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One of the best things about doing this blog is that I have been able to take it into many different directions. From blues to reggae, from surf to psych I have been able to bring what happens to be running through my mind at the time so others can get into it or pass. I have had the great fortune of getting many new artists looking for additional exposure.
One that I was contacted about the other day was from the promotion group that is working with the singer/songwriter Doug Balmain. I had not had the opportunity to hear his work before but am glad I have now. Today we are introducing the debut of the title cut from his soon to be released recording titled Burnin' Both Ends. It is scheduled for a March 3rd release.
It feels like everything about this EP is different from anything I've done in the past. It's a much larger production and sound….it's essentially a 10-piece band behind me. But that's the sound I dig and grew up listening to: that big rock/soul sound with backup vocalists and horn sections. It's more than just a style…when you bring all those pieces together well, and in the right context, you produce an energy and feeling that you can't get any other way.
That's singer/songwriter DOUG BALMAIN describing how his upcoming EP "Burning Both Ends," set for a March 3, 2015 release, differs from anything he's done before.
A rock 'n' roller with the voice of a soul man, Balmain's lyrics and vocals have all the power & tenacity of a man desperately fighting for what's his while maintaining the honesty and sentimentality of a true storyteller. Rachelle Lacy of the Billings Gazette described his work by saying, "Balmain's voice and guitar are extraordinary, and his songwriting ability is a super-power."
Doug's musical diversity and eclectic range of influences are brought to light through his guitar work - which can echo with a haunting, acoustic sparseness reminiscent of the pre-war delta - flow with a rich, melodic voicing that'll leave you thinking you've just heard The Edge and John Mayer's unborn love-child caressing the fret board…while at other times it stabs through the heart of the song with a violent, electric wail evocative of an agitated, "Let it Bleed" era Keith Richards.
Not one to candy-coat his words, BALMAIN's writing confronts life experience with an unyielding stare and attention to detail. "His is a very unique sound with stories that capture life from a different point of view," said Marcus Walton - editor of L.A. based Music Arts Magazine. Having no formal knowledge of music, Doug relies on visceral instinct and his hemorrhaging vehemence to form his songs' compositions.
"Prior to this EP, I've never felt in my gut that I created something that truly expressed 'me' and who I am," BALMAIN reveals. "But this time, I've created exactly what I wanted in voice that is my own. I think that energy and honesty will come through the speakers - the audience will hear and feel it for themselves and, hopefully, appreciate the songs even more because of it.
I liked the basic, stripped down sound along with the grit in Doug's voice. If this tune is indicative of this fellows output, we are due to hear a lot of Burnin' from Doug and company.
Give the man a listen and let me know what you think.
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So I think this is really it and we will be getting on that plane tomorrow afternoon. We are doing our last minute packing and trying to make sure each bag doesn't weigh over 50 lbs. Of course these bags have been packed and re-packed over the last 6 weeks so I have to assume most of what we need is in them and if it's not then I'm sure we can do without it.
I just have to say that Mackenzie, my 6 year old niece, was truly great yesterday at her first dance recital. As you can see she was adorable to boot!! I'm glad I got to see it in person Mackenzie and be a part of your "special day!" I'll miss you and Cody to the moon and back.
I also have to say how proud I am of Casey, my oldest nephew, for graduating from high School Friday night with a GPA of 3.8. I wish I could have been there too but I was there in spirit cheering even louder than your Dad. I hope you have some fun this summer before you go off to college and really buckle down (or at least make it to your classes on time.)
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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus predicted a Romney victory based on projected wins in several swing states (polls of which are less definitively optimistic for Romney).
"I feel real good that if the election was held today, we'd be winning today. If the election is tied, we're going to win the election," Priebus said during a press conference today kicking off the GOP's "rapid response" effort during the Democratic National Convention.
"Independents are not going to suddenly have an epiphany," Priebus continued, "and decide that everything is great."
Pressed by a reporter on which states Romney would win if the election were held today, Priebus doubled down.
"For one, I think we win Wisconsin today," Priebus said of his home state, adding: "I think we win Florida today. I think we win Virginia. I think that we win Iowa."
Priebus said Romney would be close in Ohio, a state he called a "toss-up."
Yet demonstrating the GOP's not-so easy electoral map in November, Romney winning Wisconsin, Florida, Virginia, and Iowa would still leave him short of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency, especially if Romney doesn't carry Ohio.
The GOP will hold press conferences several times daily this week, inside a television studio nestled in the basement of Charlotte's NASCAR museum.
"Today, the thrill and pixie dust of Barack Obama's presidency is gone. Americans feel no hope, and have seen a change for the worst," Priebus told reporters. "Democrats are dispirited. Enthusiasm is clearly on the Republican side."
Priebus was joined today by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT). Other officials slated to participate in the GOP effort here include Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.


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We had heard rumors that Apple would be bumping Google data from the Maps app in iOS 6, and a possible reason why, and now we've reached the next stage in the long road of rumors -- the blurry, highly cropped camera spy shot. BGR scored the pictures and, based on them and information they received along with them, produced a mock up of what's sure to be one of the headline features, especially on demo day -- 3D maps (see above).
