<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0">
	
	<channel>
		<title>Home of</title>
		<link>http://elkin.de/index.php</link>
		<description>ManagementBoy</description>
		<language>en</language>
		<managingEditor>elkin@elkin.de</managingEditor>
                <copyright>Copyright 2012</copyright>
		<generator>Pivot Pivot - 1.40.7: 'Dreadwind'</generator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:44:51 +0100</pubDate>
		<ttl>60</ttl>
		
		
		
		
		<item>
			<title>user of the day!</title>
			<link>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=234</link>
			<comments>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=234#comm</comments>
                        <description><![CDATA[ I am the user of the day on <a target="_blank" href="http://malariacontrol.net/">Malaria Control</a>! </br><a href="http://flattr.com/thing/59879/ManagementBoy-Blog" target="_blank">
                        <img src="http://api.flattr.com/button/button-compact-static-100x17.png" alt="Flattr this" title="Flattr this" border="0" /></a> ]]></description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">234@http://elkin.de/pivot/</guid>
			<category>linkdump</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:23:00 +0100</pubDate>
		</item>
		
		
		
		<item>
			<title>exiftool to sort files into directories</title>
			<link>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=233</link>
			<comments>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=233#comm</comments>
                        <description><![CDATA[ <p>
This is a nice commandline that uses the exiftool to sort all pictures in &quot;oldplace&quot; to subdirectories defined by the original time and date that the picture was taken. It is also a nice way of removing duplicates. 
</p>
<p>
exiftool -r -d newplace/%Y/%m/%d/%H-%M-%S.%%e &quot;-filename&lt;datetimeoriginal&quot; oldplace</p> </br><a href="http://flattr.com/thing/59879/ManagementBoy-Blog" target="_blank">
                        <img src="http://api.flattr.com/button/button-compact-static-100x17.png" alt="Flattr this" title="Flattr this" border="0" /></a> ]]></description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">233@http://elkin.de/pivot/</guid>
			<category>Linux</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:21:00 +0100</pubDate>
		</item>
		
		
		
		<item>
			<title>Nice way to record your VCR shows using Linux</title>
			<link>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=231</link>
			<comments>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=231#comm</comments>
                        <description><![CDATA[ <p>
Today I spend a few hours trying out how to best record a few things I had on a VCR tape. The recordings where made in NTSC but the playback would be on a PAL VCR player. The following command uses a Video4Linux2 capture card to record and uses the normal audio card to record the audio. Change the &quot;input=2&quot; to the composite or s-video input in your configuration. The avi that is created is uncompressed and will grow really big. 
</p>
<p>
mencoder tv:// -tv input=2:driver=v4l2:device=/dev/video0:normid=12:input=2:alsa:adevice=hw.0:audiorate=48000:amode=1 -ovc copa -oac copy -o output.avi</p> </br><a href="http://flattr.com/thing/59879/ManagementBoy-Blog" target="_blank">
                        <img src="http://api.flattr.com/button/button-compact-static-100x17.png" alt="Flattr this" title="Flattr this" border="0" /></a> ]]></description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">231@http://elkin.de/pivot/</guid>
			<category>Linux</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:43:00 +0100</pubDate>
		</item>
		
		
		
		<item>
			<title>delete directories and files older than 3 days</title>
			<link>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=230</link>
			<comments>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=230#comm</comments>
                        <description><![CDATA[ <pre>
<span class="ansi0 bgAnsi15">find * -mtime +3 -delete</span>
</pre> </br><a href="http://flattr.com/thing/59879/ManagementBoy-Blog" target="_blank">
                        <img src="http://api.flattr.com/button/button-compact-static-100x17.png" alt="Flattr this" title="Flattr this" border="0" /></a> ]]></description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">230@http://elkin.de/pivot/</guid>
			<category>linkdump</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 15:38:00 +0100</pubDate>
		</item>
		
		
		
