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diff --git a/computing/2019-04-06-why-have-a-website-in-2019.html b/computing/2019-04-06-why-have-a-website-in-2019.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f8520d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/computing/2019-04-06-why-have-a-website-in-2019.html @@ -0,0 +1,176 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> + <head> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="/includes/stylesheet.css" /> + <meta charset="utf-8" /> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> + <meta + property="og:description" + content="The World Wide Web pages of Adam Carpenter" + /> + <meta property="og:image" content="/includes/images/logo_diag.png" /> + <meta property="og:site_name" content="53hor.net" /> + <meta property="og:title" content="Why Have a Web Site in 2019?" /> + <meta property="og:type" content="website" /> + <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.53hor.net" /> + <title>53hornet ➙ Why Have a Web Site in 2019?</title> + </head> + + <body> + <nav> + <ul> + <li> + <a href="/"> + <img src="/includes/icons/home-roof.svg" /> + Home + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/about.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/information-variant.svg" /> + About + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/software.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/git.svg" /> + Software + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/hosted.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/desktop-tower.svg" /> + Hosted + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a type="application/rss+xml" href="/rss.xml"> + <img src="/includes/icons/rss.svg" /> + RSS + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/contact.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/at.svg" /> + Contact + </a> + </li> + </ul> + </nav> + + <article> + <h1>Why Have a Web Site in 2019?</h1> + <blockquote> + Adam, why on earth do you have a website? Wait... Is this a + <em>blog</em>? It's 2019, why don't you just use Facebook?! + </blockquote> + + <p> + I've wanted to have my own website for a long time mostly because I like + playing with technology. I think it's cool that I can make a few files + on a computer in my closet available for the entire world to see. The + web has become a near-necessity in our daily lives and it's only been + around for a couple of decades. That has always fascinated me enough to + drive me to see if I can do it on my own. I started self-hosting my own + web server about a year ago now and it's been an awesome study in the + way all of the tech we use on the web works. + </p> + + <p> + A written website is also a good way to keep up on my writing skills. + I've graduated college and won't be writing essays for the foreseeable + eternity. Which is fine except that I have no reason to write creatively + or formally anymore. Having this site encourages me to continue turning + thoughts into words, even though it's more casual than a term paper. + </p> + + <p> + This extends into the professionalism of a personal website. Normally + you can't point your employer towards your Twitter profile as the + distillation of your online footprint. Having a website, especially one + that separates professional and personal interests, is ten times better + than a resume, especially in the world of technology. It lets you tell + people exactly who you are and what you do, without forcing them to + navigate through an auth wall or a bunch of puppy photos. Your + professional and personal lives don't bleed together quite as much and + it makes for a kick-ass business card. + </p> + + <p> + Most importantly however, I enjoy the level of control that I gain with + creating and operating my own website, something I have also sought for + a long time. In high school I set up an old Dell from my school's + recycling center with Windows XP and Microsoft Internet Information + Services. It didn't have SSL or even a domain name but it was reachable + over the WAN. I set up an upload system so that my friends and I could + 'post' memes and funny messages for each other on raw html pages written + with Microsoft Word. That was the extent of its functionality. It was + slow, insecure, and went offline every time the router got a new IP + assigned to it. But I didn't care. It was a site the school couldn't + block. It had no name and no rules and nobody could tell us what to do + with it because it was ours. And we called it the + <em>Troll Nexus Center</em> because that's what you do when you're 15 + </p> + + <p> + My reasons then for building the Troll Nexus Center still stand now. + <em + >Having your own website is having your own piece of internet + property.</em + > + I first heard this wording from + <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azkWYxyqh3Y" + >Luke Smith over on his YouTube channel</a + > + and it's one-hundred percent true. Tumblogs, Google Sites, Facebook + profiles, and GitHub Pages are all like renting an apartment. Sure, + there are some really nice apartments out there but it's not the same as + owning your own home. You have to pay rent obviously, and rent is + subject to change once your lease is up. If anything breaks you text + your landlord and wait to have it fixed. You aren't allowed to fix it + yourself and sometimes it doesn't get fixed at all. And of course you're + limited by how much you can customize things to your own liking. Whether + it's painting walls or knocking them down. + </p> + + <p> + These limitations may or may not apply to you. Whether you're paying for + storage, server space, metrics, or watching an ad every five seconds, + these services aren't free either. And you certainly can't fix + everything that goes wrong with them. I started on Google Sites. It's a + truly fantastic system. Building a site is like putting a PowerPoint + slide together. I just plain outgrew it. There were too many things I + wanted to do that I simply couldn't. I was also at the mercy of Google's + constant change. After I finished constructing my first site, Google + <a + href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2016/11/a-totally-rebuilt-google-sitesnow.html" + >announced they would be shutting down the old Google Sites in favor + of an entirely new platform under the same name</a + >. Weeks of work got thrown out the window. You might also not care + about ads or customization. You may be intimidated by doing things + yourself and prefer that the landlord take care of everything. + Personally, I like the challenge and the craftsmanship that comes with + doing something myself. And I like being in total control of my server, + site, and content. Not from a tinfoil hat perspective but from a "gosh I + really wish I could just share more than 15 gigabytes of family video + with my relatives in New York and Ohio" perspective. + </p> + + <p> + So that's why I created my own website. If you want to know + <em>how</em> I host my own website, look for another post about my + server setup where I'll explain everything I'm hosting and how I got it + all hooked up. And that's a wrap. Now you know why I'm here instead of + somewhere else online. Sure, I do have Facebook and YouTube accounts but + I don't frequently update anything on either of them. This site is my + home online. It's where I keep all of my interests, hobbies, and + memories for sharing with others. + </p> + + <p> + Now you know where to find me. If you want to keep up with me, be + old-fashioned and subscribe to my RSS feed. + </p> + </article> + </body> +</html> diff --git a/computing/2019-04-06-why-have-a-website-in-2019.md b/computing/2019-04-06-why-have-a-website-in-2019.md deleted file mode 100644 index 96b659f..0000000 --- a/computing/2019-04-06-why-have-a-website-in-2019.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,100 +0,0 @@ ---- -permalink: /posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}} -title: Why Have a Website in 2019? -categories: - - technology -tags: - - website - - self-hosted - - blog - - online presence -published_date: "2019-04-06 20:50:19 +0000" -layout: post.liquid -is_draft: false -excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n" ---- - -> Adam, why on earth do you have a website? Wait... Is this a *blog*? It's -> 2019, why don't you just use Facebook?! - -I've wanted to have my own website for a long time mostly because I like -playing with technology. I think it's cool that I can make a few files on a -computer in my closet available for the entire world to see. The web has become -a near-necessity in our daily lives and it's only been around for a couple of -decades. That has always fascinated me enough to drive me to see if I can do it -on my own. I started self-hosting my own web server about a year ago now and -it's been an awesome study in the way all of the tech we use on the web works. - -A written website is also a good way to keep up on my writing skills. I've -graduated college and won't be writing essays for the foreseeable eternity. -Which is fine except that I have no reason to write creatively or formally -anymore. Having this site encourages me to continue turning thoughts into -words, even though it's more casual than a term paper. - -This extends into the professionalism of a personal website. Normally you can't -point your employer towards your Twitter profile as the distillation of your -online footprint. Having a website, especially one that separates professional -and personal interests, is ten times better than a resume, especially in the -world of technology. It lets you tell people exactly who you are and what you -do, without forcing them to navigate through an auth wall or a bunch of puppy -photos. Your professional and personal lives don't bleed together quite as much -and it makes for a kick-ass business card. - -Most importantly however, I enjoy the level of control that I gain with -creating and operating my own website, something I have also sought for a long -time. In high school I set up an old Dell from my school's recycling center -with Windows XP and Microsoft Internet Information Services. It didn't have SSL -or even a domain name but it was reachable over the WAN. I set up an upload -system so that my friends and I could 'post' memes and funny messages for each -other on raw html pages written with Microsoft Word. That was the extent of its -functionality. It was slow, insecure, and went offline every time the router -got a new IP assigned to it. But I didn't care. It was a site the school -couldn't block. It had no name and no rules and nobody could tell us what to do -with it because it was ours. And we called it the *Troll Nexus Center* because -we were 15 and brimming with creativity. - -My reasons then for building the Troll Nexus Center still stand now. *Having -your own website is having your own piece of internet property.* I first heard -this wording from [Luke Smith over on his YouTube -channel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azkWYxyqh3Y) and it's one-hundred -percent true. Tumblogs, Google Sites, Facebook profiles, and GitHub Pages are -all like renting an apartment. Sure, there are some really nice apartments out -there ([we love ours!](https://www.thecommonwealthapts.com)) but it's not the -same as owning your own home. You have to pay rent obviously, and rent is -subject to change once your lease is up. If anything breaks you text your -landlord and wait to have it fixed. You aren't allowed to fix it yourself and -sometimes it doesn't get fixed at all. And of course you're limited by how much -you can customize things to your own liking. Whether it's painting walls or -knocking them down. - -These limitations may or may not apply to you. Whether you're paying for -storage, server space, metrics, or watching an ad every five seconds, these -services aren't free either. And you certainly can't fix everything that goes -wrong with them. I started on Google Sites. It's a truly fantastic system. -Building a site is like putting a PowerPoint slide together. I just plain -outgrew it. There were too many things I wanted to do that I simply couldn't. I -was also at the mercy of Google's constant change. After I finished -constructing my first site, Google [announced they would be shutting down the -old Google Sites in favor of an entirely new platform under the same -name](https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2016/11/a-totally-rebuilt-google-sitesnow.html). -Weeks of work got thrown out the window. You might also not care about ads or -customization. You may be intimidated by doing things yourself and prefer that -the landlord take care of everything. Personally, I like the challenge and the -craftsmanship that comes with doing something oneself. And I like being in -total control of my server, site, and content. Not from a tinfoil hat -perspective but from a "gosh I really wish I could just share more than 15 -gigabytes of family video with my relatives in New York and Ohio" perspective. - -So that's why I created my own website. If you want to know *how* I host my own -website, look for another post about my server setup where I'll explain -everything I'm hosting and how I got it all hooked up. And that's a wrap. Now -you know why I'm here instead of somewhere else online. Sure, I do have -Facebook and YouTube accounts but I don't frequently update anything on either -of them. This site is my home online. It's where I keep all of my interests, -hobbies, and memories for sharing with others. - -Now you know where to find me. If you want to keep up with me, subscribe to my -RSS feed up top! - - - diff --git a/computing/school-server-closets-are-utopic.md b/computing/school-server-closets-are-utopic.md deleted file mode 100644 index cb9dc93..0000000 --- a/computing/school-server-closets-are-utopic.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,11 +0,0 @@ ---- -excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n" -permalink: /posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}} -title: School Server Closets are Utopic -categories: -- technology -tags: [] -layout: post.liquid -is_draft: true ---- -Start writing already... diff --git a/services.html b/hosted.html index bc1e844..5684e67 100644 --- a/services.html +++ b/hosted.html @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ <li>FreeBSD Package Repository</li> <li>Nextcloud Files, Contacts, Calendars</li> <li>Plex Media Streaming</li> + <li>Gitea</li> </ul> <h2>Game Servers</h2> @@ -27,4 +28,7 @@ those here. Non-public ones are password-protected. </h3> <a href="st.53hor.net:10578">st.53hor.net:10578</a> </li> + <li> + <h3>Vanilla Minecraft</h3> + </li> </ul> diff --git a/includes/images/logo.png b/includes/images/logo.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..549bd0e --- /dev/null +++ b/includes/images/logo.png diff --git a/includes/images/logo_diag.png b/includes/images/logo_diag.