3D models nothing new in the world of GPS apps, but certainly ambitious for Apple's debut. Apple has acquired a few companies in the mapping world leading up to this release, including C3 Technologies, Placebase, and Poly9. Given Apple and Google's quickly-souring relationship, it's no surprise to see iPhones and iPads without Google Maps preloaded, but I would be surprised if Apple didn't keep it available and updated as a regular ol' title in the App Store. To what extent will Apple scour all things Googly from iOS, though? Will YouTube get kicked out? Maybe switch the default search engine, but to what, Bing? It's laughable, but RIM did it. That's also assuming Apple would want to partner with anyone else; this move with maps sets an interesting precedent where Apple is the one making all of the preloaded services on the device. Not only does Apple have the cash to invest in pushing into these new areas, but it falls perfectly in line with their philosophy of owning the entire experience. I'm a little worried about Apple's ability to do that and retain quality, though; once upon a time, Nokia had a whole suite of solutions that they had made in-house, but eventually handed off the bulk of them to Yahoo! and ultimately to Microsoft.
The new maps app should be launching alongside iOS 6 this summer. Anyone excited to try it out, or is Google Maps still doing the job just fine? Do you think Apple will be able to do as good of a job as Google did, or do they lack the expertise, even with their handful of acquisitions? And the big question... If we don't end up liking the new built in Maps app, will we be able to get Google Maps in the App Store?
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phpMyID is a single user (though, if you were so inclined, you could easily turn it into a multi-user setup) IdP, or "Identity Provider" for the OpenID framework. It's a single PHP script with minimal dependancies. You don't need a database, you don't need to make your filesystem writable, you don't need to download any libraries, and you don't need to recompile PHP. Okay, well, you shouldn't need to do any of that.
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US homes lost to foreclosure up 25 pct on year
LOS ANGELES — Lenders took back more homes in August than in any month since the start of the U.S. mortgage crisis.
The increase in home repossessions came even as the number of properties entering the foreclosure process slowed for the seventh month in a row, foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday.
In all, banks repossessed 95,364 properties last month, up 3 percent from July and an increase of 25 percent from August 2009, RealtyTrac said.
August makes the ninth month in a row that the pace of homes lost to foreclosure has increased on an annual basis. The previous high was in May.
Banks have been stepping up repossessions to clear out their backlog of bad loans with an eye on eventually placing the foreclosed properties on the market, but they can't afford to simply dump the properties on the market.
Concerns are growing that the housing market recovery could stumble amid stubbornly high unemployment, a sluggish economy and faltering consumer confidence. U.S. home sales have collapsed since federal homebuyer tax credits expired in April.
That's one reason fewer than one-third of homes repossessed by lenders are on the market, said Rick Sharga, a senior vice president at RealtyTrac.
[The reason only 1/3 of the foreclosed homes are "on the market" is that the banks are tryoing to protect the value of their inventory of foreclosed homes, by limiting the number on the market thay are artificialy propping up the value of the "foreclosed home market". The Government tax credit did not create "new housing demand" it simply shifted sales forward … Google: Federal Home Trac Credit Fraud – to read about the mismanagement of that program by the Federal Government – or Google: Mortgage Fraud Continues]
"These (properties) are going to come to market, but very slowly because nobody wants to overwhelm a soft buyer's market with too much distressed inventory for fear of what it would do for house prices," he said.
As a result, lenders are putting off initiating the foreclosure process on homeowners who have missed payments, letting borrowers stay in their homes longer.
The number of properties receiving an initial default notice – the first step in the foreclosure process – slipped 1 percent last month from July, but was down 30 percent versus August last year, RealtyTrac said.
Initial defaults have fallen on an annual basis the past seven months. They peaked in April 2009.
Still, the number of homes scheduled to be sold at auction for the first time increased 9 percent from July and rose 2 percent from August last year. If they don't sell at auction, these homes typically end up going back to the lender.
More than 2.3 million homes have been repossessed by lenders since the recession began in December 2007, according to RealtyTrac. The firm estimates more than 1 million American households are likely to lose their homes to foreclosure this year.
[Realty Tracs number are way off, that or the AP is not reporting them correctly – At least 8 million homes have been foreclosed – 2.3 million homes have been foreclosed and placed on the market for sale. More than 2.3 million homes have been foreclosed in the States of Michigan and Nevada alone]
In all, 338,836 properties received a foreclosure-related warning in August, up 4 percent from July, but down 5 percent from the same month last year, RealtyTrac said. That translates to one in 381 U.S. homes.
The firm tracks notices for defaults, scheduled home auctions and home repossessions – warnings that can lead up to a home eventually being lost to foreclosure.
Among states, Nevada posted the highest foreclosure rate last month, with one in every 84 households receiving a foreclosure notice. That's 4.5 times the national average.
Rounding out the top 10 states with the highest foreclosure rate in August were: Florida, Arizona, California, Idaho, Utah, Georgia, Michigan, Illinois and Hawaii.
Economic woes, such as unemployment or reduced income, are now the main catalysts for foreclosures.
Lenders are offering a variety of programs to help homeowners modify their loans, but their success rates vary. Hundreds of thousands of homeowners can't qualify or fall back into default.
The Obama administration has rolled out numerous attempts to tackle the foreclosure crisis but has made only a small dent in the problem. Nearly half of the 1.3 million homeowners who enrolled in the Obama administration's flagship mortgage-relief program have fallen out.
The program, known as Making Home Affordable, has provided permanent help to about 390,000 homeowners since March 2009.
