Oh, no....

My Linux server no longer seems to be able to mount samba drives, which means that the nightly backups of my Windows machine aren't happening. I could reboot the Linux box to see if that would help, but....

/home/andrew> uptime
 23:59:16 up 363 days, 16:49 .....

If I wait for the weekend, it will have gone an entire year without needing to be rebooted. I think I'll wait....

Oh, no....

My Linux server no longer seems to be able to mount samba drives, which means that the nightly backups of my Windows machine aren't happening. I could reboot the Linux box to see if that would help, but....

/home/andrew> uptime
 23:59:16 up 363 days, 16:49 .....

If I wait for the weekend, it will have gone an entire year without needing to be rebooted. I think I'll wait....

The ride to work by the numbers

Departed at 8:25
Arrived at 8:47
Elapsed time: 22 minutes
Elapsed time when driving: 10 minutes
Time penalty for biking: 12 minutes (120%)
Distance traversed: 3.2 miles
Average speed: 8.7mph
Gasoline saved: 1/6 gallon
Gas money saved: $0.67
Number of (one-way) trips before the bike pays for itself, at current gas prices and disregarding ongoing maintenance costs but including all the accessories I had to buy: 1200
Outdoor temperature: 75°F
Liters of water consumed upon arrival at the office: 1.0 so far

And boy, are my legs exhausted!

The ride to work by the numbers

Departed at 8:25
Arrived at 8:47
Elapsed time: 22 minutes
Elapsed time when driving: 10 minutes
Time penalty for biking: 12 minutes (120%)
Distance traversed: 3.2 miles
Average speed: 8.7mph
Gasoline saved: 1/6 gallon
Gas money saved: $0.67
Number of (one-way) trips before the bike pays for itself, at current gas prices and disregarding ongoing maintenance costs but including all the accessories I had to buy: 1200
Outdoor temperature: 75°F
Liters of water consumed upon arrival at the office: 1.0 so far

And boy, are my legs exhausted!

It's a puzzling world we live in

In today's NYT (recommended by several friends): Mystery on Fifth Avenue. If you liked the story of Tani's birthday party, you're gonna love this!

It's a puzzling world we live in

In today's NYT (recommended by several friends): Mystery on Fifth Avenue. If you liked the story of Tani's birthday party, you're gonna love this!