Audacity Crash Path To Permissions Hell

[graphviz] digraph Audacity { node [shape=box fontname=”Arial”] edge [color=”black” penwidth=”2″] “Audacity crashing” -> “consider replacement” -> “Ardour?” -> “JACK settings issue” -> “Google solutions” -> “Add user to ‘audio’ group” -> “error in command” -> “user is now ONLY\na member of ‘audio’” -> “not member of\n’admin’ or ‘sudo’” -> “can’t change user settings”; “boot to\nGRUB… Continue reading Audacity Crash Path To Permissions Hell

Actual Name Sources Of Our Children

In my recent posts I suggested that the names of our less-than-two-month-old twins were just plucked out of think air. Of course that was a bit of a lie, as shown by my wife’s post on the same subject on Facebook. I include it below for the record. What’s in a name? I have been… Continue reading Actual Name Sources Of Our Children

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Arthur Elliott Petty

People have asked where we got the names for our children from. The answer is, just around the place, but here’s a list of various people and entities with the same names. Arthur King Arthur, legendary British monarch Arthur Ashe (1943–1993), American tennis player Arthur Balfour (1848–1930), British politician Art Baltazar (born 1968), Comic writer… Continue reading Arthur Elliott Petty

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Edith Lenore Petty

People have asked where we got the names for our children from. The answer is, just around the place, but here’s a list of various people and entities with the same names. Edith Edith Bouvier Beale (1917–2002), American socialite and cousin to Jacqueline Kennedy Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (1895–1977), American socialite and aunt of Jacqueline… Continue reading Edith Lenore Petty

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Welcome

Arthur Elliott Petty and Edith Lenore Petty Born 16 December 2015, 0941 and 0943 GST, Abu Dhabi, UAE All involved are happy and healthy, the babies are thriving and beautiful.

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AutoHotKey Useful

I work a lot on my laptop when out on business, and I find that not having an app key (also known as the “right-click menu” key – although that is misleading) is a right royal pain. I like to use the keyboard as much as possible, and the trackpad is terrible. I noticed this… Continue reading AutoHotKey Useful

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Managing your tasks with todo.txt

[This was posted on my company’s internal intranet, hence the dry tone. But hey, content is content.] I am always trying to find ways to manage my to-do list. I’ve tried various methods, including paper, Outlook, Google, and various phone apps, with varying amounts of success. Recently, I think I have found a method that… Continue reading Managing your tasks with todo.txt

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That Was My Jam

I used to enjoy posting a video with a fancy generated backdrop based on the video imagery. Sadly though, This Is My Jam has shut down, leaving only the archives of people’s posts. Was it The Guardian’s fault? Implicitly of course, as in all things, the answer is a reverberating yes. They have been kind… Continue reading That Was My Jam

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Printing a big map from OpenStreetMap for cheap

This is a followup from this post back in August 2013. The instructions described there no longer work, but this new way is easier and uses an open-source map. That last post got quite a few comments on it, asking for tips and telling me it no longer worked. I’m glad to provide an alternative.… Continue reading Printing a big map from OpenStreetMap for cheap

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We’re In

Cassie and I moved into our new apartment in Abu Dhabi on Friday, bringing to an end a far-too-long period of living out of suitcases in hotel rooms. Our new place, on the 15th floor of the Capital Plaza building, has a view of the Arabian Gulf, two bedrooms, four bathrooms (yes) and tiled floors… Continue reading We’re In

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