Good to see you in here too, nice to be back. Was hoping no one thought that I had totally lost interest, that certainly wasn't the case, it's just during these episodes, it's a really bif feeling of CBF (can't be f&^$*Q), or making plans to get back on and promptly forgetting.
Finally the barrier lowered enough. :)
Yeah the contributing factors were covid, with the constant changing of the rules and keeping up with those, managing training, etc, and having
to work out when and where to train each week, as regular venues became unavailable. I did keep the sporting side up and actually emerged from
Yeah I forget I'm probably 25 years ahead of you on that learning curve. The trick with permissions is to ensure that all processes needing to access the same file system are run by the same user (not root!). My
two systems run as sbbs (Synchronet) and mystic (Mystic), so to fix permissions, so the respective file trees are owned by the relevant user.
Sounds like all is fairly well in FSX land. I certainly haven't been idle. Besides training, I've been involved in M17 (a new voice and data mode, 100% open source and ham developed), buth testing implementations, reporting bugs, etc, as well as promoting the mode through
presentations. The newsness and excitement has satisfied my needs of
this year.
Hmm, crypto mining on a pi? That sounds like me doing gold mining here with a nail file (yes, it is believed there's still a lot of gold here, and there's very productive mines just out of town).
I remain thankful I get to chat with nice folks here and meet others who come along from time to time that want to explore and play in BBSing and chat in echomail.
Yeah, it has. As well as covid, we've had the run around with banks trying to get a loan for the new house, but that's now sorted, and the bottom line looks much better than I was anticipating.
Yes, I have a soft spot for FTN, but as it wasn't critical to where my mind has been at lately, it had to fall by the wayside, but I'm feeling the desire to reconnect.
You probably noticed I've been quiet. There's a reason for that. I had
a burnout episode earlier this year that selectively took out a few hobbies and dramatically affected my executive functioning and working memory - a _really_ bad case of CRAFT (Can't Remember A F&^%(%& Thing!) diease.
A combination of factors seems to be involved - reading mail is a routine activity that occurs (bad for ADHD with so many more distractions in the 2020s), and over a year of adapting to constantly changing COVID restrictions took their toll. I'm still not 100% on this, but have got
to the point I can tolerate a little selective mail reading. :)
You have no idea how good it is to see messages from Vk3jed again. ;)
here. This is actually the first time I've been on here in about a week, so I'm a bit late to the party...
On 12-21-21 14:52, Avon wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I figured you would pop back in to the scene when the time was right
for you. I could see some of the social updates regarding exercise so
knew you busy leading an (as always) active and health life. You're a
good role model!
That's tough... the one thing we can seemingly be certain about all of this is that darn uncertainty.
For now I am boxing on with the system I set up as it seems hard to
redo it all from scratch but you never know I may change my mind and
find a second wind :)
This sound very interesting. An amateur protocol? If yes, look forward
to chatting out it in the FSX_HAM echo with you.
Yeah but only to learn about it not make any money it all sounds like
to do that you need high end gear and a years supply of free power :)
Good news for you both!
Yes, I have a soft spot for FTN, but as it wasn't critical to where my mind has been at lately, it had to fall by the wayside, but I'm feeling the desire to reconnect.
Same here (soft spot / recurring interests etc. call it what you will)
and nice to reconnect again with you.
On 12-20-21 19:24, Black Panther wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Welcome back! I was starting to wonder if everything was alright on
that end, as I hadn't heard from you in quite awhile.
I can understand about burnout. What I started doing, is rotating
between different projects, or even just watching some mp4 files that
I've got here. This is actually the first time I've been on here in
about a week, so I'm a bit late to the party...
Just keep hanging in there. It's been a rough couple years, and I hope things start looking better soon.
You have no idea how good it is to see messages from Vk3jed again. ;)
Yeah, BBSing has been a big part of a crucial phase of life, something I'll never completely walk away from. :)
For now I am boxing on with the system I set up as it seems hard to redo it all from scratch but you never know I may change my mind and find a second wind :)
Second time isn't as hard as the first. :)
Yep, M17 is purely amateur. I've done a demonstration and a
presentation (also with demo!). Both are on YouTube. :)
Yeah, and that's now giving crypto a bit of a bad name.