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..fa302b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/includes/images/logo_diag.png diff --git a/includes/stylesheet.css b/includes/stylesheet.css index a24fc46..acd0fed 100644 --- a/includes/stylesheet.css +++ b/includes/stylesheet.css @@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ :root { --balboa: #195970; - --charcoal: #32444a; --ruby: #9b111e; - --slate: #798d94; + --slate: #b9c2ca; + --charcoal: #798d94; --white: white; --box-radius: 1em; --box-border: 0.5em solid var(--white); @@ -82,3 +82,22 @@ h1, blockquote { font-style: oblique; } + +header { + text-align: center; +} + +article ul { + list-style: none; + padding: 0; + margin: 0; +} + +article li { + padding-left: 16px; +} + +article li:before { + content: "➙"; + padding-right: 8px; +} @@ -8,20 +8,15 @@ property="og:description" content="The World Wide Web pages of Adam Carpenter" /> - <meta property="og:image" content="test.jpg" /> + <meta property="og:image" content="/includes/images/logo_diag.png" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="53hor.net" /> - <meta property="og:title" content="Adam Carpenter (53hornet)" /> + <meta property="og:title" content="Home" /> <meta property="og:type" content="website" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.53hor.net" /> - <title>53hornet -- Home</title> + <title>53hornet ➙ Home</title> </head> <body> - <header> - <noscript> - You don't have JavaScript enabled? That's cool, neither do I. - </noscript> - </header> <nav> <ul> <li> @@ -38,33 +33,109 @@ </li> <li> <a href="/software.html"> - <img src="includes/icons/git.svg" /> + <img src="/includes/icons/git.svg" /> Software </a> </li> <li> - <a href="/services.html"> - <img src="/includes/icons/server.svg" /> - Services + <a href="/hosted.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/desktop-tower.svg" /> + Hosted </a> </li> <li> - <a href="/rss.xml"> - <img src="/includes/icons/rss-box.svg" /> + <a type="application/rss+xml" type="application/rss+xml" href="/rss.xml"> + <img src="/includes/icons/rss.svg" /> RSS </a> </li> <li> <a href="/contact.html"> - <img src="/includes/icons/card-account-mail.svg" /> + <img src="/includes/icons/at.svg" /> Contact </a> </li> </ul> </nav> - <h1>53hornet</h1> + <header> + <noscript> + JavaScript? Where we're going we don't need JavaScript. + </noscript> + </header> + + <article> + <h1>The World Wide Web pages of Adam Carpenter (53hornet)</h1> - <h2>The World Wide Web pages of Adam Carpenter (53hornet)</h2> + <ul> + <li> + <a href="/programming/2020-11-24-i-like-hyper-more-than-actix.html" + >I Like Hyper More Than Actix-Web (2020-11-24)</a + > + </li> + <li> + <a href="/unix/2020-07-26-now-this-is-a-minimal-install.html" + >Now This is a Minimal Install! (2020-07-26)</a + > + </li> + <li> + <a href="/life/2020-04-10-the-obligatory-covid-19-post.html" + >Obligatory COVID-19 Post (2020-04-10)</a + > + </li> + <li> + <a href="/life/2020-04-10-wedding-photos-are-here.html" + >Wedding Photo Debacle (2020-04-10)</a + > + </li> + <li> + <a href="/unix/2019-09-28-my-preferred-method-for-data-recovery.html" + >This is How I Do Data Recovery (2019-09-28)</a + > + </li> + <li> + <a href="/wheels/2019-08-30-keep-right-except-to-pass.html" + >Right Lane is for Passing, Not Cruising (2019-08-30)</a + > + </li> + <li> + <a href="/life/2019-08-11-marrying-my-best-friend.html" + >I Married My Best Friend! (2019-08-11)</a + > + </li> + <li> + <a href="/life/2019-07-28-i-finally-found-a-drink-i-like.html" + >I Finally Found a Drink I Like (2019-07-28)</a + > + </li> + <li> + <a href="/life/2019-07-21-dancing-the-shag-and-the-new-lion-king.html" + >Dancing the Shag and The [New] Lion King (2019-07-21)</a + > + </li> + <li> + <a href="/wheels/2019-07-04-yabs-yet-another-bad-shop.html" + >YABS: Yet Another Bad Shop (2019-07-04)</a + > + </li> + <li> + <a + href="/unix/2019-07-04-the-best-way-to-transfer-gopro-files-with-linux.html" + >Offloading GoPro Footage the Easy Way (2019-07-04)</a + > + </li> + <li> + <a + href="/wheels/2019-06-07-how-to-start-and-drive-a-hudson-hornet.html" + >How to Start and Drive a Hudson Hornet (2019-06-07)</a + > + </li> + <li> + <a href="/computing/2019-04-06-why-have-a-website-in-2019.html" + >Why Have a Web Site in 2019? (2019-04-06)</a + > + </li> + </ul> + </article> </body> </html> diff --git a/life/2019-07-21-dancing-the-shag-and-the-new-lion-king.html b/life/2019-07-21-dancing-the-shag-and-the-new-lion-king.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..692a132 --- /dev/null +++ b/life/2019-07-21-dancing-the-shag-and-the-new-lion-king.html @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> + <head> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="/includes/stylesheet.css" /> + <meta charset="utf-8" /> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> + <meta + property="og:description" + content="The World Wide Web pages of Adam Carpenter" + /> + <meta property="og:image" content="/includes/images/logo_diag.png" /> + <meta property="og:site_name" content="53hor.net" /> + <meta property="og:title" content="Dancing the Shag & Two Left Feet" /> + <meta property="og:type" content="website" /> + <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.53hor.net" /> + <title>53hornet ➙ Dancing the Shag & Two Left Feet</title> + </head> + + <body> + <nav> + <ul> + <li> + <a href="/"> + <img src="/includes/icons/home-roof.svg" /> + Home + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/about.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/information-variant.svg" /> + About + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/software.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/git.svg" /> + Software + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/hosted.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/desktop-tower.svg" /> + Hosted + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a type="application/rss+xml" href="/rss.xml"> + <img src="/includes/icons/rss.svg" /> + RSS + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/contact.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/at.svg" /> + Contact + </a> + </li> + </ul> + </nav> + + <article> + <h1>Dancing the Shag & Two Left Feet</h1> + <p> + Not all of my posts are huge, and they probably shouldn't be. Amy and I + had a really great time yesterday at Two Left Feet Dance Studio, + learning more about how to dance the Carolina Shag in preparation for + our wedding (which is in less than 20 days)! An enormous swing band is + going to play all of our favorites from the brass band/swing era, and + one of the easiest dances to do to that music is the Shag. I wrote a + paper on the Shag a few years ago for school but never actually learned + how to do it. The steps are simple for us to remember and it's easy + enough to add flair or mix it up so we look like we know what we're + doing during our first dance. + </p> + + <p> + We also got out to see the new Lion King remake and I can honestly say + it was worth it. If anyone's a Lion King purist, it's Amy. It's easily + been her favorite movie since she was a toddler, and to see it + tastefully redone almost 25 years after it was first released was + thoroughly enjoyable. There were minor alterations to literal sentences + in the script that all added some context to things that were always + kind of assumed in the original (clarification on Scar's backstory, + etc.). I did however feel like they were trying to throw Beyonce lines + the way a middle-schooler tries to turn a 500-word paper into a 700-word + paper. Regardless, it's definitely re-living the classic, not re-hashing + it. + </p> + </article> + </body> +</html> diff --git a/life/2019-07-21-dancing-the-shag-and-the-new-lion-king.md b/life/2019-07-21-dancing-the-shag-and-the-new-lion-king.md deleted file mode 100644 index f567ea5..0000000 --- a/life/2019-07-21-dancing-the-shag-and-the-new-lion-king.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ ---- -permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}" -title: Dancing the Shag and The New Lion King -categories: - - life -tags: - - carolina - - shag - - dancing - - wedding - - lion - - king - - remake -published_date: "2019-07-21 12:38:48 +0000" -layout: post.liquid -is_draft: false -excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n" ---- -Not all of my posts are huge, and they probably shouldn't be. Amy and I had a -really great time yesterday at Two Left Feet Dance Studio, learning more about -how to dance the Carolina Shag in preparation for our wedding (which is in less -than 20 days)! An enormous swing band is going to play all of our favorites -from the brass band/swing era, and one of the easiest dances to do to that -music is the Shag. I wrote a paper on the Shag a few years ago for school but -never actually learned how to do it. The steps are simple for us to remember -and it's easy enough to add flair or mix it up so we look like we know what -we're doing during our first dance. - -We also got out to see the new Lion King remake and I can honestly say it was -worth it. If anyone's a Lion King purist, it's Amy. It's easily been her -favorite movie since she was a toddler, and to see it tastefully redone almost -25 years after it was first released was thoroughly enjoyable. There were minor -alterations to literal sentences in the script that all added some context to -things that were always kind of assumed in the original (clarification on -Scar's backstory, etc.). I did however feel like they were trying to throw -Beyonce lines the way a middle-schooler tries to turn a 500-word paper into a -700-word paper. Regardless, it's definitely re-living the classic, not -re-hashing it. - - - diff --git a/life/2019-07-28-i-finally-found-a-drink-i-like.html b/life/2019-07-28-i-finally-found-a-drink-i-like.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..447c454 --- /dev/null +++ b/life/2019-07-28-i-finally-found-a-drink-i-like.html @@ -0,0 +1,92 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> + <head> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="/includes/stylesheet.css" /> + <meta charset="utf-8" /> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> + <meta + property="og:description" + content="The World Wide Web pages of Adam Carpenter" + /> + <meta property="og:image" content="/includes/images/logo_diag.png" /> + <meta property="og:site_name" content="53hor.net" /> + <meta property="og:title" content="Finally Found a Drink I Like" /> + <meta property="og:type" content="website" /> + <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.53hor.net" /> + <title>53hornet ➙ Finally Found a Drink I Like</title> + </head> + + <body> + <nav> + <ul> + <li> + <a href="/"> + <img src="/includes/icons/home-roof.svg" /> + Home + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/about.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/information-variant.svg" /> + About + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/software.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/git.svg" /> + Software + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/hosted.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/desktop-tower.svg" /> + Hosted + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a type="application/rss+xml" href="/rss.xml"> + <img src="/includes/icons/rss.svg" /> + RSS + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/contact.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/at.svg" /> + Contact + </a> + </li> + </ul> + </nav> + + <article> + <h1>Finally Found a Drink I Like</h1> + <p> + Anyone who knows me even slightly well probably knows that I don't + drink. And it's not out of moral obligation or anything like that. I + just plain can't stand the taste of alcohol. So it's no surprise that my + entire family has been trying to throw different alcoholic beverages in + my direction to see what sticks. + </p> + + <p> + But it finally happened! I finally found a drink with alcohol in it. And + not only did I not gag, but I genuinely enjoy it, think it tastes great, + and mix it myself. + </p> + + <p> + It's called <em>Blackberry Cream Soda</em>. It's just blackberries, + ginger ale, and spiced rum. It's darn good. And it's going to be the + signature drink at our wedding, whatever that means. All I know is I can + finally order something at a bar and that's cool by me. + </p> + + <p> + <img + src="https://nextcloud.53hor.net/s/Jdpp8QYwo6nY9Fx/preview" + alt="Behold, Blackberry Cream Soda" + /> + </p> + </article> + </body> +</html> diff --git a/life/2019-07-28-i-finally-found-a-drink-i-like.md b/life/2019-07-28-i-finally-found-a-drink-i-like.md deleted file mode 100644 index aaf6e86..0000000 --- a/life/2019-07-28-i-finally-found-a-drink-i-like.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ ---- -permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}" -title: I Finally Found a Drink I Like! -categories: - - life -tags: - - mixed - - drinks -excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n" -published_date: "2019-07-28 01:36:47 +0000" -layout: post.liquid -is_draft: false ---- -Anyone who knows me even slightly well probably knows that I don't drink. And -it's not out of moral obligation or anything like that. I just plain can't -stand the taste of alcohol. So it's no surprise that my entire family has been -trying to throw different alcoholic beverages in my direction to see what -sticks. - -But it finally happened! I finally found a drink with alcohol in it. And not -only did I not gag, but I genuinely enjoy it, think it tastes great, and mix it -myself. - -It's called *Blackberry Cream Soda*. It's just blackberries, ginger ale, and -spiced rum. It's darn good. And it's going to be the signature drink at our -wedding, whatever that means. All I know is I can finally order something at a -bar and that's cool by me. - - - - - diff --git a/life/2019-08-11-marrying-my-best-friend.html b/life/2019-08-11-marrying-my-best-friend.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ab348e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/life/2019-08-11-marrying-my-best-friend.html @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> + <head> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="/includes/stylesheet.css" /> + <meta charset="utf-8" /> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> + <meta + property="og:description" + content="The World Wide Web pages of Adam Carpenter" + /> + <meta property="og:image" content="/includes/images/logo_diag.png" /> + <meta property="og:site_name" content="53hor.net" /> + <meta property="og:title" content="I Married My Best Friend!" /> + <meta property="og:type" content="website" /> + <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.53hor.net" /> + <title>53hornet ➙ I Married My Best Friend!</title> + </head> + + <body> + <nav> + <ul> + <li> + <a href="/"> + <img src="/includes/icons/home-roof.svg" /> + Home + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/about.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/information-variant.svg" /> + About + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/software.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/git.svg" /> + Software + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/hosted.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/desktop-tower.svg" /> + Hosted + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a type="application/rss+xml" href="/rss.xml"> + <img src="/includes/icons/rss.svg" /> + RSS + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/contact.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/at.svg" /> + Contact + </a> + </li> + </ul> + </nav> + + <article> + <h1>I Married My Best Friend!</h1> + <p> + It was an inexplicable mixture of joy and butterflies getting to marry + my best friend. It was truly like a dream come true, so much so that it + drove me to tears multiple times. Now that we're on our honeymoon, it + feels simultaneously like everything and nothing has changed but I think + that's a good thing. + </p> + + <p>More to come!