Have to take my daughter into the hospital for some day surgery next
week.
So what's everyone up to these days?
Lawns are in desperate need of some TLC and I am procrastinating on
doing
some BBS related things too.
One thing I hate doing. Walking around in circles pushing a mower. So
glad we don't have to do that here. Strata takes care of the lawns / gardening :)
I know I sound like a broken record, but if you have issues with your
lawn
mowing you should get a horse, donkey or goat. They do a great job
with the
added benefit of providing love when you are close to the breaking
point.
I know I sound like a broken record, but if you have issues with your lawn
mowing you should get a horse, donkey or goat. They do a great job
with the
added benefit of providing love when you are close to the breaking
point.
I don't have issues with lawn mowing, as I said the strata do that, and
we aren't allowed pets here, I can't have a cat or a dog let alone a
horse, donkey or goat.
Where I used to live, I had chickens, they kept the grass down pretty
good.
Andrew
So what's everyone up to these days?
Arelor wrote to apam <=-
I know I sound like a broken record, but if you have issues with your
lawn mowing you should get a horse, donkey or goat. They do a great job with the added benefit of providing love when you are close to the breaking point. --
I don't have issues with lawn mowing, as I said the strata do that, and
we aren't allowed pets here, I can't have a cat or a dog let alone a horse, donkey or goat.
Spanish goats and donkeys must be more affectionate than their counterparts in the Americas. They are not known for being very loving here, especially the goats. :)
What is "the strata"? I googled it and it says Strata is a Layered Breakfast Casserole consisting of bread, eggs, cheese, meat and vegetables.
Been playing Lord of the Rings online a little, also seem to have gotten tic file processing working in postie.
One thing I hate doing. Walking around in circles pushing a mower. So
glad we don't have to do that here. Strata takes care of the lawns / gardening :)
I switched over my HappyLand 2.0 BBS from a plain raspberry pi 3 to a raspberry pi 3 with RTC & M2 SSD. So now I have the home directory
mounted as a 128Gb SSD and the downloads directory as a 1Tb usb HDD. I'm hoping with just the main OS on the SD card it will last longer.
Turned off my WWIV BBS for the time being, as we're trying to cut back on spending, and running a windows pc 24/7 was kind of unneeded. I may set
it up again on a Pi, but have to many other things to do for the time being.
Well, glad fsxnet is back up and running :) for a while I thought I might have broken my setup lol.
Hope all goes well tomorrow. Will be thinking of you guys.
Same here on the final push of the year to get things done, always a
super hectic time.
Best wishes for you and your family and a successful surgery and swift recovery.
What is "the strata"? I googled it and it says Strata is a Layered
Breakfast Casserole consisting of bread, eggs, cheese, meat and
vegetables.
A strata is in charge of the common areas of a property, like an apartment complex. Sometimes there can be an elected strata council.
RTC? , the use of the SSD sounds good. I have not moved to using the Pi for aBBS as I worry about SD failure etc. but agree the power savings would begood.
Arelor wrote to apam <=-
I know I sound like a broken record, but if you have issues with your lawn mowing you should get a horse, donkey or goat. They do a great job with the added benefit of providing love when you are close to the breaking point. --
Spanish goats and donkeys must be more affectionate than their counterparts in the Americas. They are not known for being very loving here, especially the goats. :)
... Computer Hacker wanted. Must have own axe.
I'm job hunting. Made more complicated by the fact that my wife is recovering from major surgery, and I have to be available to get her to any appointments.
I'm also putting off much needed lawn maintenance, and several other projects I need to do.
On a happier note, my 15th grandchild was born a few weeks ago.
What is "the strata"? I googled it and it says Strata is a Layered Breakfast Casserole consisting of bread, eggs, cheese, meat and
vegetables.
RTC? , the use of the SSD sounds good. I have not moved to using the
The hospital stuff is not until next week, but thanks for the kind
thoughts :)
Apam, what are the advantages of the RTC? I have one here that I
could plug into the GPIO. It's a DS1307 made by Adafruit. It takes a CR1220 battery which it didn't come with, so I'd need to find one of
those.
Avon wrote to apam <=-
I switched over my HappyLand 2.0 BBS from a plain raspberry pi 3 to a raspberry pi 3 with RTC & M2 SSD. So now I have the home directory
mounted as a 128Gb SSD and the downloads directory as a 1Tb usb HDD. I'm hoping with just the main OS on the SD card it will last longer.