Yep, we're similar that way. :)
Avon wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I've really enjoyed the hobby since coming back circa 2013. I think I'm much like you in this regard, it's going to be something I keep in
touch with and involved with from here on in :)
I've spent most every morning with a cup of coffee and the BBS since
1991. Not sure what I'd do with my mornings without BBSes. :)
On 12-24-21 12:48, Avon wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I've really enjoyed the hobby since coming back circa 2013. I think I'm much like you in this regard, it's going to be something I keep in
touch with and involved with from here on in :)
I think I'll prob get a 1TB HDD and work on setting up something new in the new year.
Yep, M17 is purely amateur. I've done a demonstration and a
presentation (also with demo!). Both are on YouTube. :)
thanks for the links I'll check them out over the holidays
Yeah, and that's now giving crypto a bit of a bad name.
Probably fair enough too... it seems like there are some crypto
currencies that don't require as much proof of work to compute so that
may be a saving grace for some of them.
On 12-25-21 18:53, Avon wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
I'm making dedicated time to check in and read/reply to stuff at the moment. Trying to find balance so not 100% into the hobby as I once was but then I don't think that ever ends well. I think it's a personality trait of mine. My wife attests to how I can go down the rabbit hole
with an interest at the expense of many other things.
First it was Low Power Radio broadcasting, then BBS... between those
two I am easily able to chew up quite a bit of time.
I'm making dedicated time to check in and read/reply to stuff at the moment. Trying to find balance so not 100% into the hobby as I once was
but then I don't think that ever ends well. I think it's a personality trait of mine. My wife attests to how I can go down the rabbit hole with
an interest at the expense of many other things.
I think I'll prob get a 1TB HDD and work on setting up something new the new year.
Hmm, not going SSD? :) These days, I'd go SSD for the OS and BBS software, HDD would be a good choice if you want to host huge file archives.
of those have definitely been rabbit holes - ham radio, since
discovering DV modes, especially M17, where it's all experimentation and testing, along with sport - finding ways to push myself ever harder, in the quest for more speed. Ran my fastest 100m time in almost 4 years
last Saturday. :)
trait of mine. My wife attests to how I can go down the rabbit hole wi an interest at the expense of many other things.
And your wife doesn't have hobbies/interests of her own? ..or
haven't you noticed? <G>
I worry about their longevity and feel more comfortable with a old
clunky bit of spinning metal :)
Think of it this way: SSD is to HDD as MP3 is to CD.
Think of it this way: SSD is to HDD as MP3 is to CD.
Do you mean "apples to oranges"?
If you cant to compare wave to something mode modern, compare it to a lossless codec such as flac :-)
Returning to SSD, performance is very situational. If you do mostly
reads then it will be fine. If you do many small writes regularly, an
SSD will make you consider suicide. SSDs perform writes by deleting the whole block they intend to write, then writing the data on it...
...except delete-blocks are usually bigger than write-blocks. If you intend to write a misserable byte, the SSD ends up deleting a whole
block (I think they use 512 bytes block for deletion nowadays but I'd
have to check), then write the 8 bytes, then write the rest of the block they deleted back into its previous status.
This is the reason why filesystem gurus were mad with block alignment on SSDs back in the day. If your filesystem blocks didn't fall within the boundaries of the SSD logical blocks, writing 8 bytes could catch the
end of a block and the begining of the next, causing the device to
perform a VAST ammount of work for what should have been a trivial operation.
TL;DR: If you are not careful your SSD may be writting 10 times the data you think it is writting.
This is problematic when you try to use block device encryption on an
SSD, since the filesystem is not aware of the device it lives on (it
runs on an encryption abstrabction layer). Encryption layers such as cryptsetup may be forced to be more transparent and optimized when it comes to SSDs, but this comes at the price of lowering the security
level (and is the main reason why cryptsetup uses no SSD optimizations
by default).
Also, it is harder to guarantee that data you write on an SSD actually hits the part of the SSD you are targetting. If you attempt to overwrite
a specific block, the firmware may apply wear-leveling techniques and apply the write to some other block, and you'd be none the wiser. This used to be a risk with spinning drives (atempting to overwrite a
defective sector would cause the drive to remap the write, leaving the original block readable on the disk) but with SSDs it is nearly guaranteed.
I am a scavenger and work with whatever computer parts I can recycle. It is not like I get to choose a lot. If I could choose I would use SSDs
for data that does not change much (such as operating system data) and HDDs for data that changes very often, very quickly.
