J’s blog

On a cisco switch, enable, and show mac-address-table to find out which host(s) are connected to which ports.
If you know the port (for example, this evening I need port fa0/22), do a sh mac-address-table interface fastEthernet 0/22
Then, from a host with decent broadcast ping, do a broadcast ping, and grep -i for the mac address [...]

When you lose your third tooth that evening…
(This one was the upper passenger-side.)

Piranha sushi

And we had overcast skies for the meteor shower.
There is good news, however — Grace was truly understanding.  She is willing to wait and try again next year, and we’ll also try in October for the Orionids.

Fewer overheard links (I’ve been busy!):

Overheard in New York | A Spirited Game of More-Than-Twenty Questions

Lots of geeky things, however:

Linux.com :: ssh-xfer: Quickly grabbing files over an existing SSH connection
DNSSEC HOWTO
nagios2cacti – Google Code
Iyov: Notes to myself: Firefox 3 features — allow right click, always save password
Linux.com :: Quickly put data from MySQL to the [...]

See the big meteor show while you can – Space.com- msnbc.com.
Yet another story on the meteor shower — but we have a 40-50% chance of rain…
Year’s biggest (and littlest) meteor showers – Space- msnbc.com

THE ORWELL PRIZE is what we were talking about the other day.? It begins today!

SPACE.com — Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks August 12.
We’re making our plans!
Here are some fun facts about the meteor shower.

As usual, starting with all things overheard:

Overheard in New York | What’s That on Your Shirt? A Maple Leaf?
Overheard in the Office | Next Time Use the “Dying Fetus” Sound Effect
Overheard in the Office | Well You Did Plan the Whole Funeral
Overheard at the Beach | At the “That’s What She Said” Quarterfinals

For geeky things, [...]

Things overheard:

Overheard in New York | Wednesdays Make You Want to Have One-Liners of Your Own
Overheard in New York | Jesus Wept
Overheard in New York | Then They Both Linked Arms and Skipped Off to Eternal Damnation
Overheard Everywhere | But If Enough Rain Builds Up, You Can Watch Me Walk on Water
Overheard in New York [...]

For me to link to a post about a post on The fun of fatherhood.
Myself, I was never much for D&D (I played once or twice, but have always preferred SciFi over fantasy).

And http://meteorshowersonline.com/ has a page dedicated to the Perseids.