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Project XT250

I passed up on a non-running early '80s Yamaha XT250 project bike just last year. The price a touch on the incredible, the seller... not so credible. This year, fortune smiled on me. I think.

Last updated: Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:30:00 GMT

The year is 2001. A dim, dark post-apocalyptic present that no-one expected. Gone are the trappings of married life; the electric monktard shares his house with a beanbag, and inflatable chair, and a pair of 42U 19 inch racks.

Last updated: Tue, 04 May 2010 08:33:00 GMT

Wanganui River Road

With sis-in-law providing free, long-term babysitting services for a limited time only, the missus wanted a dirty weekend away. Well, a dirt-bikey weekend away, at least. We settled on a little dual-sport jaunt up the Wanganui River Road.

Last updated: Sun, 02 May 2010 05:23:00 GMT

Arg List Too Long

Sometimes shit happens. The great thing about our never-ending race for bigger, faster computers and storage is that more and more often, shit happens real fast, and makes a lot of mess in the process.

Last updated: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:58:44 GMT

For Firefox' Sake!

What's the big deal about SSL? It's been around for yonks; we must have it taped by now, right? Wrong, sadly.

Last updated: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:57:07 GMT

No Man's Land

This weekend, I stand a man between two employers. A day after terminating my contract with my previous employer, and the day before I begin work for my new employer, now seems like the ideal time to comment on the events that followed my last article. It seems clear that these words, more than any others I may have authored, can be no-one's but my own. I looked forward to this day.

Last updated: Sun, 24 May 2009 00:56:00 GMT

The Horror!

More eye-gouging awfulness courtesy of Sun kernel patch 137138-09.

Last updated: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:43:00 GMT

OpenBSD/SPARC64 in a T1000 Logical Domain

The intarnets held that the latest snapshot of OpenBSD was equipped to deal with LDom virtualisation. The intarnets were right.

Last updated: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:55:00 GMT

Debian SPARC in a T1000 Logical Domain

It can be done, with a little bit of jiggery here, and some pokery there. Here are a few notes that might save you some time, couched in a verbose and conversational tone that's guaranteed to waste you some.

Last updated: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:37:00 GMT

Be Prepared!

So goes the Cub Scout motto. How ironic, then, that we don't seem to think of the children. Won't some body please think of the children?

Last updated: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:48:00 GMT

I Know Py Foo

I know Python in almost exactly the same way as Keanu Reeves knows Kung Fu: observed from a distance, through a select series of fixed viewpoints, with a trillion dollars of post-production, I might look like a fricken ninja.

Last updated: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:03:00 GMT

Learning Python

I felt motivated to learn something new this weekend, and promised myself that I'd plough through as much of the O'Reilly rat book as possible. After chewing through 300 pages on Saturday, I figured I might offer an early opinion or two.

Last updated: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:27:00 GMT

In The Door

Wait for the green light.

Last updated: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:19:00 GMT

Ask Me A Question!

Quickly, for the love of Mike, someone please ask me a question!

Last updated: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:57:00 GMT

Failure Is Not My Fault

There are powerful forces at work. More powerful, even, than the almighty dollar.

Last updated: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:53:00 GMT

Helps! Muh ILOM's borked!

What do you do when your Sun reseller ships you an X4500 with forgotten ILOM and Solaris root passwords?

Last updated: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:36:00 GMT

Frapping Good Fun

What do you do when you want to know who your users are, but you're not quite ready to engage in full-blown covert evilness?

Last updated: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:18:00 GMT

SCSA, GSOH, WLTM RHCE

Likes: holding hands, long walks, watching Sun finally set.

Last updated: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:34:48 GMT

Ben's First Adventure Ride

I promised Ben that I'd taking him fishing again, and after weeks and weeks of waiting for good weather and the weekend to coincide, we were rewarded.

Last updated: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:52:00 GMT

Moving On

In more ways than one, I'm moving on yet again.

Last updated: Mon, 05 May 2008 09:03:00 GMT

Teaching Ben to Ride

I felt as though my heart might burst, though whether through pride or cardiovascular exertion I wasn't quite sure.

Last updated: Sun, 04 May 2008 13:07:00 GMT

Capital Coast Adventure 2008

Wow. Just wow.

