Author Archives → jb

startup chime

Lot’s of info online that repeats the same erroneous information, so let’s be clear:

To disable the startup chime on mac os x, including yosemite etc., enter the following on the command line:

sudo nvram SystemAudioVolume=%00

Notice that the volume percent is 00 (and not 80 as keeps being reported).

 

little buddha

Tonite I said to Sean “Buddy, know what makes me smile? That you dislike poetry and philosophy, and never fail to tell me so, but still you listen politely to the end before complaining.” “Daddy,” he replied somewhat facetiously, “that’s the little buddha in me.”

nidan

This morning after adult class we had one of our periodic dojo cleanups, as usual in the days before a seminar. In addition to about a dozen adult members, there were several children and even a parent or two. Teenage James was climbing like a monkey in the rafters, while others, including some of our… Continue reading →

usenet

A couple weeks ago AT&T Internet services decided to globally eliminate all binary newsgroups from their newsserver. This was done with absolutely no advance warning (or any after-the-fact announcement either 1), and was ostensibly an effort to eliminate child pornography.  How that excuse justifies blocking access to audio files takes a stretch of imagination, but… Continue reading →