</p> + </article> + </body> +</html> diff --git a/life/2019-08-11-marrying-my-best-friend.md b/life/2019-08-11-marrying-my-best-friend.md deleted file mode 100644 index c70a3b0..0000000 --- a/life/2019-08-11-marrying-my-best-friend.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ ---- -permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}" -title: Marrying My Best Friend -categories: - - life -tags: - - wedding - - honeymoon - - carpenter - - squire -excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n" -published_date: "2019-08-11 14:56:58 +0000" -layout: post.liquid -is_draft: false ---- -It was an inexplicable mixture of joy and butterflies getting to marry my best -friend. It was truly like a dream come true, so much so that it drove me to -tears multiple times. Now that we're on our honeymoon, it feels simultaneously -like everything and nothing has changed but I think that's a good thing. - -More to come! - - - diff --git a/life/2020-04-10-the-obligatory-covid-19-post.html b/life/2020-04-10-the-obligatory-covid-19-post.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..aa948f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/life/2020-04-10-the-obligatory-covid-19-post.html @@ -0,0 +1,109 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> + <head> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="/includes/stylesheet.css" /> + <meta charset="utf-8" /> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> + <meta + property="og:description" + content="The World Wide Web pages of Adam Carpenter" + /> + <meta property="og:image" content="/includes/images/logo_diag.png" /> + <meta property="og:site_name" content="53hor.net" /> + <meta property="og:title" content="Obligatory COVID-19 Post" /> + <meta property="og:type" content="website" /> + <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.53hor.net" /> + <title>53hornet ➙ Obligatory COVID-19 Post</title> + </head> + + <body> + <nav> + <ul> + <li> + <a href="/"> + <img src="/includes/icons/home-roof.svg" /> + Home + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/about.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/information-variant.svg" /> + About + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/software.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/git.svg" /> + Software + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/hosted.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/desktop-tower.svg" /> + Hosted + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a type="application/rss+xml" href="/rss.xml"> + <img src="/includes/icons/rss.svg" /> + RSS + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/contact.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/at.svg" /> + Contact + </a> + </li> + </ul> + </nav> + + <article> + <h1>Obligatory COVID-19 Post</h1> + <p> + We're alive! All three of us: Amy, Clementine, and myself. We're doing + what we do best and that is being hermits with zero social contact. + That's pretty okay by us though because it lets us slow down from all + the fast-paced life changes we've made in the past few months. + </p> + + <p> + In January Amy and I bought a house! We couldn't have done it without + the wonderful help of everyone who gave us wedding gifts. We got a nice + little standalone place in Suffolk, much closer to where I work and + centrally located for Amy's tutoring business. We spent all of January + painting and prepping for the big move. Late January and early February + were all moving and unpacking and trying to get back in the groove. + Since the outbreak, we've been using the extra time at home to finish up + all the move-in projects we wanted to: finishing painting, putting up + shelves, hanging pictures, and rewiring electrical outlets. + </p> + + <p> + Amy also finally got the chance to pursue her dream job: she started up + her own private tutoring business. She's been working hard with clients + all over Hampton Roads, from college students all the way to + first-graders. Business was booming before schools closed but I know + she'll bring it back once things have returned to normal again. No + worries though, she's spending this time helping William and Mary handle + remote operations and students in need. She's also [supposed to be] + writing her master's thesis so she can graduate in May but you know how + it is. + </p> + + <p> + We're also working through a family illness, which adds difficulty . We + expect a speedy recovery though and we're really excited for that. + All-in-all, we're really enjoying our lives as a happily married couple. + It's been about eight months now and I've enjoyed every minute of it: + the glad, the slightly stressed, and the overarching worry as the world + took a strange turn. But we're looking forward to a good Summer now. The + weather has turned nice -- really nice -- and Clementine is forcing us + to get outside. She's in love with her nice, big fenced-in yard and + refuses to come in after catching hoops most of the time. + </p> + + <p>Stay safe, smart, and sane!</p> + </article> + </body> +</html> diff --git a/life/2020-04-10-the-obligatory-covid-19-post.md b/life/2020-04-10-the-obligatory-covid-19-post.md deleted file mode 100644 index b0fe492..0000000 --- a/life/2020-04-10-the-obligatory-covid-19-post.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ ---- -permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}" -title: The Obligatory COVID-19 Post -categories: - - life -tags: [coronavirus, update, 8 months] -excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n" -published_date: "2020-04-10 02:41:15 +0000" -layout: post.liquid -is_draft: false ---- -We're alive! All three of us: Amy, Clementine, and myself. We're doing what we -do best and that is being hermits with zero social contact. That's pretty okay -by us though because it lets us slow down from all the fast-paced life changes -we've made in the past few months. - -In January Amy and I bought a house! We couldn't have done it without the -wonderful help of everyone who gave us wedding gifts. We got a nice little -standalone place in Suffolk, much closer to where I work and centrally located -for Amy's tutoring business. We spent all of January painting and prepping for -the big move. Late January and early February were all moving and unpacking and -trying to get back in the groove. Since the outbreak, we've been using the -extra time at home to finish up all the move-in projects we wanted to: -finishing painting, putting up shelves, hanging pictures, and rewiring -electrical outlets. - -Amy also finally got the chance to pursue her dream job: she started up her own -private tutoring business. She's been working hard with clients all over -Hampton Roads, from college students all the way to first-graders. Business was -booming before schools closed but I know she'll bring it back once things have -returned to normal again. No worries though, she's spending this time helping -William and Mary handle remote operations and students in need. She's also -[supposed to be] writing her master's thesis so she can graduate in May but you -know how it is. - -We're also working through a family illness, which is benign but difficult -nonetheless. We expect a speedy recovery and we're really excited for that. -All-in-all, we're really enjoying our lives as a happily married couple. It's -been about eight months now and I've enjoyed every minute of it: the glad, the -slightly stressed, and the overarching worry as the world took a strange turn. -But we're looking forward to a good Summer now. The weather has turned nice -- -really nice -- and Clementine is forcing us to get outside. She's in love with -her nice, big fenced-in yard and refuses to come in after catching hoops most -of the time. - -Stay safe! - - - diff --git a/life/2020-04-10-wedding-photos-are-here.html b/life/2020-04-10-wedding-photos-are-here.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..01fc955 --- /dev/null +++ b/life/2020-04-10-wedding-photos-are-here.html @@ -0,0 +1,102 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> + <head> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="/includes/stylesheet.css" /> + <meta charset="utf-8" /> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> + <meta + property="og:description" + content="The World Wide Web pages of Adam Carpenter" + /> + <meta property="og:image" content="/includes/images/logo_diag.png" /> + <meta property="og:site_name" content="53hor.net" /> + <meta property="og:title" content="Wedding Photo Debacle" /> + <meta property="og:type" content="website" /> + <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.53hor.net" /> + <title>53hornet ➙ Wedding Photo Debacle</title> + </head> + + <body> + <nav> + <ul> + <li> + <a href="/"> + <img src="/includes/icons/home-roof.svg" /> + Home + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/about.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/information-variant.svg" /> + About + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/software.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/git.svg" /> + Software + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/hosted.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/desktop-tower.svg" /> + Hosted + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a type="application/rss+xml" href="/rss.xml"> + <img src="/includes/icons/rss.svg" /> + RSS + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/contact.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/at.svg" /> + Contact + </a> + </li> + </ul> + </nav> + + <article> + <h1>Wedding Photo Debacle</h1> + + <p> + At long last we have all of our wedding photos together! Unfortunately a + large portion of the professional ones were lost during editing but + we're extremely fortunate to everyone who took pictures throughout the + festivities so we have more to share! We hope you enjoy flipping through + them as much as we did! There is also a collection of the photos we took + while we were on our honeymoon on Mackinac Island, MI. It was an + absolutely magical place and truly the experience of a lifetime for us + to run away there. We're in contact with our videographer, who's working + on the final cut now. + </p> + + <p> + Everything is available at the links down below. You can scroll through + the photos, view them in fullscreen, and even download them or share + them elsewhere. We hope you have as much fun flipping through them as we + did! + </p> + + <ul> + <li> + <a href="https://nextcloud.53hor.net/s/eYLqeMGnSPGRNFE" + >Bachelor & Bachelorette Parties</a + > + </li> + + <li> + <a href="https://nextcloud.53hor.net/s/FxekyGQFTFKG5ot" + >Wedding Day</a + > + </li> + + <li> + <a href="https://nextcloud.53hor.net/s/mgZ6M4ayqX73DqL">Honeymoon</a> + </li> + </ul> + </article> + </body> +</html> diff --git a/life/2020-04-10-wedding-photos-are-here.md b/life/2020-04-10-wedding-photos-are-here.md deleted file mode 100644 index cfe73d2..0000000 --- a/life/2020-04-10-wedding-photos-are-here.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ ---- -permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}" -title: Wedding Photos Are Here! -categories: - - life -tags: - - wedding - - photos - - reception - - ceremony - - bachelor - - bachelorette - - honeymoon -excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n" -published_date: "2020-04-10 03:06:00 +0000" -layout: post.liquid -is_draft: false ---- - -At long last we have all of our wedding photos together! Unfortunately a large -portion of the professional ones were lost during editing but we're extremely -fortunate to everyone who took pictures throughout the festivities so we have -more to share! We hope you enjoy flipping through them as much as we did! There -is also a collection of the photos we took while we were on our honeymoon on -Mackinac Island, MI. It was an absolutely magical place and truly the -experience of a lifetime for us to run away there. We're in contact with our -videographer, who's working on the final cut now. - -Everything is available at the links down below. You can scroll through the -photos, view them in fullscreen, and even download them or share them -elsewhere. We hope you have as much fun flipping through them as we did! - -# [Bachelor & Bachelorette Parties](https://nextcloud.53hor.net/s/eYLqeMGnSPGRNFE) - -# [Wedding Day](https://nextcloud.53hor.net/s/FxekyGQFTFKG5ot) - -# [Honeymoon](https://nextcloud.53hor.net/s/mgZ6M4ayqX73DqL) - - - diff --git a/life/playing-with-leaves.md b/life/playing-with-leaves.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9ab26f8..0000000 --- a/life/playing-with-leaves.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,10 +0,0 @@ ---- -excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n" -permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}" -title: Playing with Leaves -categories: [] -tags: [] -layout: post.liquid -is_draft: true ---- -Start writing already... diff --git a/programming/2020-11-24-i-like-hyper-more-than-actix.html b/programming/2020-11-24-i-like-hyper-more-than-actix.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..33c5d9e --- /dev/null +++ b/programming/2020-11-24-i-like-hyper-more-than-actix.html @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +<h1> + I Like <a href="https://hyper.rs">hyper</a> more than + <a href="https://actix.rs">Actix Web</a> +</h1> + +<article> + <p> + I've been using Actix Web as the HTTP service layer for some web + applications for a while now. I've written several APIs for work and + personal projects on top of Actix and always thought it was pretty spiffy + for what it does: listen for HTTP requests and respond to them with code + I've written. I was always a little bummed about how large the dependency + tree was with the project though, and how long it took to compile. + </p> + + <p> + Recently I've been trying to write or depend on as little code as is + possible to get the job done, so I've been trying to take a look at whether + or not I + <em>need</em> what I've written or imported or even though of implementing + before I've written anything. + </p> +</article> diff --git a/programming/what-is-a-scripting-language-really.md b/programming/what-is-a-scripting-language-really.md deleted file mode 100644 index 88ad7fd..0000000 --- a/programming/what-is-a-scripting-language-really.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,11 +0,0 @@ ---- -permalink: /posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}} -excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n" -title: What Is a Scripting Language Really? -categories: - - technology -tags: [] -layout: post.liquid -is_draft: true ---- -Start writing already... diff --git a/includes/rss.xml b/rss.xml index 2e6890e..ecb5e31 100644 --- a/includes/rss.xml +++ b/rss.xml @@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ <description>The World Wide Web pages of Adam T. 