The Daily Biff - 2007 12 20

Currently playing on my computer (tune in: pls, asx)

Thu, 20 Dec 2007

Now Playing on Amarok
I have been having a lot of fun playing around with amarok these past few days, specifically the custom script support (open source software kicks arse!). I found a handy little amarok script called "amarokNowPlaying" that will build a PNG image of the currently playing song. Furthermore, it will scp (of ftp) the image to any valid network destination, e.g. a remote web server. At the top right of my blog you can now review the currently playing track I'm listening to on my desktop computer. Is that useful information? Probably not.

I'll work on streaming a podcast sometime in the future. That would be cool.

:: Posted by rus on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:53 pm
:: Filed under /tech

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Home Renovation Project: Attic Conversion: Progress Update
The stair guy and the finish carpentry crew continue to plug away at the seemingly endless amount of work that still needs to be done. The new stair rail looks great from top to bottom. I snapped a few pictures (shown below, click to enlarge) of a few of the stair elements. The finish carpenters have now pretty much completed all of the batten work on the walls and will start on the cabinetry tomorrow.

Looking up the attic stairs from the second level.

The second floor newell post was removed and replaced with a taller one.

The newell post on the attic landing.

The batten treatment next to the playhouse resembles a picket fence.

Each of the rear dormers have this identical batten detail.

(Update Thu Dec 27 16:32:37 PST 2007 // look -> looks)

:: Posted by rus on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:12 pm
:: Filed under /projects/attic_conversion

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