Monthly Archives: November 2003

Concorde – Last Flight.

Posted on November 26, 2003 by j0n

This takes place today apparently. This post on the SWM Readers list has the entire post. Concorde G-BOAF will depart London Heathrow at approximately 11:10am before heading out over the usual supersonic acceleration point. It will then go supersonic for … Continue reading →

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New arrival

Posted on November 24, 2003 by j0n

Finally, I received my Wellbrook ALA 1530 Loop from the Shortwave Shop. I’ve wanted one for a while, pretty much since I read John Wilsons review of one in Shortwave Magazine a year or so ago. I’ve only ever heard … Continue reading →

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IPv6 SSH on OS X

Posted on November 20, 2003 by j0n

I happened to be trying to ssh directly to an IPv6 host this morning and started getting real annoyed when my IPv6 capable laptop couldn’t ssh to another IPv6 host. A quick google came up with OS X Hax: IPv6 … Continue reading →

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Honeyd

Posted on November 18, 2003 by j0n

I’m currently listening to a webcast from SANS. Its about Honeyd, a tool for creating virtual hosts on a network. The purpose of honeyd is to gain information on people trying to break into machines on your network. The slideshow … Continue reading →

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The Matrix Revolutions

Posted on November 15, 2003 by j0n

My better half and I went to see the new Matrix Film last night, Rob was right, “It went up its own arse”, is what I think he said to me in the pub last week. And I agree with … Continue reading →

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IPv6 & Video Streaming

Posted on November 14, 2003 by j0n

I’m currently working with the IPv6 protocol in TSSG. I was looking for a client for doing some Video Streaming and came across VideoLAN, which is a very impressive client. Internally we use it with Apache as a video server … Continue reading →

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Science Week – WIT

Posted on November 14, 2003 by j0n

Got a few minutes to drop into the Gym in the College. Several local companies have stands there, as do several college departments. The Physics, Engineering and the Tssg stand are all generating lots of interest. For me though, the … Continue reading →

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James Nephew

Posted on November 13, 2003 by j0n

Adam, James’s 14 month old nephew, is quite ill. Any good thoughts you can spare, for Adam, his brother and parents would be most appreciated.

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Solar Power

Posted on November 12, 2003 by j0n

Miguel and I were chatting, talking about how cool it would be to power a house (or part of it) harnessing solar power. Well as I was looking for Phil Karns postings for the previous blog entry, I came across … Continue reading →

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The Moon

Posted on November 12, 2003 by j0n

The moon was fairly impressive looking this morning. I spotted it as I was getting into my car on the way to work. Being a Amateur Radio operator, I was wondering why no one has put a repeater on the … Continue reading →

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