Wednesday

Today's Linux class was no more exciting than Monday or Tuesday. Largely, we wrote little shell scripts so the Linux newbies can claim they've done scripting. For the hell of it, I wrote a quick bash shell implementation of Zeller's Congruence.

And then the class got really boring. :-(

I slipped around 2 PM or so when they started discussing file ownerships & permissions and some standard configuration files (/etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, etc.).

Up to that point, I was largely amusing myself with creating file systems on four new servers, running backups on a few others, reviewing UNIX work tickets and preparing to move another server into a new cabinet.

Traffic homeward was pure hell but I managed to save a little time with a judicious selection of back roads and side streets. I even managed to get an hour's nap before heading to C1 dancing in Arlington this evening.

Dancing was lots of fun as usual. I called a C1 tip which was largely well received. One figure was a little ambiguous in its closing formation: I could see arguments why the final arrangement could be a butterfly or lines facing out. While I had planned on lines --and the dancers kindly obliged me-- I'll rewrite that sequence to assume butterflies and take appropriate advantage as I don't have many butterfly sequences in my limited collection thus far.

Time for bed now...

Wednesday

Today's Linux class was no more exciting than Monday or Tuesday. Largely, we wrote little shell scripts so the Linux newbies can claim they've done scripting. For the hell of it, I wrote a quick bash shell implementation of Zeller's Congruence.

And then the class got really boring. :-(

I slipped around 2 PM or so when they started discussing file ownerships & permissions and some standard configuration files (/etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, etc.).

Up to that point, I was largely amusing myself with creating file systems on four new servers, running backups on a few others, reviewing UNIX work tickets and preparing to move another server into a new cabinet.

Traffic homeward was pure hell but I managed to save a little time with a judicious selection of back roads and side streets. I even managed to get an hour's nap before heading to C1 dancing in Arlington this evening.

Dancing was lots of fun as usual. I called a C1 tip which was largely well received. One figure was a little ambiguous in its closing formation: I could see arguments why the final arrangement could be a butterfly or lines facing out. While I had planned on lines --and the dancers kindly obliged me-- I'll rewrite that sequence to assume butterflies and take appropriate advantage as I don't have many butterfly sequences in my limited collection thus far.

Time for bed now...