Impreza maintenance

Posted on 2011.11.29 by FWFR

Well, decided to keep this car going.  How else will a new driver learn.  So a few updates are planned.

  • cover gaskets: EJ22, note 3.7ft/lbs for bolts
  • fuel filler pipe replacement: finished 1 hour to do.  Just make sure you have less than 1/4 tank of gas and that side of the car is jacked.  Very easy.
  • spark plugs
  • oil and filter
  • re-gasket the single port exhausts to heads: finished 1 hour, 1/2 an hour just outlining and making new gaskets since the stores didn’t have them in stock.
  • treat as best as possible the rust in the rear wheel wells

That said. if anyone is interested in a 1996 Subaru Impreza L sedan with 103250 miles then send an offer.

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Skein-Bash code

Posted on 2011.09.14 by fwfr

A very useful bash script. Thank you.
Matt Tomasello’s blog, new but will look back in the future.

Continue reading →

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CentOS, Drupal, MySQL, and PhpMyAdmin from tgz.

Posted on 2011.08.19 by fwfr

Setting up drupal inside an institution with firewalls, proxy, and security is oh-so much fun. A challenge really. So I’ve decided to post my recipes for those seeking a bit of info.

This is version 0.1.  A new improved version will come out in a week.  The environment is CentOS, Apache 2x, MySQL 5.1, PHP 5.3 and Drupal 7.7.  Given a bit of knowledge this would work for Slackware, RedHat, Ubuntu, and almost any other Linux distribution. Continue reading →

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1996 Subaru (august)

Posted on 2011.08.17 by FWFR

The car has made it through the summer.  Barely!

Taught the older child a bit about drills and paint scraping.  We’re attacking the rust around the wheel wells.  For a 15 year old car and a 14.5 year old kid, the two are aging differently.  The car has developed the ‘rust.’  What can be said. it is the family car and has held up for all these years.  Cleveland winters, NaCl, and 2 kids takes a toll.

We are opting for the holding it together and teach the elder to drive next summer method.  Then we will trade or sell off to a subby lover out there.  So a heads up. For anyone interested in a 1996 Subaru Impreza 2.2L with rear wheel well holes. Have I a car for you.  Only 103,000 miles almost.  It has been taken car of  and I swear you can’t see the melted cookie on the back seat. ;-)   Bids will be taken and pictures can be sent.

ttfn,
ffr

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Children and domain names

Posted on 2011.08.17 by FWFR

Many years ago I thought it would be cool to register domain names with my children’s initials.  Well folks some 12 years later, my oldest, has requisitioned that his domain name becomes his!  What’s a dad to do?  I handed it over.  So instead of playing an xbox or other graphic box, he’s learning to use Linux and all the responsiblities to promote open source software and giving back to the community.

That said, Steven is now the proud owner of his domain, email, and site.  I have a few years to go before the younger spawn gets wise and requests his.  I can only hope that Steven learns enough to code a message to people looking for me to look here.  His blog is growing faster than mine.

ttfn,
ffr

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Fuze+ video specs

Posted on 2011.08.04 by fwfr

My sons and I share videos on our mp3 (not ipods). We need this info to make appropriate video files.  That, and Steven built a cool speaker setup out of PVC and old computer speakers.  Someday he might post them

Video format for Fuze+

  • File container: *.mp4
  • Video CODEC: H.264/AVC Baseline Level 2.0
  • Bit rate: 1,000 Kbps
  • 30 FPS
  • Width: 320 pixels
  • Height: 240 pixels
  • Audio CODEC: AAC version 4 LC
  • Bit Rate: 192 Kbps
  • Channels: 2 (stereo)
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Summer oh cycling

Posted on 2011.05.26 by fwfr

Hitting upon a great idea in the effort of avoiding gym class, my eldest decided on summer cycling.  A very agreeable great-uncle is his designated professional.  Uncle J. rides and rides and rides a lot.  Steven isn’t up to his par yet, but will be this summer.

That said, I’ll be pulling my bikes out of storage and joining in.  Beats taking trees down.

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Equipment in ’11

Posted on 2011.05.03 by FWFR

Hardware comes and goes, but a snapshot helps once in a while. A lot has been updated to slightly less new equipment. The past 12 months have seen a fair amount of hard drive failures, server motherboard deaths, and bad backup options. So this it to remind me of the updates. Continue reading →

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Software in use ’11

Posted on 2011.05.03 by FWFR

Home Use

All the software listed is currently in use and being actively used as either an end-user or testing for a clients installation. Continue reading →

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Strangely appealing

Posted on 2011.05.03 by FWFR

1 part gin
1 part strong Earl Grey iced tea
dash to taste fresh lemon juice
dash to taste Cointreau
optional Bitters
1 tsp frozen/mushy marmalade.

Combine ingredients (store in the fridge) or/and shake on ice, strain, and drink. Add marmalade last, don’t shake that.

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