		<item>
			<title>Things I want to happen when I die</title>
			<link>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=229</link>
			<comments>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=229#comm</comments>
                        <description><![CDATA[ <p>
Just this month my beloved Uncle Uwe died. I miss him. He had made 
his wishes clear by writing a letter to his family declaring what he 
wished for to happen if he where to die. This I must admit is a big help
to those who are left behind. I talked to my father about what he 
wanted before he died, but he never wrote it down. Just informing one or
a few members of your family is a lot better than none, but it still 
leaves behind nagging questions for those who did not get this 
information first hand. 
</p>
<p>
Today I read this <a target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/may/09/my-sister-wanted-godless-funeral">post</a>
by&nbsp;Jon Canter  in the Guardian. He wrote how his sister wanted a 
godless funeral and how he managed it. The following is kind of an open 
testament, to make life easyer for those of my loved ones, in the case 
of my some day to be expected death. I am a non-believer. I was not 
raised either Chrstian, Muslim or any other Religion. I am very sure 
that there is no afterlife. Here are some ideas of how I would like my 
funeral to be. 
</p>
<p>
First, get the cheapest casket available.
If it's the pink one or the one with the power-rangers, that's fine 
with me. I don't care if I am cremated or buried, take the cheaper 
option. Be sure to choose the cheapest option in the long term, a simple
<a target="_blank" href="https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Net_present_value">net present value</a>
calculation on the cost of maintaining a plot should be enough <img src='http://elkin.de/extensions/emoticons/trillian/e_01.gif' alt=':-)' align='middle'/>. 
Don't get a viccar or similar person to do the talking. I expect my 
friends to take on that role and have some fun. Unearth some of the most
emarasing moments for the amusement of everyone! I have three songs 
that I would like to be sung, &quot;O Lord Please Don't Burn Us&quot; and &quot;Meaning
Of Life&quot; by Monty Pyhton. To finish I would love the song &quot;Always Look 
On The Bright Side Of Life&quot;. I love the idea of having a minute of 
silence, followed my cheering and 
clapping like at a soccer match, at the end of the ceremony. Afterwards 
go get something to eat. I don't want any flowers or&nbsp;wreaths at the 
ceremony. If you feel like you need to do something, plant a tree for 
me. If you want to donate, do so to the <a target="_blank" href="http://richarddawkinsfoundation.org/">Richard Dawkins foundation</a> or the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.randi.org/">JREF</a>. But don't feel like you have to!</p> </br><a href="http://flattr.com/thing/59879/ManagementBoy-Blog" target="_blank">
                        <img src="http://api.flattr.com/button/button-compact-static-100x17.png" alt="Flattr this" title="Flattr this" border="0" /></a> ]]></description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">229@http://elkin.de/pivot/</guid>
			<category>philosophy</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 14:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
		</item>
		
		
		
		<item>
			<title>ManagementBoy by Len Peralta</title>
			<link>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=228</link>
			<comments>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=228#comm</comments>
                        <description><![CDATA[ <a target="_blank" href='http://elkin.de/images/management.jpg' class="thickbox" title="" rel="entry-228" ><img src="http://elkin.de/images/management.thumb.jpg" border="1" alt="" title="" align="right" class='pivot-popupimage' /></a>I have been a fan of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.lenperalta.com/">Len Peralta</a> ever since he started the <a target="_blank" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/geek-a-week/id363782650">Geek a Week 
podcast</a>. A few days ago I was made aware by Geed Dad that Len had 
started a new series, where one could get a hero or villain drawn by him
for just $50 (34,- &euro;). I immediately ordered my <a target="_blank" href="http://www.the50vs50.com/2011/04/managementboy/">ManagementBoy hero</a>! I must say it is way cooler than I
had expected, especially because I had my own preconceptions. </br><a href="http://flattr.com/thing/59879/ManagementBoy-Blog" target="_blank">
                        <img src="http://api.flattr.com/button/button-compact-static-100x17.png" alt="Flattr this" title="Flattr this" border="0" /></a> ]]></description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">228@http://elkin.de/pivot/</guid>
			<category>default</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:50:00 +0100</pubDate>
		</item>
		
		
		
		<item>
			<title>Will I go to Hell?</title>
			<link>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=226</link>
			<comments>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=226#comm</comments>
                        <description><![CDATA[ <p>
Today I stumbled upon the following video. It's not often, that you get such an eloquent dissection of the divisive nature of the belief in Hell. 
</p>
<p>
<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DAuFJKQh83Y" 
style="width:480px; height:295px;" 
type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed></p> </br><a href="http://flattr.com/thing/59879/ManagementBoy-Blog" target="_blank">
                        <img src="http://api.flattr.com/button/button-compact-static-100x17.png" alt="Flattr this" title="Flattr this" border="0" /></a> ]]></description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">226@http://elkin.de/pivot/</guid>
			<category>philosophy</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
		</item>
		
		
		
