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On 14/03/14 08:47, scott wrote:
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> I'm thinking of connecting up my raspberry pi directly to the router and
> logging the ping to the BT servers every minute to a text file 24/7.
> There's probably an easy linux command to do that...
>
Try 'ping -i 60 www.google.com >> pingfile.txt'
Note that I've used Google rather than BT - a little bit of thought will
tell you why.
John
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On 14/03/14 00:18, Jim Henderson wrote:
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> Eep, I hope Feegle is doing better. We've done the "child with breathing
> difficulties" thing once (no surgery ended up being required - it was a
> severe asthma attack - but it's still a scary thing), so I empathize.
>
He's going to have the operation on April 15th - I think it will take
until then to calm the Kat's fears. Meanwhile, I'm sleeping on a bed in
his room so that I can intervene when he gets sleep apnoea. It's amazing
how sensitive my hearing has become; soft snoring, no problem, lack of
sound and I'm instantly awake.
> We've had our own batch of unfortunate medical issues - mostly with the
> two older cats (12 teeth to extract between the two of them and one who's
> managed to cut the skin open on his right side, and we don't know how -
> he's getting stitched up right now), and I had a trip to the ER last week
> for a kidney stone.
>
The surgeons (of all types) must love seeing you walk in ;-) $$$$$
>
> That's an excellent idea - I didn't know you had background in training -
> I've done my own fair share of training development, delivery, and
> managing programs. Small world.
My own fault, really. I have always been a passionate advocate of
training per se and when the position became vacant, the previous
incumbent having gone to join Glaxo-Smith-Kline, I was the only one
prepared to put my money where my mouth was.
Seriously though, I enjoyed my few years there and would do the same if
I was asked again.
John
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Le 2014-03-14 06:12, Doctor John a écrit :
> On 14/03/14 00:18, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>
>> Eep, I hope Feegle is doing better. We've done the "child with breathing
>> difficulties" thing once (no surgery ended up being required - it was a
>> severe asthma attack - but it's still a scary thing), so I empathize.
>>
>
> He's going to have the operation on April 15th - I think it will take
> until then to calm the Kat's fears. Meanwhile, I'm sleeping on a bed in
> his room so that I can intervene when he gets sleep apnoea. It's amazing
> how sensitive my hearing has become; soft snoring, no problem, lack of
> sound and I'm instantly awake.
>
Speaking of which...
Two little boys were in a hospital bedroom.
Timmy: So? What are you in for?
Samuel: Getting my tonsils removed.
Timmy: Ah. I had that when I was 7. Best. Thing. Ever. No school for
a week, and all the ice cream you want!
Samuel: Cool. And you?
Timmy: Circumcision.
Samuel: Yikes! I had one when I was born... It took me a year before I
could walk!
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On Fri, 14 Mar 2014 10:12:28 +0000, Doctor John wrote:
> On 14/03/14 00:18, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>
>> Eep, I hope Feegle is doing better. We've done the "child with
>> breathing difficulties" thing once (no surgery ended up being required
>> - it was a severe asthma attack - but it's still a scary thing), so I
>> empathize.
>>
>>
> He's going to have the operation on April 15th - I think it will take
> until then to calm the Kat's fears. Meanwhile, I'm sleeping on a bed in
> his room so that I can intervene when he gets sleep apnoea. It's amazing
> how sensitive my hearing has become; soft snoring, no problem, lack of
> sound and I'm instantly awake.
It is amazing how readily a parent notices things like that - when Ken
was younger, I had a similar experience on more than one occasion.
>> We've had our own batch of unfortunate medical issues - mostly with the
>> two older cats (12 teeth to extract between the two of them and one
>> who's managed to cut the skin open on his right side, and we don't know
>> how - he's getting stitched up right now), and I had a trip to the ER
>> last week for a kidney stone.
>>
>>
> The surgeons (of all types) must love seeing you walk in ;-) $$$$$
Yeah, indeed - all told, about $2K for the teeth extraction. The "cut"
isn't actually a cut, but a burn (just the top layer of skin was
affected, and he wasn't in pain from it) as a result of what is assumed
to be a faulty heating "pad" used during the dental work - so the vet is
covering the cost of that recovery.
But our youngest cat is a $5K cat with all his health problems (possibly
more than that, in fact). Sucker lights visible from space, as far as
the fur lumps are concerned.
>> That's an excellent idea - I didn't know you had background in training
>> -
>> I've done my own fair share of training development, delivery, and
>> managing programs. Small world.
>
> My own fault, really. I have always been a passionate advocate of
> training per se and when the position became vacant, the previous
> incumbent having gone to join Glaxo-Smith-Kline, I was the only one
> prepared to put my money where my mouth was.
> Seriously though, I enjoyed my few years there and would do the same if
> I was asked again.
I really enjoyed my time working in training as well - learned a lot
about learning, which really suited me. Still looking for something
along those lines while I keep doing the tech writing thing.
Jim
--
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw
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On 14/03/14 14:08, Francois Labreque wrote:
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> Two little boys were in a hospital bedroom.
>
> Timmy: So? What are you in for?
> Samuel: Getting my tonsils removed.
> Timmy: Ah. I had that when I was 7. Best. Thing. Ever. No school for
> a week, and all the ice cream you want!
> Samuel: Cool. And you?
> Timmy: Circumcision.
