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foosel — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:57:30 +0200

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		+	===== Why "foosel"? =====
		+
		+	That nick was a rather spontaneous creation on a quite evening a couple of years back. It is based on a combination of the [[wp>Metasyntactic_variable\|metasyntactic variable]] [[wp>Foo\|"foo"]] and -- since I was heavily into reading [[wp>User_friendly\|User Friendly]] back then and to this date simply adore the Dust Puppy -- the german word for lint, "Fussel", which I kind of find cute ;-). I somehow liked the combined result and stuck to it as my nick.

	===== How to reach me =====		===== How to reach me =====

personal:imprint

foosel — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:09:13 +0200

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-	Saved comments/trackbacks/pingbacks on foosel.net/foosel.org/foosel.de only save additional information as given voluntarily.	+	Saved comments/trackbacks/pingbacks on foosel.net/foosel.org/foosel.de only save additional information as given voluntarily. EMail addresses -- if provided by commenting visitors -- are only used (hashed) to display [[http://www.gravatar.com\|Gravatars]].

blog:2008:07:python_amlabel_bulklabeling

foosel — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:10:32 +0200

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	====== Python + amlabel = Bulklabeling! ======		====== Python + amlabel = Bulklabeling! ======

-	A while ago, we upgraded all 50 backup tapes in the tape library at work from LTO-2 to LTO-3. This of course meant unpacking, inserting and labeling those labels, both physically as well as electronically. While the physical labeling could not be automated((although we fooled around with the idea of using some Mind Storms construction for this while I waited for all the labels to be printed on the label machine)), I finally sat down to at least make the electronic labeling using [[http://www.amanda.org/\|amanda's]] amlabel a little bit less unworthy of a sysadmin ;-) The result was a small python script((heavily influenced by [[http://demod.org/qh/python#frmtget.py\|demod's frmtget]])) capable of bulk labeling a bunch of tapes based on a formatstring pattern of the label format that at least works perfectly fine in our environment -- YMMV ;-) I decided to post it here nevertheless as it might be of help for somebody out there besides us((and even if it's just for use as an example of how to use the [[http://docs.python.org/lib/module-optparse.html\|OptionParser]] module of Python ;-))). Some basic usage instructions, the code and a download link follow.	+	A while ago, we upgraded all 50 backup tapes in the tape library at work from LTO-2 to LTO-3. This of course meant unpacking, inserting and labeling those tapes, both physically as well as electronically. While the physical labeling could not be automated((although we fooled around with the idea of using some Mind Storms construction for this while I waited for all the labels to be printed on the label machine)), I finally sat down to at least make the electronic labeling using [[http://www.amanda.org/\|amanda's]] amlabel a little bit less unworthy of a sysadmin ;-) The result was a small python script((heavily influenced by [[http://demod.org/qh/python#frmtget.py\|demod's frmtget]])) capable of bulk labeling a bunch of tapes based on a formatstring pattern of the label format that at least works perfectly fine in our environment -- YMMV ;-) I decided to post it here nevertheless as it might be of help for somebody out there besides us((and even if it's just for use as an example of how to use the [[http://docs.python.org/lib/module-optparse.html\|OptionParser]] module of Python ;-))). Some basic usage instructions, the code and a download link follow.

	===== Usage =====		===== Usage =====

snippets:dokuwiki:bloglinks

foosel — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:07:31 +0200

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	===== Updates =====		===== Updates =====

-	Last updated: 2008/03/01	+	Last updated: 2008/07/07
		+	* 2008/07/07:
		+	* Adjusted to use new index format of blog plugin.
	* 2008/03/01:		* 2008/03/01:
	* Added config option ''excluded_pages'' to exclude pages matching a given regex from showing the bloglinks link.		* Added config option ''excluded_pages'' to exclude pages matching a given regex from showing the bloglinks link.

blog:2008:07:spamgourmet_goes_all-you-can-eat - created

foosel — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:17:00 +0200

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	+	====== spamgourmet goes All-You-Can-Eat ======
	+
	+	I had a [[http://www.spamgourmet.com/\|spamgourmet]] account for quite some time now, and always found it to be a handy service. The idea is simple: You register the email address you want to protect (or rather forwarded to) and an associated username and then can give out disposable, self-destructing email addresses of the format ''%%<someid>.<limit>.<username>@spamgourmet.com%%'', where ''someid'' is an id for a specific disposable address and ''limit'' defines the number of emails to let through before self-destruction.
	+
	+	I have used these addresses at "You have to register before..." stuff on the internet, like forums where I just had to do a quick search for something that demanded registration and other one-visit-that's-it-stops and never had issues.
	+
	+	But just now I received my first ever spam over my spam gourmet address, by some stupid adult side. The spammer used part of the site's domainname as ''someid'' and used a limit of 2 to inform me of wonderful special offerings in the world of porn((wow... porn... on the internet... what a surprise)). Given such wonderful services like [[http://www.mailinator.com\|mailinator]] that exist these days and the fact that the average mailaddress is overrun by spam anyway, it's no big issue that spamgourmet just lost it's appeal thanks to those f***ing spammers, but I found it remarkable nevertheless and was rather surprised to see this.
	+
	+	{{tag>spam spamgourmet argh}}
	+
	+	~~LINKBACK~~
	+	~~DISCUSSION~~