[A program that was touted by Obama as something that would help 9,000,000 home owners at a cost of nearly $700 billion dollars has in fact helped only 300,000 and tens of thousands leave the program every month as their homes sink futher "under water"]
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Amazon Launches Digital Music Locker, Even As Legality Is Still In Question
from the did-they-obtain-licenses? deptWell, this could get interesting. While there are already a few digital music lockers on the market -- including services like MP3Tunes and MeCanto -- there's been plenty of talk over the past few months about the "big players" entering the market. Most of the focus has been on both Apple (which bought and shut down the music locker service Lala) and Google, but Amazon beat both companies to the starting line and launched its service a few hours ago.
The question that's most interesting to me is whether or not it's paying for licenses, and at this point, it's unclear. We've seen, for example, that the record labels are not happy about these services, with EMI in a legal fight with MP3Tunes. On top of that record labels are demanding additional fees and licenses, even though these lockers only allow people to store and stream music they already have. Whether or not Amazon paid any licenses is unclear. The News.com article linked above says "as of last week the online retailer giant had not obtained all the necessary licenses, but that Amazon might announce the service before all the negotiations were complete."
But here's my question: what necessary licenses? Why should anyone else have to pay a license to let me store and stream my own music? Update: Hypebot has more, saying that Amazon doesn't believe it needs licenses, and some of the labels (but not all) are upset. Specifically, Warner Music is pissed and is contemplating legal action, but other labels aren't quite as upset.
As for Amazon's actual service, I have no idea if it's compelling, but I will say it's rather silly and pointless that they're making me reupload music. I already have an Amazon S3 account which (among other things) I use to backup all of my (yes, legal and authorized) music. What would be great is if I could just point this new Amazon Cloud Player at my existing music that is already stored on Amazon's servers, and then stream it from there. But that does not appear to be an option. Instead, I would need to reload all of it (and since I have a lot more than 5 gigs of music, I'd have to pay multiple times for it. And, with anyone else launching a similar service, I'd probably have to upload it again and again.
Let's be honest here: that's not really a cloud service. A true cloud service would let me store my music wherever I wanted, and then point whatever streaming player I wanted at it... But, of course, I'm sure the record labels would want another bunch of licenses paid up in full before anything like that is ever allowed.
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I looked at my WIP today. Does that count?
Worked much too long on my manuscript today, but I'm not sure I'm accompishing anything.
... there's a good chance that all of my children will be home with me all day tomorrow. Oh, and I am completely out of chocolate. :
I looked at my WIP today.
I managed a hundred words yesterday, then scratched thirty out. Will that do?
My WIP is going backwards. See that 10,000 words in my sig line? Well, it's been chopped down to 7900.
Cutting words out of manuscripts is just as important (and sometimes even more important!) than adding words. So going backwards counts in this thread, too, Rue!
Thanks, Verla. You're right. It had to be done. Just hate doing it. Off to try to turn that wordcount around... Rue
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Last week we talked about a new app I found called Webapps Sandboxed. This week I talk about what it was like using it for as many apps as possible.
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"The idea behind it is to provide a secure way to browse popular webapps by eliminating referrers, 3rd party requests, insecure HTTP requests, etc. It accomplishes this by providing a sandbox for multiple webapps. Each webapp will run in it's own sandbox, with 3rd party requests blocked, and all external links opening in an external default web browser. Homescreen shortcuts can be created to any of the saved webapps." - Toby Kurien, creator of WebApps Sandboxed Browser.
February 25, 2019
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February 11, 2019
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Then I was browsing YouTube at the end of the night to relax before bed and came across a video talking about note-taking applications that are both cross-platform and robust. This is where I heard about Notion again. I can't remember where I first heard about it, but the first time I chose not to give it a go. After that first video, I looked up some others on Notion and saw how much this app can do and aims to achieve.
February 4, 2019
How To Mine Monero With AMD Graphics On Linux
One day awhile back I chose to learn about a cryptocurrency that previously I knew nothing about. The pick was Monero, a coin (at the time) ranked thirteenth by market cap on coinmarketcap.com and eighth by price. What I found interesting about this coin was the mining algorithm, CryptoNight.
January 28, 2019
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My mind has been on the Domain Name System (DNS) server for about a week now. I've been mulling over whether VPNs are necessary and what level of trust should be placed in a DNS provider. It's evident not to trust your ISP's DNS since some companies have been caught manipulating the data or using you DNS metadata to sell to other companies. Both of which suck. This collection of data via the DNS still happens even when a user connects to a VPN. The data between the user and the site is encrypted but the request to what IP address ties to the requested domain name, is not. Worst of all the user is almost always using their ISP's default servers which they control.
January 14, 2019
You VPN Is Not Enough
A VPN is an encrypted tunnel between your computer and the internet at large. They exist to allow employees access to internal intranets of a company to do work remotely. That's it. They are merely a tunnel and not a means to keep your data/metadata private. Any VPN provider you use can see what you access, how often, and for how long. It's not hard either; I do this in my own home from time to time with a program called Wireshark; cause I'm a nerd. Just being on a VPN does not make your data private.
January 7, 2019
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Patreon is able to shut down the income of a creator that is flagged by a random user. This is, at times, warranted by the content of the creator but is a very slippery slope. Instead of leaving this source of funding to a company that takes a cut and can shut you down without notice; creators should use a donation platform that respects their privacy, freedom, and is open source.
