New reports of a fire near Kanan Dune Rd. in Malibu. For my family and friends, this is nowhere near me. Farther than the last fire.
I'll be updating on this site as I get information. Probably not as frequent updates as last time. My Internet is out at home …
I lived with it for ages. I tried to fix it on my own, by selecting different emulation types. Finally I Googled for it. And pretty much instantly found the answer:
python `python -c "import pimp; print pimp.__file__"` -i readline
Moral? If at first you don't succeed, Google. If …
Summary: Visitors to Canada.com (not hyperlinked for obvious reasons) will have their browsers hijacked, and a series of prompts will download and attempt to install malicious software. This will happen ONLY on the first visit from an IP address. Subsequent visits to Canada.com will not experience the browser …
I follow the Ubuntu Geek blog, and have found some very useful tips there. However, there's a problem with their latest tip, "Howto Check you (sic) external IP Address from the command line."
Some background: There's a very useful website located at whatismyip.com, which reports the IP you used …
Here's a reason to think twice about your colocation provider: CIHost.com has been broken into four times over the past two years, and had servers and equipment stolen. Their Chief Corporate Counsel, James Eckels, says the robbers "Knew what they're doing," and that their facility is "in a bad …
I received an e-mail from someone asking about road closures in Malibu after the fire:
HI JOHN:
I SAW A BLOG WITH YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION.
I AM HOPING YOU CAN TELL ME WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE ROAD CLOSURES IN
THE MALIBU AREA AS WE ARE TRAVELING WITH MAPQUEST.IS …
Tipster Michelle E. sent in the following:
EPA Offers Tips to Protect Health from Wildfire Smoke
During the current wave of forest fires, EPA has the following recommendations on how to protect your health from the effects of smoke.
- Pay attention to local air quality reports and stay alert to …
I'm staying at my parents' tonight, but taking my stuff back home to Topanga tomorrow. Conditions appear significantly better, and there does not appear to be a threat to Topanga or Malibu at this time.
I'm at my parent's house, completely safe. I'll be working from there today. Updates follow:
Update 8:46 AM: CBS's Fire Fact Sheet (Dated 9 PM Oct 22):
AS OF 9PM
• 3,800 acres burned
• More than 200 homes evacuated
• 1,500 residents evacuated
• 10 homes and 6 businesses damaged …
Updates will be sketchy today; I'm at work and will be trying to get actual work done. Still evacuated; don't know when I'll be going back. Traffic in general in LA area a complete nightmare today, especially since Topanga is closed to traffic. Two+ hours to get to work today …