blog:2008:06:happy_birthday_dokuwiki

foosel — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:14:24 +0200

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-	Today marks the fourth birthday of my favourite wiki engine, [[dw>wiki:dokuwiki\|DokuWiki]], so I'd like to take advantage of the moment and say a big thank you to [[http://www.splitbrain.org\|Andi]] and all the countless DokuWiki contributors who made it such a great piece of software to work with.	+	Today marks the [[http://www.splitbrain.org/blog/2008-06/26-dokuwiki_birthday_cake_post\|fourth birthday]] of my favourite wiki engine, [[doku>wiki:dokuwiki\|DokuWiki]], so I'd like to take advantage of the moment and say a big thank you to [[http://www.splitbrain.org\|Andi]] and all the countless DokuWiki contributors who made it such a great piece of software to work with.

	I stumbled across DokuWiki in early 2005 I think, and it must have been around that time when I made a first install of it on my localhost as well. I can't remember the exact date when I started using it as a public viewable wiki anymore, but it must have been somewhere around fall of 2005, when I released [[snippets:dokuwiki:keyboard\|my first plugin]] for it. Since then I've been involved in some more plugins((as you might have guessed from the Quicklinks section to the right and the one or other DokuWiki centric blogpost over the last years ;-))), and I even had the honor to contribute some tiny bugfixes to the core code over the last half year :-)		I stumbled across DokuWiki in early 2005 I think, and it must have been around that time when I made a first install of it on my localhost as well. I can't remember the exact date when I started using it as a public viewable wiki anymore, but it must have been somewhere around fall of 2005, when I released [[snippets:dokuwiki:keyboard\|my first plugin]] for it. Since then I've been involved in some more plugins((as you might have guessed from the Quicklinks section to the right and the one or other DokuWiki centric blogpost over the last years ;-))), and I even had the honor to contribute some tiny bugfixes to the core code over the last half year :-)

blog:2008:06:a_rewarding_experience - created

foosel — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:40:12 +0200

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	+	====== A rewarding experience... ======
	+
	+	... is getting not only a big pack of Ferrero Rocher but also an event t-shirt after helping to make a programming contest at uni become reality. Thanks N., that was very nice :-)!
	+
	+	{{tag>reward good_day foobar}}
	+
	+	~~LINKBACK~~
	+	~~DISCUSSION~~

blog:2008:06:dokuwiki_hackathon_froscon_2008

foosel — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:30:42 +0200

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-	After [[http://www.splitbrain.org/blog/2008-06/23-dokuwiki_hack_days_at_froscon_2008\|Andi just made it official]], let me just say that I'm really looking forward to the first ever DokuWiki meetup at this year's FrOSCon.	+	After [[http://www.splitbrain.org/blog/2008-06/23-dokuwiki_hack_days_at_froscon_2008\|Andi just made it official]], let me just say that I'm really looking forward to the first ever DokuWiki meetup at this year's [[http://www.froscon.de\|FrOSCon]].

	My hotel room is booked, I'll arrive a bit earlier as in Friday, August 22nd, and I'm really looking forward to meeting those nice people I've been having fun and interesting conversations with the last couple of months on IRC and elsewhere.		My hotel room is booked, I'll arrive a bit earlier as in Friday, August 22nd, and I'm really looking forward to meeting those nice people I've been having fun and interesting conversations with the last couple of months on IRC and elsewhere.

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foosel — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:28:52 +0200

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		+	====== FlyCamOne2 on Blade CX2 ======
		+
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	file=http://foosel.org/download/flycamone2-secondflight.flv		file=http://foosel.org/download/flycamone2-secondflight.flv
		+	</flashplayer>
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		+	<flashplayer width=640 height=480>
		+	file=http://foosel.org/download/flycamone2-thirdflight.flv
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blog:2008:06:lengthy_questionaire_answered - created

