Japi's blogToo much technology, too little free timeDownloadsProjectsGlusterFS errors on Ubuntu TrustyJapiOctober 14, 20150 CommentsI recently was trying out a GlusterFS replicated volume on a couple of Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS VMs, and it was a complete failure. After mounting the new volume, I could add small numbers of files, but when I dropped 25…Read morelinuxubuntu glusterfsFishy warmth monitoringJapiOctober 14, 20080 CommentsContinuing my geeking-out of my aquarium, I wanted to have temperature monitoring. I have a pile of Dallas-Maxim DS18S20 1-wire temperature sensors left over from when I added temperature monitoring to my house, but the bare DS18S20 is not going…Read moreAquariums, Gadgets1-wire, 110 gallon, DS18S20, epoxy, marinefastTeaching a power strip new tricksJapiOctober 13, 20080 CommentsThe new aquarium I am setting up has dual 250W Visa-Therm (now Marineland) Stealth heaters to keep the temperature up at around 82F, even though my house is often only 60F when I am too cheap to run the heat….Read moreAquariums, Gadgets, linux1-wire, 110 gallon, digitemp, DS2438, RRDtoolExtra bonus super sized aquarium, now with excessive-depth!JapiSeptember 30, 20080 CommentsAs seen previously on this blog I had a 30 gallon (36″ x 12″ x 17″) aquarium in what is labeled the ‘Family Room’ in the floor plan for my house. The tank was about 4 feet from a 35000…Read moreAquariums110 gallon, perfecto, tankGarage wall mount for kayakJapiMay 18, 20080 CommentsAs part of an on-going effort to reclaim my garage from the hoards of clutter in it, I mounted my kayak to a garage wall this weekend.  To do this I had to remove a shelf that a previous homeowner…Read moreToysgarage, Kayak, wall mountPrecision electrical upgrades, with a saber saw.JapiMay 16, 20080 CommentsAfter the success of the upgrade of an aquarium light from 30 watts to a 55 watts, today I crammed the leftover 30 watt light into a 20 watt light that I use on top of my 30 gallon aquarium. …Read more
Aquariums
30 gallon, All-glass aquarium, fluorescent, light upgrade, Lunar light
Night lights for your fish
Japi
May 14, 2008
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A common problem for fish is not being able to find the bathroom when the house is dark.  To solve this issue, various manufacturers market “Lunar LED Lights” for aquarium use.  I have purchased two separate makes of these, and…Read more
Aquariums, Gadgets, Photography
Coralife, Current, LED, Lunar light, Lunar Link
Peculiar packing peanuts
Japi
May 12, 2008
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Drs. Foster and Smith, from whom I order far too much fish-related equipment, use biodegradable packing peanuts in their shipments.  This makes getting rid of the peanuts easy, if you don’t want to reuse them:  just put them in in…Read more
Aquariums
aquarium, biodegradable, packing peanuts
Cross bars replacement on a 2002 Subaru Impreza TS
Japi
May 7, 2008
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I have a 2002 Subaru Impreza TS (wh