Dec 19

Estas tre malvarma hodiaux.

Winter is actually here. Last week it was in the 70's. This past weekend the US finally admitted the global warming problem and the role of humans as a cause.


What a world!

Hodiaux

Estas tre varma por la sezono hodiaux. Estas malseketa, sed ne pluvas. Eble pluvus pli malfrua.

Mi estas laca kaj mi ne volas labori. Sed mi laboros. Cxar mi estas bona laboristo.

Things I know.

We are born and we die. In between, you live whatever life you are capable of.

You constantly face choices of right and wrong. The sum of your upbringing, experience, and willpower influence these choices. Perhaps there is a component out of your control that is determined before you were conscious, but I am in no way sure of that.

Even a seemingly passive tree growing in the forest takes nutrients, water, sunlight, and space away from other lifeforms for it's own use. By living and thriving a tree fights and destroys other life.

Our creator gave us intelligence, creativity, ambition, and curiosity. It would be a shame not to honor these gifts.

Podcasts I have enjoyed

Saluton kaj Bonvenon,

I drive many hours each week for my job. The only thing keeping me sane during all the driving is podcasts. I first was introduced to them by Cory Doctorow a year or so ago...and quickly found Escapepod, Mur Laferty, Scott Sigler, JC Hutchins, and Podiobooks.com. I have spent much quality time with my Ipod shuffle and these great podcasters.

Here is a list I would like to share. I will be adding to this from time to time.




Regular podcasts:

• EscapePod - A new Science Fiction/Fantasy story each week.
  
• Brief Glimpses of Somewhere Else - seems to be on Hiatus
  
• Geekfuactiongrip - seems to be on Hiatus

Podcast books:

• Anything by Scott Sigler
• Brave Men Run by Matthew Wayne Selsnick **
• The Corridor by Zan
  
• The Pocket and the Pendant by Mark Jeffrey **
  
• Jack Palms 1 and 2 by Seth Harwood
• Amerindian 2192 by J. Scott Garibay (great story...annoying voice work)
• The Immortal by JJ Dewey
• Anything by Nathan Lowell **
• The Bright Child by Tommy Wallach
• How to Succeed in Evil by Patrick McLean
• Badge of Infamy by Lester del Rey **
• Ida by Tim Callahan
• Singularity by Bill DeSmedt **
• Taken Liberty by Steven H. Wilson
• The Immortals by Tracy Hickman
• The Silk Code by Paul Levinson **
• The WorldWrights by Max Grant
• Billibub Baddings and the case of the Singing Sword by Tee Morris **
• Children of Rhatlan by Jonathan Fesmire
• In the Service of Samurai by Gloria Oliver *********
• Discovered Country by Nora Fleischer
• Various stuff from Cory Doctorow
• Seventh Son by JC Hutchins

Dankon to all you Podcasters!

Tradukilo

Saluton!

Mi faris tradukilo en Dua Vivo.

I scripted a translator for Second Life chat recently. It works fairly well thus far. But I have a few more bugs to work out. I want to add some functionality like IM support...and maybe other languages. So far it only does English(angla) and Esperanto.

I logged into Katherine Berry's Ajaxlife client and used my translator to speak to a friend in Japan.

This made me very happy.

I am having to put this little project on hold for a few weeks because of work and personal life time crunch. But I will be back on it as soon as I can. Des pli bona.

I have to make a few decisions about what to do with it once it's done also. Do I sell it in Second Life? Do I give it away? Do I take donations?

gxis revido,

Leganto.

N800 case, second life, new domain.

Saluton, miaj amikoj!


N800 update:

• I installed a launcher on the desktop area...so getting to xterm and web and a few other things is very easy...I haven't been able to customize it as of yet... not sure if it's possible.

• I need a more accessible case. I am using a nintendo ds lite zipper case. This case is not convenient. I need something that protects the screen and the unit from droppage, and easy to get it out of my pocket and into action.

