Inconvenienced Electrons

IPv6

FoxCall — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:44:59 +0000

Howdy Internet,

I have upgraded my server to support IPv6, and added a AAAA record to wolfscall.com. I think it works, but please let me know if you have trouble.

Here is the dig capture:
$ dig aaaa wolfscall.com


; <<>> DiG 9.6.0-APPLE-P2 <<>> aaaa wolfscall.com

;; global options: +cmd

;; Got answer:

;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 23469

;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:

;wolfscall.com.			IN	AAAA
;; ANSWER SECTION:

wolfscall.com.		3306	IN	AAAA	2001::53aa:64c:0:36bd:b5bc:b804

;; Query time: 26 msec ;; SERVER: 192.168.0.1#53(192.168.0.1) ;; WHEN: Sun Jun 26 20:42:20 2011 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 59

Secure Certificate

FoxCall — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:05:43 +0000

Howdy,

I have updated the secure certificate. Now https://secure.wolfscall.com has a valid certificate for a year.

I really like the idea https because of all of the funny business some ISPs have been doing. It takes slot mor processing power to launch a man-in-the-middle attack on a https.

Does anyone have any thoughts on https?

Google Authenticator

FoxCall — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:18:29 +0000

I just started using the Google Authenticator, and I like it. I really wish everything had two factor security. (I am looking at you financial institutions.) My Starcraft 2 account is much more secure then my checking account. How much sense does that make?

Way too Cold

FoxCall — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:52:07 +0000

Someone owes me 14*F

Google Goggles

FoxCall — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:46:07 +0000

I tried out google goggles. It is neat but not very useful. I used it to solve a sudoku puzzle.

Screenshots after the break.

Eve Hamsters

FoxCall — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 02:07:22 +0000

Eve online has an amusing blog post.

On January 18, we will softly rub the hamsters in the server room till they fall asleep, prod them sweetly with foreign objects, and, if we’re lucky, they’ll wake up again with brand new content later that day. (If they don’t, we’ll have to place the largest order ever for very small coffins. Sadface).

Also, I got a new best AT&T wireless speed benchmark. Way to go, now I feel less dumb for not waiting for Verizon.

Quotes

FoxCall — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:03:00 +0000

“The problem with Internet quotes and statistics is that often times, they’re wrongfully believed to be real.”
-Abraham Lincoln

iPhone 4 Upload

FoxCall — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 23:17:20 +0000

I have got to say, I am liking my new iPhone 4 upload speed. I even got to keep my unlimited plan.

First Mobile Post

FoxCall — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:09:46 +0000

Hello world.

I thought that this were good first words to try to post. So far my biggest complaint: no spellcheck.

Using CVS in XCode

FoxCall — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:58:18 +0000

I have made a quick little screen capture tutorial on how to use CVS in XCode. See embed after the break.

HDR Test

FoxCall — Mon, 31 May 2010 02:25:59 +0000

I saw a Tekzilla episode where they showed how to do High Dynamic Range imaging. It isn’t a good time of day to take pictures, so I tried a quick test in my living room. See my terrible Technicolor attempt after the break.

First Post from Word 2010

FoxCall — Sun, 30 May 2010 23:02:28 +0000

Oh no. Microsoft has infected my Windows XP with Office 2010.

And this is my first post using	.

Added Google Widget

FoxCall — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:57:58 +0000

I added a new google voice widget to the webpage. I haven’t tried it out yet, but it should send you straight to my voicemail.

Resistor Game

FoxCall — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:27:40 +0000

I saw a puzzle on this wiki: Resistor Game

A Black box with 4 terminals contains 5 resistors. All we know is the topology of the resistors. R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅, are all unknown. Is there a way to find out the value of R₁? Hint: You can use any lab equipment in the 2^nd floor.

The solution seems pretty obvious.

Measure using an ohm meter from the corners:
\>\>\{1\}\\ R_1+R_2+R_3=\mbox{NorthEast to SouthWest}\>\>\>\{2\}\\ R_4+R_3=\mbox{NorthWest to SouthWest}\>\>\>\{3\}\\ R_2+R_5=\mbox{NorthEast to SouthEast}\>\>\>\{4\}\\ \frac{(R_1+R_4+R_5)+(R_1+R_2+R_3)-(R_4+R_3)-(R_2+R_5)}{2}=\frac{\{1\}+\{2\}-\{3\}-\{4\}}{2}\\ R_1=\frac{\{1\}+\{2\}-\{3\}-\{4\}}{2}” style=”vertical-align:-20%;” class=”tex” alt=” R_1+R_4+R_5=\mbox{NorthWest to SouthEast}\>\>\>\{1\}\\ R_1+R_2+R_3=\mbox{NorthEast to SouthWest}\>\>\>\{2\}\\ R_4+R_3=\mbox{NorthWest to SouthWest}\>\>\>\{3\}\\ R_2+R_5=\mbox{NorthEast to SouthEast}\>\>\>\{4\}\\ \frac{(R_1+R_4+R_5)+(R_1+R_2+R_3)-(R_4+R_3)-(R_2+R_5)}{2}=\frac{\{1\}+\{2\}-\{3\}-\{4\}}{2}\\ R_1=\frac{\{1\}+\{2\}-\{3\}-\{4\}}{2}” />

Auto-stitch Disney Photos

FoxCall — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:24:25 +0000

I finally got around to applying auto-stitch to some of my Disney trip photos. Next time: tripod and more intermediate images. I also tried using Seadragon (from Microsoft) to share it. Read more to see it.

For the moble or people who don’t like Silverlight look here