Last updated: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:31:00 GMT

Air Hose

And other hilarious puns.

Last updated: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:58:00 GMT

How to Fit a Rimlock

When I was advised by People Who Know to fit rimlocks to my DR200 before attempting the Capital Coast Adventure ride, I could hardly refuse.

Last updated: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:45:00 GMT

Foetographs III

Pictures of Pinchey.

Last updated: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:06:00 GMT

Miniature 1/4in Socket Kit

A cheap and easy hack to complete your motorcycle's toolkit.

Last updated: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:31:00 GMT

I Know Nothing!

Well, maybe not quite nothing, but I'm certainly no expert on carburation.

Last updated: Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:34:00 GMT

Hauling Ass

Now with rope!

Last updated: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:16:00 GMT

Big Trouble in Little Akatarawa

It's one thing feeling like a bit of a dork for carrying the tools, the spare parts, those three litres of water and a thousand calories of food, but when the bike's in bits around your muddy knees and the voice in your head is telling you to start the hike out, suddenly you don't feel so paranoid.

Last updated: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:32:00 GMT

HJC Helmet Micro-Review

Good news and bad news on the noggin-floggin front.

Last updated: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:56:00 GMT

Blue Poof Rack

Yet another interesting thing you can do with PVC and glue.

Last updated: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:38:00 GMT

Tararua Trails

Chris Reece versus the Little Akatarawa: two falls, one submission, and the scenery was knockout.

Last updated: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:20:00 GMT

Maungakotukutuku Map

I knew I should have taken a GPS.

Last updated: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:52:00 GMT

Maungakotukutuku Trails

The sun was shining, the skies were clear and everyone else was at work, so what else would I do with a spare Wednesday morning?

Last updated: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:44:00 GMT

Move Along Now

That's right, folks, there's nothing to see here.

Last updated: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:33:00 GMT

PCA vs. EIS

I work in an environment that's considered to be secure, because it's isolated. It's also considered highly stable, because it's never patched.

Last updated: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 16:46:00 GMT

URI::Fetch through a proxy

It wasn't entirely obvious to me that it was possible to use URI::Fetch in a proxied environment, but it is, and it's pretty darned simple.

Last updated: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:45:00 GMT

Did you ever?

First published February, 2005.

Last updated: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:35:00 GMT

Where Were They?

Where were they six months ago, when I needed them?

Last updated: Tue, 08 May 2007 17:34:00 GMT

Over Two Years!

Yes, that's how long Solaris 10 has been out.

Last updated: Sun, 06 May 2007 09:18:00 GMT

New Blog!

Maybe some old tricks. Maybe.

Last updated: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:52:00 GMT

Email Submission

Still sucking.

Last updated: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:01:00 GMT

More Quality Funcktionality From Sun

Sigh.

Last updated: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:01:00 GMT

Waiting For Sun

In the shadow of Earth.

Last updated: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 11:01:00 GMT

Migrating Away From Plone?

Enter wget.

Last updated: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:01:00 GMT

Oh, teh irony!!1

And I'm not talking about Allanniss Morrissette, either.

Last updated: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:01:00 GMT

Where's My Last Post?

It's a simple enough question.

Last updated: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:01:00 GMT

Email Submission To Blogger

Broken.

Last updated: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:01:00 GMT

Three Hilarious Things

About patching a Solaris 10 zone host.

Last updated: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:01:00 GMT

I Give Up

Thank you, technology.

Last updated: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:01:00 GMT

Day 1

On the road.

Last updated: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:01:00 GMT

Blogging

On the go!

Last updated: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:01:00 GMT

T Minus 1

And counting.

Last updated: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:01:00 GMT

Freecycling

Another one.

Last updated: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:01:00 GMT

When To Jump

Now?

Last updated: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:01:00 GMT

Yesterday

Life seemed such an easy game to play.

Last updated: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:01:00 GMT

Net::DNSServer

And the perils of Perl programming.

Last updated: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:01:00 GMT

Enjoy The Silence

Last updated: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 12:01:00 GMT

You Can Do It

Put your back into it.

Last updated: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 11:01:00 GMT

OpenLDAP

New and improved.

Last updated: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:01:00 GMT

They Know That You're Cut Up

So put up or shut up.