December 17, 2018
Don't Miss Out on Grav: the Open Source CMS!
Grav is a web-based CMS in much the same way that WordPress is web-based. You set up an account on your server and then log in to create posts, pages, upload media, or add plugins. But, it's much more tailored to the kind of person I am than WordPress.
November 26, 2018
I'm Rethinking RSS
After some thinking about the current state of social media and mass email lists, RSS came to mind, and it's actually a much better alternative for privacy. No data collection, no feed manipulation, no email newsletters. It's like someone from the future went to the past and gave us the answer to subscribing to creators without giving our away every detail about our lives.
November 19, 2018
All about BitShares - The Original Decentralized Exchange
In this episode we talk about the original decentralized cryptocurrency exchange called BitShares. Why risk the hacking and government shutdown of the old exchange paradigm when you can use the future?!
November 12, 2018
From Google Free To OnePlus 6T
For the past year, I was using the OnePlus 3T without any Google apps or services. Now I picked up the OnePlus 6T and am figuring out a balance between extreme privacy and convince.
November 5, 2018
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October 9, 2018
Secure Scuttlebutt
Secure Scuttlebutt is "a database of unforgeable append-only feeds, optimized for efficient replication for peer to peer protocols." This may be my way to decentralize Archivatory.
July 5, 2018
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June 12, 2018
Learning To Master RegEx
In this episode, we chat about Regular Expressions and a great tool to learn how to use this powerful tool wisely. Let me know if you can make this shorter -> `([0-9]{1,3}\.){3}[0-9]{1,3}`
June 8, 2018
IPFS To The Resue!
IPFS, Better Than HTTP When we download a file from the internet, we access a traditional server and request to have the data we need. Then the server sends this file over the internet to us little by little until the entire file is in our possession. This process takes time and resources at a much higher rate than using a peer-to-peer service like IPFS. When we want to download a copy of a file hosted on the IPFS network we get bits and pieces from many computers, not just one.
May 31, 2018
Linux System Administration 001
In this episode we talk about a book that I am using to study up on Linux System Administration. My goal is to same day work as a sysadmin and filling in the gaps of me knowledge will be important to land that first Linux job.
May 25, 2018
Let's Learn Bash! Tutorial 003
The previous episode in this series covered a few basic commands that we use most often in both the terminal and in Bash scripts. Today we will stay with this trend as we progress into more ways to manipulate what our computer does. If you have never used Bash, go back and listen over those posts.
April 17, 2018
Let's Learn Bash! Tutorial 002
Welcome back to the bash tutorial series. If you have not listened to the first episode in the series and you have never used bash please check that out before continuing. There are basic commands and terms we cover there that may make this section easier to follow.
April 12, 2018
Let's Learn Bash! Tutorial 001
This is a start to a series all about bash and scripting for the terminal. There are lots of commands to cover but today is all about the basics.
March 9, 2018
How To Get Healthy As A Technology Enthusiast
Us geeks, nerds, and technology lovers spend most of our day in front of a computer. We wake up and head the work where we spend eight hours on a computer to pay the bills. Then we come home and turn on our own laptop or desktop to relax with some games, code a project, or create content for the web. All this time adds up and we find ourselves over-weight or out of shape. This is what happened to me over the years.
March 6, 2018
Powerful Effects Of Ergonomic Technology
While this podcast is all about a technology of some sort this episode needs the attention of the nerd community. We spend all day on our computers coding, blogging, and consuming knowledge. This leads to many problems over time that even myself deal with now. It is best to keep ergonomics in mind when updating our work space.
March 1, 2018
YaCy: How To Search The Internet In Freedom and Privacy
We mentioned YaCy in the past episode titled "Peer-To-Peer: Our Only Hope." Today we are getting more in-depth with YaCy and why it is essential. We, as internet users, need to be mindful of who is using our data and how. Does it benefit us to give up our information and privacy?
February 27, 2018
VPNs Are Awesome And You Should Be Using One
VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. It is virtual since the computer acts like it is on another network when on your normal connection. The private part is where this matters to you. The VPN has end-to-end encryption so while you are connected to the VPN the data is jumbled and unreadable to any onlooker.
February 23, 2018
Peer-To-Peer: Our Only Hope.
We have mentioned peer-to-peer a lot over the past few podcasts but we have not taken the time to dive into the concept. I should have brought this up before all those podcasts but we'll do it now. Peer-to-peer has been around a long time and is decentralized in nature.
December 8, 2017
Git And Utopian.io
Utopian.io is taking the open-source community that exists around Github and adding rewards. The rewards get distributed in Steem for quality contributions to an open-source project. This is interesting since until now there was never a good way to get paid for the work someone labored over within the open-source community.
November 28, 2017
Demonsaw: Share Files And Chat
Demonsaw "is an encrypted communications platform that allows you to chat, message, and transfer files without fear of data collection or surveillance from governments or corporations."
November 20, 2017
Nextcloud Privacy In The Cloud
Nextcloud is the solution to the major players in the cloud storage space. It is an open-source project that aims to give you back the control of your data while bringing the same functionality you get with services from Google, Dropbox, or Apple iCloud.