foosel — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:28:35 +0200

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	+	====== Lengthy questionnaire answered ======
	+
	+	I found this rather long questionnaire over at [[http://www.planearium2.de/serendipity/index.php?/archives/126-Mal-wieder-ein-Fragebogen.html\|ZiB's]] today, and since she made it "free for all" I decided to give it a shot. Since it's that horribly long, I'll make it free for all as well, so if anyone feels up to tackling the 63 question him- or herself as well, go along, but I won't force you ;-) Questionnaire follows after the break.
	+
	+	===== 63 Questions =====
	+
	+	1. The phone rings. Who do you want it to be?
	+
	+	[[http://demod.org\|demod]], [[http://www.planearium2.de/serendipity/\|ZiB]] or my mom. Otherwise I'm not that keen on talking on the phone.
	+
	+	2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?
	+
	+	Of course, there's my money (or my cart-chip) in it, and I want that back =)
	+
	+	3. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?
	+
	+	Mostly a listener I guess. I'm rather shy and need time to warm up to people. Once I do, I tend to talk as well though ;-)
	+
	+	4. Do you take compliments well?
	+
	+	Depends on the type of compliments. I'm quite fed up with stuff like "You must be so couragious to be a woman in computing!".
	+
	+	5. Do you play Sudoku?
	+
	+	Occasionally, when there's nothing else to do, or when I randomly come across one (e.g. in demod's writing pad).
	+
	+	6. If abandoned alone in the wilderness, would you survive?
	+
	+	I'd manage to get along for some days I guess. I used to read those survival books in my youth, so I think I'd be able to remember some stuff in case of an emergency, but I prefer not to test out this claim ;-)
	+
	+	7. Do you like to ride?
	+
	+	I've only ever been on the back of a pony when I still was a kindergardener, so I honestly have no bloody idea. Horses aren't my thing anyway though.
	+
	+	8. Did you ever go camping as a kid?
	+
	+	Every summer for six weeks, from my second to my twentieth summer, and after that at least for 10 days until my twentyfifth summer. Caravan for my parents, tent for me :-)
	+
	+	9. What was your favorite game as a kid?
	+
	+	"Das verrückte Labyrinth" and "Elixir" when it comes to board games. I also loved to play LEGO, or fight imaginary enemies with my trusty sword and my stuffed animals and ZiB on my side ;-)
	+
	+	10. If a good looking person was courting you, but you knew that he/she was married -- would you play along?
	+
	+	A world of no.
	+
	+	11. Could you date someone with different religious beliefs than you?
	+
	+	Hm... as long as he didn't try to evangelize, I think I could. Would depend on the degree of religiousness though. Full blood believer would become an issue rather fast.
	+
	+	12. Do any songs make you cry?
	+
	+	None that I can think of right now.
	+
	+	13. Are you continuing your education?
	+
	+	I've never done anything else. And what other choice to I have as a computer geek, everything in that field just changes too damn much to stop learning even for the shortest time.
	+
	+	14. Do you know how to shoot a gun?
	+
	+	I know how to shoot an air rifle. But that's about it.
	+
	+	15. If your house was on fire, what would be the first thing you'd grab?
	+
	+	demod. If there was still time, my notebook.
	+
	+	16. How often do you read books?
	+
	+	Every day. Either fantasy or technical literature.
	+
	+	17. Do you think more about the past, present or future?
	+
	+	The future I think. Keeps worrying me ;-)
	+
	+	18. What is your favorite children's book?
	+
	+	"Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer" together with it's sequel "Jim Knopf und die Wilde 13" by Michael Ende. My mom read them on tape for me/with me when I was three or four. I still have those tapes and love to listen to them from time to time. Although it's very weird to hear a younger version of me having issues with the "ch" of the german language ;-)
	+
	+	19. What color are your eyes?
	+
	+	Grey-blue-greenish.
	+
	+	20. How tall are you?
	+
	+	178cm
	+
	+	21. Where is your dream house located?
	+
	+	Somewhere, I'm sure ;-)
	+
	+	22. Do you have a secret fetish?
	+
	+	Not that I know.
	+
	+	23. Have you ever tried sushi?
	+
	+	Nope, but a couple of colleagues will never cease to get me to try it I fear ;-)
	+
	+	24. Have you ever taken pictures in a photo booth?
	+
	+	Yes, together with demod.
	+
	+	25. When was the last time you were in an olive grove?
	+
	+	Uhm.. I have no idea if I ever was in one tbh.
	+
	+	26. When was the last time you were at church?
	+
	+	Last september I think, at the wedding of a colleague.
	+
	+	27. Where was the furthest place you traveled today?
	+
	+	To my doctor, to get my third [[wp>TBEV\|TBEV]] shot.
	+
	+	28. What was the job you loved most?
	+
	+	Anything that included coding. So the one I'm having right now is ok from time to time as well ;-)
	+
	+	29. Do you like mustard?
	+
	+	Yuck...
	+
	+	30. Do you prefer to sleep or eat?
	+
	+	Sleep.
	+
	+	31. Do you look like your mom or dad?
	+
	+	I think I look a bit more like my dad.
	+
	+	32. How long do you take to shower?
	+
	+	I can finish a full shower in 5 minutes, including toweling. But I prefer to go for something between 7 to 10 minutes -- hot.
	+
	+	33. Can you do the splits?
	+
	+	No.
	+
	+	34. What movie do you want to see right now?
	+
	+	None actually, but I wouldn't say no to an episode of Veronica Mars or House MD ;-)
	+
	+	35. Would you fast-forward your life if you could?
	+
	+	No. Maybe temporarily rewind from time to time though ;-)
	+
	+	36. What did you do for New Year's?
	+
	+	Nothing special, spent a quite evening with demod.
	+
	+	37. Do you think The Grudge was scary?
	+
	+	I didn't see it yet.
	+
	+	38. Can you identify with one of the characters from "Mean Girls"?
	+
	+	From what?
	+
	+	39. Do you own a camera phone?
	+
	+	Yes, comes in handy from time to time.
	+
	+	40. Do you have an "ex box" with pictures or letters of your former partners?
	+
	+	No.
	+
	+	41. Was your mom a cheerleader?
	+
	+	No, and I'm thankful this degrading "sport" isn't common in germany.
	+
	+	42. What's the last letter of your middle name?
	+
	+	E
	+
	+	43. Do you like your middle name?
	+
	+	I used to hate it, but now I'm ok with it. "Like" would be too much though ;-)
	+
	+	44. How many hours of sleep do you get at night?
	+
	+	Usually about 7 or 8. The problem lies within the interval, not the amount.
	+
	+	45. Do you like care bears?
	+
	+	I have taste, thanks.
	+
	+	46. What do you buy at the movies?
	+
	+	If I feel rich, a softdrink. That's it though, cinema itself is too damn expensive these days.
	+
	+	47. Do you know how to play poker?
	+
	+	No, that's why I don't ;-)
	+
	+	48. Do you wear your seatbelt?
	+
	+	Yes, with a passion. I'm one of those people who make others wear their's too.
	+
	+	49. What do you wear to sleep?
	+
	+	Usually a t-shirt and maybe shorts.
	+
	+	50. Anything big ever happen in your hometown?
	+
	+	I was born ;-) No, kidding aside -- "ever" probably, but I can't think of anything in my lifetime right now.
	+
	+	51. How many meals do you eat a day?
	+
	+	Mostly one. Sometimes more. I'm not that big of an eater.
	+
	+	52. Do you have a tongue piercing?
	+
	+	No. I'm afraid of needles, the earlobes were tough enough.
	+
	+	53. Do you like funny or serious people better?
	+
	+	Hm... A healthy mixture of both, don't like clowns, don't like people who don't laugh neither though.
	+
	+	54. Ever been to L.A.?
	+
	+	No.
	+
	+	55. Did you eat a cookie today?
	+
	+	Nope.
	+
	+	56. Do you steal or pay for your music downloads?
	+
	+	Pay. I only download DRM free music though.
	+
	+	57. Do you hate chocolate?
	+
	+	Quite the opposite actually.
	+
	+	58. What do you and your parents fight about the most?
	+
	+	I almost never get into a fight with my mother. My father and I tend to fight over political stuff, and the fact that he still seems to think I'm six.
	+
	+	59. Are you a gullible person?
	+
	+	Don't think so.
	+
	+	60. When was the last time you cried?
	+
	+	Something around three weeks ago I think.
	+
	+	61. If you could have any job you like, what would it be?
	+
	+	Software Developer, web stuff plus open source work.
	+
	+	62. Are you easy to get along with?
	+
	+	I think so. I can tolerate a lot of stuff, and I'm rather quite, thus no real chance of big scenes ;-)
	+
	+	63. What is your favorite time of day?
	+
	+	Evening and night. I tend to get most creative then.
	+
	+	{{tag>tag meme questionnaire personal}}
	+
	+	~~LINKBACK~~
	+	~~DISCUSSION~~

