Geek on Two Wheels

At last, I’ve succeeded in setting up a Debian router with CUPS and Samba.

As it turns out, the reason why Samba wasn’t talking to CUPS was because the spool directory did not exist. I’m sure I would have figured this out much sooner had I turned up the logging level while configuring. Eh, it didn’t take too long to figure out. Otherwise, everything has turned out fine after a proper upgrade to testing, except printing via CUPS to the multi-function network printer (a non-issue) and the fact that CUPS’ web interface is completely non-functional when it comes to adding new printers.

Incidentally, today is the more-or-less official start of Missy and I’s renting agreement with our new landlord. Now that this Debian box is up and running, I no longer have to worry about leaving my parents with a non-functioning network once I take away the wireless router, and focus on more pressing matters, like organizing last-minute FroshWeek details, and figuring out how to get all of my crap over to my new place of residence.

I’ve now spent about 3 hours more than I had planned and expected to spend to get CUPS, SAMBA, and Windows to all play nice with each other. In fact, the entirety of that 3 hours was trying to get cups to play at all.

I’m about to throw in the towel on Debian and use Gentoo for this router instead. However, I’m going to tough it out for one more day and see if things get any better after a purge and reinstall of cupsys.

While I figured a binary-based distro would be a much better choice for a P166, I am so far unimpressed with Debian. Perhaps Ubuntu server was a better choice?

After several weeks of down-right frustrating house searching, Missy and I have finally found a place of our own to move into come September.

Hoorays!

Due to restrictions regarding bicycles on the Skytrain during rush hours, I decided to ride from Sperling Station all the way to the Matrotown area to visit NCIX to pick up a new harddrive, and then pick up a set of RAM I’m buying off of someone from craigslist. To summarize, holy crap!

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1. Send artworks in binary-embedded EPS, defeating the entire purpose of being requested a vector image to begin with.
2. Not send in a one-colour image for t-shirt printing use, despite clearly being indicated to do so.
3. Not only neglect to send a real vector image, but send one that is semi-broken and cannot not even be loaded into the the respective vector image editors of both myself as well as the person doing the actual printing.

Woooooot!

Turns out, I won’t be sending my laptop in for replacement after all.

The replacement came this morning, and I’m now convinced that the brightness inconsistency is by design (or, lack thereof…?). Ironically, however, the screen doesn’t seem to be as well constructed on the replacement machine, and will show ripples if I put any pressure on the screen panel.

So, I’m sending my replacement back, and keeing my current old laptop as it is.

There are some photos of Norco’s ’07 line up floating around.

Apparently, there is going to be a more freeride version of their Six line of bikes:

EDIT: Aww, image seems to have been removed

*drolls*

That’s four out of sixes places that I’ve contacted where they won’t make exceptions for small, caged pets in their no-pets policy. Small! Caged! They can’t make enough noise to disturb the whole building even if they tried! And mess? Honestly, Clarice the rat keeps her cage tidier than I usually do of my room.

With most of the good listings we find having no-pet policies, this is becoming quite a headache.

Aside from the lady with allergies, all you other landlords need to lighten up a bit.

I bet fish are always exempted. What, fish don’t count as pets?

*sigh*

CMPT 383 final tomorrow morning, at 8-fucking-30. This will be my first write-in-a-class-room final for the semester, followed by another on Wednesday at, again, 8:30.

The rest of the week will be interesting as I need to get my laptop shipped to Ontario for exchange with the defect replacement, while still needing a computer to work on FroshWeek things.

Ugh…