November 16, 2017
Mesh Networks: End Of Your ISP
In this episode we talk about what mesh networks are and why they are important. We also get into a nonprofit that is working to make mesh networking easier to deploy.
November 14, 2017
Decentralized Websites & Apps!
In this episode we talk about the DAT protocol and the beaker browser! Both are working together to provide a better peer-to-peer internet for the future.
November 11, 2017
The Powerful Future Of Social
In this episode we discuss some alternatives to site like Facebook and Twitter. Some are decentralized and others should be.
November 9, 2017
T-UI: Hacker Android launcher
In this episode we talk about the Android launcher called T-UI by Francesco Andreizzi. This is a terminal to replace your native GUI based launcher and it is freaking amazing!
November 7, 2017
Video Hosting For Free Speech!
In this episode we talk about alternatives to YouTube. Including VidMe, dTube, LBRY, and BitChute! One of them is my favorite right now and all but one are decentralized!
November 5, 2017
Decentralize Save The Internet
Decentralization is how we save the internet and move into one based on free speech. We talk about why it is important and where it is being used already.
November 2, 2017
i3wm & Tiling Window Managers
Types of window managers - what is i3wm - tiling windows for max productivity
October 31, 2017
Mythical Keyboard Of Dvorak
Dvorak Simplified Keyboard • My hands hurt on QWERTY • Should you switch to Dvorak?
October 26, 2017
Tmux: Desktop In The Terminal!
What is tmux • Using tmux • Tmux windows and panes
October 24, 2017
Open Source: Don't Be Suckers!
Open Source! • Eric Raymond, VLC, and Gimp • Kdenlive and Microsoft Office Alternatives
October 23, 2017
Terminal: The Only Application
What is the Linux terminal? • Is it fast or really fast? • Customize and learn
October 18, 2017
Top Security Tips For Android!
Encryption on Android • Securely Unlock Your Android Device • Apps and their permissions • The creepy camera
October 16, 2017
PGP & Keybase: Secure The Data
PGP, OpenPGP, and GPG: Waht Is The Difference? • Breaking down Keybase.io • Using Keybase.io Web App • Keybase Apps and the Command Line
October 12, 2017
Bitcoin Gold, Should You Worry
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October 9, 2017
Internet Security & Privacy
Passwords, extensions, VPNs, web browsers, email, and search.
October 3, 2017
I De-Googled My phone!
I 'de-googled' My Phone ~ The Experiment • De-Googled: LineageOS • De-Googled: App Stores • De-Googled: Apps Work & Apps Don't • De-Googled: One Month In ~ A Recap
September 26, 2017
All About Cryptocurrency!
Cryptocurrency: What is it? • Cryptocurrency: The Blockchain • Cryptocurrency: Mining • Cryptocurrency: Wallets
September 21, 2017
Civic: Identity For The Future
What is it, the ecosystem and token, the secure identity platform, and better identity theft protection.
September 19, 2017
Hash Algorithms & Cryptography
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September 18, 2017
Passphrases: What To Know
All about why passphrases are better than passwords, why its important, how to make them great, and when to use them.
September 14, 2017
Encryption & Quantum Computers
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September 13, 2017
What Is Linux? (A Brief Intro)
Linux is the future, free as in freedom, massive customization, and the challenge.
September 12, 2017
Hackers, Nerds, & Style Points
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Outdated: This utility uses the old mythtvosd protocol, and is not compatible with MythMessage used in 0.25 and later.
Method 1
If you are using a remote control for your mythtv setup via lirc, you may find this helpful. I don't use mythwelcome yet, so I am running mythfrontend directly as with the pre 0.19 setup. From the main screen of mythfrontend, it is possible to exit the application, leaving you at the main window in X11/xorg. So, how do you restart it? I had found that basically I had to restart X (gdm, kdm, et al.) remotely via ssh since I do not have a keyboard or mouse attached to the machine. By running irexec, you can use one of the remote buttons to restart mythfrontend.
First, create the following script, which could be in your home directory, e.g. /home/mythtv/runmyth:
#!/bin/sh RUNNING=0; for x in `ps -C mythfrontend | grep -v PID` end; do test $x != 'mythfrontend' && continue RUNNING=1; done if [ $RUNNING = 1 ]; then `mythtvosd --bcastaddr="127.0.0.1" \ --template='alert' \ --alert_text="MythFrontend is already running" > /dev/null 2>&1 &` else `mythfrontend &` fi
Make the script executable,
# chmod 700 ~/runmyth.
Next, add the following to your ~/.mythtv/lircrc:
In my case, I used the GO button on my Hauppauge remote. Note that the script is setup to not allow multiple starts of mythfrontend. It should send a message to the OSD in the event that you hit the GO button while mythfrontend is still running.
For good measure, this is how I run mythfrontend in my X startup. For me, the file is ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/autostart:
A Better Restart Script
If someone could tell me how to make the progress dialog actually functional, that would be great. For now, this works better than the above, and getting it fully functional is probably very time-intensive, if not impossible (does mythfrontend return anything when it's finished loading and ready for input?).
Also, a note on autostarting irexec. If you are using mythbuntu, irexec is already installed and will autostart itself as long as there is a valid ~/.lirc/irexec file (tested with version 9.10, may be present in earlier versions).