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That's cool, neither do I. - </noscript> - </header> <nav> <ul> <li> @@ -38,18 +33,18 @@ </li> <li> <a href="/software.html"> - <img src="includes/icons/git.svg" /> + <img src="/includes/icons/git.svg" /> Software </a> </li> <li> - <a href="/services.html"> + <a href="/hosted.html"> <img src="/includes/icons/desktop-tower.svg" /> Hosted </a> </li> <li> - <a href="/rss.xml"> + <a type="application/rss+xml" type="application/rss+xml" href="/rss.xml"> <img src="/includes/icons/rss.svg" /> RSS </a> @@ -63,15 +58,21 @@ </ul> </nav> - <h1> - {{ title }} - </h1> - <article> + <h1> + {{ title }} + </h1> + <p class="description"> {{ description }} </p> + <ul> + <li>This is what</li> + <li>List items</li> + <li>Look like</li> + </ul> + {{ article }} <pre> diff --git a/unix/2019-07-04-the-best-way-to-transfer-gopro-files-with-linux.html b/unix/2019-07-04-the-best-way-to-transfer-gopro-files-with-linux.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..47fb0b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/unix/2019-07-04-the-best-way-to-transfer-gopro-files-with-linux.html @@ -0,0 +1,128 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> + <head> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="/includes/stylesheet.css" /> + <meta charset="utf-8" /> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> + <meta + property="og:description" + content="The World Wide Web pages of Adam Carpenter" + /> + <meta property="og:image" content="/includes/images/logo_diag.png" /> + <meta property="og:site_name" content="53hor.net" /> + <meta property="og:title" content="Offloading GoPro Video the Easy Way!" /> + <meta property="og:type" content="website" /> + <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.53hor.net" /> + <title>53hornet ➙ Offloading GoPro Video the Easy Way!</title> + </head> + + <body> + <nav> + <ul> + <li> + <a href="/"> + <img src="/includes/icons/home-roof.svg" /> + Home + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/about.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/information-variant.svg" /> + About + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/software.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/git.svg" /> + Software + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/hosted.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/desktop-tower.svg" /> + Hosted + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a type="application/rss+xml" href="/rss.xml"> + <img src="/includes/icons/rss.svg" /> + RSS + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/contact.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/at.svg" /> + Contact + </a> + </li> + </ul> + </nav> + + <article> + <h1>Offloading GoPro Video the Easy Way!</h1> + + <p> + Transferring files off of most cameras to a Linux computer isn't all + that difficult. The exception is my GoPro Hero 4 Black. For 4th of July + week I took a bunch of video with the GoPro, approximately 20 MP4 files, + about 3GB each. The annoying thing about the GoPro's USB interface is + you need additional software to download everything through the cable. + The camera doesn't just show up as a USB filesystem that you can mount. + The GoPro does have a micro-SD card but I was away from home and didn't + have any dongles or adapters. Both of these solutions also mean taking + the camera out of its waterproof case and off of its mount. So here's + what I did. + </p> + + <p> + GoPro cameras, after the Hero 3, can open up an ad-hoc wireless network + that lets you browse the GoPro's onboard files through an HTTP server. + This means you can open your browser and scroll through the files on the + camera at an intranet address, <code>10.5.5.9</code>, and download them + one by one by clicking every link on every page. If you have a lot of + footage on there it kinda sucks. So, I opened up the manual for + <code>wget</code>. I'm sure you could get really fancy with some of the + options but the only thing I cared about was downloading every single + MP4 video off of the camera, automatically. I did not want to download + any of the small video formats or actual HTML files. Here's what I used: + </p> + + <p> + <code>sh wget --recursive --accept "*.MP4" http://10.5.5.9:8080/ </code> + </p> + + <p> + This tells <code>wget</code> to download all of the files at the GoPro's + address recursively and skips any that don't have the MP4 extension. Now + I've got a directory tree with all of my videos in it. And the best part + is I didn't have to install the dinky GoPro app on my laptop. Hopefully + this helps if you're looking for an easy way to migrate lots of footage + without manually clicking through the web interface or installing + additional software. The only downside is if you're moving a whole lot + of footage, it's not nearly as quick as just moving files off the SD + card. So I'd shoot for using the adapter to read off the card first and + only use this if that's not an option, such as when the camera is + mounted and you don't want to move it. + </p> + + <p>Some things I would like to change/add:</p> + + <ul> + <li> + Download all image files as well; should be easy, just another + <code>--accept</code> + </li> + <li>Initiate parallel downloads</li> + <li> + Clean up the directory afterwards so I just have one level of depth + </li> + </ul> + + <p> + I could probably write a quick and dirty shell script to do all of this + for me but I use the camera so infrequently that it's probably not even + worth it. + </p> + </article> + </body> +</html> diff --git a/unix/2019-07-04-the-best-way-to-transfer-gopro-files-with-linux.md b/unix/2019-07-04-the-best-way-to-transfer-gopro-files-with-linux.md deleted file mode 100644 index 89ebe97..0000000 --- a/unix/2019-07-04-the-best-way-to-transfer-gopro-files-with-linux.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,64 +0,0 @@ ---- -permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}" -title: The Best Way to Transfer GoPro Files with Linux -categories: - - technology -tags: - - gopro - - camera - - video - - download - - linux - - wireless -published_date: "2019-07-04 21:54:49 +0000" -layout: post.liquid -is_draft: false -excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n" ---- - -Transferring files off of most cameras to a Linux computer isn't all that -difficult. The exception is my GoPro Hero 4 Black. For 4th of July week I took -a bunch of video with the GoPro, approximately 20 MP4 files, about 3GB each. -The annoying thing about the GoPro's USB interface is you need additional -software to download everything through the cable. The camera doesn't just show -up as a USB filesystem that you can mount. The GoPro does have a micro-SD card -but I was away from home and didn't have any dongles or adapters. Both of these -solutions also mean taking the camera out of its waterproof case and off of its -mount. So here's what I did. - -GoPro cameras, after the Hero 3, can open up an ad-hoc wireless network that -lets you browse the GoPro's onboard files through an HTTP server. This means -you can open your browser and scroll through the files on the camera at an -intranet address, `10.5.5.9`, and download them one by one by clicking every -link on every page. If you have a lot of footage on there it kinda sucks. So, I -opened up the manual for `wget`. I'm sure you could get really fancy with some -of the options but the only thing I cared about was downloading every single -MP4 video off of the camera, automatically. I did not want to download any of -the small video formats or actual HTML files. Here's what I used: - -```sh -wget --recursive --accept "*.MP4" http://10.5.5.9:8080/ -``` - -This tells `wget` to download all of the files at the GoPro's address -recursively and skips any that don't have the MP4 extension. Now I've got a -directory tree with all of my videos in it. And the best part is I didn't have -to install the dinky GoPro app on my laptop. Hopefully this helps if you're -looking for an easy way to migrate lots of footage without manually clicking -through the web interface or installing additional software. The only downside -is if you're moving a whole lot of footage, it's not nearly as quick as just -moving files off the SD card. So I'd shoot for using the adapter to read off -the card first and only use this if that's not an option, such as when the -camera is mounted and you don't want to move it. - -Some things I would like to change/add: - -- Download all image files as well; should be easy, just another `--accept` -- Initiate parallel downloads -- Clean up the directory afterwards so I just have one level of depth - -I could probably write a quick and dirty shell script to do all of this for me -but I use the camera so infrequently that it's probably not even worth it. - - - diff --git a/unix/2019-09-28-my-preferred-method-for-data-recovery.html b/unix/2019-09-28-my-preferred-method-for-data-recovery.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..07d9bff --- /dev/null +++ b/unix/2019-09-28-my-preferred-method-for-data-recovery.html @@ -0,0 +1,286 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> + <head> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="/includes/stylesheet.css" /> + <meta charset="utf-8" /> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> + <meta + property="og:description" + content="The World Wide Web pages of Adam Carpenter" + /> + <meta property="og:image" content="/includes/images/logo_diag.png" /> + <meta property="og:site_name" content="53hor.net" /> + <meta property="og:title" content="How I Do Data Recovery" /> + <meta property="og:type" content="website" /> + <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.53hor.net" /> + <title>53hornet ➙ How I Do Data Recovery</title> + </head> + + <body> + <nav> + <ul> + <li> + <a href="/"> + <img src="/includes/icons/home-roof.svg" /> + Home + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/about.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/information-variant.svg" /> + About + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/software.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/git.svg" /> + Software + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/hosted.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/desktop-tower.svg" /> + Hosted + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a type="application/rss+xml" href="/rss.xml"> + <img src="/includes/icons/rss.svg" /> + RSS + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/contact.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/at.svg" /> + Contact + </a> + </li> + </ul> + </nav> + + <article> + <h1>How I Do Data Recovery</h1> + + <p> + This week Amy plugged in her flash drive to discover that there were no + files on it. Weeks before there had been dozens of large cuts of footage + that she needed to edit down for work. Hours of recordings were + seemingly gone. And the most annoying part was the drive had worked + perfectly on several other occasions. Just not now that the footage was + actually needed of course. Initially it looked like everything had been + wiped clean, however both Amy's Mac and her PC thought the drive was + half full. It's overall capacity was 64GB but it showed only about 36GB + free. So there still had to be data on there if we could find the right + tool to salvage it. + </p> + + <p> + Luckily this wasn't the first time I had to recover accidentally (or + magically) deleted files. I had previously done so with some success at + my tech support job, for some college friends, and for my in-laws' + retired laptops. So I had a pretty clear idea of what to expect. The + only trick was finding a tool that knew what files it was looking for. + The camera that took the video clips was a Sony and apparently they + record into <code>m2ts</code> files, which are kind of a unique format + in that they only show up on Blu-Ray discs and Sony camcorders. Enter my + favorite two tools for dealing with potentially-destroyed data: + <code>ddrescue</code> and <code>photorec</code>. + </p> + + <h2>DDRescue</h2> + + <p> + <code>ddrescue</code> is a godsend of a tool. If you've ever used + <code>dd</code> before, forget about it. Use <code>ddrescue</code>. You + might as well <code>alias dd=ddrescue</code> because it's that great. By + default it has a plethora of additional options, displays the progress + as it works, recovers and retries in the event of I/O errors, and does + everything that good old <code>dd</code> can do. It's particularly good + at protecting partitions or disks that have been corrupted or damaged by + rescuing undamaged portions first. Oh, and have you ever had to cancel a + <code>dd</code> operation? Did I mention that <code>ddrescue</code> can + pause and resume operations? It's that good. + </p> + + <h2>PhotoRec</h2> + + <p> + <code>photorec</code> is probably the best missing file recovery tool + I've ever used in my entire life. And I've used quite a few. I've never + had as good results as I've had with <code>photorec</code> with other + tools like Recuva et. al. And <code>photorec</code> isn't just for + photos, it can recover documents (a la Office suite), music, images, + config files, and videos (including the very odd + <code>m2ts</code> format!). The other nice thing is + <code>photorec</code> will work on just about any source. It's also free + software which makes me wonder why there are like $50 recovery tools for + Windows that look super sketchy. + </p> + + <h2>In Practice</h2> + + <p> + So here's what I did to get Amy's files back. Luckily she didn't write + anything out to the drive afterward so the chances (I thought) were + pretty good that I would get <em>something</em> back. The first thing I + always do is make a full image of whatever media I'm trying to recover + from. I do this for a couple of reasons. First of all it's a backup. If + something goes wrong during recovery I don't have to worry about the + original, fragile media being damaged or wiped. Furthermore, I can work + with multiple copies at a time. If it's a large image that means + multiple tools or even multiple PCs can work on it at once. It's also + just plain faster working off a disk image than a measly flash drive. So + I used <code>ddrescue</code> to make an image of Amy's drive. + </p> + + <pre><code> +$ sudo ddrescue /dev/sdb1 amy-lexar.dd +GNU ddrescue 1.24 +Press Ctrl-C to interrupt + ipos: 54198 kB, non-trimmed: 0 B, current rate: 7864 kB/s + opos: 54198 kB, non-scraped: 0 B, average rate: 18066 kB/s +non-tried: 63967 MB, bad-sector: 0 B, error rate: 0 B/s + rescued: 54198 kB, bad areas: 0, run time: 2s +pct rescued: 0.08%, read errors: 0, remaining time: 59m + time since last successful read: n/a +Copying non-tried blocks... Pass 1 (forwards) + </code></pre> + + <p> + The result was a very large partition image that I could fearlessly play + around with. + </p> + + <pre> + <code> +$ ll amy-lexar.dd +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 60G Sep 24 02:45 amy-lexar.dd + </code> + </pre> + + <p> + Then I could run <code>photorec</code> on the image. This brings up a + TUI with all of the listed media that I can try and recover from. + </p> + + <pre><code> +$ sudo photorec amy-lexar.dd + +PhotoRec 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015 +Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org> +http://www.cgsecurity.org + + PhotoRec is free software, and +comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. + +Select a media (use Arrow keys, then press Enter): +>Disk amy-lexar.dd - 64 GB / 59 GiB (RO) + +>[Proceed ] [ Quit ] + +Note: +Disk capacity must be correctly detected for a successful recovery. +If a disk listed above has incorrect size, check HD jumper settings, BIOS +detection, and install the latest OS patches and disk drivers. + </code></pre> + + <p> + After hitting