Owens L'ill Slice of the Web » Owen http://www.easytarget.me.uk A closed mouth gathers no foot. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:04:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Owens L'ill Slice of the Webhttp://www.easytarget.me.uk/avatars/miracup.pnghttp://www.easytarget.me.uk8076Owens L'ill Slice of the Web - http://www.easytarget.me.uk New Fish.. http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/11/new-fish/ http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/11/new-fish/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:11:51 +0000 Owen http://www.easytarget.me.uk/?p=2188 Found him in a supermarket rummage bin

I have a new friend; easier to keep than the rest of my Fish too

It’s kit 30025 if anyone wants one of their own.

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Found him in a supermarket rummage bin

I have a new friend; easier to keep than the rest of my Fish too :-)

It’s kit 30025 if anyone wants one of their own.

]]> http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/11/new-fish/feed/ 0 Did someone say.. http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/10/did-someone-say/ http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/10/did-someone-say/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:43:30 +0000 Owen http://www.easytarget.me.uk/?p=2185 ..that they need an Atlas of The Universe?

Put me in my place…

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Put me in my place…

]]> http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/10/did-someone-say/feed/ 0 It all goes in cycles. http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/09/2175/ http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/09/2175/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:20:28 +0000 Owen http://www.easytarget.me.uk/?p=2175 We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge as made us cynical; our cleverness, hard and unkind.

Charlie Chaplin, the superb closing speech from The Great Dictator, 70+ years old and still as relevant today as ever.

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We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in.
Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want.
Our knowledge as made us cynical; our cleverness, hard and unkind.

Charlie Chaplin, the superb closing speech from The Great Dictator, 70+ years old and still as relevant today as ever.

]]> http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/09/2175/feed/ 0 Acer RS780HVF http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/09/acer-rs780hvf/ http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/09/acer-rs780hvf/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:00:37 +0000 Owen http://www.easytarget.me.uk/?p=2173 So, my main PC is a Acer Aspire M3201, cheap and cheerful, It has been fine for me.. But I’ve been transcoding some video lately and it feels sluggish compared to my works machine. It only has a x250 twin core processor: time to see what a RS780HVF motherboard can go up to: and the [...]]]> So, my main PC is a Acer Aspire M3201, cheap and cheerful, It has been fine for me.. But I’ve been transcoding some video lately and it feels sluggish compared to my works machine. It only has a x250 twin core processor: time to see what a RS780HVF motherboard can go up to: and the answer is: any AM3 socket chip which draws 95W or less, which includes several 4 core processors that are now dropping in price. Upgrade time soon I think.

]]> http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/09/acer-rs780hvf/feed/ 0 Things that never happen in Star Trek http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/07/things-that-never-happen-in-star-trek/ http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/07/things-that-never-happen-in-star-trek/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:40:23 +0000 Owen http://www.easytarget.me.uk/?p=2170 #6 : An enigmatic being composed of pure energy attempts to interface to the Enterprise’s computer, only to find out that it has forgotten to bring the right leads.

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]]> http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/07/things-that-never-happen-in-star-trek/feed/ 0 The PayPal Helpbot.. http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/07/the-paypal-helpbot/ http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/07/the-paypal-helpbot/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:59:52 +0000 Owen http://www.easytarget.me.uk/?p=2167 Sarah – PayPal : Hi. I’m Sarah, PayPal’s automated customer support assistant. How can I help you today? You : How do I cancel my account Sarah – PayPal : What type of PayPal account would you like to close: -Student -Business -Premier -Personal You : them all Sarah – PayPal : I found the [...]]]>

Sarah – PayPal :
Hi. I’m Sarah, PayPal’s automated customer support assistant.
How can I help you today?
You :
How do I cancel my account
Sarah – PayPal :
What type of PayPal account would you like to close:
-Student
-Business
-Premier
-Personal
You :
them all
Sarah – PayPal :
I found the following information. You can click to learn more.
- How do I manage my profile information and preferences?
- How do I close my PayPal account?
- I want to cancel a transaction
You :
How do I close my PayPal account?
Sarah – PayPal :
What type of PayPal account would you like to close:
-Student
-Business
-Premier
-Personal
You :
Personal
Sarah – PayPal :
Before I help you close your account, could you tell me why you’d like to close it?
You :
Because you are a bunch of scum bankers
Sarah – PayPal :
Thank you for providing a reason. We’re sorry that you’ve chosen to close your account. You can close your account by clicking this link. You may need to login to see it.

By the way, if you have a positive balance, you’ll need to withdraw your money before you close your account. Please remember there are no maintenance fees to keep an account open, and that when you close it all your incomplete and scheduled transactions will be canceled.

Note: If your account is limited, you might not be able to close your account until the limited is resolved.