snippets:dokuwiki:linkback

foosel — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:26:55 +0200

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	* 2008/04/06		* 2008/04/06
-	* :!: Currently depends on the [[http://wiki.splitbrain.org/wiki:development#getting_the_devel-code\|development version]] of Dokuwiki, see [[#installation\|below]].
	* Fixed:		* Fixed:
	* Akismet plugin was not called properly		* Akismet plugin was not called properly

blog:2008:05:back_to_the_blues - created

foosel — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:18:31 +0200

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	+	====== Back to the blues ======
	+
	+	As you can see -- or not, depending on whether you only read this in your RSS reader ;-) -- I updated the theme of my Dokuwiki installation. I really do like [[http://chimeric.de\|Michael's]] work on [[http://www.chimeric.de/projects/dokuwiki/template/arctic\|arctic]], but it was about time for something personal and "unique"((as in, not installed on 20% of all DWs ;-))). Thus I created my first own wiki template. The icons are from the great [[http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/silk/\|Silk Icon Set]] by Mark James (plus one from the [[http://tango.freedesktop.org/Tango_Icon_Library\|Tango Icon Library]]).
	+
	+	The template prolly still has some issues here and there (still hunting down display bugs), and it certainly is not perfect, but it is mine =)
	+
	+	{{tag>dokuwiki template personal}}
	+
	+	~~LINKBACK~~
	+	~~DISCUSSION~~

