Comments for Laurabelle's Blog http://blog.niceperson.org Making it up as I go along. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:29:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Bone suckin’ good by Annemarie http://blog.niceperson.org/2008/08/13/bone-suckin-good/#comment-727 Annemarie Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:31:10 +0000 http://blog.niceperson.org/?p=947#comment-727 That looks great! We're trying ribs for the first time this weekend, I think. That looks great! We're trying ribs for the first time this weekend, I think.

]]> Comment on Jury duty by Lori Melton http://blog.niceperson.org/2008/08/12/jury-duty/#comment-726 Lori Melton Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:11:59 +0000 http://blog.niceperson.org/?p=942#comment-726 I'd love to get picked for jury duty, and would also find a murder trial a mix of interesting and disturbing. Have fun on your hiking trip! I'd love to get picked for jury duty, and would also find a murder trial a mix of interesting and disturbing.

Have fun on your hiking trip!

]]> Comment on Harry Potter madness by Laurabelle http://blog.niceperson.org/2005/04/03/harry-potter-madness/#comment-725 Laurabelle Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:38:47 +0000 http://www.niceperson.org/wordpress/2005/04/03/harry-potter-madness/#comment-725 Why I'm posting this three years later I'm not quite sure, but I did receive my copy in less than a month. KCLS doesn't restrict loan periods for new items, but I like it that patrons returned their copies promptly so that others could enjoy them. Why I'm posting this three years later I'm not quite sure, but I did receive my copy in less than a month. KCLS doesn't restrict loan periods for new items, but I like it that patrons returned their copies promptly so that others could enjoy them.

]]> Comment on Moors and Christians by Maggie http://blog.niceperson.org/2008/03/17/moors-and-christians/#comment-724 Maggie Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:24:48 +0000 http://blog.niceperson.org/2008/03/17/moors-and-christians/#comment-724 I love the idea of a smidgen measuring spoon! It's so perfectly absurd. Then again, I probably fall under the category of *does not deal well with ambiguity* so actually I can see myself using such a thing with complete seriousness. Also, I feel special because I always seem to check your blog when you've just updated it. And yes, I use RSS feeds, and I keep meaning to add you, but keep forgetting. I prefer it this way though! Randomly thinking of someone is so much more fun than seeing things pop up in the RSS and feeling obligated to check it out. Anyway. Hope all is well with you. Give me an update one of these days, eh?? I love the idea of a smidgen measuring spoon! It's so perfectly absurd. Then again, I probably fall under the category of *does not deal well with ambiguity* so actually I can see myself using such a thing with complete seriousness.

Also, I feel special because I always seem to check your blog when you've just updated it. And yes, I use RSS feeds, and I keep meaning to add you, but keep forgetting. I prefer it this way though! Randomly thinking of someone is so much more fun than seeing things pop up in the RSS and feeling obligated to check it out. Anyway. Hope all is well with you. Give me an update one of these days, eh??

]]> Comment on Laura’s dæmon by 3M&aL http://blog.niceperson.org/2008/01/13/lauras-daemon/#comment-723 3M&aL Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:32:04 +0000 http://blog.niceperson.org/2008/01/13/lauras-daemon/#comment-723 Ummmm...the provided description sounds okay (not so sure about "solitary" -- I think you're comfortable by yourself, but that doesn't mean you're not also sociable), but I don't know if that would have been my first choice for you. Not that I have a good example of what would have been my first choice for you. But there ya go. Ummmm...the provided description sounds okay (not so sure about "solitary" -- I think you're comfortable by yourself, but that doesn't mean you're not also sociable), but I don't know if that would have been my first choice for you. Not that I have a good example of what would have been my first choice for you. But there ya go.

]]> Comment on Flapjack Lakes by John http://blog.niceperson.org/2005/06/25/flapjack-lakes/#comment-583 John Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:04:58 +0000 http://www.niceperson.org/wordpress/2005/06/25/flapjack-lakes/#comment-583 The small bird is a grouse. Probably a blue grouse. The small bird is a grouse. Probably a blue grouse.

