Preparing the 2014 Garden
We've begun planting the 2014 garden, come take a look at what we've finished so far.
Installing GeoDjango with PostGIS on CentOS 6.5
WARNING: All of this is severely outdated and you will have a bad time if you follow these directions
Django includes a useful geographic services system called GeoDjango. Getting it up and running on CentOS can be a chore, particularly if you need packages newer than CentOS 6 provides. In this post, I'm going to list the steps I took install GeoDjango with PostgreSQL's PostGIS system. If you're reading this, then I'm going to assume you have at least a passing familiarity with Linux and Django.
⇨ Read more ⇨Baling Wire and Spit: Reliable Remote Computer Control
A recent work project involved remote, unmanned computers set up to record weather data. Every so often, we want to log in to the computers and download the data for processing. The question is, if you are using off-the-shelf parts, can you make the remote computer reliably available?
Installing Windows XP on a MacBook Pro with Lion
Apple's Boot Camp does not officially support Windows XP on computers shipped with OS X 10.7 ("Lion"). Keep reading for instructions on installing Windows XP on a late 2011 MacBook Pro.
UPDATED: Read Steve's comment for more info on getting XP running on a 2011 13 inch MacBook Pro.
Announcing: py2formula
Support your favorite software
I have a full-time job, so this week I decided to spend a little of it on supporting the people who develop the programs I use regularly. Here's a list of the developers I donated to:
Tapferkeit: The New Minecraft World
Updated with Chest Protection Info
Rules and Notes:
- Use common sense.
- Try your best to use speak goodly.
- No griefing.
- Problem players will be perma-banned.
- No skybridges. Try nether portals, subways, or wait until plugins work for teleportation.
Protecting Your Chests:
Minecraft: My Antidrug
Earlier this week, TB bought me a gift pass for a popular indie game called Minecraft. I kind of wish he hadn't, because I can't. stop. playing. it.
The Tastiest Brain
On November 12th, I aged a year, as I often do. I don't know what it is about November twelfths that age me so, but Jen was there to cheer me up. How did she do this? She combined two of my favorite things - zombies and cupcakes.
Chris falls down a mountain
We had a free day in Washington, so CW and I drove east toward Lake Wenatchee State Park. We hiked up a mountain, and mostly hiked back down again. Pictures were taken and posted here for your amusement.