Enterprise storage centers use SSDs as read caches, placed in front of vast arrays of HDDs. Food for thought.
You're missing the point. It is literally impossible to scratch a *.mp3 file...unless you try. But, any CD, no matter its encoding, is very easily damaged, with just a bump...
My experience is that people is more competent keeping CDs safe than mp3 collections safe.
Average Joe TM is very likely to lose his whole collection to software errors, hardware failure and whatever have you, because Average Joe TM does not have a proper strategy for data preservation. CDs, on the other hand, are likely to survive the death of Average Joe's computer.
DVDs seem to be more fragile than music CDs, but a music CD can
withstand use for 20 years, which is more than Average Joe's TM dataset will survive in hard drive storage.
(If you use a file integrity database, multiple offline and remote backups, and a way to restore dataset to an arbitrary point in time,
then flac beats the crap out of CDs)
Returning to the SSDs
Precisely the reason why filesystems need TRIM capabilities is because there is a problem to be solved. You don't use a solution if there is
not a problem :-)
which is the reason why these devices have TRIM
instructions blacklisted in the Linux kernel.
Also, TRIM's garbage
collection takes a while to kick in, so if you are attemptiing high load write cycles I don't think TRIM will be able to keep up until you stop writing.
data in write caches, so an old piece of data could still be found via forensic analisys in such cache.
Sorry, were you still pretending that you know more than *average joe*?
which is the reason why these devices have TRIM
instructions blacklisted in the Linux kernel.
Quite literally false. Perhaps one of us knows more about Linux than the other?
McDoob wrote to Arelor <=-
My experience is that people is more competent keeping CDs safe than mp3 collections safe.
Average Joe TM is very likely to lose his whole collection to software errors, hardware failure and whatever have you, because Average Joe TM does not have a proper strategy for data preservation. CDs, on the other hand, are likely to survive the death of Average Joe's computer.
To be clear, I am neither average, nor Joe.
And you are blowing your argument out of proportion. Don't do
that with me.
It is obvious any discussion involving hardware performance has the potential
of getting people angry. Therefore I suggest adding discussions about hardware performance to the list of banned subjects.
It is obvious any discussion involving hardware performance has the potential
of getting people angry. Therefore I suggest adding discussions about hardware performance to the list of banned subjects.
That sounds very passive aggressive to me.
I have several ACTUAL 20-year-old CDs. I double-(no-fuck-that-triple)-dare y to recover every bit on them. *average joe says hi* \(^_^)
On 28 Dec 21 13:30:11, Apam said the following to Arelor:
It is obvious any discussion involving hardware performance has the potential
of getting people angry. Therefore I suggest adding discussions about hardware performance to the list of banned subjects.
That sounds very passive aggressive to me.
Agreed. There shouldn't be any rules... seperate echoes for whatever is fine
I've endured decades of "If you don't like what I say, press the Next key" and........... they've been right.
Atreyu
On 12-27-21 10:35, Avon wrote to Vk3jed <=-
On 25 Dec 2021 at 05:41p, Vk3jed pondered and said...
I think I'll prob get a 1TB HDD and work on setting up something new the new year.
Hmm, not going SSD? :) These days, I'd go SSD for the OS and BBS software, HDD would be a good choice if you want to host huge file archives.
I worry about their longevity and feel more comfortable with a old
clunky bit of spinning metal :)
On 12-27-21 10:37, Avon wrote to Vk3jed <=-
congrats on the time, that's cool. Yes I will try to read up on M17
over the holiday season.
Then somebody posts a message which attempts, outright and with no ambiguity, to ridicule me.
to ridicule me, and I joke we should ban the subject because it gets
people
heated, and instead of saying anything against the actual infractor
you complain for my behavior.
So much for a welcoming space.
On 12-27-21 10:35, Avon wrote to Vk3jed <=-
On 25 Dec 2021 at 05:41p, Vk3jed pondered and said...
I think I'll prob get a 1TB HDD and work on setting up something n the new year.
Hmm, not going SSD? :) These days, I'd go SSD for the OS and BBS software, HDD would be a good choice if you want to host huge file archives.
I worry about their longevity and feel more comfortable with a old clunky bit of spinning metal :)
I dunno, I've had bad run ins with spinning metal. The only lump of spinnin metal I'd trust for more than a few years is Babylon 5. :D
Umm, I'm pretty sure you started the ridiculing, at least that was how
your message was received.
