Comments for michaelcarden.net http://michaelcarden.net/blog Computers, bikes and things I'd like to remember. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:29:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 Comment on XVI Brazilian Congress on Archival Science (getting there) by Chris http://michaelcarden.net/blog/?p=179#comment-1350 Chris Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:47:59 +0000 http://michaelcarden.net/blog/?p=179#comment-1350 HAHAHA.. “Thank you, but I asked you What is the most popular sport in Australia?” Gold. Sounds like fun. Looking forward to an update on the rest. -c HAHAHA.. “Thank you, but I asked you What is the most popular sport in Australia?”

Gold.

Sounds like fun. Looking forward to an update on the rest.

-c

]]> Comment on The Joy of Upgrade by Chris http://michaelcarden.net/blog/?p=177#comment-1340 Chris Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:33:13 +0000 http://michaelcarden.net/blog/?p=177#comment-1340 Bliss.. until your Ubuntu machine does something totally random and breaks ;-) -c Bliss.. until your Ubuntu machine does something totally random and breaks ;-)

-c

]]> Comment on The Joy of Upgrade by Anonymous http://michaelcarden.net/blog/?p=177#comment-1338 Anonymous Sun, 08 Aug 2010 10:20:09 +0000 http://michaelcarden.net/blog/?p=177#comment-1338 DVD and CD variants have always been a PITA. Classic example of the maxim that the computer industry loves standards: that's why it has so many of them, with variants that are almost but not quite compatible. DVD and CD variants have always been a PITA. Classic example of the maxim that the computer industry loves standards: that’s why it has so many of them, with variants that are almost but not quite compatible.

]]> Comment on Is it Linux or Free Software or… by Donna Benjamin http://michaelcarden.net/blog/?p=174#comment-1321 Donna Benjamin Wed, 26 May 2010 02:01:35 +0000 http://michaelcarden.net/blog/?p=174#comment-1321 Hey Michael - tell me more. Very interested. If he's not already on there, Tennessee Leeuwenburg at the Bureau of Meteorology should be on your list. There are a few other bods in these southern parts also working with foss in gov. I'll spread the word. - Donna Hey Michael - tell me more.

Very interested.

If he’s not already on there, Tennessee Leeuwenburg at the Bureau of Meteorology should be on your list.

There are a few other bods in these southern parts also working with foss in gov. I’ll spread the word.

- Donna

]]> Comment on Digital Preservation Software Platform Installer by site admin http://michaelcarden.net/blog/?p=172#comment-1311 site admin Tue, 11 May 2010 03:39:58 +0000 http://michaelcarden.net/blog/?p=172#comment-1311 You are seeing correctly. We are still trying to find a suitable target format. Suggestions welcome. :-) You are seeing correctly. We are still trying to find a suitable target format.

Suggestions welcome. :-)

]]> Comment on Digital Preservation Software Platform Installer by DW http://michaelcarden.net/blog/?p=172#comment-1310 DW Tue, 11 May 2010 03:06:37 +0000 http://michaelcarden.net/blog/?p=172#comment-1310 So as far as I can see, the list of supported file types for Xena doesn't include any video file formats? So as far as I can see, the list of supported file types for Xena doesn’t include any video file formats?

]]> Comment on Innovative Ideas Forum 2010 (iif2010) by Keith Lyons http://michaelcarden.net/blog/?p=168#comment-1304 Keith Lyons Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:18:06 +0000 http://michaelcarden.net/blog/?p=168#comment-1304 Michael Thank you for a great summary. I could not attend this year and with your help I can find my way through what I missed. Best wishes Keith Michael

Thank you for a great summary. I could not attend this year and with your help I can find my way through what I missed.

Best wishes

Keith

]]> Comment on A disturbing lack of passport security by Russell Coker http://michaelcarden.net/blog/?p=171#comment-1303 Russell Coker Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:32:50 +0000 http://michaelcarden.net/blog/?p=171#comment-1303 I recently applied for a copy of my birth certificate for the purpose of renewing my passport. They refused to take my old passport as part of the ID requirements because it was out of date, so instead of a current drivers license + outdated passport I used my drivers license + a Visa card. I explained to the idiot that the reason for a passport expiring is NOT to stop it being used for ID but to stop it being used to authorise travel. A criminal who skips the country has a maximum of 10 years to get permanent residence in another country before they face automatic repatriation (which actually shouldn't be a great challenge). I should have asked what I would have had to do if I hadn't had a driver's license or other photo ID. Anyway it shouldn't be THAT difficult to get someone else's birth certificate, a bank account, rented apartment, etc in their name and then get a legitimate passport. I recently applied for a copy of my birth certificate for the purpose of renewing my passport. They refused to take my old passport as part of the ID requirements because it was out of date, so instead of a current drivers license + outdated passport I used my drivers license + a Visa card.

I explained to the idiot that the reason for a passport expiring is NOT to stop it being used for ID but to stop it being used to authorise travel. A criminal who skips the country has a maximum of 10 years to get permanent residence in another country before they face automatic repatriation (which actually shouldn’t be a great challenge).

I should have asked what I would have had to do if I hadn’t had a driver’s license or other photo ID.

Anyway it shouldn’t be THAT difficult to get someone else’s birth certificate, a bank account, rented apartment, etc in their name and then get a legitimate passport.

]]> Comment on Apple’s new tablet by Chris http://michaelcarden.net/blog/?p=170#comment-1297 Chris Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:31:37 +0000 http://michaelcarden.net/blog/?p=170#comment-1297 Boom boom. Boom boom.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu testdrive by Jeff Waugh http://michaelcarden.net/blog/?p=165#comment-1292 Jeff Waugh Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:45:16 +0000 http://michaelcarden.net/blog/?p=165#comment-1292 Interesting tidbit: Download efficiency made possible by gzip --rsyncable, an Australian innovation pursued by Rusty Russell. :-) Interesting tidbit: Download efficiency made possible by gzip –rsyncable, an Australian innovation pursued by Rusty Russell. :-)

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