proceed <code>photorec</code> asks if you want to scan + just a particular partition or the whole disk (if you made a whole disk + image). I can usually get away with just selecting the partition I know + the files are on and starting a search. + </p> + + <pre><code> +PhotoRec 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015 +Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org> +http://www.cgsecurity.org + +Disk amy-lexar.dd - 64 GB / 59 GiB (RO) + + Partition Start End Size in sectors + Unknown 0 0 1 7783 139 4 125042656 [Whole disk] +> P FAT32 0 0 1 7783 139 4 125042656 [NO NAME] + +>[ Search ] [Options ] [File Opt] [ Quit ] + Start file recovery + </code></pre> + + <p> + Then <code>photorec</code> asks a couple of questions about the + formatting of the media. It can usually figure them out all by itself so + I just use the default options unless it's way out in left field. + </p> + + <pre><code> +PhotoRec 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015 +Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org> +http://www.cgsecurity.org + + P FAT32 0 0 1 7783 139 4 125042656 [NO NAME] + +To recover lost files, PhotoRec need to know the filesystem type where the +file were stored: + [ ext2/ext3 ] ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem +>[ Other ] FAT/NTFS/HFS+/ReiserFS/... + </code></pre> + + <p> + Now this menu is where I don't just go with the default path. + <code>photorec</code> will offer to search just unallocated space or the + entire partition. I always go for the whole partition here; sometimes + I'll get back files that I didn't really care about but more often than + not I end up rescuing more data this way. In this scenario searching + just unallocated space found no files at all. So I told + <code>photorec</code> to search everything. + </p> + + <pre><code> +PhotoRec 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015 +Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org> +http://www.cgsecurity.org + + P FAT32 0 0 1 7783 139 4 125042656 [NO NAME] + + +Please choose if all space need to be analysed: + [ Free ] Scan for file from FAT32 unallocated space only +>[ Whole ] Extract files from whole partition + </code></pre> + + <p> + Now it'll ask where you want to save any files it finds. I threw them + all into a directory under home that I could zip up and send to Amy's + Mac later. + </p> + + <pre><code> +PhotoRec 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015 + +Please select a destination to save the recovered files. +Do not choose to write the files to the same partition they were stored on. +Keys: Arrow keys to select another directory + C when the destination is correct + Q to quit +Directory /home/adam + drwx------ 1000 1000 4096 28-Sep-2019 12:10 . + drwxr-xr-x 0 0 4096 26-Jan-2019 15:32 .. +>drwxr-xr-x 1000 1000 4096 28-Sep-2019 12:10 amy-lexar-recovery + </code></pre> + + <p> + And then just press <code>C</code>. <code>photrec</code> will start + copying all of the files it finds into that directory. It reports what + kinds of files it found and how many it was able to locate. I was able + to recover all of Amy's lost footage this way, past, along with some + straggler files that had been on the drive at one point. This has worked + for me many times in the past, both on newer devices like flash drives + and on super old, sketchy IDE hard drives. I probably won't ever pay for + data recovery unless a drive has been physically damaged in some way. In + other words, this software works great for me and I don't foresee the + need for anything else out there. It's simple to use and is typically + pretty reliable. + </p> + </article> + </body> +</html> diff --git a/unix/2019-09-28-my-preferred-method-for-data-recovery.md b/unix/2019-09-28-my-preferred-method-for-data-recovery.md deleted file mode 100644 index 14aaab4..0000000 --- a/unix/2019-09-28-my-preferred-method-for-data-recovery.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,203 +0,0 @@ ---- -permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}" -title: My Preferred Method for Data Recovery -categories: - - life -tags: - - data - - file - - photo - - recovery - - linux - - photorec -excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n" -published_date: "2019-09-28 20:20:05 +0000" -layout: post.liquid -is_draft: false ---- -This week Amy plugged in her flash drive to discover that there were no files -on it. Weeks before there had been dozens of large cuts of footage that she -needed to edit down for work. Hours of recordings were seemingly gone. And the -most annoying part was the drive had worked perfectly on several other -occasions. Just not now that the footage was actually needed of course. -Initially it looked like everything had been wiped clean, however both Amy's -Mac and her PC thought the drive was half full. It's overall capacity was 64GB -but it showed only about 36GB free. So there still had to be data on there if -we could find the right tool to salvage it. - -Luckily this wasn't the first time I had to recover accidentally (or magically) -deleted files. I had previously done so with some success at my tech support -job, for some college friends, and for my in-laws' retired laptops. So I had a -pretty clear idea of what to expect. The only trick was finding a tool that -knew what files it was looking for. The camera that took the video clips was a -Sony and apparently they record into `m2ts` files, which are kind of a unique -format in that they only show up on Blu-Ray discs and Sony camcorders. Enter my -favorite two tools for dealing with potentially-destroyed data: `ddrescue` and -`photorec`. - -## DDRescue - -`ddrescue` is a godsend of a tool. If you've ever used `dd` before, forget -about it. Use `ddrescue`. You might as well `alias dd=ddrescue` because it's -that great. By default it has a plethora of additional options, displays the -progress as it works, recovers and retries in the event of I/O errors, and does -everything that good old `dd` can do. It's particularly good at protecting -partitions or disks that have been corrupted or damaged by rescuing undamaged -portions first. Oh, and have you ever had to cancel a `dd` operation? Did I -mention that `ddrescue` can pause and resume operations? It's that good. - -## PhotoRec - -`photorec` is probably the best missing file recovery tool I've ever used in my -entire life. And I've used quite a few. I've never had as good results as I've -had with `photorec` with other tools like Recuva et. al. And `photorec` isn't -just for photos, it can recover documents (a la Office suite), music, images, -config files, and videos (including the very odd `m2ts` format!). The other -nice thing is `photorec` will work on just about any source. It's also free -software which makes me wonder why there are like $50 recovery tools for -Windows that look super sketchy. - -## In Practice - -So here's what I did to get Amy's files back. Luckily she didn't write anything -out to the drive afterward so the chances (I thought) were pretty good that I -would get *something* back. The first thing I always do is make a full image of -whatever media I'm trying to recover from. I do this for a couple of reasons. -First of all it's a backup. If something goes wrong during recovery I don't -have to worry about the original, fragile media being damaged or wiped. -Furthermore, I can work with multiple copies at a time. If it's a large image -that means multiple tools or even multiple PCs can work on it at once. It's -also just plain faster working off a disk image than a measly flash drive. So I -used `ddrescue` to make an image of Amy's drive. - -```shell -$ sudo ddrescue /dev/sdb1 amy-lexar.dd -GNU ddrescue 1.24 -Press Ctrl-C to interrupt - ipos: 54198 kB, non-trimmed: 0 B, current rate: 7864 kB/s - opos: 54198 kB, non-scraped: 0 B, average rate: 18066 kB/s -non-tried: 63967 MB, bad-sector: 0 B, error rate: 0 B/s - rescued: 54198 kB, bad areas: 0, run time: 2s -pct rescued: 0.08%, read errors: 0, remaining time: 59m - time since last successful read: n/a -Copying non-tried blocks... Pass 1 (forwards) -``` - -The result was a very large partition image that I could fearlessly play around -with. - -```shell -$ ll amy-lexar.dd --rw-r--r-- 1 root root 60G Sep 24 02:45 amy-lexar.dd -``` - -Then I could run `photorec` on the image. This brings up a TUI with all of the -listed media that I can try and recover from. - -```shell -$ sudo photorec amy-lexar.dd - -PhotoRec 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015 -Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org> -http://www.cgsecurity.org - - PhotoRec is free software, and -comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. - -Select a media (use Arrow keys, then press Enter): ->Disk amy-lexar.dd - 64 GB / 59 GiB (RO) - ->[Proceed ] [ Quit ] - -Note: -Disk capacity must be correctly detected for a successful recovery. -If a disk listed above has incorrect size, check HD jumper settings, BIOS -detection, and install the latest OS patches and disk drivers. -``` - -After hitting proceed `photorec` asks if you want to scan just a particular -partition or the whole disk (if you made a whole disk image). I can usually get -away with just selecting the partition I know the files are on and starting a -search. - -```shell -PhotoRec 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015 -Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org> -http://www.cgsecurity.org - -Disk amy-lexar.dd - 64 GB / 59 GiB (RO) - - Partition Start End Size in sectors - Unknown 0 0 1 7783 139 4 125042656 [Whole disk] -> P FAT32 0 0 1 7783 139 4 125042656 [NO NAME] - ->[ Search ] [Options ] [File Opt] [ Quit ] - Start file recovery -``` - -Then `photorec` asks a couple of questions about the formatting of the media. -It can usually figure them out all by itself so I just use the default options -unless it's way out in left field. - -```shell -PhotoRec 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015 -Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org> -http://www.cgsecurity.org - - P FAT32 0 0 1 7783 139 4 125042656 [NO NAME] - -To recover lost files, PhotoRec need to know the filesystem type where the -file were stored: - [ ext2/ext3 ] ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem ->[ Other ] FAT/NTFS/HFS+/ReiserFS/... -``` - -Now this menu is where I don't just go with the default path. `photorec` will -offer to search just unallocated space or the entire partition. I always go for -the whole partition here; sometimes I'll get back files that I didn't really -care about but more often than not I end up rescuing more data this way. In -this scenario searching just unallocated space found no files at all. So I told -`photorec` to search everything. - -```shell -PhotoRec 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015 -Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org> -http://www.cgsecurity.org - - P FAT32 0 0 1 7783 139 4 125042656 [NO NAME] - - -Please choose if all space need to be analysed: - [ Free ] Scan for file from FAT32 unallocated space only ->[ Whole ] Extract files from whole partition -``` - -Now it'll ask where you want to save any files it finds. I threw them all into -a directory under home that I could zip up and send to Amy's Mac later. - -```shell -PhotoRec 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015 - -Please select a destination to save the recovered files. -Do not choose to write the files to the same partition they were stored on. -Keys: Arrow keys to select another directory - C when the destination is correct - Q to quit -Directory /home/adam - drwx------ 1000 1000 4096 28-Sep-2019 12:10 . - drwxr-xr-x 0 0 4096 26-Jan-2019 15:32 .. ->drwxr-xr-x 1000 1000 4096 28-Sep-2019 12:10 amy-lexar-recovery -``` - -And then just press `C`. `photrec` will start copying all of the files it finds -into that directory. It reports what kinds of files it found and how many it -was able to locate. I was able to recover all of Amy's lost footage this way, -past, along with some straggler files that had been on the drive at one point. -This has worked for me many times in the past, both on newer devices like flash -drives and on super old, sketchy IDE hard drives. I probably won't ever pay for -data recovery unless a drive has been physically damaged in some way. In other -words, this software works great for me and I don't foresee the need for -anything else out there. 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The + awesome thing about it is it allows you to configure and maintain your + own package repository. All of the ports and their dependencies are + built from source with personalized options. That means that I can + maintain my own repo of just the packages I need with just the + compile-time options I need. For example, for the Nvidia driver set I + disabled all Wayland related flags. I use Xorg so there was no need to + have that functionality built in. + </p> + + <p> + Compile times are pretty long but I hope to change that by upgrading my + home server to FreeBSD as well (from Ubuntu Server). Then I can + configure poudriere to serve up a ports tree and my own pkg repo from + there. The server is a lot faster than my laptop and will build packages + way faster, and I'll be able to use those packages on both the server + and my laptop and any jails I have running. Jails (and ZFS) also make + poudriere really cool to use as all of the building is done inside a + jail. When the time comes I can just remove the jail and poudriere ports + tree from my laptop and update pkg to point to my web server. + </p> + + <p> + This is, as I understand it, the sane way to do package management in + FreeBSD. The binary package repo is basically the ports tree + pre-assembled with default options. Sometimes those packages are + compiled without functionality that most users don't need. In those + situations, you're forced to use ports. The trouble is you're not really + supposed to mix ports and binary packages. The reason, again as I + understand it, is because ports are updated more frequently. So binary + packages and ports can have different dependency versions, which can + sometimes break compatibility on an upgrade. Most FreeBSD users + recommend installing everything with ports (which is just a make install + inside the local tree) but then you lose the package management features + that come with pkg. Poudriere lets you kind of do both by creating your + "own personal binary repo" out of a list of preconfigured, pre-built + ports. + </p> + + <p>FreeBSD rocks.</p> + </article> + </body> +</html> diff --git a/unix/2020-07-26-now-this-is-a-minimal-install.md b/unix/2020-07-26-now-this-is-a-minimal-install.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9936ad4..0000000 --- a/unix/2020-07-26-now-this-is-a-minimal-install.