I love it when a plan comes together...

[mdlbear]

So theStarport's fileserver, Nova, is back in operation after swapping its motherboard for a low-power, fanless one. UPS battery runtime is roughly double what it was before. W00t!

Only problem is that the stupid little MiniITX board doesn't have a parallel port, so I'll have to connect the printer via USB. Should work, but I can't seem to find a cable. Got 'em somewhere... Have to remember to print party fliers at work tomorrow.

The new recording box, with old Nova's motherboard, is mostly together. (update 2304: it boots. Needs a new kernel and preferably a complete upgrade, but it's useable now if I need it.)

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[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

I have my own geeky achievement for the night: I got my el cheapo joystick working. Oh, and I replaced courier-imap with dovecot. Not that that's a huge accomplishment; dovecot is even easier than postfix to configure. Just have to get the auth stuff right (I didn't know I didn't have MD5), and you're DONE.

But, Joystick! Flightgear, here we go!