blog:2008:05:jolt_now_available_at_karstadt - created

foosel — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:57:25 +0200

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	+	====== JOLT now available at Karstadt ======
	+
	+	{{ :blog:media:20080527-jolt.jpg?100\|}}
	+	... or so it seems. I just came back from a quick scout mission to the local Karstadt here in Darmstadt, to selflessly investigate whether the claims by the [[http://www.jolt.de/shoplocator.aspx\|Shoplocator at Jolt.de]] were true and indeed they had a lot of the tasty goodness in stock -- even in the cooler cabinet!
	+
	+	/me happily hugs a new stash of ten cans which now reside in her file drawer at work
	+
	+	Some tests((randomly entering ZIP codes in the shoplocator... cough highly scientifical, honestly!)) revealed that Karstadt has that stuff in stock somewhat all over germany, so please fellow geeks, get out there, buy it and signal Karstadt to keep it in stock =)
	+
	+	{{tag>jolt source geeky tasty}}
	+
	+	~~LINKBACK~~
	+	~~DISCUSSION~~

blog:2008:05:tagging_about_linux_desktop_apps - created

foosel — Thu, 22 May 2008 23:11:14 +0200

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	+	====== Tagging about linux desktop apps ======
	+
	+	Got tagged by [[http://demod.org/blog/2008/05/i_got_tagged\|demod]] and [[http://varuolo.tumblr.com/post/35714236/meme-your-favorite-desktop-linux-software\|varuolo]]((I'm tempted to create a graph out of those cross-tagging round-robin issues today ;-))):
	+
	+	<blockquote>
	+	- blog a list with your favorite destktop Linux software (as many or few you want)
	+	- add links to the software project's websites
	+	- post these rules
	+	- tag three other Linux using bloggers
	+	</blockquote>
	+
	+	I fear I won't introduce much new noteworthy software, but here are my choices nevertheless (in no particular order):
	+
	+	* [[http://www.xfce.org/\|Xfce]] -- window/desktop manager of choice
	+	* [[http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/\|Firefox]] -- my favourite browser, the extension system is the reason it hasn't been overtaken by [[http://www.opera.com/\|Opera]] to this date on my list
	+	* [[http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/\|Thunderbird]] -- mail client
	+	* [[http://www.eclipse.org/\|Eclipse]] -- what would a Java programmer do without it? I use it for pretty much anything remotely resembling a larger project as well though
	+	* [[http://thunar.xfce.org/\|Thunar]] -- filemanager
	+	* [[http://synergy2.sf.net/\|Synergy]] -- software kvm-switch... somewhat. I [[blog:2007:10:a_quick_recommendation\|blogged about it]] some months ago :-)
	+	* [[http://www.pidgin.im/\|Pidgin]] -- Multi-Protocol instant messenger (I still have important people on my ICQ buddylist and somewhat don't like those gateway thingies...)
	+	* [[http://www.xchat.org/\|XChat]] -- for my IRC needs
	+	* [[http://www.gimp.org/\|GIMP]] -- everyone needs an image manipulation tool, might as well be a good one ;-)
	+	* [[http://www.inkscape.org/\|Inkscape]] -- if SVG comes out and wants to play
	+	* [[http://jabref.sourceforge.net/\|Jabref]] -- bibtex bibliography management for my research
	+	* [[http://freemind.sourceforge.net/\|Freemind]] -- mindmap tool, use it for quite a lot of stuff these days
	+	* [[http://www.gnome.org/projects/tomboy/\|Tomboy]] -- desktop-wiki thingy
	+	* [[http://gttr.sourceforge.net/\|GnoTime]] -- Timetracker
	+	* [[http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/\|Unison]] -- Syncing tool
	+	* [[http://www.virtualbox.org/\|VirtualBox]] -- for when I need a virtualized version of "the other OS"
	+	* [[http://code.foosel.org/colorname\|colorname]] -- you won't believe it, but I actually use it ;-)
	+	* [[http://audacious-media-player.org/\|Audacious]] -- mighty little mp3 player
	+	* [[http://roxterm.sourceforge.net/\|ROXterm]] -- terminal emulator
	+	* [[http://www.yworks.com/products/yed/\|yEd]] -- tool for graph editing
	+	* [[http://www.visual-paradigm.com/product/vpuml/\|Visual Paradigm for UML]] -- UML tool
	+
	+	So now for the hard part -- tagging linux-using bloggers. I just hope you guys even read this ;-)
	+
	+	* [[http://noone.org/blog\|XTaran]]
	+	* [[http://www.content-space.de/dokuwiki/\|Michitux]]
	+	* [[http://lenix.de/en/home/blog\|Lenix]]
	+
	+	{{tag>tag linux software desktop}}
	+
	+	~~LINKBACK~~
	+	~~DISCUSSION~~

