Translate .local hostname to IP address

You can have .local hostnames translated to IP addresses by installing Bonjour on the source machine i.e. the (windows) machine doing the lookup.

Saved me the trouble of changing the IP of my Powerbook in Synergy configuration on the Windows machine every time I got allocated a new one.

Doesn’t matter if you are part of a Windows domain, not part or whatever – just install Bonjour and you are good to go. That is the beauty of Bonjour.

SOTW – Comfortably Numb

Here’s reviving a long lost category.

I watched Departed – again – last night and there’s this sequence where the song is playing in the background. Though I had heard the song many times before, it never quite had the same “impact” as yesterday – it’s been stuck in my head ever since and I have heard it n times already.

For those not familiar with the song, first the lyrics, via the imaginatively named Pink-Flyod-Lyrics.com:

Hello?
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone at home?
Come on, now,
I hear you’re feeling down.
Well I can ease your pain
Get you on your feet again.
Relax.
I’ll need some information first.
Just the basic facts.
Can you show me where it hurts?

There is no pain you are receding
A distant ship, smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can’t hear what you’re saying.
When I was a child I had a fever
My hands felt just like two balloons.
Now I’ve got that feeling once again
I can’t explain you would not understand
This is not how I am.
I have become comfortably numb.

O.K.
Just a little pinprick.
There’ll be no more aaaaaaaaah!
But you may feel a little sick.
Can you stand up?
I do believe it’s working, good.
That’ll keep you going through the show
Come on it’s time to go.

There is no pain you are receding
A distant ship, smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can’t hear what you’re saying.
When I was a child
I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown,
The dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb.

Standard disclaimer about lyrics copyright applies.

“Discovered” the last three lines a few minutes back – love them!

Perhaps you’d like to enjoy the song now.

Airplane on a conveyor belt

I end up linking to so much of the stuff this guy posts, I should really replace my blog with his. For whatever it’s worth, I would definitely have you near the top of the list Mr. Kottke.

Check out his new post where he comments on an attempt to take off a plane on a conveyor belt. You might want to check out the background first (don’t bother with the comments, unless you have tons of time!) and then proceed to this post and start reading – from bottom to top like he says.

If you have even a remote bit of interest in science (or planes!) this is a must, and fun, read.

If you prefer to watch it, it’s available as a torrent. You might wanna check the local laws before clicking on that link.