Nekonomicon

fu
From constant traveler [nyc/london/berlin]
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Wrote on the subject of New Nekochan Wiki! at Feb. 15, 2011, 5:24 p.m...

guys, i'm happy to see some mac os editors that support wiki-style formatting/highlighting (I've been wondering if i could do most of the editing offline)

one burning question though: does anyone know of a wiki-style (pre)viewer (that may be installed on a mac)?

being able to type/edit/preview would rock, as i won't have to worry about braking anything that's already there

fu
From constant traveler [nyc/london/berlin]
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Wrote on the subject of New Nekochan Wiki! at Feb. 16, 2011, 4:58 p.m...

thanks for re-capping the basics + unbreakability guys

iirc, i didn't get any drama when doing the wiki-boogie back then, but i did all of it online. my question was mostly about time (spent online + the flooopy wifi links i have to deal with every so often)

after some bar-hoping google-hoping, your suggestions took me to Gwennel Web (win only, wysiwyg), MAMP (mac) & XAMP (win/mac/loon/solaris) for those who may want to run+test wikis locally). haven't tried any of them

fu
From constant traveler [nyc/london/berlin]
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Wrote on the subject of New Nekochan Wiki! at Feb. 16, 2011, 6:43 p.m...

(i think) i just created the relevant category O2 Compatible Hardware . i'll start working on articles (drives, monitors, etc) later

something else i just noticed (dave is right: wiki looks serious, threads are funky):

the aggregators include non sgi-made, community-contributed pieces of hardware (some require hacks, other are kinda sorta working). O2 Compatible Hardware sounds more formal (and may also include sgi-made hardware?)

we might want to think about that and tag each piece of hardware with some sort of disclaimer (dear user, please don't search for official drivers but take a look @ this hack) or select only the ones that work 100% hack-free

magellan, your idea sounds sleek, i guess with decent content ready, it'll take just some good (hyper)linking à la wiki.

fu
From constant traveler [nyc/london/berlin]
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Wrote on the subject of New Nekochan Wiki! at Feb. 17, 2011, 6:08 p.m...

josehill wrote: For example, in the Hardware: SGI Workstations: O2 Compatible Hardware category, there would be individual articles for each topic in the current O2 Aggregator:

SCSI HardDisks

SCSI PCI Cards

Fibre Channel Cards

FireWire (IEEE-1394) Cards

Network Cards

CD-ROM Drives

CD-RW Drives

DVD-ROM Drives

DVD-R/RW

all right, i followed jose's suggestion and now the O2 Compatible Hardware category contains the 9 articles above. just basic formatting for now, looks like notes about hacks/faqs can be included (nicely) for each class of component.

compare the above to the current octane take which is integrated into the main article .

good enough to keep adding the rest? or paint everything white and start afresh?

fu
From constant traveler [nyc/london/berlin]
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Wrote on the subject of New Nekochan Wiki! at Feb. 18, 2011, 2:23 p.m...

roger rockers, i'll keep adding then

just wanted to know if its (currently rough) form/layout is good for everyone.

minor update, magellan offered help. he'll be adding the fuel aggregator in a similar fashion. since all agree on form/structure, lets take further discussion on the wiki-boogie thread

(rec, clean/split whenever you find appropriate, chiming just to acknowledge. please delete this post too)

fu
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Wrote on the subject of Member Profile 404s at Feb. 22, 2011, 1:11 p.m...

some URLs that point to a member's profile profile seem to be on holidays: Generatrix & The Keeper

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although i can access mine or dave's just fine

i just noticed this while linking tips to members @ the wiki. no big deal, i'd like some holidays too :)

fu
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Wrote on the subject of Member Profile 404s at Feb. 22, 2011, 3:57 p.m...

ahaaa both 404s come from the links in the o2 'gator. probably a site-wide update, left 'em cold & lonely

sorted, thanks guys

fu
From constant traveler [nyc/london/berlin]
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Wrote on the subject of New Nekochan Wiki! at March 5, 2011, 2:58 p.m...

500 cheerio!

i'm working on the SoG monitors and testing a few layouts. will get back to the wiki-boogie sometime next week when i escape the labyrinths of a wooden stage.

