Sound check

Technology has changed since I last updated this site, but joining has inspired nostalgic feelings about the old days of the Internet so I plan to shake the dust off this and maybe post some stuff again.

Speaking of , I'm at https://tech.lgbt/@silvermoon82

OpenWRT-Bedtime

I've put together a script to schedule the kids' wifi network on our OpenWRT router.

We have a D-Link DIR-835 (with two radios), running OpenWRT Barrier Breaker 14.07. The 2.4GHz network is set up for the kids on radio0, and only the grownups have access to the 5GHz network. I wanted a way to shut off the wifi at Finn's bedtime (which is later than I usually want to stay up) and have it running again in the morning.

Next I wrote a simple script to check the time and bring the wifi up/down based on that, unless the current date is listed in a config file.

The script and sample are up on BitBucket, at https://bitbucket.org/eroosenmaallen/openwrt-bedtime. Feedback and improvements are welcome.

Triskaidekaphobia

Inspired by @TheBloggess, I have put together a simple WordPress plugin to fix dates for those with triskaidekaphobia.

Inspired by @TheBloggess, I have put together a simple WordPress plugin to fix dates for those with triskaidekaphobia. Right now it’s pretty trivial; as I refresh myself on WordPress development, I’ll add a few options, etc. In the meantime, all it does is replace the year after 2012 with “The Library” (see In the Library) and the date after the 12th with “12+1”.

Download: triskaidekaphobia-0.1

Advertising Gone Mad

From http://www.tommyvallier.com/2009/07/23/digg-advertising-gone-mad/ –
The ads are therefore taking up 49.35% of the viewable space. Let me repeat that: fourty-nine point three five percent. For advertisements. That’s MASSIVE.

Tommy Vallier gives a breakdown of space use on Digg’s homepage, and it’s not flattering.

The ads are therefore taking up 49.35% of the viewable space. Let me repeat that: fourty-nine point three five percent. For advertisements. That’s MASSIVE.

~ Tommy Vallier

It gets even worse once the white-space is accounted for, with two thirds of the screen real-estate dedicated to advertising.

Easily the coolest/nerdiest Queen tribute ever made

Bohemian Rhapsody played on old computer beeps

Bohemian Rhapsody played on old computer beeps

(found via Neil Gaiman’s blog, he found it at El Reg)

Pictures from MarsPhoenix!

The Mars lander has touched down safely, and is sending pictures back already:

News Briefing Image
NASA – Phoenix Images

For more on the Phoenix project, check out NASA’s mission page, or MarsPhoenix’s Twitter feed.

Geek Porn: Unboxing a mint PowerBook 1400

A member of theLEM PowerBooks list got their hands on a factory-sealed PowerBook 1400, and shared the unboxing photo set:

A member of the LEM PowerBooks list got their hands on a factory-sealed PowerBook 1400, and shared the unboxing photo set:

I can haz powerbook?
Slideshow at Photobucket »

Very nice set.

SimpleOpenID for php

The library I'm using for Rosebleed (and other projects, both major and minor) is SimpleOpenID from PHPClasses.org.

The original class did most of what I needed, but I made some minor changes. I've emailed the original contributor to offer my changes back, but until I hear back, I've posted my modified version here:

Comments/feedback always welcome.