• I am frustrated when using some websites...it can be a pain to use the stylus to choose a field and then use the touchscreen to type. I would like to test a bluetooth keyboard.

I have dreamt of a truly portable computer for years. The n800 is possibly the closest thing to my dream yet...but it still has a way to go.

I want to be able to accomplish common computing tasks with as little trouble as possible...and with great speed. Instant on is required...ease of use is desired.


I now have a presence in second life. Mia nomo de Secondlife estas Leganto Writer.

My new domain is leganto.org. I have not decided yet whether it will be web only...or offer other services. It is possible it will have a text or graphical mud.

Gxis revido,
Leganto

More n800

Hieraŭ I updated my n800 to the new firmware and began reconfiguring it.



1. Download Nokia Internet Tablet Software Update Wizard. Check!
2. Install said wizard. Check!
3. Place n800 in update mode (need to already have the usb drivers installed.) Check!

• Power down completely
• Hold down the button with the house on it and power up.
• When you get the usb icon you are connected.

4. Start Update Wizard. Check!

After a very short amount of time passes, the new firmware will be installed. That's it.

Here are some of the things I am doing to re-configure my n800:


1. Install xterm.

• Installed clean from maemo.org
  

2. Installed Skype.

3. Installed GAIM.

4. Installed dropbear SSH.

5. The next thing I wanted to do was get telnet and a few other things working.
found some good info from http://www.makuchaku.info/blog/category/maemo/

• Downloaded data.tar.gz and extracted on my windows machine.
• copied the busybox file to busybox2 on a flash card.
• put the flashcard in my n800.
• ssh'ed into my nokia using putty and logged in as root password rootme.
• copied the busybox2 file from flashcard into /bin/
• and then
  

  cd /usr/bin
  ln -s /bin/busybox2 ip
  ln -s /bin/busybox2 nc
  ln -s /bin/busybox2 ping
  ln -s /bin/busybox2 ping6
  ln -s /bin/busybox2 telnet
  ln -s /bin/busybox2 traceroute

• Then I telneted into a mud from my n800! w00t! Can also telnet into routers and switches. This will make a nice portable rig for work.

6. Moved notes to the top of favorites so I can use my fingers to open it quickly and type notes with big keyboard.





Things left to do:

• Install desktop launcher CHECK!
  
• continue to configure interface for ease of use. move xterm to top of favs...etc....
• install more wireless software...stumbler? wep +peap anyone?
• install vnc
  
• install rdesktop CHECK! no keyboard :{
  
• get more connectivity options...portable access point?
• bluetooth keyboard?
• case
• Navicore!!!!
• python
  

Gxis revido,
Leganto

Nokia n800

Saluton,

Mia nomo estas Leganto. Mi estas komencanto de Esperanto. Mi fartas suficxe bone hodiaux.

Mi havas Nokia n800.


Okay...That's where my Esperanto breaks down hodiaux. The rest of this post will be mainly in English.

Update: I got my Wii. It is awesome. Zelda and Super Paper Mario are my current favorites. I also got a used PS2.....Lego Starwars FTW!


The new version 4 firmware just came out for my N800. It's a pretty darn good version. Will post again with more about it.

Gxis revido,
Leganto

glavolingno

Hodiaux, Mi acxetis du glavolingnojn. Mi acxetis libron de glavoformoj ankaux. Mi antauxgxojas lerni la arto de glavo.

En alia novajxoj, Mi ordonis Nintendo Wii hieraux.

La Legantoj komencas.

Hodiaux, Mi estas malsana. Mia stomako estas vundita. Mia stomako havas sxirita muskolo.
Mi havis kirurgio lasta semajno.

Hodiaux, Mi vidis glavojn. Mi deziras glavon. Mi volas pristudi glavabatalarto.


Mi resanigxos mia sano.


Mi skribas tien cxi lerni Esperanto.


- gxis revido por nun. Bona Nokto.