(thanks for the rapid edits regan :))

fu
From constant traveler [nyc/london/berlin]
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Wrote on the subject of iPad 2 at March 5, 2011, 3 p.m...

just when it seemed they were focusing on low-power quality, here comes the multi-core madness, again. for portable devices -sigh-

i remember sky got one when it came out but i see the rest of you here, how's its battery juice guys? considering it's not user-replaceable, how many hours of (realistic) use do you get out of it ?

never got a chance to test one the way i like (not for 10 minutes in a store)

fu
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Wrote on the subject of iPad 2 at March 6, 2011, 1:57 p.m...

that's my hallucination (replace my mbp when on the go). the make/brake point seems to be the keyboard as if i have to use an external, i'll keep the mbp. judging by the tiny ipod touch 1st gen, the keyboard does a good job in my big hands (funky errors included :) )

fu
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Wrote on the subject of New MacBook Pro advice... at March 7, 2011, 10:08 a.m...

just go for what you can afford (without diving into debt) maar

if you have specific apps in mind, book an appointment @AppleStore, take your app and test it on the spot across the available models.

i see that both the macbook & air have a dedicated gpu * . if either fits your needs, screw the "pro" baloney.

one thing i don't like in the late pro line is the lack of an ExpressCard ( back in the 17' , but this is a dinner tray and not a notebook), the other is that there's no such thing as a "glossy" screen in any honest, decent, professional environment (options for matte screens are back too for the 15'/17' models though)

(i'm still rockin a 15'-early '08 on the set/field or docked @office)

* for our hardware guys: what's the deal with having a dedicated gpu w/ xyz MBs of ram shared with main memory? can it be considered a dedicated gpu?

fu
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Wrote on the subject of New MacBook Pro advice... at March 8, 2011, 3:27 a.m...

just to make sure, i wasn't demonizing any model. i mean that pro-or-not use is not dictated by model but by use.

a friend pays bills by shooting stills, he owns a plain mb and a mp @home. my brother conducts orchestras for a living, he needs just a single mbp. wife owns a 13 mbp (2009 iirc), sweet size for a laptop but comes w/ glossy screen. every time she has to work with colour, she has to hook up a decent external monitor or use someone else's computah. i run a 15 mbp ever since i got it, left desktops behind forever. now i'm hallucinating about getting an ipad to carry around and have the mbp docked @the office.

it's all about (different) needs and (different) workflows. if you don't do any kind of visual work, glossy won't bother you, most people like 'em. they're made for watching clips (just like the huge plastic speakers demoed for 10 seconds @ max volume in a crowded store). they suck donkey balls for anything else though :x

fu
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Wrote on the subject of New MacBook Pro advice... at March 9, 2011, 2:57 a.m...

^ i wouldn't (that won't above should have been a might not)

the salespam w/ glossy screens is "brighter (under sunlight)" and "live colours". ah si?
take a look @ the digital cameras for the "vivid/extra colour" mode, then a look at the average youtube clip, then @ create-music/image/video-by-pushing-buttons spam and you'll get a short cultural analysis of where all this is going.

what puzzled me is that they went for glossy in their "pro" line.

assassin…hmm i might write something about gauchos, pistolas & glossy screens

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fu
From constant traveler [nyc/london/berlin]
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Wrote on the subject of Japan tsunami and earthquake 2011 at March 11, 2011, 10:44 a.m...

i just read up on this

are you japanese / japan-based members ok?

that was a hell of a shake: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/ma ... e-coverage

(condolences to the unlucky ones)

fu
From constant traveler [nyc/london/berlin]
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Wrote on the subject of Japan tsunami and earthquake 2011 at March 15, 2011, 12:30 p.m...

personally i'm panicked since i can't reach a very good friend

thank god the crazy rocknroller chimed in today, though he's not that close

and yes, we're the only kind that can't stand its own

fu
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Wrote on the subject of New Nekochan Wiki! at March 18, 2011, 4:30 p.m...

ok rockers, we broke the five-oh-oh record and pete rolled out the citation templates

i started the monitors article as a simple list and created a scratchbook for layouts to see what the idea of having one article for one type of device against multiple machines would look like.