#!/bin/bash # MythTV auto-start/end script if [ -z `pidof mythfrontend` ] then mythfrontend & (for i in $( seq 1 100 ) do echo $i; sleep 0.1; done) | zenity --auto-close --progress --text="Starting MythTV. This may take longer than this dialog shows." --title="Starting MythTV" else zenity --question --text="Are you sure you wish to exit MythTV?" --title="Exit MythTV?" if [ $? == 0 ] then for x in $( pidof mythfrontend ); do if [ `expr index "$x" "/"` == 1 ] then continue; else kill $x; fi done fi fi
Auto Login Method
If you have MythTV set up to automatically login as per the Frontend Auto Login you may just want to kill mythfrontend so that your system will automatically restart mythfrontend. Good for those random times when myth decides to not play nice and you need to kill it.
What I did was create a new system lirc file,
begin remote = mceusb prog = irexec button = Power config = /usr/local/bin/restartmythfrontend.sh repeat = 0 delay = 0 end
Just change remote = mceusb as appropriate for your remote, or remove it altogether, and button = to whichever button you wish to assign it to.
I then created this Upstart script to launch irexec in daemon mode,
# irexec # # This runs irexec at boot as root with the # commands in /etc/lirc/system # Designed for a MythTV 'kill' button on your remote. start on runlevel [23] stop on runlevel [!23] respawn exec irexec -d /etc/lirc/system
Now, if mythfrontend ever gives you trouble, just hit the good ol' Kill button on your remote and in a few seconds all should be good with the world.
Perhaps a simpler approach
It is possible, as we known, to set two actions for two separate programs on the same button. This method uses lirc's property of choosing the first matching action to triger Escape or start mythfrontend, according to its running status.
nano /home/path/.lircrc
or, for mythbuntu users:
nano /home/path/.lirc/mythtv
in either of those files, insert the following code:
begin remote = yourremotename prog = mythtv button = buttonyouwanttoset config = Escape repeat = 0 delay = 0 end begin remote = yourremotename prog = irexec button = sameasabove config = mythfrontend & end
Note: The order is important. Since irexec is running as a daemon in the background, it will always be possible to trigger its action, unless mythfrontend is running. If so, the first action will be triggered and the second one will be ignored.
- Ensure you are running irexec in daemon mode in the background
ps ax | grep irexec
- If not run irexec with the following command, start it by your method of choice (at boot, manually, etc)
irexec -d /home/path/.lircrc
- It is possible when starting a mythfrontend from a script you may need to add the -display option to set which X-display you wish to use. For use in a script:
mythfrontend -display :0.0
- Ensure you're starting it on the right display, you can see who's logged in and on what displays with:
- If you get an error message from mythfrontend about unable to connect to x server start irexec from your mythtv account


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The practice of matching returns on a portfolio to future capital outlays. That is, cash flow matching involves investing in certain securities with a certain expected return so that the investor will be able to pay for future liabilities. Pension funds and annuities perform the most cash flow matching, as they have future liabilities that are both large and relatively easy to estimate. Portfolios that perform cash flow matching usually invest in low-risk, investment-grade securities. The practice is also called portfolio dedication, matching, or the structured portfolio strategy.
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Today is Icelandic Language Day (literally, "day of the Icelandic tongue"), a festival designed to coincide with the birthday of Jónas Hallgrímsson.
As well as an accomplished poet, author, and naturalist, Hallgrímsson was a committed Icelandic nationalist and founder of the journal Fjölnir. He died in 1844 at only thirty-seven, but to this day is considered one of Iceland's most beloved poets.
It is said that Hallgrímsson's poetry, which dealt often with Iceland, its landscapes, and its people, resists easy translation. Nevertheless, even in the following translation, the themes come through.
A Toast to Iceland
Our land of lakes forever fair
below blue mountain summits,
of swans, of salmon leaping where
the silver water plummets,
of glaciers swelling broad and bare
above earth's fiery sinews —
the Lord pour out his largess there
as long as earth continues!
In 1945, Hallgrímsson was at the center of a rather bizarre controversy. A fan, one Sigurjón Pétursson, spearheaded a campaign to move the poet's body from Copenhagen, where he died, to his childhood home of Öxnadalur, Iceland. The Icelandic government disagreed: they wanted him reburied at the national burial ground at Þingvellir. Undaunted, Pétursson raised the funds himself, supervised the excavation (which involved digging up four other bodies), and escorted the coffin, defiantly, to Öxnadalur. Once there, however, he couldn't get any priest to perform the service, and the coffin stood in the church for a week before the government had it moved to Þingvellir, where it was buried and remains to this day.
The poet's legacy, however, is a happier one. Every year, the Jónas Hallgrímsson Award is given to someone who has contributed to the language.


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David Greenhoe - Trumpet
David Greenhoe plays principal trumpet with the Quad City Symphony Orchestra and in summer season is solo trumpeter of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta, NY. He is Professor Emeritus of Music, University of Iowa, where he was the professor of trumpet for thirty years, as well as brass chairman and member of the Iowa Brass Quintet. He has performed internationally as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician.
Before coming to UI in 1979, Greenhoe was trumpet professor at Ball State University. Prior to that, he was a member and soloist with the "President's Own" U.S. Marine Band, playing in the White House and all State functions during the Johnson years.