snippets:dokuwiki:filelist

foosel — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:25:26 +0200

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	* Now respects ACLs in media mode and file permissions in direct mode. Files need to be readable in order to be displayed.		* Now respects ACLs in media mode and file permissions in direct mode. Files need to be readable in order to be displayed.
-	* :!: Users of Dokuwiki version rc2008-03-31 or above**: I prepared an additional install package which handles the new date format correctly((use of ''strftime'' instead of ''date'' on ''$conf['dformat']'')). It can be found {{:snippets:dokuwiki:plugin-filelist-rc20080331.tar.gz\|here}} and will become available at the usual location come full release of the new Dokuwiki version**.	+	* :!: Users of Dokuwiki version up to 2006-06-26b**: With the release of Dokuwiki version 2007-05-05, the date format got changed((use of ''strftime'' instead of ''date'' on ''$conf['dformat']'')). The filelist plugin incorporates this change, thus dates will not be displayed properly on versions below 2007**-05-05.
	* 2008/03/13:		* 2008/03/13:
	* Should fix [[bug>24]]		* Should fix [[bug>24]]

blog:2008:05:blade_cx2 - created

foosel — Sat, 10 May 2008 12:08:29 +0200

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	+	====== Blade CX2 ======
	+
	+	10 days or so ago, I got myself a [[wp>PicooZ\|PicooZ]] and got instantly hooked on flying RC-Helis. The Picoo is a lot of fun, but it is very difficult to get the toy-grade heli to move as intended. Everything is a bit wobbly, you only have 2 channels to control it (pitch and roll are not available), and while it's a lot of fun to cruise around the office or the living room, you soon come to a point where you'd really like to have bit more freedom in what that thing you a controlling does. A real RC-Heli comes into play ;)
	+
	+	I dug into the material, and several places on the web suggested to "start small" with a coaxial heli((Has two main rotors above each other rotating in opposite directions to compensate for torque instead of one main rotor and a tail rotor.)) as those are self-stabilizing and thus a failure in control does not immediately lead to catastrophe and high repair costs. Everything pointed to getting a [[wp>Blade_CX2\|Blade CX2]] as well, so after some pondering and [[http://www.rcline.de/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=98\|reading]] [[http://www.rcline.de/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=144\|reviews]] that's what I did. And I must say, I'm very happy so far with that choice.
	+
	+	{{:blog:media:20080510-bladecx2.jpg?400\|}}
	+
	+	It is indeed very stable, and a lot of fun to steer around the garden((Although it's supposed to be an indoor heli I currently have to fly it outside, as I don't have access to some bigger place indoor needed for properly learning. Even in low wind though the garden is still usable thanks to some natural walls in the form of bushes and stuff around it.)). I also got myself a copy of the [[http://www.clearviewrc.com/\|ClearView RC Simulator]] and hooked up my Blade's remote control to the PC (via a 3.5mm audiocable in the trainer jack and [[http://www.smartpropoplus.com/BlueAndGrey/default.asp\|SmartPropoPlus]]) for the more windy parts of the week. Of course, I couldn't resist the urge to give the Airwolf model in ClearView a quick try. Ended with a negative landing height cough Full-fledged helis are a bit tougher to control than my Blade ;-)
	+
	+	Still learning to hover tail-in, moving around and keeping position over ground at specific locations. Let's see were that leads me :-) And keep your fingers crossed for some non-windy days in Darmstadt in the weeks to come, so I can properly practice on the field ;-)
	+
	+	{{tag>rc heli bladecx2 beginner}}
	+
	+	~~LINKBACK~~
	+	~~DISCUSSION~~

snippets:dokuwiki:keyboard - New release

foosel — Sun, 04 May 2008 11:53:06 +0200

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	* 2008/05/04:		* 2008/05/04:
-	* [[bug>25]] fixed, toolbar button works again. You will have to purge your cached javascript after upgrading by opening ''http://your.domain.com/path/to/dokuwiki/lib/js.php?edit=1&write=1&purge=1'' in your browser of choice.	+	* [[bug>25]] fixed, toolbar button works again. You will have to purge your cached javascript after upgrading by opening ''http://your.domain.com/path/to/dokuwiki/lib/exe/js.php?edit=1&write=1&purge=1'' in your browser of choice.
	* 2007/07/17:		* 2007/07/17:
	* Fixed a small bug in the german language file (swapped Pageup/Pagedown translations, thanks go to Werner Mayer for the tip-off).		* Fixed a small bug in the german language file (swapped Pageup/Pagedown translations, thanks go to Werner Mayer for the tip-off).

