I finally got Typekey working here. There’s a bug in Movable Type where MT::Util::perl_sha1_digest, returns an incorrect digest on certain Perl installations (might be a problem with Perl instead of MT, though — I didn’t analyze it thoroughly). Some hacking in the source did the trick.
Update: It’s fixed in MT 3.11.
From the official Athens 2004 site:
For your protection and ours we have established a procedure for parties wishing to introduce a link to the ATHENS 2004 website on their site. By introducing a link to the ATHENS 2004 official Website on your site you are agreeing to comply with the ATHENS 2004 Website General Terms and Conditions. In order to place a link embedded in copy interested parties should:
a) Use the term ATHENS 2004 only, and no other term as the text referent
b) Not associate the link with any image, esp. the ATHENS 2004 Emblem (see paragraph below)
c) Send a request letter to the Internet Department stating:
- Short description of site
- Reason for linking
- Unique URL containing the link (if no unique URL than just the main URL)
- Publishing period
- Contact point (e-mail address)
By posting this I violate said “agreement.” They can bill me.
“For your protection?” Protection from what? Ze Germans?
Damn neo-Luddites.
Today I read my first feed in a long while. I’ve been clean otherwise. I just kicked the habit when I switched from Windows to Linux, mainly due to the fact that all available feed readers for Linux suck.
I thought I’d miss it, but I didn’t. I quit, cold turkey.
Now that I’m back on Windows again (mostly because I missed a couple of games) I re-installed FeedDemon and eyed a couple of the thousands of accumulated headlines, but I marked most of them as read without reading them. Not very interesting stuff to read.
There are a rare few sites that I always read, though. Expect me to sniff around and make a whole bunch of comments on your latest entries.
Also, it only took two weeks from reinstalling Movable Type to getting hit by comment spam.
Approximately 48 hours ago, one of my hard drives suddenly got musical. It clicked to the rhythm of the music.
I instantly shut down, let the computer cool down for a few minutes, and restarted. It was still clicking, the drive head obviously not being able to go where it wanted to.
Shit. The IBM Deskstar “click of death.” The reason they’ve been nicknamed “Deathstars.” Click, and they’re dead.
I shut down again, pulled the plug on the drive and restarted. This time, the computer couldn’t find my primary disk. The one with the OS.
This is where I started to panic.
One more reboot, jump into BIOS and autodetect drives, and it’s there again. Phew.
I bought a new case about a year ago. After having moved the hardware to this case, I noted that it vibrated and made a humming noise. I attributed this to the new case. Now that the dead disk is gone, it’s not humming anymore. Great, that means that the disk sat there vibrating madly for a year.
Also, while poking around in the guts of my computer, I saw that the back case fan was out, thanks to my quick dirty hack to get power to it. Heat problems may explain some strange behavior after the disk died. It’s back on, and I’ve ordered a proper power connector, as well as round IDE cables to improve the air flow.
I really need new CPU cooling. I have an Athlon XP 2100+, at 61°C (rising to 63-64° with the incredible heat we’ve had lately) when idle. Not really the optimal work temperature.
…so I guess my tax return will have to go to a new disk.