Greenhoe has performed with many orchestras and ensembles, including the Milwaukee Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Ft. Wayne Philharmonic, Joffrey Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Atlantic Brass Quintet, and The Gregg Smith Singers. As a soloist under the direction of Aaron Copland, he performed 'Quiet City' as well as other Copland works. He is a proponent of new music and has premiered trumpet concertos or solo trumpet works by Libby Larsen, John Berners, John D. White, Robert Brownlow, Alan Blank, Eric Ziolek and Robert Sierra. He has also performed with many leading jazz and commercial artists.
Greenhoe's students have enjoyed a high rate of success, with many performing professionally on an international scale, and others combining teaching and playing careers in colleges and universities as well as in secondary music education positions.
Greenhoe's most influential trumpet teachers were Clifford Lillya and Gilbert Johnson. He is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, where he performed and recorded with Frederick Fennell's Eastman Wind Ensemble and Howard Hanson's Eastman Philharmonia.


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Nothin for nothin leaves nothin.. betta do somethin
[Sigel] Hitman, Oschino and Sparks, Criminal Records; talk to 'em yo
[Omilio Sparks]
This is for my ghetto niggas, reputation is everything
So guard it withcha life, it's just like credit
The minute ya fuck up you ruined it, ya know?
Yo as young adolescents (a-ha)
Mommy said we was so precious, I mean - who knew?
Round to O.D. to heron and I'd catch cases
Let my life slip, inside the hands of these judges
Where did we go wrong - huh?
Was it these missing father figures?
Or watching mom struggle and feed us
Come on I need answers, is God gonna judge us
For turnin burners on niggas who tried to merk us
On the day of judgement - who knows?
Until then we'll never know so for now, I'mma do Omilio
Drunk than a motherfucker, disrespectin bitches
Attitude still the same - fuck these niggas
Until it's my time to go, you know?
I ain't doin no changes, shit, plus I'm happy to be here
With my new family.. Black Friday
And the Roc-A-Fella niggas, I'm focused, bring the chorus in
[Hook: Beanie Sigel]
My life (shit) just make me wanna holla sometime, and throw in my hand
But I won't fold, you know how I roll
I live that life of a trouble man and play by the code
Where I'm from (shit) just make me wanna holla sometime, and go get my gun
Go all out but I think of my sons
Then I look where I was at - how far did I come
[Oschino Vasquez]
You see ladies prostitutin, wearin tight leopard
My sneaks was dogs like pitbulls and German shepherds
Fuck where it came from I needed money fast
White boys bangin Led Zeppelin wantin twenty bags
So I got my first pack on 51st and Market
I ain't want clothes I just wanted some Boston Market
No mom to call, no dad to beep
Stuck on the streets stomach growlin like a dog showin his teeth
Life ain't sweet (naw) life ain't a game
I know life is more real then Slick Rick chain
Everybody get a hand so play the hand you dealt
And there's nobody to blame fuck it blame yourself
You can go all out, and try to rebel
Like a nucleus they'll have you right in a cell
You just better pray a lot and hope that you prevail
I know livin in the hood is hell, c'mon
[Omilio Sparks]
Yo right now I'd like to take the time to thank my family members
And phony homies for turnin they backs on me
Made me stronger helped me deal with snakes inside God's garden
But I was roamin like a ruger
And I swear these streets'll turn us boys to men
Numb the pain with juice and gin
Tryin to stack them Horace Grants to a million
Plantin seeds is how I blessed the bitches
Excuse my arrogance but baby clone me
This petty world that kill me slowly took away my grandma mommy hold me
Life's obstacles is gettin stressful, that's why I don't come around
Written between the paper's line examples of my lifestyle
So read inside the guidelines, ain't no sunshine
Until you break the chains and fly freely, cause I know for a fact
Somewhere out in the world somebody need me to make 'em smile
And appreciate 'em believe me, but maintain in the meanwhile baby
Omilio'll be there for ya, y'knahmean?
Shit, I'm a trouble man
[Hook] - repeat 2X


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February 24, 2004
Both Spirit and Opportunity are equipped with a sophisticated suite of scientific instruments, but you wouldn't think the wheels were among them or would you? As the wheels move across the martian surface as they are designed to do, they churn up clues that help scientists.
"I would compare the rover tracks to the boot prints of geologists walking around on Earth," said Dr. Lutz Richter, of the German Space Agency and Mars Exploration Rover science team member. "They immediately give us information about the nature of the material on which we are roving."
Scientists have been busy analyzing Spirit's new territory. Since they cannot don their geologic tool belts and go themselves, they are taking advantage of tools on the rover that can virtually put them there.
"The material we are on has given way to the weight of the rover in some places," Richter noted. "We can measure the amount of sinkage and that tells us the strength of the material that we are on. It is a cheap' measure of information for us that we can use throughout the mission. So far we have seen a lot of variation."
Lacking any kind of interplanetary ruler, scientists rely on advanced software, developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, called the Science Activity Planner, to make measurements. Using stereo images from the rover cameras and the known weight of the rover and its wheels, scientists can get very accurate information about the surface material.
What are we looking at?
The amount of sinkage into the surface material is leading the science team to believe that there is a thin crust covering the soil. This uppermost material, which measures between a half-centimeter and one centimeter, is relatively young in geologic years probably not older than several tens of thousands of years old. A mere infant when compared to the underlying material that dates back billions of years to when Gusev Crater might have cradled a lake.