see what you think and let us rookie wiki-editors know. will get back to fix silly typos and such after some sleep, it's almost sunday saturday here (i ain't drunk, i'm just sleepless) :)

fu
From constant traveler [nyc/london/berlin]
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Wrote on the subject of Noisy Betty. at March 22, 2011, 4:37 a.m...

most guys recommend newer scsi HDs , as they're way less noisy than the old ones. if you manage to fit an ssd, you'll be in peace nirvana but i have no clue how to do that inside the blue2

the psu fan is an easy replacement, i've done it myself. you can use any 12x12cm 80x80cm fan that fits your silence levels. i went for a noctua one back in the day (it was the only one i could test before buying). i see four 12x12cm models but i can't recall which one i used.

fu
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Wrote on the subject of Noisy Betty. at March 22, 2011, 5 a.m...

ah claro! i forgot the cpu fan in the r12k models

in my case the noisiest thing was the ageing panaflo psu fan and yes the difference was pretty obvious (after you've spent some time here you'll notice that i'm allergic to fan noise and salestalk :))

another user confirms how simple it is to replace the psu fan here

btw, haven't forgotten the plastics alberto, spring-cleaning in 3 different places takes time

fu
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Wrote on the subject of Japan tsunami and earthquake 2011 at March 24, 2011, 8:43 a.m...

so i managed to get hold of my friends (that doesn't say much though with so many people involved) and they confirmed that half of the cell phones were not (some still do not) working due to the disaster (and also the fact that everyone was trying to call everyone else)

(sounds hopeful if you're still looking to reach nears+dears)

i just found a visual reference of what happened: part 1 , part 2

fu
From constant traveler [nyc/london/berlin]
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Wrote on the subject of WHat do we all do (occupation)? at March 25, 2011, 2:08 p.m...

that was a nice description smj :) . acrobatting between comedy and drama with a touch of we wuz robbed

fu
From constant traveler [nyc/london/berlin]
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Wrote on the subject of WHat do we all do (occupation)? at March 30, 2011, 9:59 a.m...

[[C|-|E]] wrote: ...and then I will probably go straight to hell, because I do not know exactly what to do with my life :-|

oh tempora oh mores! kids these days…

reverse, replace, rephrase: there's no place like freedom

fu
From constant traveler [nyc/london/berlin]
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Wrote on the subject of Random Collecting of Things at March 30, 2011, 10:01 a.m...

uh-oh tell me that the fungus in your lens turned into a funky procini :) i've got a killer recipe for some pasta al dente

fu
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Wrote on the subject of WHat do we all do (occupation)? at March 30, 2011, 12:31 p.m...

sure, who did?

i wouldn't call it hell though. it's hard to get lost when you don't know where you're going :)

fu
From constant traveler [nyc/london/berlin]
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Wrote on the subject of Origin350 | 2x700MHz | 2GB | V10 Graphics | RAD Audio at March 30, 2011, 12:42 p.m...

new rocker in your place? congrats dave :)

what is a SNOWBALL device? funky name...

fu
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Wrote on the subject of Origin350 | 2x700MHz | 2GB | V10 Graphics | RAD Audio at March 30, 2011, 12:56 p.m...

sweet!

reminds me of a graphics(?) board with hawaiian words i saw here some days ago.

gotta love the custom days, lots o' mojo + soul :)

fu
From constant traveler [nyc/london/berlin]
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Wrote on the subject of WHat do we all do (occupation)? at April 1, 2011, 5:43 a.m...

jungle boogie? i get to fight a few monsters some times, it's a dirty job but someone gotta do it

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@c-e and the rest of the youngins, enjoy the brake of freedom. us humans tend to take zeriouzly the wrong things all the time.

@87porsche, all of the printing houses i'm aware of run on macs for reasons of colour consistency, is windows ok for such a job? (not joking, genuine puzzlement)

fu
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Wrote on the subject of WHat do we all do (occupation)? at April 1, 2011, 12:37 p.m...

good to hear so, thanks. a good friend is a retired master pressman, he used to tell me that proofing on windows just wouldn't cut it, that was ages ago tho.

as a kid i used to get summer jobs in printing places, loved every bit of it. work around a real press and you get to understand some aspects of colour :)

fu
From constant traveler [nyc/london/berlin]
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Wrote on the subject of DM3 / DM5 LVDS cable pinout at April 2, 2011, 4:03 a.m...

guys would a snap of the cable suffice? or do you have to crack it open and meticulously examine its guts?

i'll be doing some post work next week, i can ask around if there's any left/hidden in the storage room

fu
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Wrote on the subject of DM3 / DM5 LVDS cable pinout at April 2, 2011, 5:12 a.m...