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ ---- -permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}" -title: Now This is a Minimal Install! -categories: - - technology - - unix -tags: - - FreeBSD - - packages - - poudriere - - saneness -excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n" -published_date: "2020-07-26 15:21:13 +0000" -layout: post.liquid -is_draft: false ---- -Now this is a minimal install! - -I just got done configuring Poudriere on Freebsd 12.1-RELEASE. The awesome -thing about it is it allows you to configure and maintain your own package -repository. All of the ports and their dependencies are built from source with -personalized options. That means that I can maintain my own repo of just the -packages I need with just the compile-time options I need. For example, for the -Nvidia driver set I disabled all Wayland related flags. I use Xorg so there was -no need to have that functionality built in. - -Compile times are pretty long but I hope to change that by upgrading my home -server to FreeBSD as well (from Ubuntu Server). Then I can configure poudriere -to serve up a ports tree and my own pkg repo from there. The server is a lot -faster than my laptop and will build packages way faster, and I'll be able to -use those packages on both the server and my laptop and any jails I have -running. Jails (and ZFS) also make poudriere really cool to use as all of the -building is done inside a jail. When the time comes I can just remove the jail -and poudriere ports tree from my laptop and update pkg to point to my web -server. - -This is, as I understand it, the sane way to do package management in FreeBSD. -The binary package repo is basically the ports tree pre-assembled with default -options. Sometimes those packages are compiled without functionality that most -users don't need. In those situations, you're forced to use ports. The trouble -is you're not really supposed to mix ports and binary packages. The reason, -again as I understand it, is because ports are updated more frequently. So -binary packages and ports can have different dependency versions, which can -sometimes break compatibility on an upgrade. 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This is for the non-experts, and + non-Hudsonites to get an idea of what it's like. + </p> + + <p> + There are some significant differences between driving the Hornet and + most other cars you come across today. Some of them are just because + there are sixty-six years between the Hudson and the 2019 model year. + Others are Hudson-specific. Many people who I've talked to have said + that they would feel intimidated driving my car (whether that's because + of its perceived complexity or obvious value to me). So, for those who + just want to know how it's done: here is how you start and drive a + Hudson Hornet. + </p> + + <h2>The Gauge Cluster, Switches, and Controls</h2> + + <p> + Open the door, slide onto the bench seat, and sit behind the [massive] + steering wheel. For those who haven't experienced it before, it feels + like you have a whole lot of room at your disposal, almost like there + <em>should</em> be more matter occupying the space around you. In front + of you is probably the shiniest dashboard you've ever seen. It's simple, + and probably slightly familiar. + </p> + <p>From left to right above the steering wheel you have:</p> + <ul> + <li> + A speedometer that tops out at 120 mph (with 99K odometer inside) + </li> + <li> + Fuel and coolant temperature gauges (and two dummy lights; more on + those later) + </li> + <li>A clock</li> + <li>An AM radio</li> + <li>A glove compartment</li> + </ul> + + <p>From left to right under the steering wheel you have:</p> + <ul> + <li>A 2-speed wiper control knob</li> + <li>A weather control (heater) temperature slider</li> + <li>A 2-speed weather control fan knob</li> + <li>The ignition barrel</li> + <li>A headlight switch</li> + <li> + A cigarette-lighter (the owner's manual calls it a cigar lighter!) + </li> + </ul> + + <p> + Also, underneath the dashboard on the left there is a parking brake + handle and hood latch release and on the right there is an arm which + raises and lowers the fresh air cowl vent. Think of it as "recirculate" + in more modern vehicles. If you're looking for the turn signal lever + it's the tiny stick to the left of the steering wheel. The indicator is + the little yellow light on the far left of the dash. There's only one so + it flashes when you're signalling left or right. We also added our own + air conditioning system, something Hudsons never came with from the + factory. + </p> + + <h2>Dual-Range Hydramatic</h2> + + <p> + The first thing that might confuse some folks when they first see the + car running is the shift lever. Many Hornets came with three-speed + manual transmissions that were shifted from the column (overdrive was an + option). However, lots of owners paid extra for the optional "Dual-range + Hydramatic", a fully automatic transmission from General Motors. Truly, + this car has a 4-speed automatic that requires no manual shifting during + normal use, making it that much easier to take a boatload of people to + get milkshakes. + </p> + + <p> + Behind the steering wheel is a shift indicator that deviates from the + "PRNDL" pattern most folks are familiar with. From left to right (shift + arm fully at the top to arm fully towards the bottom), the 'gears' are: + </p> + <ul> + <li>N (Neutral)</li> + <li>4-Dr (Drive, all four speeds)</li> + <li>3-Dr (Drive, three speeds only)</li> + <li>Lo (Low gear)</li> + <li>R (Reverse)</li> + </ul> + + <p> + Neutral isn't just a mid-way point between reverse and drive in this + car. It's a necessity. With automatic Hornets (and Hydramatics in + general), neutral is used to start the car. There is an electric lockout + preventing the car from being started in any gear but neutral, so you do + have to put the car in neutral before you turn the key (if you're on a + hill put your foot on the brake or engage the parking brake). + </p> + + <p> + Drive is split into 4-Dr and 3-Dr, which basically decides whether the + transmission utilizes high gear. In the owner's manual, Hudson + recommends using 3-Dr for driving around town (as the low RPMs delivered + by high gear means unnecessary shifting in and out of 4th gear) and 4-Dr + for highway driving. It really depends on what speed you're going to be + driving at but there isn't anything wrong with driving around in 4 all + the time. I typically leave it in 4th at sustained speeds above 45MPH. + You can switch between these gears any time while moving. + </p> + + <p> + Low gear basically locks the transmission in 2nd gear so you don't spin + the wheels. The owner's manual says this is for pulling out of sand or + dirt if you get stuck. + </p> + + <p> + Reverse works just about how you might expect but with an added catch: + if the engine is off it acts as park. That's right. When you turn the + car off you can put it in reverse and the transmission will engage a + lock pin to prevent the car from rolling. You can't start the car in + this gear because of the lockout however so you have to shift into + neutral to start the car. So for starting, put it in neutral, for + stopping, put it in reverse. + </p> + + <h2>Choke and Gas</h2> + + <p> + For cold starts, our Hornet (and I believe this was common for other + Hudsons of the time) is equipped with an automatic 2-stage choke. Push + the pedal all the way to the floor once to set the choke. After the car + has started and has warmed up, kick the gas quickly to the floor and + release to cancel the choke. + </p> + + <p> + For warm starts the engine doesn't need the choke but likes to be given + just a little bit of gas while cranking. + </p> + + <h2>The Keys, Ignition, and Warning Lights</h2> + + <p> + Hudsons like mine come with two keys. The octagonal one is for starting + the car, it's used in the ignition. The round one is used for the door + and trunk locks (and I believe in my case the glove box). My + understanding is this is actually reversed from the majority of Hudsons + and is due to a locksmith error at one point or another. + </p> + + <p> + The ignition switch sits so that the teeth of the key enter vertically. + Turning the key left powers accessories like the radio. Turning the key + right once switches the car to "ON" which will allow the engine to be + started and remain running. + </p> + + <p> + Here's where some things may vary depending on the year of the car. For + '51 Hornets, there's a separate starter button located all the way on + the left control pod. For these cars, you put the key in and turn it to + "ON", and then press and hold the button until the car has started up. + For '52 Hornets onwards, the ignition switch also activates the starter + if you turn the key past "ON" (like in most modern vehicles). + </p> + + <p> + If you turn the key to "ON" you'll see two red warning lights appear on + the dash next to the indicators marked "AMP" and "OIL". These are + [alternator] charging status and oil pressure status lights. Our car is + equipped with a 12-V alternator system so the AMP light really comes on + if there is low voltage while the oil pressure light comes on when + there's low oil pressure. These lights will only appear with engine off, + key "ON" or if something has gone very wrong. + </p> + + <h2>Starting and Driving</h2> + + <p> + So now that I've gone over the basics of all the components, here is the + normal starting procedure. It actually varies depending on whether the + engine has been warmed up. That's life with carburetors. + </p> + + <h3>From cold:</h3> + + <ul> + <li> + Put your foot on the brake, and shift the lever into neutral. Just + push it vertically, pulling towards you slightly if you need to. + </li> + <li> + Push the gas pedal all the way to the floor once and let your foot + back up again to set the choke. + </li> + <li> + Put the key in the ignition and start the car (the "AMP" and "OIL" + lights should switch off. + </li> + <li> + Wait for the engine to smooth out so you know that it's warm enough to + cancel the choke, and kick the gas pedal once to cancel it. (If the + RPMs are still higher than idle then it's not quite at operating + temperature yet) + </li> + <li> + Pull the shifter down into 4-Dr or 3-Dr (or R), and release the + parking brake by twisting the handle towards the steering wheel + </li> + <li>Let off the brake and you're off!</li> + </ul> + + <h3>From warm:</h3> + + <ul> + <li>Put your foot on the brake and shift into neutral.</li> + <li> + While giving just a little bit of gas, start the car. Both warning + lights should disappear. When the engine fires up you can let off the + gas and let it idle. + </li> + <li> + Pull the shifter into 4-Dr or 3-Dr (or R), and release the parking + brake by twisting the handle towards the steering wheel. + </li> + <li>Done.</li> + </ul> + + <h2>Stopping and parking</h2> + + <ul> + <li> + Hold your foot on the brake and twist the parking brake handle towards + the door of the car, and pull it towards you + </li> + <li> + When you're ready to shut off the engine, you can shift it into either + neutral or reverse and turn the key off. Shift it into reverse if you + haven't already to lock the transmission. + </li> + </ul> + + <p> + Note: I usually engage the parking brake AND put the car in reverse, + just to be safe. If you had to pick one however I would use the + transmission in case you're on a steep hill and your brakes fail for + whatever reason. + </p> + + <p> + And there you have it! Not much is different from most cars around today + but there are one or two quirks (more about old cars than about Hudsons + in particular). The only major thing to keep track of while driving is + that you have no power steering, so get ready to anticipate turns sooner + and use more of the wheel with every turn. + </p> + </article> + </body> +</html> diff --git a/wheels/2019-06-07-how-to-start-and-drive-a-hudson-hornet.md b/wheels/2019-06-07-how-to-start-and-drive-a-hudson-hornet.md deleted file mode 100644 index 312ad8c..0000000 --- a/wheels/2019-06-07-how-to-start-and-drive-a-hudson-hornet.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,202 +0,0 @@ ---- -permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}" -title: How to Start and Drive a Hudson Hornet -categories: - - automotive -tags: - - hudson - - hornet - - start - - drive -published_date: "2019-06-07 00:30:37 +0000" -layout: post.liquid -is_draft: false -excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n" ---- - -My understanding is there are a lot of people out there for whom driving a car -from the mid-20th century is an oddity, a curiosity, or a life experience they -can't relate to. It's hard to capture what the actual experience is like in -words (hopefully my YouTube channel does a better job) but I think instead I -can do my best here to walk through the procedure of actually *operating* a -Hudson Hornet. - -There are some significant differences between driving the Hornet and most -other cars you come across today. Some of them are just because there are -sixty-six years between the Hudson and the 2019 model year. Others are -Hudson-specific. Many people who I've talked to have said that they would feel -intimidated driving my car (whether that's because of its perceived complexity -or obvious value to me). So, for those who just want to know how it's done: -here is how you start and drive a Hudson Hornet. - -# The Gauge Cluster, Switches, and Controls - -Open the door, slide onto the bench seat, and sit behind the [massive] steering -wheel. For those who haven't experienced it before, it feels like you have a -whole lot of room at your disposal, almost like there *should* be more matter -occupying the space around you. In front of you is probably the shiniest -dashboard you've ever seen. It's simple, and probably slightly familiar. - -From left to right above the steering wheel you have: - -- A speedometer that tops out at 120 mph (with 99K odometer inside) -- Fuel and coolant temperature gauges (and two warning lights; more on those - later) -- A mechanical, electrically-wound clock -- An AM radio -- A glove compartment - -From left to right under the steering wheel you have: - -- A 2-speed wiper control knob -- A weather control (heater) temperature slider -- A 2-speed weather control fan knob -- The ignition barrel -- A headlight switch -- A cigar-lighter (yes, cigar. Check out the owner's manual) - -Also, underneath the dashboard on the left there is a parking brake handle and -hood latch release and on the right there is an arm which raises and lowers the -fresh air cowl vent. Think of it as "recirculate" in more modern vehicles. If -you're looking for the turn signal lever it's the tiny stick to the left of the -steering wheel. The indicator is the little yellow light on the far left of the -dash. There's only one so it flashes when you're signalling left or right. We -also added our own air conditioning system, something Hudsons never came with -from the factory. - -# Dual-Range Hydramatic - -The first thing that might confuse some folks when they first see the car -running is the shift lever. Many Hornets came with three-speed manual -transmissions that were shifted from the column (overdrive was an option). -However, lots of owners paid extra for the optional "Dual-range Hydramatic", a -fully automatic transmission from General Motors. Truly, this car has a 4-speed -automatic that requires no manual shifting during normal use, making it that -much easier to take a boatload of people to get milkshakes. - -Behind the steering wheel is a shift indicator that deviates from the "PRNDL" -pattern most folks are familiar with. From left to right (shift arm fully at -the top to arm fully towards the bottom), the 'gears' are: - -- N (Neutral) -- 4-Dr (Drive, all four speeds) -- 3-Dr (Drive, three speeds only) -- Lo (Low gear) -- R (Reverse) - -Neutral isn't just a mid-way point between reverse and drive in this car. It's -a necessity. With automatic Hornets (and Hydramatics