Last updated: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 11:01:00 GMT

What Is Going Around

Also it is coming around!

Last updated: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 11:01:00 GMT

Kismet

No, karma.

Last updated: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 11:01:00 GMT

Service

Computer problems.

Last updated: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 11:01:00 GMT

Expectant Fathers

And the seventh commandment.

Last updated: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 11:01:00 GMT

Friends Reconstituted

Hey-ho, whaddya know?

Last updated: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 11:01:00 GMT

Safari 2.0.1

BEEP!

Last updated: Sun, 09 Oct 2005 11:01:00 GMT

Bistability

I need to calm down.

Last updated: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 11:01:00 GMT

Friends Reunited

Will She? Won't she?

Last updated: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:01:00 GMT

Friends

Will they? Won't they?

Last updated: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:01:00 GMT

I Have This Theory

Capricorns have a lot of theories.

Last updated: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 12:01:00 GMT

Ferreting

Or is it Polecatting?

Last updated: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 12:01:00 GMT

UPS vs TNT vs DHL

I am a couriering virgin.

Last updated: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 12:01:00 GMT

Achieve Your Dreams!

Mmm, mythvertisement.

Last updated: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 12:01:00 GMT

Proofing Your Own

I confess, gentle reader, that I find it hard to read what I write.

Last updated: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 12:01:00 GMT

BIND Versions

Hide!

Last updated: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 12:01:00 GMT

HULK SMASH!

Or, at least, Hulk whinge.

Last updated: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 12:01:00 GMT

APUE

Now APUE2.

Last updated: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 12:01:00 GMT

Details

It was hot today.

Last updated: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 12:01:00 GMT

Nodnol: 871 Selim

Ah, Red Dwarf.

Last updated: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 12:01:00 GMT

throw new CardiacException;

try{}!

Last updated: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 12:01:00 GMT

Baby Jesus Moments

Last night's ride home was one of those.

Last updated: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 12:01:00 GMT

Cosmetic Dentistry

Smile!

Last updated: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 12:01:00 GMT

More Numbers

Mmm, numbers.

Last updated: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 12:01:00 GMT

Cosmic e-Weenie Roast

Mmm, e-weenies.

Last updated: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 12:01:00 GMT

The Measure of the Man

Measurement is bad.

Last updated: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 12:01:00 GMT

Christian Burial

I'll spare you the saga of my never-to-be-completed fence.

Last updated: Mon, 23 May 2005 12:01:00 GMT

Voting for the Lizard

The election is over. My vote is cast.

Last updated: Thu, 05 May 2005 12:01:00 GMT

young_turks--;

Detrimental decrement.

Last updated: Thu, 05 May 2005 12:01:00 GMT

Adventures in Forensic File Recovery

Picture the scene...

Last updated: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:01:00 GMT

Here's my bloody iBook!

It's been in my sweaty paws for all of 36 hours.

Last updated: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:01:00 GMT

Interesting Wounds

#19: The Accordion.

Last updated: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 12:01:00 GMT

Shut Him Up!

Or shut him down.

Last updated: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:01:00 GMT

Where's My Bloody iBook?

Mmm, iBook.

Last updated: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 12:01:00 GMT

Who Needs George Orwell?

You do, comrade.

Last updated: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 12:01:00 GMT

eBay, schmeBay!

schmeBay, I say!

Last updated: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:01:00 GMT

I Might Complain

About Solaris, Linux and FreeBSD.

Last updated: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 12:01:00 GMT

Plain Vanilla

There are things I would tell you.

Last updated: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 12:01:00 GMT

Is the Pope Still Dead?

For want of a better expletive, Jesus H. Christ!

Last updated: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 12:01:00 GMT

The End of an IRIS

Spare a tear for quality kit.

Last updated: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 12:01:00 GMT

I Am Not Qualified To Administer First Aid

Don't listen to a thing I say.

Last updated: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 11:01:00 GMT

In the Bathroom with Wietse Venema

Post-conference toilet fun.

Last updated: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 11:01:00 GMT

Did You Ever?

Did you ever?

Last updated: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:01:00 GMT

Sun's Documentation

It sucks.

Last updated: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 11:02:00 GMT

Being Resigned

I don't know why, but I can't stand it today.

Last updated: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 11:01:00 GMT