Please explain to me at which point I started ridiculing people.
apam wrote to Arelor <=-
Please explain to me at which point I started ridiculing people.
Probably the average joe (tm) part was percieved as ridiculing,
although it probably wasn't intended that way. Reading over it
again, it looks as though you meant average people, not "McDoob"
is an average joe.
People read different things into text.
Please explain to me at which point I started ridiculing people.
Probably the average joe (tm) part was percieved as ridiculing, although it probably wasn't intended that way. Reading over it
again, it looks as though you meant average people, not "McDoob"
is an average joe.
People read different things into text.
Yes. That seems to happen to you frequently, eh? Perhaps you
should make it a practice to "read over it again" before responding.
Jeez! I really stirred the pot, didn't I?
First thing, I'd like to apologize for the tone of that message. I was drunk, I was already annoyed by my neighbour, and I honestly felt like
the 'average joe' remarks were pretty condescending.
Second, every one needs to take a breath, and stop hammering on each other. Don't forget your Chrismas spirit just because I did!
First thing, I'd like to apologize for the tone of that message. I was drunk,
I was already annoyed by my neighbour, and I honestly felt like the 'average joe'
remarks were pretty condescending.
On 12-28-21 05:36, Arelor wrote to Vk3jed <=-
All storage devices die. Spinning metal is not that bad in that regard
as long as you don't abuse it.
SSDs should be safer to use if you expect to abuse of the drive by
moving it much while running, dropping it etc. I think an SSD is more survivable for portable devices. For stationary workstatios, I trust traditional drives more.
trait of mine. My wife attests to how I can go down the rabbit hole with an interest at the expense of many other things.
First it was Low Power Radio broadcasting, then BBS... between those two
I am easily able to chew up quite a bit of time.
Hi all,
You probably noticed I've been quiet. There's a reason for that. I
had a burnout episode earlier this year that selectively took out a
few hobbies and dramatically affected my executive functioning and
working memory - a _really_ bad case of CRAFT (Can't Remember A
F&^%(%& Thing!) diease.
On 12-17-21 01:29, Al wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Hello Vk3jed,
Hi all,
You probably noticed I've been quiet. There's a reason for that. I
had a burnout episode earlier this year that selectively took out a
few hobbies and dramatically affected my executive functioning and
working memory - a _really_ bad case of CRAFT (Can't Remember A
F&^%(%& Thing!) diease.
I was wondering what happened to you.
Good to see you back and I hope your recovery is speedy.
You probably noticed I've been quiet.
Anyway, my sporting stuff is going well. I have managed to improve
there, and
ham radio has mostly kept up, though I'm more a tinkerer than operator
these
days (milder version of the same thing). Will chat more later. :)
Vk3jed wrote to All <=-
You probably noticed I've been quiet. There's a reason for that.
I had a burnout episode earlier this year that selectively took
out a few hobbies and dramatically affected my executive
functioning and working memory - a _really_ bad case of CRAFT
(Can't Remember A F&^%(%& Thing!) diease.
burnout episode earlier this year that selectively took out a few
hobbies and
dramatically affected my executive functioning and working memory - a
Anyway, my sporting stuff is going well. I have managed to improve
there, and
ham radio has mostly kept up, though I'm more a tinkerer than operator
these
days (milder version of the same thing). Will chat more later. :)
Hope to see everyone around here more often. :)
Hi all,
You probably noticed I've been quiet. There's a reason for that. I
had a burnout episode earlier this year that selectively took out a few hobbies and dramatically affected my executive functioning and working memory - a _really_ bad case of CRAFT (Can't Remember A F&^%(%& Thing!) diease.
On 12-17-21 23:21, apam wrote to Vk3jed <=-
You probably noticed I've been quiet.
I had! Was getting a little worried and hoping you were alright.
Anyway, my sporting stuff is going well. I have managed to improve
there, and
ham radio has mostly kept up, though I'm more a tinkerer than operator
these
days (milder version of the same thing). Will chat more later. :)
Sounds good
On 12-17-21 07:54, Gamgee wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I had certainly noticed your absence. Welcome back and hope things continue to improve!
On 12-18-21 07:46, JoE DooM wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Sorry to hear (read?) ... but welcome back. That sounds like it was
rough. There are a lot of people that seem to be suffering similar with work these days. I'm not sure if being stir crazy from lockdowns is contributing or if it's just people are reassessing their lives now
that they have more time on their hands, but I know of several people
in completely different industries who have just quit their jobs with nothing to go to.