in general), neutral is -used to start the car. There is an electric lockout preventing the car from -being started in any gear but neutral, so you do have to put the car in neutral -before you turn the key (if you're on a hill put your foot on the brake or -engage the parking brake). - -Drive is split into 4-Dr and 3-Dr, which basically decides whether the -transmission utilizes high gear. In the owner's manual, Hudson recommends using -3-Dr for driving around town (as the low RPMs delivered by high gear means -unnecessary shifting in and out of 4th gear) and 4-Dr for highway driving. It -really depends on what speed you're going to be driving at but there isn't -anything wrong with driving around in 4 all the time. I typically leave it in -4th at sustained speeds above 45MPH. You can switch between these gears any -time while moving. - -Low gear basically locks the transmission in 2nd gear so you don't spin the -wheels. The owner's manual says this is for pulling out of sand or dirt if you -get stuck. - -Reverse works just about how you might expect but with an added catch: if the -engine is off it acts as park. That's right. When you turn the car off you can -put it in reverse and the transmission will engage a lock pin to prevent the -car from rolling. You can't start the car in this gear because of the lockout -however so you have to shift into neutral to start the car. So for starting, -put it in neutral, for stopping, put it in reverse. - -# Choke and Gas - -For cold starts, our Hornet (and I believe this was common for other Hudsons of -the time) is equipped with an automatic 2-stage choke. Push the pedal all the -way to the floor once to set the choke. After the car has started and has -warmed up, kick the gas quickly to the floor and release to cancel the choke. - -For warm starts the engine doesn't need the choke but likes to be given just a -little bit of gas while cranking. - -# The Keys, Ignition, and Warning Lights - -Hudsons like mine come with two keys. The octagonal one is for starting the -car, it's used in the ignition. The round one is used for the door and trunk -locks (and I believe in my case the glove box). My understanding is this is -actually reversed from the majority of Hudsons and is due to a locksmith error -at one point or another. - -The ignition switch sits so that the teeth of the key enter vertically. Turning -the key left powers accessories like the radio. Turning the key right once -switches the car to "ON" which will allow the engine to be started and remain -running. - -Here's where some things may vary depending on the year of the car. For '51 -Hornets, there's a separate starter button located all the way on the left -control pod. For these cars, you put the key in and turn it to "ON", and then -press and hold the button until the car has started up. For '52 Hornets -onwards, the ignition switch also activates the starter if you turn the key -past "ON" (like in most modern vehicles). - -If you turn the key to "ON" you'll see two red warning lights appear on the -dash next to the indicators marked "AMP" and "OIL". These are [alternator] -charging status and oil pressure status lights. Our car is equipped with a 12-V -alternator system so the AMP light really comes on if there is low voltage -while the oil pressure light comes on when there's low oil pressure. These -lights will only appear with engine off, key "ON" or if something has gone very -wrong. - -# Starting and Driving - -So now that I've gone over the basics of all the components, here is the normal -starting procedure. It actually varies depending on whether the engine has been -warmed up. That's life with carburetors. - -## From cold: - -- Put your foot on the brake, and shift the lever into neutral. Just push it - vertically, pulling towards you slightly if you need to. -- Push the gas pedal all the way to the floor once and let your foot back up - again to set the choke. -- Put the key in the ignition and start the car (the "AMP" and "OIL" lights - should switch off. -- Wait for the engine to smooth out so you know that it's warm enough to cancel - the choke, and kick the gas pedal once to cancel it. (If the RPMs are still -higher than idle then it's not quite at operating temperature yet) -- Pull the shifter down into 4-Dr or 3-Dr (or R), and release the parking brake - by twisting the handle towards the steering wheel -- Let off the brake and you're off! - -## From warm: - -- Put your foot on the brake and shift into neutral. -- While giving just a little bit of gas, start the car. Both warning lights - should disappear. When the engine fires up you can let off the gas and let it -idle. -- Pull the shifter into 4-Dr or 3-Dr (or R), and release the parking brake by - twisting the handle towards the steering wheel. -- Done. - -# Stopping and parking - -- Hold your foot on the brake and twist the parking brake handle towards the - door of the car, and pull it towards you -- When you're ready to shut off the engine, you can shift it into either - neutral or reverse and turn the key off. Shift it into reverse if you haven't -already to lock the transmission. - -Note: I usually engage the parking brake AND put the car in reverse, just to be -safe. If you had to pick one however I would use the transmission in case -you're on a steep hill and your brakes fail for whatever reason. - -And there you have it! Not much is different from most cars around today but -there are one or two quirks (more about old cars than about Hudsons in -particular). 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It was an automated message from a + shop that I know well and have used many times in the past. + Unfortunately, I have had several poor experiences (at the time they + seemed horrific) with them in the past year and I can honestly say + they'll never receive my business again. Now I could have used this as + an opportunity to leave them an anonymous nasty-gram but instead I'm + going to do the opposite. I'm going to write about everything I don't + like about them without telling you who they are or hiding who I am. Why + would I do that? Well for one, they were an excellent shop for many + years. I believe a recent change in management is to blame and I'm not + going to ruin their chances of making a comeback (because frankly I + would like for them to rebound). And secondly, I don't believe in + hiding. This page and its author are public knowledge. Now, in no + particular order: a sample of awful work from yet another bad shop. + </p> + + <h2>Mom's Truck -- Balls Out</h2> + + <p> + Mom's truck is a 2007 Chrysler Aspen that she loves very much. Dad does + a whole lot of work on it himself (the both of us do pretty much + everything we can in-house so long as we have the right equipment). + We've been taking her truck into this shop for years because we've found + them to be reliable, efficient, and economical. As I said before, at + some point in their recent history they changed hands -- either + ownership or management, I can't remember which. It was around this time + that Dad decided to overhaul Mom's front suspension. He replaced the + ball joints, tie rod ends, and a few other worn out parts. He then did + his own best-guess front-end alignment, but left everything loose so + that YABS could finish up the alignment and tighten everything. Now read + that again because it's important. Dad did his own alignment in our + driveway (as a cost-saving measure), got it decently close, but then + instructed this shop to finish the job and tighten everything up. + </p> + + <p> + Now here's where things fall apart. This shop full of professional + mechanics took one look at the alignment Dad did and decided it was good + enough. Hooray for Dad and supernatural mechanical skills, but the shop + didn't even touch the car. They called Dad back to come pick up the car, + telling him it was already good to go. They never tightened a thing, + even after Dad explicitly told them everything was loose and needed to + be tightened but they didn't to touch a thing. So what happened? Dad + picked up the car assuming everything was A-OK and Mom drove the car for + about a week before the two front tires wore down so badly they had to + be replaced immediately. Everything fell out of alignment as things + loosened further and further and the tires wore unevenly until they + ripped themselves to shreds. The worst part? These weren't tires with 6+ + years on them. These were brand new tires. So YABS got to install two + more front tires and then tighten everything. They did not cover the + costs, presumably because it was Dad who had done the alignment. Strike + one. + </p> + + <h2>Friend's Minivan -- Crude Necessities</h2> + + <p> + A good friend of ours drives a 2005-2006 Chrysler Town and Country. It + was actually Mom's car before upgrading to the Aspen (the minivan was + perfect in every way but it couldn't tow). Our friend has been using + YABS for just a long as we have. Once again, things started getting + kinda strange after several years of good service. She started getting + charged extra for simple repairs she had them doing very consistently. + They also started tacking on extra items for routine jobs. She would go + in for an inspection and they would claim she needed a new Part X. Now + this in and of itself isn't an uncommon or even strange request to make. + As cars age they need things and sometimes you don't know what they need + until you visit a professional mechanic. They remember the things you + forget about. + </p> + + <p> + One day they did all the forgetting, and they forgot a pretty important, + nay, crucial engine component: motor oil. Our friend took her minivan + into YABS for a routine oil change. Good diligence on her part. And + she's not the type to do that change on her own. She's too old to get + under a car anyway (no offense!). So she took the van to YABS and they + did a job they've done thousands of times: drain oil, replaced the + filter, and gave her back the car. Easy peasy right? Now I know I'm not + a professional but I'm thinking someone might have wanted to + double-check that several quarts of synthetic had left the shop shelf + and gone into the car they just backed out of the bay door. Now this + part of the story I'm a little fuzzy on so take it with a large, heaping + grain of salt, but I can say for a fact that they failed to + <em>completely</em> refill the engine oil before returning her car. + Supposedly there was enough in there such that the minivan survived long + enough for them to realize it before she drove off. + </p> + + <h2>Monty, My 2013 Ford Focus -- Nut Allergy</h2> + + <p> + I decided to give YABS another try after a long leave of absence. I + needed new tires all around for my daily driver. I also needed an + inspection and an alignment. A simple set of tasks for any shop (you see + where this is going). I initially tried to go to another local shop but + they were all out of the tires I was looking to get so I caved and went + to YABS. About halfway through the job they gave me a call and told me + they had some bad news. They said that there were some issues getting + the lug nuts off my wheels and that they had all been stripped, warped, + or otherwise destroyed in the process. They told me the only fix was to + get new ones from a supplier in town for about $160. Keep in mind the + entire job (inspection, tires, etc.) was going to cost $650. + Furthermore, dad and I had no problem getting those lug nuts off and + back on again just a few weeks prior when we changed the transmission + fluid. + </p> + + <p> + They didn't have an explanation that I could reconcile with. Joe Schmo + over the phone told me this is typical of Fords and Chryslers these days + and that they'd like to keep my lug nuts for a class action lawsuit + they're participating in. Now why on Earth would any sane mechanic, with + full knowledge they are dealing with a defective set of lug nuts, take a + high power impact wrench to those wheels without speaking with the owner + about it first? Smelled fishy to me honestly. But what was I gonna do? + Dad went out and grabbed twenty new lug nuts for cheaper than they + wanted to sell them for. + </p> + + <p> + Oh the tires were Cooper GTs by the way and they're amazing. They're + smooth and quiet and came with a very nice warranty. They're also made + in the USA, which is very important to me. 10/10 would recommend. + </p> + + <h2>Ol' Blue -- Tunnel Vision</h2> + + <p> + This was the real kicker. And this one doesn't really have any trailing + narrative. I got four new tires on Ol' Blue, my 1953 Hudson Hornet. They + were delivered to our house: four brand new Diamond Back wide white wall + radials. Super nice tires, with a super nice road hazard warranty (as a + side note I totally recommend you + <a href="https://dbtires.com/">check out Diamond Back's website</a> if + you're looking for white wall radials). So we brought the car to YABS + with the new tires and asked them to mount them on the car. + </p> + + <p> + When we went to pick up the car everything looked great and I drove off. + I made it all the way to the Monitor Merrimack Memorial Bridge Tunnel + before I heard a loud rattling and a bang. I looked in the rear-view + mirror and swore I could see my precious hubcap rolling off to eternity. + When they replaced the hubcaps they didn't fully press one of them on. + And it's not that difficult. These hub caps are very secure when pressed + on the rim, we've never had problems with them. Oh and we're talking + about Hudson hubcaps that came with the car, and aren't super easy to + find. And I couldn't stop to get out and grab it because I was right at + the mouth of the tunnel. We went back later to try and see it but we + couldn't. And it was probably destroyed getting thrown from the car + anyways. + </p> + + <p> + The worst part is, the hubcap took a chunk out of my white wall on its + way out from under the wheel skirt. So the day I got the tires I had to + take a picture and redeem my road hazard warranty. Luckily, Diamond Back + were true to their word and sent me a new one no questions asked. The + beat up tire is now my spare. + </p> + + <h2>Not All Bad</h2> + + <p> + Like I said before, YABS used to be a very nice shop with friendly + people that did good work. And they didn't charge exorbitant prices for + their work. Times have changed, and I believe management has as well. + I've stopped visiting their shop completely. I found a new one that I + trust and will be taking all of my cars to. They've already done a + safety inspection on Ol' Blue and didn't put up a fuss. They're clean + and friendly and don't seem to be out to screw me. But as with + everything else, your mileage may vary. + </p> + </article> + </body> +</html> diff --git a/wheels/2019-07-04-yabs-yet-another-bad-shop.md b/wheels/2019-07-04-yabs-yet-another-bad-shop.md deleted file mode 100644 index d123d92..0000000 --- a/wheels/2019-07-04-yabs-yet-another-bad-shop.