Some time ago I got a Web Power Switch 4 for the hut to remote control power for the scope, cameras, and PC and future stuff like roof control and a light to illuminate a webcam. I believe this is now replaced by the Web Power Switch 5, but they seem to be pretty similar. … Read more
One would expect it should be easy to save a man page from terminal for review, and it is, but it doesn’t work the way you expect. I would expect that “man col > col.txt” should save a nice text file in the home directory, but the results are strange: COL(1) BSD … Read more
After months of a restructuring study, it can’t be good to find yourself scheduled for a meeting with your VP at 8:15 am on the first day back after a holiday weekend. Ascending in the elevator, the today’s-the-day atmosphere was palpable. I had a brief meeting with the VP and a lady from HR, and … Read more