RTC? , the use of the SSD sounds good. I have not moved to using
the Pi for a BBS as I worry about SD failure etc. but agree the
power savings would be good.
Turned off my WWIV BBS for the time being, as we're trying to cut back on spending, and running a windows pc 24/7 was kind of unneeded. I may set
it up again on a Pi, but have to many other things to do for the time being.
On a Pi 4, you can forget about using an SD card altogether. Very
easily configured to boot/run from a hard disk (HDD or SSD). I have
one running (not the BBS) 24x7 with a 500GB SSD, which is in a powered enclosure connected via USB 3 to the Pi. With 4GB of RAM and that
SSD, it's quite a capable little computer.
Where does the cost of running it come from? The electricity or... ?
Where does the cost of running it come from? The electricity or... ?
Yeah, electricity.
Andrew
Adept wrote to Blue White <=-
I view goats as being animals that walk up to you and make sure to let
you know that you can feed them, now.
They seemed pretty delightful to me, in general.
But I doubt I'll be getting a pet anytime soon, even if I hope I'll
wind up doing some pet sitting.
Arelor wrote to Blue White <=-
Donkeys here are like big stuffed, cute toys who want petting and love
no end! They are mostly breed by enthusiasts nowadays, so I think they
get soft from receiving so much love from their owners.
Goats, it depends. The ones that spend quality time with humans tend to
be warm. Your average farm goat whose contact with humans is getting
moved from a pasture to the next, far less so.
It was actually a little donkey who sucked me into loving equines. I
was a kid having a walk in Asturias (which must be the donkey capital
in the world) and this donkey walked to the fence of his field and
started asking me for pats as I walked by. It was super sweet. Then his mom and dad showed up and wanted more petting themselves, and my fate
was settled. --
I do like them. Most of my experience comes from farm and wild goats.
Be ready to be head-butted if you invade their personal space when you
are not wanted. :)
Pet ones may learn to be a little less territorial. Even with the farm goats, I enjoy that they have their own personality.
Avon wrote to All <=-
So what's everyone up to these days?
Al wrote to Bob Roberts <=-
whoever is in charge of the strata is competent and doesn't forget
things like insurance. If they do and there is some kind of need for insurance and there isn't any the owners of the units in the strata can
be left to cover the costs.
Avon wrote to Gamgee <=-
If I could find time and $$ to experiment with options for the Pi and
feel confident it would be reliable and work well then I'd certainly
look seriously at moving some BBS related things to it.
Arelor wrote to apam <=-
I have found that if you run a "serious" hobby server, the costs of hardware and Internet connectivity also pile up quite fast.
If you run over an Uninterrupted Power Supply that is an expensive
piece of hardware you have to replace every 4 years, and that is being generous
Avon wrote to Gamgee <=-
On a Pi 4, you can forget about using an SD card altogether. Very
easily configured to boot/run from a hard disk (HDD or SSD). I have
one running (not the BBS) 24x7 with a 500GB SSD, which is in a powered enclosure connected via USB 3 to the Pi. With 4GB of RAM and that
SSD, it's quite a capable little computer.
If I could find time and $$ to experiment with options for the Pi
and feel confident it would be reliable and work well then I'd
certainly look seriously at moving some BBS related things to it.
Around here they'd turn around and sue the strata personally for negligence.
It was actually a little donkey who sucked me into loving equines. I was a kid having a walk in Asturias (which must be the donkey capital in the world) and this donkey walked to the fence of his field and started asking me for pats as I walked by. It was super sweet. Then his mom and dad showed up and wanted more petting themselves, and my fate was settled. --
That is nice. I have much less experience with donkeys vs. goats (and not
a great deal there). I am guessing that the better the donkey is treated the more friendly it is with strangers.
I have never been part of a starta or HMO but years ago my aunt was. She ended up with a $36,000 bill for whatever it was that happened I forget now. All the owners in that building got a similar bill.
I try to pay him a visit everytime I can, but it is getting tricky becase he does not want the visit to be over, ever. He'll grab you if he thinks you are going to go, put himself between you and the gate, and show his most sorrofwul expresion. The owner spends some time everyday with him but a horse really needs a friend o spend most of his time with.