Before we continue, was the information I gave you helpful?
-Yes, this was helpful
-No, this was not helpful
You :
Yes, this was helpful
Sarah – PayPal :
Great. I’m right here if you have any other questions.

Actually; I need to empty my account first; but their helpful savant at least showed me the way.

]]> http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/07/the-paypal-helpbot/feed/ 0 It’s Alive! http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/07/its-alive/ http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/07/its-alive/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:09:35 +0000 Owen http://www.easytarget.me.uk/?p=2157

Honeycomb UI goodness.

So; I got my POV MobII tablet resurrected; I thought it was dead, bricked. The usual trick to put it into recovery (pressing and holding the back switch, pressing the power switch after 2 seconds, holding for 2 more and then releasing both at 2 seconds intervals..) did not work! However; [...]]]>
Vega Tablet running Android Honeycomb

Honeycomb UI goodness.

So; I got my POV MobII tablet resurrected; I thought it was dead, bricked. The usual trick to put it into recovery (pressing and holding the back switch, pressing the power switch after 2 seconds, holding for 2 more and then releasing both at 2 seconds intervals..) did not work! However; the trick of first holding the power switch for at least 20 seconds, and then doing the buttons, did. Phew.

So now I have a working Android tablet; with ‘VegaComb‘ on it; a lash-up (hacked) version of Android 3.0 Honeycomb UI stuff running on a Android 2.3 kernel.. Very handy; biggest problem is that Flash is not working; so it’s just like having an Ipad ;-)

]]> http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/07/its-alive/feed/ 0 Dead Tab. http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/07/dead-tab/ http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/07/dead-tab/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:13:44 +0000 Owen http://www.easytarget.me.uk/?p=2135 BooHiss: Looks like I need this: http://desire.giesecke.tk/advent-vega-steps-to-flash-a-new-rom/

I have a Brick; doorstop; paperweight.. whatever. Certainly not a working tablet.. Somehow need to get it into recovery mode and then update the firmware.

Then see if I can get the Cyanogen Mod7 in on it or even the Honeycomb experimental stuff; maybe even VegaComb.

[...]]]> BooHiss: Looks like I need this: http://desire.giesecke.tk/advent-vega-steps-to-flash-a-new-rom/

I have a Brick; doorstop; paperweight.. whatever. Certainly not a working tablet..
Somehow need to get it into recovery mode and then update the firmware.

Then see if I can get the Cyanogen Mod7 in on it :-) or even the Honeycomb experimental stuff; maybe even VegaComb.

]]> http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/07/dead-tab/feed/ 0 More toys for Coppelia http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/06/more-toys-for-coppelia/ http://www.easytarget.me.uk/2011/06/more-toys-for-coppelia/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:12:20 +0000 Owen http://www.easytarget.me.uk/?p=2127 Following close on the heels of the LED navlights from yesterday (which are very bright, I tested them last night) I received my depth sounder and compass today

The compass is removable; has battery powered LED lighting in the handle, and I got two mounting brackets so I can have both a port and [...]]]> Following close on the heels of the LED navlights from yesterday (which are very bright, I tested them last night) I received my depth sounder and compass today :-)

The compass is removable; has battery powered LED lighting in the handle, and I got two mounting brackets so I can have both a port and starboard position for it. I’m hoping that the keel (which is the only significant ferrous mass in the boat) is far enough away that the compass does not need a compensator. Another nice point is that this can be used as a hand-bearing compass too; for taking sightings when using traditional visual navigation.

The depth sounder looks nice, I was delighted to find that it does not need a huge hole in the cabin bulkhead where I plan to mount it, and the electrical connections look trivial. The hard part is mounting the transducer properly; I’ll probably end up using a tube, filled with water, glued with silicone inside the hull. This allows the transducer to beam through the hull itself without making any holes.. I’ll put out a report on this and the other things I’m fitting once I have the job done and all lessons learned.

Picture of the depth sounder and compass plus fittings and sensors

New toys for Coppelia

Close up of the back of depth meter and it's sensor

The main unit looks easy to fit to the cabin bulkhead, the sensor needs more effort.

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A few years ago it was a new thing and very expensive. But I just picked up a set of basic navlights suitable for Coppelia; for just over 100 Euros. They look well made; are properly certified (she’s under 7 meter in length), and should only [...]]]> LED navigation lights for boats are now getting affordable..

A few years ago it was a new thing and very expensive. But I just picked up a set of basic navlights suitable for Coppelia; for just over 100 Euros. They look well made; are properly certified (she’s under 7 meter in length), and should only put a very low drain on her battery; plus she has LED internal lighting too!

Now I’m waiting for a Depthsounder and Compass to arrive :-)

New navigation Lights unpacked.

Nice solid units; stainless covers and decent weather sealing.

reverse view of stern lamp

Unfortunately the stern lamp needs a cutout..

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