For some reason (I can’t really put a finger on it exactly), I like to keep my servers up-to-date. I know! All those security patches, all those new features– they’re a killer! In all seriousness, I host several websites on a Mirabox from right behind my TV. I hopped on the plug computing train way back when the SheevaPlug was just a dev kit, and I’ve been on it ever since....
As I mentioned in a previous post, I host various websites (including this one in the past) on a MiraBox sitting behind my tv. In that same post I outlined how Globalscale screwed me by mixing releases in the sources.list. I didn’t catch it until I had an unbootable system, and I had to completely rebuild my server which took weeks. I very nearly tossed the whole thing in favor of hosting my websites on a “real computer, made by people who knew what they were doing,” but I reminded myself why I settled on the MiraBox in the first place: I like embedded stuff....
Well, how nice! Look what the UPS man hid behind my garbage can (seriously… the thing was all damp; it must have been sitting out there for two weeks). That’s pretty nice of them! It even included a note: The one strange thing is that while it’s marked for Project Sputnik (which uses a Dell XPS 13), I’m not sure I would feel comfortable carrying such a small computer with it....
At work, a large part of my focus is stereo vision. Well, a coworker and I needed to attend a three day training seminar, which we expected would be quite boring. So, we grabbed a pair of cameras, secured their baseline by attaching them to a small metal beam, zip tied the beam to a 12V power supply, and shoved the whole thing into a pelican case so we could continue working on interesting things while we were there....
As I mentioned in my last post, I recently picked up an XPS 13 at a discount from Dell for the Sputnik beta project. When I say “recently,” I actually mean about two months ago, which means this is not a “first look” post. This has been my main computer ever since it arrived, which means I have some thoughts to share. Mostly critiques, at least for this post. Hardware Design Google pictures of this thing....