This sounds like a Special Assessment, and is unfortunatly a real possibility as all owners share in the cost of building repairs.
One of the biggest challenges of a responsible HOA Board is to balance the need to fund the Reserves, fund Operation costs, fund ongoing maintenance, and keep assessments low. Since high assessments piss off homeowners, but so does poor maintenance, and you never know who will show up at the next meeting to scream at the Board.
I spent all of last week driving into work every day, and I've gotten spoiled from working at home - and traffic now is a fraction of what
it used to be!
I've completed an office move; it's a nice space. When people finally
end up going back into the office, it'll be nice. The desks are packed
in rows, for some time we'll need to have a blended office and 25% occupancy, then work a hybrid WFH/office environment. This pandemic
occupancy, then work a hybrid WFH/office environment. This pandemic
has finally put to rest those "people can't work from home if I can't
see them at their desk" management types, and people have learned to include remote team members into meetings now that we're all remote. I hope those lessons stick, and we learn from this pandemic.
I put a Pi Zero W on my Christmas wish list, just because...
with zero problems. Others can confirm similar results. Really there are no issues there. I don't run my BBS on one because I want to run
old DOS doors, which is problematic on a Pi, but many folks are
running BBS's on them. Maybe something for you to dabble with next
year, when you run out of other projects... ;-)
I try to pay him a visit everytime I can, but it is getting tricky beca he does not want the visit to be over, ever. He'll grab you if he think you are going to go, put himself between you and the gate, and show his most sorrofwul expresion. The owner spends some time everyday with him a horse really needs a friend o spend most of his time with.
I have read that often a dog will be a good friend to a horse? Is this true
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Adept wrote to Blue White <=-
Not quite sure how that happened, since humans were _really_ good at breeding the intelligence out of sheep.
Not quite sure how that happened, since humans were _really_ good at breeding the intelligence out of sheep.
Goats are probably more stubborn than sheep. :)
Goats have attitude and sheep are dumb. ^-)
Used to have a goat growing up, and it was like a small
bull but with big horns. The thing would always run at
people and try to get them.
Goats are probably more stubborn than sheep. :)
Goats have attitude and sheep are dumb. ^-)
Used to have a goat growing up, and it was like a small bull but with
big horns. The thing would always run at people and try to get them.
Goats are probably more stubborn than sheep. :)
Goats have attitude and sheep are dumb. ^-)
Yes, they are very different. :)
** On Sunday 20.12.20 - 21:55, vorlon wrote to Blue White:
Goats have attitude and sheep are dumb. ^-)
Used to have a goat growing up, and it was like a small
bull but with big horns. The thing would always run at
people and try to get them.
Having raised goats in the past, I found that the little ones
enjoyed the "push" of the challenge more than the hit. They'd
like to play king-of-the-hill on the objects that they could
climb onto and then butt heads to try and push each other like
Generally the animals are quite friendly and not agressive at[...]
all. I generally had success training the "run and hit"
attitude out of them by simply pressing my leg or hand against
wouldn't sneak up on anyone for a collision. Instead, they
would stop as if to want to play the pushing game + the treat
Goats are probably more stubborn than sheep. :)
Goats have attitude and sheep are dumb. ^-)
Yes, they are very different. :)
Used to have a goat growing up, and it was like a small bull
but with big horns. The thing would always run at people and
try to get them.
That lines up with some of the rare experiences I have had with
them.
Hello vorlon!
** On Sunday 20.12.20 - 21:55, vorlon wrote to Blue White:
Goats have attitude and sheep are dumb. ^-)
Used to have a goat growing up, and it was like a small
bull but with big horns. The thing would always run at
people and try to get them.
Having raised goats in the past, I found that the little ones
enjoyed the "push" of the challenge more than the hit. They'd
like to play king-of-the-hill on the objects that they could
climb onto and then butt heads to try and push each other like
playing a tug-o-war.
Generally the animals are quite friendly and not agressive at
all. I generally had success training the "run and hit"
attitude out of them by simply pressing my leg or hand against
their heads to allow them to push. Then after a few minutes of
that game, and a good scratch, I'd give them a treat -
carrots, corn, or whatever they liked. Next time, they
wouldn't sneak up on anyone for a collision. Instead, they
would stop as if to want to play the pushing game + the treat
reward.
No such luck when when we had older male goats from the stock
yards that seemed to be allowed to be agressive all the time.
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