Kurlon @outofspec.com · 02/08/2026Go to the dump to find space in the house and... come back with kittens? Is that how that's supposed to work? 152
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 10/07/2026I am *not* a fabricator. Three iterations of trying to mount that lap timer to my bike as neatly as possible without blocking something else while still being easy to use, remove and viable cable clearance. 020
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 08/06/2026Well, that is one way to build an inline surge suppressor... points awarded for the housing being actually moisture tight though. One little 6in long wrap of electrical tape as the only insulation over those three solder taps seems sketchy to me. 240
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 04/04/2026Wheel re-machined finally by a friend (first Dymag made for this bike, tone ring centering boss was 1mm oversize by mistake) and a new bar setup to get more down and forward on the bike. 021
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 28/03/2026Don't mind me, just hanging my bike from a step ladder like you do... 020
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 02/02/2026Pour one out for four ye olde FreeBSD 4.11 boxes finally taking the long rest. Uptimes would have been longer if there wasn't an ESXi upgrade with botched EVC settings that required reboots. 140
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 10/01/2026When bored, dumb happens. For the record, despite not listing any instructions covering this, you CAN use the Gentoo PPC ISO dd'd to a stick to USB boot a G3 iBook. I was going to try Chimera Linux but with only 256MB RAM the live image didn't want to complete a boot. 120
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 19/11/2025What, you don't use a homemade software switch, an E-machine and a USB 1.1 ethernet adapter for your Proxmox network resilience testing? Weird. 010
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 31/10/2025Youtube, when I say it's ambient hard drive noises, I'm not kidding. Behold the Jank Ambient Computer Sound Generator. 90's era Cheming case in proper gaming green, Intel Atom micro ATX mobo, PATA HD and a 19" CRT to get that proper hum, all directed by an IBM Model F keyboard. 041
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 26/10/2025Same part number but new bolt pattern because? Drilled the bar as it's a wear part vs drilling the blade which isn't supposed to be a wear item but is anyways... 010
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 04/06/2025If there isn't a keyswitch eliminator on the market for the 24+ MT-09, I'll just make one myself! 011
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 19/05/2025I wasn't 'asking'... Security bolts only slow me down a little Yamaha. 000
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 15/05/2025Gizmo demonstrating that he just wants to snuggle but skipped reading the instructions first. The good thing is, Daphne just likes attention. 030
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 26/04/2025Survived practice, new toy is FUN. Feet hurt, body TIRED… cheesecake for dinner, clean up, then sleep of the dead tonight I think. 040
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 21/04/2025From Dumb (idea) to Done in a little over a month? Will see how it rides this weekend. 020
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 07/04/2025Why I have no spare time, part eleventy-billion point six: My choice of hobbies Race bike build is progressing, the deadline of round one of NEMRR on 4/26 is looming... 040
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 28/03/2025Two years of racing now behind it, the Buell can go back to being a street bike. The Yamaha however, goes under the knife tonight to star its race story. 0131
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 19/03/2025Working upstairs this morning as I'm expecting deliveries. This means I'm also the only lap in the house which cannot go uncovered. 2100
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 23/02/2025I have caused confusion when referring to my 'b' machine, it's the one on the right. This is what happens after 25 years of IT, you have computer crap EVERYWHERE... 020
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 22/02/2025Upgraded the 'b' machine on the cheap, original plan was Windows but... burning it in with Bazzite tonight I may stick with this. Waiting on a power cable so I can swap in my old GTX 1080, and primary install will be on a 1.5TB Optane instead of a 1TB 860 Pro. 120
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 14/02/2025Upgraded the ‘b’ machine today, E5-1607v2 to E5-2697v2. 10MB L3 to 30MB L3, 4 cores / 4 threads to 12 cores / 24 threads, support for DDR3 1866 vs 1600, and because it’s 2025 it cost all of $25 off eBay. This gen hardware is right at peak cheap and abundance. 256GB ram will be $150 if I want… 010
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 27/01/2025Daphne has decided she wants to try being my couch buddy tonight. 020
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 21/01/2025No one: Still no one: ME: HAY GUYS! I got Gentoo running on a Soekris 4501, a hotrod 486 with 64MB of RAM because... ...um... Check out my neofetch! 010
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 05/01/2025It’s STUPID picky about what usb storage I use to boot it, none of my fast options work, it only accepts a slow, vanilla old style 16GB dumb flash stick. NVME in an adaptor, SATA SSD off an adapter, 1st gen USB SSD, refuses to even try to boot off ‘em. 110
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 29/12/2024“I’m a real computer!” Docky-dock, the GoFlex Net paired with an HP Displaylink dock is up and running Debian 13 fully now, complete with working X11 environment that can even play games. Unfortunately I really do feel the 128MB trying to load Epiphany though, no modern browsers today. 010
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 23/12/2024Behold my abused tired harddrive dock as I force modern Linux down it's throat. 071
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 22/12/2024This ye-olde Logi Quickcam 5500 is low resolution but if you drill into the settings, disable auto whitebalance, turn off low light boost and use the ‘highq’ color space it actually produces a decent color balance, slightly grainy due the the lack of light but still, very usable. 010
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 19/12/2024This may have escalated quickly… Why not stream trying to shove Debian 13 on my GoFlex? I should setup to capture video from it’s USB dock if I get Xorg working, drag out 2nd machine… Oh, I could use this NVME to SATA sled as storage, but the connector needs to be ‘tweaked’ so out comes the razor… 110
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 09/12/2024Gizmo doesn’t snuggle like a normal cat. It’s a good thing Daphne is tolerant. 020
Kurlon @outofspec.com · 08/11/2024I support this becoming a trend, have another nerd and their kitten. 020