snippets:dokuwiki:blockquote - New release

foosel — Sun, 04 May 2008 11:17:34 +0200

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	* 2008/05/04:		* 2008/05/04:
-	* [[bug>25]] fixed, toolbar button works again. You will have to purge your cached javascript after upgrading by opening ''http://your.domain.com/path/to/dokuwiki/lib/js.php?edit=1&write=1&purge=1'' in your browser of choice.	+	* [[bug>25]] fixed, toolbar button works again. You will have to purge your cached javascript after upgrading by opening ''http://your.domain.com/path/to/dokuwiki/lib/exe/js.php?edit=1&write=1&purge=1'' in your browser of choice.
	* 2008/04/06:		* 2008/04/06:
	* Now produces valid XHTML again (blockquote output was placed inside paragraphs, those are now closed and reopened properly)		* Now produces valid XHTML again (blockquote output was placed inside paragraphs, those are now closed and reopened properly)

blog:2008:05:hammock_fun - created

foosel — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:02:11 +0200

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	+	====== Hammock fun ======
	+
	+	I'm currently spending some quality time at my parents -- which now happen to have a hammock in their garden((no, this is not the only reason I visit them, I like them perfectly fine even without hammock :-))).
	+
	+	\| {{:blog:media:20080501-hammock01.jpg?400\|}} \| Hammock \|
	+	\| {{:blog:media:20080501-hammock02.jpg?400\|}} \| foosel in hammock \|
	+	\| {{:blog:media:20080501-hammock03.jpg?400\|}} \| foosel fallen out of hammock((Memo to self: if you try to move too fast in a hammock, it will certainly lead to a quick welcoming hug from the ground beneath it. And again I learned something new ;-).)) \|
	+
	+	I feel this is the beginning of a wonderful new friendship between a geek and a hammock =)
	+
	+	{{tag>pictures life hammock spring relaxing random}}
	+
	+	~~LINKBACK~~
	+	~~DISCUSSION~~

blog:2008:04:new_release_of_the_dokuwiki_blogsuite

foosel — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:45:13 +0200

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	Over the last couple of weeks, [[http://chimeric.de\|Michael Klier]] and me were frantically working on all those little (and larger) plugins making up the Dokuwiki BlogSuite. Adjusting to changes in the recent Dokuwiki release candidates, fixing old bugs, debugging new ones, and then finally releasing plugin after plugin. Today we finally were able to finish the last couple of plugins -- [[doku>plugin:include\|include]], [[doku>plugin:blog\|blog]], [[doku>plugin:discussion\|discussion]] and Michael's cool and shiny new [[doku>plugin:feedmod\|feedmod]]. Thus, a new edition of the BlogSuite is finally ready for usage((Compatible to Dokuwiki RC 2008-04-11 and up, users of the stable version should really consider upgrading because the RCs rock)) :-)		Over the last couple of weeks, [[http://chimeric.de\|Michael Klier]] and me were frantically working on all those little (and larger) plugins making up the Dokuwiki BlogSuite. Adjusting to changes in the recent Dokuwiki release candidates, fixing old bugs, debugging new ones, and then finally releasing plugin after plugin. Today we finally were able to finish the last couple of plugins -- [[doku>plugin:include\|include]], [[doku>plugin:blog\|blog]], [[doku>plugin:discussion\|discussion]] and Michael's cool and shiny new [[doku>plugin:feedmod\|feedmod]]. Thus, a new edition of the BlogSuite is finally ready for usage((Compatible to Dokuwiki RC 2008-04-11 and up, users of the stable version should really consider upgrading because the RCs rock)) :-)

-	And with that comes also a new tool I hacked together to create your very own customized blog plugin bundle: [[http://dokuwiki.foosel.org/blogsuite\|the Blogsuite BundleHub]]. It's a website allowing you to select all the additional features you want to have included in your personal Dokuwiki blog and then bundles them together with the mandatory parts of the blogsuite -- [[doku>plugin:blog\|blog]], [[doku>plugin:include\|include]] and [[doku>plugin:pagelist\|pagelist]] plugin that is -- into one single tarball which can then be directly fetched via the plugin manager of your wiki installation and used for updates as well. It's still in it's early stages of life, but feel free to try it out :-) And don't forget to give me a shout if something doesn't work ;-)	+	And with that comes also a new tool I hacked together to create your very own customized blog plugin bundle: [[http://dokuwiki.foosel.org/blogsuite\|the Blogsuite BundleHub]]. It's a website which allows you to select all the additional features you want to have included in your personal Dokuwiki blog and then bundles them together with the mandatory parts of the blogsuite -- [[doku>plugin:blog\|blog]], [[doku>plugin:include\|include]] and [[doku>plugin:pagelist\|pagelist]] plugin that is -- into one single tarball. This then can be fetched and installed directly via the plugin manager of your wiki and used for updates as well. It's still in it's early stages of life, but feel free to try it out :-) And don't forget to give me a shout if something doesn't work ;-)

	{{tag>dokuwiki plugins development blogsuite bundlehub opensource}}		{{tag>dokuwiki plugins development blogsuite bundlehub opensource}}

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-	Today marks the fourth birthday of my favourite wiki engine, [[dw>wiki:dokuwiki\|DokuWiki]], so I'd like to take advantage of the moment and say a big thank you to [[http://www.splitbrain.org\|Andi]] and all the countless DokuWiki contributors who made it such a great piece of software to work with.	+	Today marks the [[http://www.splitbrain.org/blog/2008-06/26-dokuwiki_birthday_cake_post\|fourth birthday]] of my favourite wiki engine, [[doku>wiki:dokuwiki\|DokuWiki]], so I'd like to take advantage of the moment and say a big thank you to [[http://www.splitbrain.org\|Andi]] and all the countless DokuWiki contributors who made it such a great piece of software to work with.

