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Well, Things have finally started to calm down after September Start-up.

So, I've been playing with VBox on my laptop, and wanting to access files on a connected USB thumbdrive.

But try as I might, I cannot get the virtual machines to see attached USB devices. Turns out, it's due to a problem of permissions in Debian Lenny. Basically, /proc/bus/usb is mounted in such a way that VirtualBox cannot correctly enumerate the devices.

The other day I got up close and personal with my kernel configuration, for the first time in many years. I thought to myself, "If I can't use hibernation on my laptop, at least I can eliminate the need for the initrd, so that I can make it boot faster." While I was at it, I reviewed each and every kernel option, building in only what was essential for booting, modularizing anything else I knew I needed, and disabling everything else.

Yeah, so today I decided I'd spend some time troubleshooting the hibernate functionality on my HP tx1000 laptop, to find out why it doesn't consistently work. (it suspends and resumes fine, except that it will occasionally reboot instead of giving me back my desktop.)

I've compiled some rules for people who use the office photocopier. Following these rules will make sure everyone using the copier has a positive experience.

Lately I've been noticing a disturbing trend in my home town. People are neglecting a component of their automobiles which is absolutely vital to the safety of everyone on or near the road. Worse yet, people seem to be totally unwilling to acknowledge that this omission on their part is a problem. This can only lead to chaos and mayhem on our city streets, and worse than that, the lack of demand is resulting in production cuts that care causing widespread shortages. In fact, an entire industry is failing, which is going to hurt even more people in these tough economic times.