From previous missions to the surface of Mars we've seen similar materials but not such a large area of it, Richter said. Preliminary chemical analyses indicate high amounts of chlorine and sulfur.
The debate continues about Mars' mysterious past was it always as desolate as it is today or was it once warmer and wetter? Richter and his colleagues wonder if water, in some form, played a role in the formation of the thin crust near the lander, the Columbia Memorial Station.
"For climate studies this understanding is very important because there must have been some moisture at work even if only in low quantities," he said. "There's a water cycle on Mars. There are certain times of year that trace amounts of water are present in certain locations. There is also water vapor in the atmosphere and ice below the surface. Perhaps a few hundred thousand years ago the atmosphere might have been saturated and could have been responsible for this recent crust at the Gusev site."
Seeing Eons Below the Surface
Without the benefit of any major excavating tools, Spirit and Opportunity can still analyze material that formed billions of years ago. Rocks that were violently displaced from craters expose part of Mars' history.
"Below the crust would be any evidence of the lake deposits perhaps a few meters but we don't know because there may have been volcanic activity there," Richter explained. "That's why it's so important to go to the nearby crater because there are ejecta rocks there that would give us a clue about what lies far beneath the crust. Ejecta rocks are those that were sent flying when an impact created the crater hole."
Rover wheels aren't just for driving anymore! Proof that driving on Mars is anything but "routine," they reveal a part of Mars that time has covered up.


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BRIEF LIGHTHOUSE HISTORY: The lighthouse at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is distinct among lighthouses in the nation because it sits on land that is the oldest mapped location in the United States. The name Cape Canaveral is the only location that is named on maps dating back to 1500. The first lighthouse on Cape Canaveral was completed in 1848. Due to the limited distance of the light, a second lighthouse was constructed in 1868. Between 1893-1894, it was moved due to erosion and it now stands about one mile inland form the Eastern tip of the Cape. This lighthouse is also extraordinary because it is within sight of all missile launches from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
FOUNDATION'S MISSION: The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Foundation (CCLF) is dedicated to promoting access to the lighthouse and providing the public with the knowledge and history of what is certainly one of the most unique lighthouses in the United States.
FOUNDATION'S GOAL: The Foundation is currently raising funds to rebuild the three Keepers' Cottages to complete the historical integrity of the original configuration of buildings which surrounded the lighthouse. The lighthouse keepers' homes were destroyed after 76 years of existence.
The lighthouse is owned and maintained by the 45th Space Wing at Patrick AFB. The beacon that serves as a navigational aid is operated by the United States Coast Guard and CCLF volunteers assist with keeping the beacon shining.
The Replica Cottage will have period furniture and depict the everyday lives of the keepers. The Lighthouse Keepers' homes have been researched for authenticity and the 1942 plans (received from the U.S. Coast Guard) have been duplicated. The homes will showcase how the keepers and their families lived during their assignment at the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse.
The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Foundation has architectural and engineering drawings ready to be used for construction. Reconstructing the lighthouse community will benefit Florida's Historical Preservation Office, certain Indian tribes and our Nation, by providing ongoing, long-term preservation and educational activities, and reconstructing historically important lighthouse support buildings. The memory and dignity of culturally and historically important grounds will be maintained by the Foundation.
The Education Center will be staffed by experienced volunteers who will focus on a broad range of topics such as lighthouse keepers, Fresnel lens, Native Americans, citrus industry, maritime history and space program. The story of the lighthouse is a compelling one. It includes the depiction of men and women who lived at a time when keeping a signal in the form of a beam of light was critical in order to warn of the danger of treacherous shoals along the coastline. Therefore, the Foundation envisions an educational center to be constructed onsite that would enable the telling of the story of the courageous keepers of the light who kept the lamp lit often under arduous conditions. The history of the lighthouse and its keepers is not the only chronicle of Cape Canaveral that needs to be told. The early settlers and pioneers at the Cape are part of a unique tale that is an essential part of the legend of the lighthouse. Another accounting for future generations is the diverse and delicate ecosystem that begs to be told.
The curriculum is being developed for school children to learn the importance of lighthouses and their historical significance. The lives of the lighthouse keepers who saved countless mariners by ensuring they were guided to safe water– and not wrecked on shoals near shorelines– will be told. The history of the Native Americans, who were on the grounds centuries before the lighthouse, will be emphasized.
The third cottage will be designated as a Museum – Archaeology Center, which will display artifacts and house interactive exhibits and will be staffed by experienced personnel.
The following requirements were completed in order to obtain the license to build on the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station: environmental assessment, environmental baseline survey, soil exploration and geotechnical engineering, topographic survey, boundary survey and legal description and sketch. Funds to complete these requirements were raised from proposals submitted by, and grants subsequently awarded to, the CCLF. The building license issued by the U.S. Air Force was granted in 2015 to CCLF to begin construction. The Foundation has partnered with the Hensel Phelps Company who will manage construction of the project.
The local community has shown its support through purchasing bricks for the walkway, participating in events held on the lighthouse grounds, joining the Foundation through memberships, and volunteering as tour guides, docents and retail clerks in the Keepers' Closet gift shop. By rebuilding the Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages, future generations will have the opportunity to understand the importance of the role that the lighthouse played in the safety of maritime travel on the Eastern seashore, as well as in the history of Florida.


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