Archive for: April, 2009

Make: Online : Braithwaite wallets go “open source”

Apr 10 2009 Published by aaron under Fun, Organization

I want to make a wallet like this... so... thats why I need a laser cutter. Finally! I found a good enough excuse!

Make: Online : Braithwaite wallets go "open source".

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finding duplicate files with different letter case in linux

Apr 07 2009 Published by aaron under Sysadmin

When dealing with files on *nix, there is rarley the need for concern of dupliacte file names with different letter case. But, when you are in Windows, you do need to be concerned. This all boils down to what file system you use. And I used this command when I needed to find out an error message in subversion that complains about unable to copy a file when checking files out from subversion repository on Windows:

(fyi, I used this command on Linux to find the duplicate)

(another fyi, this does not work on OS X)

find . -type f -printf "'%p'\n" | sort -n | uniq -Di

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Grow your own fresh air

Apr 01 2009 Published by aaron under Health

What a great idea! I would like to try this at home. Perhaps make a room dedicated to growing these plants outside and then capturing the oxygen via vents and fans.

The three plants you need are:

common name name botanical name per person maintenance function cost per person
the living room

plant

areca palm chrysalidocarpus

lutescens

4 wipe leaves daily,

take them out doors 3-4 months

the bedroom

plant

mother-in-law's tongue sansevierio

trifasciata

6-8 waist height converts oxygen at night
the specialist

plant

money plan epipremnum

aureum

1 removes some volatile chemicals

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