Author: jk

12 Aug

Tunnelblick 3.0b14 Flapping “event_wait : Interrupted system call (code=4)”

Tunnelblick 3.0b14 kept flapping (connecting and disconnecting repeatedly).  The relevant bit from the details window was:
2009-08-12 20:34:23 event_wait : Interrupted system call (code=4)
2009-08-12 20:34:23 TCP/UDP: Closing socket
2009-08-12 20:34:23 /Applications/Tunnelblick.app/Contents/Resources/client.down.osx.sh tun0 1500 1544 10.7.0.94 10.7.0.93 restart
2009-08-12 20:34:23  process restarting
After digging into logs, google, and openvpn settings I thought about what could differ between my install and [...]

19 Jul

No command-tab shortcut to move focus to next application in Mac OS X Screen Sharing

The shortcut I miss most when logging into a host via Apple OS X’s “Screen Sharing” is the ability to cycle through open applications with the click of two buttons (Command Tab).  Unfortunately, Apple doesn’t pass that or similar command-key combos onto the remote host.  What to do; especially once you’ve found that “Move focus [...]

29 May

Please do not heed the pink elephant

Think about anything but the pink elephant in the corner.  This is not the proverbial elephant, but his younger sister.  She’s a good deal smaller, but a smaller elephant is like a smaller tank.  Just how small can it get before it’s not really a tank?
So think about anything but Agnes, the pink elephant, who [...]

13 Feb

Warning: 80% Chance of Dickishness

My sister-in-law suggested that my claim that Christians take glee in the damnation of others is a harsh and misleading.  She even apologized for their misconduct.  She didn’t need to apologize as her conduct alone is such a positive model for Christian ideals, but that’s another story.
I don’t actually think Christian’s take glee in the [...]

27 Dec

Gay Marriage is a non-issue

First, the title of this post is a lie born of my confusion: what’s so hard about this issue?
Hey, you: the ones threatened and appalled by gay marriage (I’m pointing my ring finger at you Huckabee.)  The debate around gay marriage revolves around the “M” word, and is one of semantics.  So I suggest it [...]

26 Dec

Storm a continent off course

Really, this is midwest snow three quarters of a continent off course.
Not that I don’t appreciate a white Christmas.  Happy Holidays Seattle, especially to those who shredded powder on Denny in a row boat.  Sorry I missed that.
Still, I’m ready for cloudy skies, foggy streets, and ubiquitous drizzle, eased by the liquid sunshine we call [...]

11 Nov

2008-11-11 Field Report from the Leafy Front

News from the front is mixed and leafy.
With the help of Captain Cheryl we were able to recapture the north pass and valley.  Those of the enemy’s forces we weren’t able to capture where pinned down.  We were able to contain several battalions, but weather conditions forced us to withdraw. No doubt many will escape.
Morale [...]

10 Jun

pandora drinks

pandora’s soft squeak
and tilted tail summon me
to pour clean water

09 Apr

Culture Mob Widget

Culture Mob now supports widgetbox apps allowing you to put a tailored list of events on your site.

30 Mar

Kintz kitNz

kitinz 2 quut. head xplodz. pandora + 5.