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I ride a Suzuki DR650 Dualsport motorcycle. I occasionally sail Catalina Capri 22, Columbia 29, and Ranger 26 (the old racing version) sailboats. When I use computers, I prefer RedHat or Fedora based Operating Systems.

rendering of hobie cat sailing
[Fedora] [RedHat] [2016 DR650] [Catalina Sailboats] [Ranger 26 IOR/MORC] [Columbia Sailboats]

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USS Bennington CV-20 / VBF-1 notes - 07/18/2005

I scanned some documents from my father's flight squadron VBF-1, aboard the USS Bennington in WW-2.

USS Bennington VBF-1

Also here is his biography :

Tom's Biography


Fedora 11 Java / JOGL / NeHe OpenGL Lessons and Tutorials Setup - 07/26/2009

My attempt at deploying some simple java applications using JNLP.

JNLP Java Applications


Fedora 11 Java / JOGL / NeHe OpenGL Lessons and Tutorials Setup - 07/18/2009

I thought it would be fun to get Sun's JDK development environment, the JSR-231 (JOGL) and the NeHe examples, lessons and tutorials working on Fedora 11. Check it out!

Fedora 11 Java JOGL and NeHe OpenGL Examples


Javascript Tutorials - 06/28/2009

I thought it would be fun to do a couple of javascript tutorials. I found them on the web navigating through Linux Weekly News, which had a discussion on chunkfs. I've been having a few issues with fsck speed. This included a presentation by Valerie Aurora, a filesystem and math expert. Finally I ended up at Akkana Peck's Javascript Examples. They are intros written for teens and/or newbs so hopefully I can manage. Hopefully "I'm doing this right".

Javascript Examples #1

Javascript Examples #2


Murder in Iran - 06/20/2009

I stayed up late last night to watch the earliest news on Iran. However the main news sites were silent. The only live info came from places like CNN's Ireports and YouTube. When the European and Western news finally started saying something it was really watered down. "Water Cannons", "Tear Gas", "Batons", etc. I have some screen caps of what the real world world looked like on 6/20/2009, and the pablum spoon fed to us by the western media.

Tragedy in Iran


Testing ATI/AMD's newest Catalyst Driver under Fedora 9. - 09/28/2008

Here are some notes I made while testing Catalyst 8.9. It still doesn't work with my Fedora 9 x86_64 box and a AGP x800 card.

Fedora help, ATI Catalyst 8.9


Quick stop along the Kern River, South of the Sequoia National Forest. - 09/19/2008

Here are some quick pics and a movie I shot along the Kern River, just North of Lake Isabella, CA.

Kern River, just North of Lake Isabella, CA


Sequoia National Forest Walk - 09/19/2008

I tried (and failed) to walk to Mule Peak Lookout. Just me being dumb--no map (they were out) and no GPS, so I didn't want to take too many turns. Lots a pics and a couple of videos.

Hiking a Forestry Road


The Trail of 100 Giants (Sequoia National Forest) - 09/19/2008

Here are some pics and movies I shopt along the Trail of 100 Giants in California's Sequioa National Forest.

Trail of 100 Giants, Sequoia National Forest, CA


Lake Isabella, CA to Trail of 100 Giants (Sequoia National Forest) - 09/19/2008

This is a few shots along the drive from Lake Isabella, CA to the Trail of 100 Giants in the Sequia National Forest.

Driving to the forest


Nathan Pritikin Speech -- 1978

I met Nathan Pritikin when I was a kid in the late 1970's. He was opening a restaurant on the top floor of the high-rise hotel I worked at in San Diego. Here is an MP3 of one of his speeches.

Nathan Pritikin Speech from 1978 (mp3 format)


Sailing Trip off Point Loma, July 2008

A few videos from sailing off San Diego last week. Youtube videos...

Sailing off Point Loma, Part 1
Sailing off Point Loma, Part 2
Sailing off Point Loma, Part 3


GMC Sonoma S-15 Plugs and Wires

New plugs and wires for my truck. The plastic clips are a bear. Youtube video...

Sonoma S-15 plug and wire change


DR650 Carb Swap

I swapped a FCR-MX pumper carb onto my DR650. Youtube videos...

Try One : Popping, Backfiring
Try Two : Success! Intake leak fixed.


Fedora Help

Sometime the basics of what to do with a dead box need to be revisited and contemplated. This is such a document.

Basic Fedora Troubleshooting


Sailing Checklist

This is a basic sailing checklist, with some additional information about sailboats. Every boat is different; while this works for me, your needs (and safety) may require a different list. By downloading this list, you agree to never hold me responsible for any errors I have put in the list or any errors you make while fumbling through the list on a dark and stormy night in the middle of the Atlantic.

