This is probably it for a few days because, like others here, I'll be away from a decent network connection over Christmas. Off to my parents in Somerset, and then Catherine's, near Loughborough. Many Scousers expected.
machines
Why, oh why, oh why can't I get my Prism 2 cards working?
Not on Win98 (not my first choice), not under Linux.
I've just moved to 2.4.17, and there's supposed to be
support, but I'm having problems with CardBus dependencies
on kernel compile. Not the slightest idea. Heigh-ho. Need
to get some sort of network sorted for when we knock through
into the new house, and at the moment it looks like it might
be a matter of drilling through. Not a good thing.
politics
I don't usually play politics too much, but for the first
time in my life I felt strongly enough about something
yesterday to write to (email) my MP (member of parliament ~=
senator?). Under the new Terrorism Act which the UK
government has just pushed through, the police can imprison
foreign nationals without telling them what the charges are
against them. I find this suspension of the ancient right
of habeus corpus not only concerning, but also a disgusting
move. I believe that the state has a duty to protect its
citizens, but this is not acceptable. So, I emailed my MP -
I feel quite virtuous for caring enough, and doing something
about it.
Christmas and New Year
A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you.
To those of you who don't celebrate the Christian festivals,
or for whom New Year occurs at a different time, may you
enjoy the season with your loved ones, and have a relaxing
and fulfilling time. Advogato counts as family, now, so I'm
sorry not to be spending it with all (well, some!) of you,
too.
-Mike.