René’s old blog
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Now I can roll 🙂
I’ve finally learned to roll solidly so it is now the exception that it fails rather than the other way around.
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Aptitude
I’ve been using dpkg, apt-get and apt-cache for a long time, but since I got a new laptop with a fresh install of Debian testing I have been playing with new toys. One is aptitude. I found the curses-based interface obnoxious, but after some time I came to like the command line interface. It has some very nice abilities. It integrates debfoster functionality as it automatically uninstalls unused dependencies of packages being removed. That’ll be a great help in maintaining a clean uncluttered system. The search function is really useful, adding a lot of possibilities that used to require several programs. Here are few examples: Search for all packages whose description matches “syncml”: aptitude search ~dsyncml
Search for installed packages depending on “rsync”: aptitude search ~Drsync~i
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Saltholm, Seals and Sea Lanes
A few weeks ago we got our Reed Paddle Suits, and we had to try them immediately. The weather was nice and calm – there wasn’t a wind blowing and wave height were to be measured in centimeters – so we decided to skip over the island of Saltholm a few kilometres off the coast of Amager.
Saltholm is so close by, but since it is so flat (highest point is 3m above sea level) and it is a few kilometres distant, you can’t really see from the beach. And yet, it is just over there.
The trip over there was almost eventless. No wind, no waves so we just paddled and chatted along. At the edge of the sea lane we halted. Some fairly large commercial freighters pass there, and they’re far faster then us, so its important not to overestimate the distance and believe you can pass in front of them. Often you cannot.
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Blog moved to WordPress
I finally got my act together at moved this blog to Wordpress. There’s still a few lose ends, some uploaded pictures are missing and will have to be added by hand, and the top graphic needs replacing.
It’ll probably make a mess of those places using the feeds from here. Sorry about that.
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More Kayak Photos
I have picked some of the better photos from the excursions we’ve made, and uploaded them to Flickr. There’s a least a few worth looking at 🙂
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Finally Kayak Owner
We started paddling mid August, and have since been kayaking two or three times a week, and we’ve logged almost 200 km each in less than three months.
Rental kayak costs are mounting and the economy starting pointing towards buying our own kayaks and gear.
Fortunately, we have had very good possibilities to try various brands and models of kayaks at the shop, and my preferences quickly centered on three different kayaks: Aquanaut from Valley Sea Kayaks; Nordkapp also from Valley; og Tempest 170 from Wilderness Systems.
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Suction Cup Camera Mounts
It can be a bit difficult shooting pictures when you’re sitting in your kayak, especially if there’s a bit of action around you, and it can be impractical having the camera dangling around your wrist when paddling or manoeuvring. Fortunately, there are other ways to attach a camera on a kayak. I have found some […]
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Waterproff cameras
If you want to take photos from your kayak, you’ll want a waterproof camera that’s easy to operate. I certainly wouldn’t recommend taking you expensive SLR 🙂 I have search a bit on the net, and apparently there are only two producers of simple waterproof digital cameras: Pentax and Olympus. Pentax Optio W10 A 6 […]
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Useful guide to everything DNS and Bind
There’s a very useful guide to bind and DNS at http://www.zytrax.com/books/dns/.