Having it affect your memory though, sounds pretty sh!t to put it
mildly. :( I hope you're recovering ok.
Anyway, my sporting stuff is going well. I have managed to improve
there, and
I hear that excercise is good for focus and mental health, but I
haven't had a chance to put that into practice yet. :)
ham radio has mostly kept up, though I'm more a tinkerer than operator
these
days (milder version of the same thing). Will chat more later. :)
ham radio is one of those hobbies I always wished I had the focus to
learn properly.
On 12-17-21 14:50, McDoob wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Hope to see everyone around here more often. :)
I am (still) the newest member of the fsxNet club, so I simply cannot comment on any other part of your message =X (Welcome back?)
I'm a (currently un)licensed ham in Canada. And you've just taught me something new. I had assumed that Vx was reserved for my country. Turns out, we only get VA, VE, VO, and VY. I had never seen VK before now...
On 12-18-21 09:39, Avon wrote to Vk3jed <=-
On 17 Dec 2021 at 07:48p, Vk3jed pondered and said...
Hi all,
Hi Tony :)
Thanks for posting and welcome back to the BBS scene. I've missed your posts and wondered how you were getting on. Sorry to hear about the
burn out but also good that you have been able to take a break from
things and then get back into stuff that appeals on your own terms. I'm glad that dipping your toe back into BBS echomail groups is one of them
:)
I've also been a bit burnt out with work, covid, juggling some family stuff (parents both unwell etc. etc.) so my active time on BBS stuff is reduced a bit for now. But I am making some time each week to catch up
and do admin for fsxNet and when I am on I am enjoying it. I think
because it's not feeling like a chore then, I'm doing stuff because I
want to and when I want to.
Moving to Linux has been a learning curve for me. Agency is still not right. I duffed permissions and set default stuff up wrong (I think)
for permissions creation. I'm pondering a new HDD and starting over to
try and resolve things but for now have not done so as it feels like an uphill battle to have to recover old ground and do stuff I barely know.
Anywhoo... that all said, we're doing OK over this side of the ditch,
Deon and Andrew and a few others wave 'hi' from Aussie to New Zealand
from time to time. I think Andrew is donkey deep in building an OS and Deon is full on in HUB dev stuff too - it's great to see :)
Me, I'm trying to keep the lawnmower going as it conked out the other
day but eldest son came to the rescue and sorted it. Mixed feelings
about that, a week off mowing grass can be a good think :)
I have on my to-do to play with a spare Pi and try and set up some
crypto mining just so I can learn about it. I also have to get some
xmas music on Total FM as I have been slow to add it this year.
I think for all of us, no matter where we are in the world, it's been a tough year with Covid and other stuff going on in our respective lives.
I remain thankful I get to chat with nice folks here and meet others
who come along from time to time that want to explore and play in
BBSing and chat in echomail.
There may be discord, telegram and all sorts of other ways to message
but I still have a soft spot for retro echomail. Which kinda makes
sense given I opted to set up a FTN network in the first place (as have you) I guess :)
Be well good sir, nice to see you active, and best wishes for the
upcoming Christmas season.
On 12-17-21 15:13, Blue White wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Was wondering where you'd disappeared to. Glad to hear that things are getting better, and you seem to be coping better.
these episodes, it's a really bif feeling of CBF (can't be f&^$*Q), or making
plans to get back on and promptly forgetting. Finally the barrier
And yesterday on the track, the hard work started to bear fruit with
my fastest
100m time in almost 4 years (13.22), a relay record for the 50+ age
group and a
really strong 400m in brutal windy conditions.
On 12-19-21 21:29, JoE DooM wrote to Vk3jed <=-
these episodes, it's a really bif feeling of CBF (can't be f&^$*Q), or making
plans to get back on and promptly forgetting. Finally the barrier
On top of that I've found once you get out of the habit of doing
something it's easy to keep putting off or forgetting like you say.
Some of my drop-offs have been a few months (like the last few months)
and some have been years. :)
And yesterday on the track, the hard work started to bear fruit with
my fastest
100m time in almost 4 years (13.22), a relay record for the 50+ age
group and a
really strong 400m in brutal windy conditions.
Wow! Congrats!
Stick to the fruit and don't take up offers of beer from the likes of Avon! :D
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