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So, I’ve decided to do some exercise, and this time I might actually go ahead with it. This jogging thing isn’t terrible, and I’ve got a goal.  The Old Cleveland -> Creek -> Stanley loop is my current one, and being able to do it at a slow jog without having to stop is the aim.

I bought a pair of shoes, Mizuno Wave Inspire 8′s, in a size 15. Quite comfy actually. I went for a jog, and when I had them done up too tight I got the terrible foot pain issues I’ve had in the past.

The next part of the shopping journey was to get my glasses prescription. Unfortunately they wouldn’t give it to me without re-testing my eyes, so I got them re-tested. It seems they’re still OK, woot.

I’ve been eyeing off a smallish frypan so I can have bacon and eggs for breakfasts. Shiny and PTFE-free. Baccarat Ceramix frypans look fairly cool, and I got the 20cm one for only $10 more than the 30cm one!

I got myself a cookbook which looks pretty freakin’ cool. 35% off was even better, so it was only $35 or so for a hefty book full of italian food The recipes are well laid out and have many photographs.

So, it seems if you’re running a recent Ubuntu install (l/m/n/o initials) and you use Easy Install on VMWare Fusion you’ll have issues with keymaps. Up and down arrow, and a few other keys might play up too.

There’s a simple trick, run this from the console as an admin (sudo if you please):

dpkg-reconfigure console-setup

When it asks what kind of keyboard you have, hit “m” to select Macbook then hit enter. Keep hitting enter (or letter keys to select options, multiple taps on the same letter will scroll) and you’ll get your way through.

Keys should work after that

Oblivion does not like two displays when it auto-detects and configures video settings on the initial game run.

1. Go to My Documents – My Games – Oblivion and delete the file named Oblivion
2. Disable the display that the game is not running off (In windows, not the monitors power button)
3. Run Oblivion and it shouldn’t crash (for this specific problem)
4. Exit Oblivion and turn on the second display.

When you load Oblivion again, it should start fine whether you have one or multiple displays active. It seems to be an issue with the way it detects multiple screens – I’ve seen mention that they try to use both screens in a weird multi-monitor see-everything mode.

Continued from here. Stolen’s probably not the best word, since it’s supposed to be filled out by other really really bored people. So here goes…

It probably speaks volumes about me that I’m looking at all these flood discount posts on Facebook and thinking “who do I know that can get me paperwork to get all these great deals?”

So yeah, there has been lots of flooding in Queensland, people lost their stuff and in some cases their lives, but as usual I’m sitting here experiencing it digitally. 9/11 was the televised disaster of the first world, and this time it’s via the internet. Facebook became a great outage-proof communication method for people and the authorities alike, with the Queensland Police, Energex and Brisbane City Council being shining examples of how to get information quickly to the most amount of people.

Facebook and Twitter were alive with posts of pictures, “I’m OK”‘s and all sorts of posts of thanks to deities and rescue workers alike. I was included in that – the real ones, not the anthromorphic ones – I’m amazed at the skill and endless energy that these people show in saving the unlucky and fucking stupid alike.

Now, I’ve been saving for a house deposit for a long time, and now there’s a going to be a glut of riverside properties ready for the renovating. Who doesn’t love a parking fairy?