Name: Scott Schulz
Date registered: July 25, 2007
URL: http://ScottSchulz.us
Jan
13
If you are among those brave (foolhardy?) enough to have already updated systems to Ubuntu’s Precise Pangolin, you may have encountered the following error while updating your system over the last 24 hours or so: Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/libreoffice-core_1%3a3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Fortunately, there is a relatively easy …
Jul
29
Got my hands on a Verizon 4G LTE MiFi device to test today, so of course the first thing I did when I got home was a quick Speedtest.net check on it. First, a test of my Time Warner RoadRunner: Not bad on the download side, though one important thing to remember is that this …
May
07
This afternoon, the United Launch Alliance had another successful launch of the Atlas V vehicle, this time carrying the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geo-1 satellite into orbit. The first of a new breed of missile launch detection birds, this platform will provide near-constant monitoring capabilities, as opposed to q 10 seconds capability of earlier …
Mar
20
Something almost sad about taking a server out of circulation after all this time. But time for a new version of Ubuntu or Arch Linux. ss@odin:/$ uptime 14:36:37 up 762 days, 3:39, 1 user, load average: 0.15, 0.03, 0.01 ss@odin:/$ cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=7.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=gutsy DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=”Ubuntu 7.10″
Jan
01
I started participating in the Free-DC Prime Search early last week, and early last night I received a Notifo popup on my iPhone that the computer currently checking for prime numbers had found one: This yields a number which is 225606 digits long and which currently (though likely not for long) is in 1543rd place …
Nov
07
Two men who couldn’t be more different — united by ADVENTURE! Blowing away the fog of the Victorian era, the world’s most famous detective enters the 21st century. If you are even a modest fan of the Sherlock Holmes character, you owe it to yourself to catch the new episodes of Sherlock now playing on …
Jun
13
NASA have released the artwork for the forthcoming STS-133 shuttle mission. The patch pays homage not only to the shuttle Discovery which will be completing its stint as a flying shuttle soon, but also to Mr. Robert McCall, longtime artist for NASA: The STS-133 mission patch is based upon sketches from the late artist Robert …
Apr
03
National Park Week will run from April 17th through the 25th this year. Entrance to all 392 national parks will be free for that week, so now is the time to start finalizing plans for that great expedition. Throw on the backpack and mosey on down a few miles of trail, or break out the …
Mar
14
For those who understand such things: Happy Pi Day. I rarely jump on the bandwagon of all of the various X-days that have come and gone recently or which are coming, e.g. 10/10/10, but since Pi is such an interesting beast, it just needs to be celebrated on its day. Question is: How does one …
Feb
27
Congratulations go out to my brother who was named national Technician of the Year by the E9-1-1 Institute. More information appears in this story on the WRAL website. Love the quote: “Through his leadership, the emergency communications IT team and the communications-electronics maintenance shop have made great strides toward enhancing the reliability and affordability of …