( where do i send it to? was the hidden question :))

a want list of such things would be useful, esp. if they're small enough to be shipped to the research team for analysis/documentation/wikification

fu
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Wrote on the subject of Noisy Betty. at April 3, 2011, 12:55 p.m...

yes please do post pics if you've got them, we can wikify them for others.

(and yes it's an 80x80 fan, the 120x120 was meant to go into the fuel )

fu
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Wrote on the subject of Noisy Betty. at April 8, 2011, 2:56 p.m...

you don't have to bother w/ creating a pdf c-e, start a wiki article and we'll take it from there

even easier/faster: post a draft in this thread

fu
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Wrote on the subject of Random Collecting of Things at April 16, 2011, 9:25 a.m...

sybrfreq wrote: shot 24 frames without advancing any film

superimposition galore :)

not a collection but will probably grow into one. started as a gift, then we both got hooked. i've been using this airplant for some 2nd unit cinematography for a story that's still in its infancy. maria grabbed her x-acto and started sculpting paper:

fu
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Wrote on the subject of Catalog of free and commercial IRIX software. at April 19, 2011, 7:57 a.m...

you're then man now regan

you've been wikifying non-stop, got to rock :)

i'll get back to the fuel/octane 'gators soon

fu
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Wrote on the subject of Catalog of free and commercial IRIX software. at April 20, 2011, 9:46 a.m...

some sw from this effort might be useful, i'll get down on it

fu
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Wrote on the subject of New MacBook Pro advice... at May 3, 2011, 12:34 p.m...

i received the latest 13'' mbp as a gift 3 days ago but i don't have time to test it right now.

anyone else got one yet? if so are you happy w/ it?

fu
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Wrote on the subject of New MacBook Pro advice... at May 6, 2011, 3:09 a.m...

melchez wrote:

My 17inch spend 90% of the time using the intel graphics card...

this one got me puzzled but sounds interesting. i've been giving them feedback on aperture/final cut and some time ago nothing would run without a discreet gpu (i remember when the first versions of aperture would crawl on a superpimped PM G5, first versions of fcp burping all the time, etc). now the integrated intel makes the sys. requirements list, pas mal.

mine still sits in its box and -ahem- i've almost forgotten that the 13'' comes with a glossy screen…might try those anti-glare films when i get a chance

fu
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Wrote on the subject of DEC Legacy Event, Oct 8/9 2011, Windermere UK at June 5, 2011, 6:59 a.m...

(if i'm not messing up acronyms again) that sounds like a gig for sky, he may use his pad/air to tell you DEC stories. that would make a funky bridge that spans decades of tech

ask nicely, he's busy saving the planet. we've got an all internal, all nekochan teleportation project coming up :)

fu
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Wrote on the subject of Japan tsunami and earthquake 2011 at June 27, 2011, 12:17 p.m...

10x for the linky gator

hiroko's ok, so is her daughter, managed to track 'em down :). hope the same for r10's or anyone else's friends

fu
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Wrote on the subject of New MacBook Pro advice... at July 18, 2011, 12:34 p.m...

welcome to the club jj :)

if you go the ssd route check out owc (europe: 1 , 2 ) . i´m not the man for specs but they know what they're selling. i bought one for wife's 13' some time ago and it' decent

fu
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Wrote on the subject of New MacBook Pro advice... at July 19, 2011, 2:23 a.m...

gracias syb

looks like i have to make do with it :)

when on the go i might swallow it as long as a thunderboo! port gives me the option to connect a decent external monitor when on the field/set/studio

i'll be testing an ipad for a couple of weeks, if i end up dropping it as a daily roadie, i'll go try the upcoming mba

first + foremost, i need a summer brake :P

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