are security updates for my operating system for a fee?
    * :!: Can I get more information about it anywhere?
    * YES Close the page
    * YES Report forgery

Prochains livres à lire

2010-09-02T05:54:01+02:00

@@ -65,11 +65,12 @@
  
  ===== Robert Silverbeg =====
    * //The World inside//
  
- ===== Neil Stephenson =====
+ ===== Neal Stephenson =====
    * //[[http://www.amazon.com/Quicksilver-Baroque-Cycle-Vol-1/dp/0060593083/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-2805844-2782522?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193159991&sr=8-1|Quicksilver]]//
    * //[[http://www.amazon.com/Confusion-Baroque-Cycle-Vol/dp/B0009K765I/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b/102-2805844-2782522|The Confusion]]//
+   * //Snow Crash//
  
  
  
  ===== From UGR =====

Distant Sun (OpenBSD on a Dedibox)

2010-08-25T03:38:54+02:00

@@ -604,10 +604,12 @@
  <file>
  if [ -x /usr/local/bin/tracd ]; then
    echo -n ' tracd' 
    export TRAC_ENV_INDEX_TEMPLATE=/srv/trac/templates/index.html
-   sudo -E -u _trac /usr/local/bin/tracd -d -p 8000 --basic-auth="*",/srv/www/.htpasswd, \
-                   -e /srv/trac/projects >/dev/null 2>&1
+   sudo -E -u _trac /usr/local/bin/tracd -d -p 8000 \
+         --basic-auth="*",/srv/www/.htpasswd, \
+         --base-path=/svn \
+         -e /srv/trac/projects >/dev/null 2>&1
  fi
  </file>
  
  ==== Proxying via Apache ====

Using Internode Trial IPv6 with a Netgear DG834 Running OpenWRT

2010-08-24T11:44:17+02:00

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+ <flattr>
+ align=right
+ </flattr>
+ 
  ====== Using Internode Trial IPv6 with a Netgear DG834 Running OpenWRT ======
  
  {{:projets:dg834:imgp2268.jpg?200  |An OpenWRT-powered DG834 an muDrublic}}

WishList

2010-08-16T06:53:56+02:00

@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@
    * [[http://www.magnacarta.net/releases/l3e.html|Liquid Trio Experiment - Spontaneous Combustion]];
    * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_the_Keyboard_Breaks:_Live_in_Chicago|Liquid Tension Experiment- When the Keyboard Breaks: Live in Chicago]]
    * Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?;
    * Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction;
-   * Megadeth - Rude Awakening;
    * Metallica - Kill'em All;
    * Metallica - S&M (DVD);
    * Moby - Play;
    * Mudvayne - Lost and Found;