Time Sync on VMWare Based Linux

In many cases it can be quite difficult to accuracy keep time on a virtualized operating system due to the complex interactions between the hardware, host operating system, virtualization layer and the guest operating system.  In my case I found that running Red Hat Linux 5 (CentOS 5) on VMWare Server 1.0.8 resulted in an …

Bones Season 3 Episode 7 Massive Amiga Blunder

So today Dominica was watching Bones, season 3 episode 7.  She came down to tell me that they had put an Amiga from 1987 into the show and that I had to take a look.  Of course, no one in Hollywood bothers to check anything at all or to even state the obvious correctly. They …

February 17, 2009: Memories of Schoolbuses

Back to work today.  Not that I don’t work on the weekend or holidays but it definitely feels quite a bit different on an official work day.  Yesterday was very slow at the office and it really was almost completely a holiday.  Good enough for me.  The last thing that I want to do is …

February 16, 2009: Model Railroading for Prez Day

Today is President’s day and the market is closed so I have the day off from work, more or less.  My idea was that today would be a pretty big model railroading day.  I have been looking for a chance to really sit down and get some modeling done. We slept in a lot this …