weblog for wuziq.com

.. that combines embedded linux, the stuff i'm learning in my real-time programming class (ecp3), and green technology (photovoltaics).

- embedded linux part is covered by the gesbc-2440 running LAMP.
- ecp3 stuff and green technology. these are trickier, because i'm not entirely sure whether it will work. i want to power the SBC with photovoltaics. the SBC requires a 5V, 0.6A power supply. can the power supply be replaced with solar panels somehow? am i going to have to spend like a ton of money on them? as for ecp3 stuff.. i want to run this webserver 24/7. during the day, it runs off of solar power. during the night, it runs off of the wall outlet. to be more specific, i want to set it up so that it runs on solar power whenever there is enough sunlight. otherwise, it runs off of the wall outlet. but when there is sunlight, i don't want the power supply to be sucking electricity (phantom power), so i need to set up a circuit that will cut power to the power supply when it detects that the SBC is being powered by sunlight. i also need to somehow connect both the power supply and the photovoltaics together to the SBC so that, if there is "overlapping" power being supplied, the SBC doesn't blow up.

i don't want to sound like i'm all super gung ho for being on campus, but i've moved from outside to inside.. to the second floor of price center east. there is a nice study area (well, it's a bit noisy cuz noise travels in here) with awesome seats and.. like.. beds.. or something.

i want this chair.. it's comfy, plus there's a built-in desk that swivels.

not really studying..

there's power and ethernet ports, too.

this is something i never really did while at ucsd.. but, reading outside, under some trees, on the weekend.. i gotta say, it's pretty nice. the weekend factor is important because:

1. free parking
2. quiet

i think with #2, you experience the campus in a whole different light. when it's crowded and everyone is walking around everywhere, you just don't really want to be there.. at least i don't. but when it's quiet.. it's just a really nice place, and you have a whole new appreciation for the grounds and everything.

the other thing is, obviously, that it has to be nice outside. otherwise, being under a tree would be dumb.

entertainment crackers + colby jack cheese cut from a block.

i hardly ever eat candy, but i have been munching on some sour punch twists. they are tasty treats.

so i'm in geisel right now, and i tried connecting to the wireless in winxp and it took forever. finally, it did, and after connecting to google, it disconnected and had to retry connecting. i waited for a while, then gave up and rebooted. i tried booting to ubuntu, and upon startup, the wireless connected immediately. i don't know if that is just the magic of the linux networking stack, or whether i just got lucky.. but wendi has spent the last 10 minutes trying to connect on winxp.

in other news, we ate at price center, and man it has really expanded. still under construction, with the launch party on 5/12. more info.

i walked around a little bit inside price center east, where there's supposed to be a burger king, pasta, and grill. i noticed a lot of study rooms and a lot of lounge areas. i think there's a couple more ballrooms, too. kinda neat, i guess, but a pain to get around, and really "contemporary" looking. still, ucsd students will definitely have more places to hang out. if they only knew what we old folks had.

this morning as i was showering, i randomly remembered a chant that we heard on our last day in vienna. we had just gotten some pizza and gelato, and got onto one of the ringstrasse trams, when a big group of hippie-looking people got onto the same tram. a police officer boarded along with them. it freaked me out since the police officer had a gun, but it seems the group and the officer were friendly to each other. anyway, the group was really loud, and they had liquor and were smoking. a stop or two before parliament, they started chanting,

"we are here, and we will fight! freedom of movement is everybody's right!"

they chanted that a few times and got off the tram. it was weird. wendi and i were both wondering, "freedom of movement? did they want to ride the tram for free?"

anyway i just googled the chant and found this: Anti-G8, June 4: The Right to Movement. i read a little of it and have no idea what's going on.

i wonder whether it's easier to come up with catchy chants in english than in german.

i read about this in the sky magazine thing on delta on the way to vienna.

this video and more from this notebookreview.com review.

another review on notebookreview.com

The Paper S01E01 REPACK DSR XviD-LMAO

do i even dare??? sounds horrible.

"i think i found a treasure."