> Samuel: Yikes! I had one when I was born... It took me a year before I
> could walk!
ROTFLMAO
John (still laughing)
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On 14/03/14 17:39, Jim Henderson wrote:
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> It is amazing how readily a parent notices things like that - when Ken
> was younger, I had a similar experience on more than one occasion.
>
I normally sleep like a log. In 1987 I slept right through the 'Great
Storm' in spite of a tree falling right outside my bedroom and its
branches smashing a ground floor window. I have also slept through an
earthquake and a police drugs raid on a flat next to mine. But, anything
unusual with regard to the Feegle or the Kat, I'm instantly alert. Must
be something to do with the 'preservation of the species'.
>
> But our youngest cat is a $5K cat with all his health problems (possibly
> more than that, in fact). Sucker lights visible from space, as far as
> the fur lumps are concerned.
>
On that subject, I have a bridge for sale in Brooklyn. Price negotiable
but I'll throw in 5 year's pet insurance if you agree to a minimum
upfront payment of $5,000,000.
>
> I really enjoyed my time working in training as well - learned a lot
> about learning, which really suited me. Still looking for something
> along those lines while I keep doing the tech writing thing.
>
Good luck with that.
John
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On Fri, 14 Mar 2014 19:25:11 +0000, Doctor John wrote:
> On 14/03/14 17:39, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>
>> It is amazing how readily a parent notices things like that - when Ken
>> was younger, I had a similar experience on more than one occasion.
>>
>>
> I normally sleep like a log. In 1987 I slept right through the 'Great
> Storm' in spite of a tree falling right outside my bedroom and its
> branches smashing a ground floor window. I have also slept through an
> earthquake and a police drugs raid on a flat next to mine. But, anything
> unusual with regard to the Feegle or the Kat, I'm instantly alert. Must
> be something to do with the 'preservation of the species'.
It really must. I normally sleep really well as well, but if Amy has any
kind of medical issue in the middle of the night, I tend to be quite
awake very quickly. (We went through a period of time where she had all
the symptoms of an ulcer, but without an actual ulcer - the doctors were
stumped, but we toured most of the ERs in the Salt Lake valley).
>> But our youngest cat is a $5K cat with all his health problems
>> (possibly more than that, in fact). Sucker lights visible from space,
>> as far as the fur lumps are concerned.
>>
>>
> On that subject, I have a bridge for sale in Brooklyn. Price negotiable
> but I'll throw in 5 year's pet insurance if you agree to a minimum
> upfront payment of $5,000,000.
I should've clarified that our 'sucker' lights are only visible to
animals. :)
And Eiyrt is on his way back to the vet again - nothing serious, just the
bandage slipped. And Mushi is pissed off that his brothers are home
again (I guess they smell like the vet's, which isn't surprising since
they spent the night there).
>> I really enjoyed my time working in training as well - learned a lot
>> about learning, which really suited me. Still looking for something
>> along those lines while I keep doing the tech writing thing.
>>
>>
> Good luck with that.
Thanks - I got a lead on something earlier in the week, but the company's
recruiting website has a login (of course), and somehow I got one created
with a nonstandard name and no 'secret question' - and of course it's
locked out, so now I can't get my info submitted for the job until I hear
back from them.
That it's taking their help desk the better part of a week to get back to
me isn't impressing me.
Jim
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besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw
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On 13/03/2014 11:13 PM, Doctor John wrote:
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> BTW Ignoring Teledata, AirCall was a real disaster management system.
> Ask Stephen about Piper Alpha
If that is an invitation to join in, I will.
quite detailed.
I was on the Piper about seven or eight years before she blew up. And it
was a shithole. Please excuse the lack of *, #, !, or even # (nor, thus
she made here great P). Production was god and maintenance was a
swearword. There was another rig on the pipeline that pumped its export
into the Piper, as she burned, for about two hours (not losing
But WTF they were just numbers on the news. When it comes down to the
bottom line.
Maybe more thought from chairman me, tomorrow. ;-)
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On 14/03/2014 7:25 PM, Doctor John wrote:
> On that subject, I have a bridge for sale in Brooklyn. Price negotiable
> but I'll throw in 5 year's pet insurance if you agree to a minimum
> upfront payment of $5,000,000.
Come on! No one would fall for that twice. ;-)
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On 12/03/2014 3:58 PM, Doctor John wrote:
> On 12/03/14 13:37, Francois Labreque wrote:
>>
>> Indians have a respect for authority that is almost as deeply rooted as
>> the Japanese's. So low-level employees will stick to procedure and not
>> show any initiative, for fear of running afoul of higher ups. Even if
>> the person you spoke to knew that you were probably right, he needed to
>> follow his script.
>>
>
> A good point.
>
> There was an article in New Scientist a couple of years ago that related
> the behaviour of bi- and tri-lingual children and teenagers when
> speaking any one of their particular languages. As I recall, a
> Japanese/English speaking kid would be considerably more polite and
> deferential when speaking Japanese than when speaking English.
>
In my day job. I often work with developers based in India and encounter
similar attitudes. They will not say no to their client. Even when
someone has an unworkable workload they will accept more. When it cannot
be met the reasons always absolve them. The Raj taught them well. ;-)
They on the other hand found it unbelievable that our management
would be no one available for support. (Yet again, the heroes prevailed.)
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