A Basic Sailing Checklist


Video Tests

This is a video link test. Link one goes to a public video on YouTube, Link 2 is the raw MOV file, Link 3 is a MP4/H.264 compressed file, Link 4 is a MP4/mpeg-4/basic compressed file, Link 5 is a MP4/mpeg-4/improved file (all done on my Mac).

Link 6 is a mpeg-1 file made by processing the raw 70+ MB. MOV file on Fedora 8 using the command "ffmeg -i boris_jumping.mov -acodec mp2 -ar 22050 boris_jumping.mpg". I had to enable the livna.org repo and "yum install" the ffmpeg program.

On Fedora 8, I can play the first file (hosted on YouTube, via the flash plugin) and the last file (converted from the raw QuickTime MOV to MPEG-1 using ffmeg). The other formats don't play. I had to yum install the mplayer application (hosted on livna.org) to play the final file. The Mac plays them all.

YouTube Version
Boris Jumping (MOV file ; 73 MB.)
Boris Jumping (MP4/H.264 file ; 16 MB.)
Boris Jumping (MP4/mpeg-4/basic file ; 4 MB.)
Boris Jumping (MP4/mpeg-4/improved file ; 4 MB.)
Boris Jumping (mpeg-1 ; 4 MB.)


Fedora Local Repository

There are a lot of howto's on the web about using createrepo to setup local RPM respositories. Unfortunately, if you rsync to "Everything", you might not get the group metadata. The following explains how to use createrepo and the Fedora-8-comps.xml to enable the group syntax in anaconda kickstart files.

Enable Repo Kickstart Groups


Open water sailing around August, 2007 off San Diego, CA

Off sailing again with Dad. I caught a barracuda.

Open Water Sailing off San Diego, CA August, 2007


Visit to mom's house on Sept. 24th, 2007 San Diego, CA. Lots of pics of art and collectibles.

Beautiful Items!

Visit to mom's house and pictures of her collection San Diego, CA Sept. 24th, 2007


Open water sailing on June 18th, 2007 off San Diego, CA

Early start out to the Nine Mile Bank for some open water sailing.

Open Water Sailing off San Diego, CA June 18th, 2007


Space Shuttle Atlantis landing at Edwards AFB, CA on 06222007

Welcome home!

Space Shuttle Atlantis landing at Edwards AFB, CA on June 22nd, 2007.


Sailing on 05282007 off Point Loma, San Diego, CA

The day after Memorial Day was nice for sailing. The bay was quiet and enjoyable.

Sailing after Memorial Day, 2007


A System Log Viewing Program

I found an rpm file on the web that does not appear to be used by RedHat or Fedora anymore. After some changes I found it useful. Since it's GPL'd by RedHat (Copyright Tammy Fox) I am posting the changed RPM files here. Here are both RPMs (src and noarch). The name has been changed a little to prevent clashing. They were built up on FC5 and I've used both on FC4 and FC5 with no known issues. Mostly I just wanted to add default filters to the log definitions and speed up the refresh rate. While I was at it, I removed a number of warnings and deprecation issues. I didn't have time to deal with I18N, so I gutted it out. I've never written code in Python/PyGTK before, so things do get ugly in a few places.

system-logviewer-mcs-0.9.13-0.1.src.rpm
system-logviewer-mcs-0.9.13-0.1.noarch.rpm


Visit to Sherer Park, Long Beach, CA circa 2013

Marilyn loves the ducks and geese.

Marilyn visits Sherer Park, 2013


Visit to White Sands, La Jolla, circa April 2010

Good Ol' White Sands, La Jolla, April 2010.

Good Ol' White Sands, La Jolla, April 2010.


Condo Fire at PLTC circa April 2010

Condo Fire at PLTC circa April 2010.

Condo Fire at PLTC circa April 2010.


Some ducks in La Habra circa April 2010

Some ducks in La Habra circa April 2010.

Some ducks in La Habra circa April 2010.


Planes of Fame circa July, 2010

Planes of Fame circa July, 2010.

Planes of Fame circa July, 2010.


German Oktoberfest circa October, 2010.

German Oktoberfest circa October, 2010.

German Oktoberfest circa October, 2010.


Bobcat Imagery circa Jan, 2012.

Bobcat Imagery circa Jan, 2012.

Bobcat Imagery circa Jan, 2012.


Tioga RV circa May, 2013.

Tioga RV circa May, 2013.

Tioga RV circa May, 2013.


National City, circa July, 2014.

National City, circa July, 2014.

National City, circa July, 2014.


Long Beach, circa October, 2014.

Long Beach, circa October, 2014.

Long Beach, circa October, 2014.


Appian Way, Long Beach, circa November, 2014.

Appian Way, Long Beach, circa November, 2014.

Appian Way, Long Beach, circa November, 2014.