Comments for popey.com blog http://popey.com/blog DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM!! Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:48:46 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Migrating to a New Desktop PC by popey http://popey.com/blog/2012/01/02/migrating-to-a-new-desktop-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-6720 popey Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:48:46 +0000 http://popey.com/blog/?p=1495#comment-6720 I've never had a problem with dotfiles in my home directory. I rarely if ever go backwards a release, almost always forwards or same-release. I would blog about stuff at Canonical but some of it is a bit secret squirrely so I can't. I am giving a talk at the next Surrey LUG meeting though, some of which will talk about stuff I've been doing :) I’ve never had a problem with dotfiles in my home directory. I rarely if ever go backwards a release, almost always forwards or same-release.

I would blog about stuff at Canonical but some of it is a bit secret squirrely so I can’t. I am giving a talk at the next Surrey LUG meeting though, some of which will talk about stuff I’ve been doing :)

]]> Comment on Migrating to a New Desktop PC by Imran-UKome2 http://popey.com/blog/2012/01/02/migrating-to-a-new-desktop-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-6719 Imran-UKome2 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:46:44 +0000 http://popey.com/blog/?p=1495#comment-6719 Nice desktop PC Alan, I will have to check out Zoostorm next desktop upgrade cycle. My question is: was your old OS also 12.04? If no, then won't copying and starting Ubuntu with all your old dotfiles cause weirdness with the new OS? eg. .gnone2 etc. Where are the blog entries about your new role at Canonical? We want to heard the gossip! :-) Nice desktop PC Alan, I will have to check out Zoostorm next desktop upgrade cycle.

My question is: was your old OS also 12.04? If no, then won’t copying and starting Ubuntu with all your old dotfiles cause weirdness with the new OS? eg. .gnone2 etc.

Where are the blog entries about your new role at Canonical? We want to heard the gossip! :-)

]]> Comment on Migrating to a New Desktop PC by Mariano http://popey.com/blog/2012/01/02/migrating-to-a-new-desktop-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-6261 Mariano Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:59:00 +0000 http://popey.com/blog/?p=1495#comment-6261 I know hard drives are more expensive this year, but after a hard disk failed on me I bought 2 identical ones and set up a raid-1 / partition. Now I think my data is a bit safer. There's also some faster reads, but I did not do it for performance. You have to use the alternative install to set up raid options, at least that was the case then. I know hard drives are more expensive this year, but after a hard disk failed on me I bought 2 identical ones and set up a raid-1 / partition. Now I think my data is a bit safer.

There’s also some faster reads, but I did not do it for performance.

You have to use the alternative install to set up raid options, at least that was the case then.

]]> Comment on Migrating to a New Desktop PC by popey http://popey.com/blog/2012/01/02/migrating-to-a-new-desktop-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-6255 popey Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:01:40 +0000 http://popey.com/blog/?p=1495#comment-6255 Hah! Perhaps. Unfortunately I have loads of stuff with the hostname wired-in. My naming scheme is 'computers from sci-fi', so I'm not sure Joshua would actually fit. I know David calls the WOPR 'Joshua' during the film but I think that's before he knew the real name of WOPR. Hah! Perhaps. Unfortunately I have loads of stuff with the hostname wired-in. My naming scheme is ‘computers from sci-fi’, so I’m not sure Joshua would actually fit. I know David calls the WOPR ‘Joshua’ during the film but I think that’s before he knew the real name of WOPR.

]]> Comment on Migrating to a New Desktop PC by egil http://popey.com/blog/2012/01/02/migrating-to-a-new-desktop-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-6254 egil Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:41:10 +0000 http://popey.com/blog/?p=1495#comment-6254 Surely the new hostname should be 'joshua' or something similar? Surely the new hostname should be ‘joshua’ or something similar?

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