	I stumbled across DokuWiki in early 2005 I think, and it must have been around that time when I made a first install of it on my localhost as well. I can't remember the exact date when I started using it as a public viewable wiki anymore, but it must have been somewhere around fall of 2005, when I released [[snippets:dokuwiki:keyboard\|my first plugin]] for it. Since then I've been involved in some more plugins((as you might have guessed from the Quicklinks section to the right and the one or other DokuWiki centric blogpost over the last years ;-))), and I even had the honor to contribute some tiny bugfixes to the core code over the last half year :-)		I stumbled across DokuWiki in early 2005 I think, and it must have been around that time when I made a first install of it on my localhost as well. I can't remember the exact date when I started using it as a public viewable wiki anymore, but it must have been somewhere around fall of 2005, when I released [[snippets:dokuwiki:keyboard\|my first plugin]] for it. Since then I've been involved in some more plugins((as you might have guessed from the Quicklinks section to the right and the one or other DokuWiki centric blogpost over the last years ;-))), and I even had the honor to contribute some tiny bugfixes to the core code over the last half year :-)

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	+	====== Tagging about linux desktop apps ======
	+
	+	Got tagged by [[http://demod.org/blog/2008/05/i_got_tagged\|demod]] and [[http://varuolo.tumblr.com/post/35714236/meme-your-favorite-desktop-linux-software\|varuolo]]((I'm tempted to create a graph out of those cross-tagging round-robin issues today ;-))):
	+
	+	<blockquote>
	+	- blog a list with your favorite destktop Linux software (as many or few you want)
	+	- add links to the software project's websites
	+	- post these rules
	+	- tag three other Linux using bloggers
	+	</blockquote>
	+
	+	I fear I won't introduce much new noteworthy software, but here are my choices nevertheless (in no particular order):
	+
	+	* [[http://www.xfce.org/\|Xfce]] -- window/desktop manager of choice
	+	* [[http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/\|Firefox]] -- my favourite browser, the extension system is the reason it hasn't been overtaken by [[http://www.opera.com/\|Opera]] to this date on my list
	+	* [[http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/\|Thunderbird]] -- mail client
	+	* [[http://www.eclipse.org/\|Eclipse]] -- what would a Java programmer do without it? I use it for pretty much anything remotely resembling a larger project as well though
	+	* [[http://thunar.xfce.org/\|Thunar]] -- filemanager
	+	* [[http://synergy2.sf.net/\|Synergy]] -- software kvm-switch... somewhat. I [[blog:2007:10:a_quick_recommendation\|blogged about it]] some months ago :-)
	+	* [[http://www.pidgin.im/\|Pidgin]] -- Multi-Protocol instant messenger (I still have important people on my ICQ buddylist and somewhat don't like those gateway thingies...)
	+	* [[http://www.xchat.org/\|XChat]] -- for my IRC needs
	+	* [[http://www.gimp.org/\|GIMP]] -- everyone needs an image manipulation tool, might as well be a good one ;-)
	+	* [[http://www.inkscape.org/\|Inkscape]] -- if SVG comes out and wants to play
	+	* [[http://jabref.sourceforge.net/\|Jabref]] -- bibtex bibliography management for my research
	+	* [[http://freemind.sourceforge.net/\|Freemind]] -- mindmap tool, use it for quite a lot of stuff these days
	+	* [[http://www.gnome.org/projects/tomboy/\|Tomboy]] -- desktop-wiki thingy
	+	* [[http://gttr.sourceforge.net/\|GnoTime]] -- Timetracker
	+	* [[http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/\|Unison]] -- Syncing tool
	+	* [[http://www.virtualbox.org/\|VirtualBox]] -- for when I need a virtualized version of "the other OS"
	+	* [[http://code.foosel.org/colorname\|colorname]] -- you won't believe it, but I actually use it ;-)
	+	* [[http://audacious-media-player.org/\|Audacious]] -- mighty little mp3 player
	+	* [[http://roxterm.sourceforge.net/\|ROXterm]] -- terminal emulator
	+	* [[http://www.yworks.com/products/yed/\|yEd]] -- tool for graph editing
	+	* [[http://www.visual-paradigm.com/product/vpuml/\|Visual Paradigm for UML]] -- UML tool
	+
	+	So now for the hard part -- tagging linux-using bloggers. I just hope you guys even read this ;-)
	+
	+	* [[http://noone.org/blog\|XTaran]]
	+	* [[http://www.content-space.de/dokuwiki/\|Michitux]]
	+	* [[http://lenix.de/en/home/blog\|Lenix]]
	+
	+	{{tag>tag linux software desktop}}
	+
	+	~~LINKBACK~~
	+	~~DISCUSSION~~