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,158 +0,0 @@ ---- -permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}" -title: YABS - Yet Another Bad Shop -categories: - - automotive -tags: - - yabs - - sucky - - auto - - repair - - shops -published_date: "2019-07-04 22:12:46 +0000" -layout: post.liquid -is_draft: false -excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n" ---- - -Today I received a text message from a local mechanic/auto shop asking me to -leave them a Google review. It was an automated message from a shop that I know -well and have used many times in the past. Unfortunately, I have had several -poor experiences (at the time they seemed horrific) with them in the past year -and I can honestly say they'll never receive my business again. Now I could -have used this as an opportunity to leave them an anonymous nasty-gram but -instead I'm going to do the opposite. I'm going to write about everything I -don't like about them without telling you who they are or hiding who I am. Why -would I do that? Well for one, they were an excellent shop for many years. I -believe a recent change in management is to blame and I'm not going to ruin -their chances of making a comeback (because frankly I would like for them to -rebound). And secondly, I don't believe in hiding. This page and its author are -public knowledge. Now, in no particular order: a sample of awful work from yet -another bad shop. - -# Mom's Truck -- Balls Out - -Mom's truck is a 2007 Chrysler Aspen that she loves very much. Dad does a whole -lot of work on it himself (the both of us do pretty much everything we can -in-house so long as we have the right equipment). We've been taking her truck -into this shop for years because we've found them to be reliable, efficient, -and economical. As I said before, at some point in their recent history they -changed hands -- either ownership or management, I can't remember which. It was -around this time that Dad decided to overhaul Mom's front suspension. He -replaced the ball joints, tie rod ends, and a few other worn out parts. He then -did his own best-guess front-end alignment, but left everything loose so that -YABS could finish up the alignment and tighten everything. Now read that again -because it's important. Dad did his own alignment in our driveway (as a -cost-saving measure), got it decently close, but then instructed this shop to -finish the job and tighten everything up. - -Now here's where things fall apart. This shop full of professional mechanics -took one look at the alignment Dad did and decided it was good enough. Hooray -for Dad and supernatural mechanical skills, but the shop didn't even touch the -car. They called Dad back to come pick up the car, telling him it was already -good to go. They never tightened a thing, even after Dad explicitly told them -everything was loose and needed to be tightened but they didn't to touch a -thing. So what happened? Dad picked up the car assuming everything was A-OK and -Mom drove the car for about a week before the two front tires wore down so -badly they had to be replaced immediately. Everything fell out of alignment as -things loosened further and further and the tires wore unevenly until they -ripped themselves to shreds. The worst part? These weren't tires with 6+ years -on them. These were brand new tires. So YABS got to install two more front -tires and then tighten everything. They did not cover the costs, presumably -because it was Dad who had done the alignment. Strike one. - -# Friend's Minivan -- Crude Necessities - -A good friend of ours drives a 2005-2006 Chrysler Town and Country. It was -actually Mom's car before upgrading to the Aspen (the minivan was perfect in -every way but it couldn't tow). Our friend has been using YABS for just a long -as we have. Once again, things started getting kinda strange after several -years of good service. She started getting charged extra for simple repairs she -had them doing very consistently. They also started tacking on extra items for -routine jobs. She would go in for an inspection and they would claim she needed -a new Part X. Now this in and of itself isn't an uncommon or even strange -request to make. As cars age they need things and sometimes you don't know what -they need until you visit a professional mechanic. They remember the things you -forget about. - -One day they did all the forgetting, and they forgot a pretty important, nay, -crucial engine component: motor oil. Our friend took her minivan into YABS for -a routine oil change. Good diligence on her part. And she's not the type to do -that change on her own. She's too old to get under a car anyway (no offense!). -So she took the van to YABS and they did a job they've done thousands of times: -drain oil, replaced the filter, and gave her back the car. Easy peasy right? -Now I know I'm not a professional but I'm thinking someone might have wanted to -double-check that several quarts of synthetic had left the shop shelf and gone -into the car they just backed out of the bay door. Now this part of the story -I'm a little fuzzy on so take it with a large, heaping grain of salt, but I can -say for a fact that they failed to *completely* refill the engine oil before -returning her car. Supposedly there was enough in there such that the minivan -survived long enough for them to realize it before she drove off. - -# Monty, My 2013 Ford Focus -- Nut Allergy - -I decided to give YABS another try after a long leave of absence. I needed new -tires all around for my daily driver. I also needed an inspection and an -alignment. A simple set of tasks for any shop (you see where this is going). I -initially tried to go to another local shop but they were all out of the tires -I was looking to get so I caved and went to YABS. About halfway through the job -they gave me a call and told me they had some bad news. They said that there -were some issues getting the lug nuts off my wheels and that they had all been -stripped, warped, or otherwise destroyed in the process. They told me the only -fix was to get new ones from a supplier in town for about $160. Keep in mind -the entire job (inspection, tires, etc.) was going to cost $650. Furthermore, -dad and I had no problem getting those lug nuts off and back on again just a few -weeks prior when we changed the transmission fluid. - -They didn't have an explanation that I could reconcile with. Joe Schmo over -the phone told me this is typical of Fords and Chryslers these days and that -they'd like to keep my lug nuts for a class action lawsuit they're participating -in. Now why on Earth would any sane mechanic, with full knowledge they are -dealing with a defective set of lug nuts, take a high power impact wrench to -those wheels without speaking with the owner about it first? Smelled fishy to -me honestly. But what was I gonna do? Dad went out and grabbed twenty new -lug nuts for cheaper than they wanted to sell them for. - -Oh the tires were Cooper GTs by the way and they're amazing. They're smooth -and quiet and came with a very nice warranty. They're also made in the USA, -which is very important to me. 10/10 would recommend. - -# Ole Blue -- Tunnel Vision - -This was the real kicker. And this one doesn't really have any trailing -narrative. I got four new tires on Ole Blue, my 1953 Hudson Hornet. They were -delivered to our house: four brand new Diamond Back wide white wall radials. -Super nice tires, with a super nice road hazard warranty (as a side note I -totally recommend you [check out Diamond Back's website]() if you're looking -for white wall radials). So we brought the car to YABS with the new tires and -asked them to mount them on the car. - -When we went to pick up the car everything looked great and I drove off. I made -it all the way to the Monitor Merrimack Memorial Bridge Tunnel before I heard a -loud rattling and a bang. I looked in the rear-view mirror and swore I could -see my precious hubcap rolling off to eternity. When they replaced the hubcaps -they didn't fully press one of them on. And it's not that difficult. These hub -caps are very secure when pressed on the rim, we've never had problems with -them. Oh and we're talking about Hudson hubcaps that came with the car, and -aren't super easy to find. And I couldn't stop to get out and grab it because I -was right at the mouth of the tunnel. We went back later to try and see it but -we couldn't. And it was probably destroyed getting thrown from the car anyways. - -The worst part is, the hubcap took a chunk out of my white wall on its way out -from under the wheel skirt. So the day I got the tires I had to take a picture -and redeem my road hazard warranty. Luckily, Diamond Back were true to their -word and sent me a new one no questions asked. The beat up tire is now my -spare. - -# Not All Bad - -Like I said before, YABS used to be a very nice shop with friendly people that -did good work. And they didn't charge exorbitant prices for their work. Times -have changed, and I believe management has as well. I've stopped visiting their -shop completely. I found a new one that I trust and will be taking all of my -cars to. They've already done a safety inspection on Ole Blue and didn't put up -a fuss. They're clean and friendly and don't seem to be out to screw me. 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You may have noticed a new + sign on I264 today that befuddled or confused you. It went something + along the lines of + </p> + + <blockquote>LEFT LANE IS FOR PASSING NOT CRUISING</blockquote> + + <p> + Believe it or not this has been the law throughout Virginia for years + (<a + href="https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter8/section46.2-804/" + >read about it here</a + > + and + <a + href="https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter8/section46.2-842.1/" + >here</a + >). The law states you keep right except while passing. In most other + states things work this way but in Virginia, especially around here, the + left lane is treated as a moving, cruising lane. If you're in the left + lane and you've completed a pass please be mindful of the cars behind + you and move back over into the right-hand lane(s) so that other drivers + can do the same. + </p> + + <p> + It's really nice when this is practiced (like I said, I've experienced + it in other states) because you can easily move over when there are slow + vehicles ahead and then continue on your merry way. It reduces + congestion and prevents people from having to pass in the right lane, + which is both annoying and dangerous. Especially since this is typically + the lane cars from entrance and exit ramps are merging with. + </p> + + <p> + Don't forget too that it isn't rude or road-rage-y for someone behind + you to honk their horn or flash their lights if you're moving too slowly + in the passing lane. This is a perfectly polite request to pass you. You + don't set or enforce the speed limit. The correct (and legal) thing to + do, believe it or not, is to move over and slow down to let them pass + you. It's all about safe and sane driving etiquette. If you aren't + actively passing other cars, move on over to the right. It goes a long + way. + </p> + </article> + </body> +</html> diff --git a/wheels/2019-08-30-keep-right-except-to-pass.md b/wheels/2019-08-30-keep-right-except-to-pass.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0e6daba..0000000 --- a/wheels/2019-08-30-keep-right-except-to-pass.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ ---- -permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}" -title: Keep Right Except to Pass -categories: - - automotive -tags: - - left lane hogs - - virginia drivers - - passing lane - - thru lanes -excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n" -published_date: "2019-08-30 19:57:34 +0000" -layout: post.liquid -is_draft: false ---- -Greetings fellow drivers of Hampton Roads. You may have noticed a new sign on -I264 today that befuddled or confused you. It went something along the lines of - -> LEFT LANE IS -> FOR PASSING -> NOT CRUISING - -Believe it or not this has been the law throughout Virginia for years ([read -about it -here](https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter8/section46.2-804/) -and -[here](https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter8/section46.2-842.1/)). -The law states you keep right except while passing. In most other states things -work this way but in Virginia, especially around here, the left lane is treated -as a moving, cruising lane. If you're in the left lane and you've completed a -pass please be mindful of the cars behind you and move back over into the -right-hand lane(s) so that other drivers can do the same. - -It's really nice when this is practiced (like I said, I've experienced it in -other states) because you can easily move over when there are slow vehicles -ahead and then continue on your merry way. It reduces congestion and prevents -people from having to pass in the right lane, which is both annoying and -dangerous. Especially since this is typically the lane cars from entrance and -exit ramps are merging with. - -Don't forget too that it isn't rude or road-rage-y for someone behind you to -honk their horn or flash their lights if you're moving too slowly in the -passing lane. This is a perfectly polite request to pass you. You don't set or -enforce the speed limit. The correct (and legal) thing to do, believe it or -not, is to move over and slow down to let them pass you. It's all about safe -and sane driving etiquette. If you aren't actively passing other cars, move on -over to the right. It goes a long way. - - - - diff --git a/wheels/my-first-car-is-a-1953-hudson-hornet.md b/wheels/my-first-car-is-a-1953-hudson-hornet.md deleted file mode 100644 index d03da5a..0000000 --- a/wheels/my-first-car-is-a-1953-hudson-hornet.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,9 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: My First Car Is a 1953 Hudson Hornet -categories: [] -tags: [] -layout: post.liquid -is_draft: true -excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n" ---- -Start writing already... diff --git a/wheels/oh-sh-t-or-the-case-for-safer-classic-cars.md b/wheels/oh-sh-t-or-the-case-for-safer-classic-cars.md deleted file mode 100644 index d48093c..0000000 --- a/wheels/oh-sh-t-or-the-case-for-safer-classic-cars.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,10 +0,0 @@ ---- -permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}" -excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n" -title: "Oh, Sh*t, or, the Case for Safer Classic Cars" -categories: ["automotive"] -tags: [] -layout: post.liquid -is_draft: true ---- -Start writing already... diff --git a/wheels/old-cars-are-perfectly-viable-machines.md b/wheels/old-cars-are-perfectly-viable-machines.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2f4e104..0000000 --- a/wheels/old-cars-are-perfectly-viable-machines.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,15 +0,0 @@ ---- -excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n" -permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}" -title: Old Cars are Perfectly Viable Machines -categories: [] -tags: [] -layout: post.liquid -is_draft: true ---- - -- tow boats -- road trips -- groceries -- commuting - diff --git a/wheels/sketchy-looking-gas-stations-aren-t-that-sketchy.md b/wheels/sketchy-looking-gas-stations-aren-t-that-sketchy.md deleted file mode 100644 index d81b295..0000000 --- a/wheels/sketchy-looking-gas-stations-aren-t-that-sketchy.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,10 +0,0 @@ ---- -excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n" -permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}" -title: "Sketchy-Looking Gas Stations Aren't That Sketchy" -categories: [] -tags: [] -layout: post.liquid -is_draft: true ---- -Start writing already... |