]]> Comment on nspluginwrapper HOWTO for Debian Sid by Adam Trickett http://blog.niceperson.org/2007/07/01/nspluginwrapper-howto-for-debian-sid/#comment-716 Adam Trickett Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:16:12 +0000 http://blog.niceperson.org/?p=667#comment-716 I've just installed nspluginwrapper on Lenny. I installed the RealPlayer and Flash plugins to both Iceape and Iceweasel. Both systems report that they have both plugins installed, but only Iceape is able run flash files. I see that flashplugin-nonfree is now in Lenny proper for AMD so maybe I'll try that to see if it fixes something. I've just installed nspluginwrapper on Lenny. I installed the RealPlayer and Flash plugins to both Iceape and Iceweasel. Both systems report that they have both plugins installed, but only Iceape is able run flash files.

I see that flashplugin-nonfree is now in Lenny proper for AMD so maybe I'll try that to see if it fixes something.

]]> Comment on nspluginwrapper HOWTO for Debian Sid by Rob Andrews http://blog.niceperson.org/2007/07/01/nspluginwrapper-howto-for-debian-sid/#comment-715 Rob Andrews Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:56:22 +0000 http://blog.niceperson.org/?p=667#comment-715 Oh, furthermore - each package goes into testing after 10 days of being in unstable, so it should be in testing/contrib as well as unstable/contrib! Oh, furthermore - each package goes into testing after 10 days of being in unstable, so it should be in testing/contrib as well as unstable/contrib!

]]> Comment on nspluginwrapper HOWTO for Debian Sid by Rob Andrews http://blog.niceperson.org/2007/07/01/nspluginwrapper-howto-for-debian-sid/#comment-714 Rob Andrews Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:55:33 +0000 http://blog.niceperson.org/?p=667#comment-714 Hi, I'm the Debian nspluginwrapper author. To report a bug, use the commandline tool 'reportbug', and the bug will be raised in the Debian BTS where it will receive my (relatively!) swift attention. I'm interested in the npviewer problem you have mentioned. This issue hasn't been raised by anyone else, nor has it affected me, and as you can imagine I crash test the plugin quite a lot. If you are willing to provide a little more debug output for me, I can try and get to the root of the problem. E-mail me if this is okay and I will send you a list of instructions to try and track the problem down. Kind regards, rob. Hi, I'm the Debian nspluginwrapper author.

To report a bug, use the commandline tool 'reportbug', and the bug will be raised in the Debian BTS where it will receive my (relatively!) swift attention.

I'm interested in the npviewer problem you have mentioned. This issue hasn't been raised by anyone else, nor has it affected me, and as you can imagine I crash test the plugin quite a lot. If you are willing to provide a little more debug output for me, I can try and get to the root of the problem. E-mail me if this is okay and I will send you a list of instructions to try and track the problem down.

Kind regards,
rob.

]]> Comment on Musings on learning Unix by Jeff http://blog.niceperson.org/2007/09/02/musings-on-learning-unix/#comment-718 Jeff Mon, 03 Sep 2007 06:53:45 +0000 http://blog.niceperson.org/2007/09/02/musings-on-learning-unix/#comment-718 Huh. A couple of friends in High School had started using this "Linux" thing and I had a healthy hatred of Win95 and MacOS7/8 at the time. I borrowed a couple books on it and discovered it really was the best thing ever. A week after I installed it [Linux], I stopped using Windows and never looked back. That was almost exactly nine years ago. So, yes, every child everywhere should learn Unix. I did say it was the best thing ever. Good luck, honey. If you need more obtuse advice guaranteed to scare off your co-workers, you know who to ask. Oh yeah. Huh. A couple of friends in High School had started using this "Linux" thing and I had a healthy hatred of Win95 and MacOS7/8 at the time. I borrowed a couple books on it and discovered it really was the best thing ever. A week after I installed it [Linux], I stopped using Windows and never looked back. That was almost exactly nine years ago.

So, yes, every child everywhere should learn Unix. I did say it was the best thing ever.

Good luck, honey. If you need more obtuse advice guaranteed to scare off your co-workers, you know who to ask. Oh yeah.

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