		<item>
			<title>Longwinded custom SQL statement to add Metadata to MythVideo</title>
			<link>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=225</link>
			<comments>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=225#comm</comments>
                        <description><![CDATA[ <p>
The following SQL statement allows me to select and format&nbsp; the entires into the MythVideo Metadata table for recordings made with my Panasonic camera. Posted here just for future reference.
</p>
<pre>
SELECT substr(`filename`,32,10), 
CONCAT_WS(':',substr(`filename`,43,2),concat(substr(`filename`,45,2),' Uhr'))
FROM `videometadata`
WHERE `filename` LIKE '%MTS%'
AND `filename` REGEXP '[0-9]{4}[-][0-9]{2}[-][0-9]{2}[-]' 
AND NOT(`filename` REGEXP '[0-9]{8}') 
AND NOT(`filename` LIKE '%720%') 
AND NOT(`filename` LIKE '%Unsere Videos%') 
LIMIT 0 , 100 
</pre>
<p>
then I only need to convert it to an Update statement like
</p>
<pre>
UPDATE mythconverg.videometadata 
SET 
</pre>
<p>
to comit it to the database.
</p>
<p>
Similarly, to add the Season and Episode numbers (S##E##) to the syndicatedepisodenumber field using this command:
</p>
<p>
UPDATE mythconverg.recordedprogram<br />
SET `syndicatedepisodenumber` = concat(concat(concat(convert(substr(`subtitle`,2,2),SIGNED),'.'),convert(substr(`subtitle`,5,2),SIGNED)),'.0/0')<br />
WHERE `subtitle` REGEXP '^[S][0-9]{2}[E][0-9]{2}'</p> </br><a href="http://flattr.com/thing/59879/ManagementBoy-Blog" target="_blank">
                        <img src="http://api.flattr.com/button/button-compact-static-100x17.png" alt="Flattr this" title="Flattr this" border="0" /></a> ]]></description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">225@http://elkin.de/pivot/</guid>
			<category>Linux</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
		</item>
		
		
		
		<item>
			<title>Some improvements to mythnettv</title>
			<link>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=224</link>
			<comments>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=224#comm</comments>
                        <description><![CDATA[ <p>
It seems that the original development of mythnettv has stopped. I have been maintaining a <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/managementboy/mntv">branch of my own</a>, just to scratch some itches I had, as I use it to download such shows as TED-Talks and SLOW TV. The following is a list of changes I have done to the code since release 7 (January 2009) by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.stillhq.com/mythtv/mythnettv/">Michael Still</a>, that might interest you:
</p>
<ul>
	<li>the command &quot;mythnettv statistics&quot; is now much shorter. I have commented out most of the &quot;what has been downloaded&quot; part and only left &quot;what will be downloaded&quot;.</li>
	<li>downloads which are stored in a folder are handled a bit better, but some more work needs to be done. Only single file video files in a folder are currently supported.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>no transcoding is done for most modern, linux friendly file formats, as they are well supported by the internal player within MythTV 0.24. </li>
	<li>neither commercial detection nor seek table creation are done anymore, as MythTV 0.24 then screws up playback of some web content.</li>
	<li>some basic detection of subtitles, audio (mono, stereo etc) and video (widescreen, 720p etc) properties is done while importing. This metadata is inserted into the database to be displayed as if the file had be recorded with valid EPG data.</li>
	<li>a new command line &quot;myhtnettv updatemeta filename&quot; allows you to update the database retrospectively with the above data. This also works for &quot;normal&quot; recordings made by MythTV, if your EPG data was not accurate for these values. </li>
</ul> </br><a href="http://flattr.com/thing/59879/ManagementBoy-Blog" target="_blank">
                        <img src="http://api.flattr.com/button/button-compact-static-100x17.png" alt="Flattr this" title="Flattr this" border="0" /></a> ]]></description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">224@http://elkin.de/pivot/</guid>
			<category>elkin-wide, Linux</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:09:00 +0100</pubDate>
		</item>
		
		
		
		<item>
			<title>Build your own MythTV 0.25 packages for Ubuntu Maverick</title>
			<link>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=221</link>
			<comments>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=221#comm</comments>
                        <description><![CDATA[ <p>
All you need to do is get yourselft a PPA account and go to the following link: 
</p>
<p>
<a target="_blank" href="https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu/+archive/0.25/+copy-packages">https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu/+archive/0.25/+copy-packages</a>
</p>
<p>
There copy the most current version to your PPA and select Maverick as destination. Now wait for the build to be finished.
</p>
<p>
With some luck you will find your binaries in your personal PPA. Mine can be found here:
</p>
<p>
<a target="_blank" href="https://launchpad.net/~managementboy/+archive/ppa/+packages ">https://launchpad.net/~managementboy/+archive/ppa/+packages </a></p> </br><a href="http://flattr.com/thing/59879/ManagementBoy-Blog" target="_blank">
                        <img src="http://api.flattr.com/button/button-compact-static-100x17.png" alt="Flattr this" title="Flattr this" border="0" /></a> ]]></description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">221@http://elkin.de/pivot/</guid>
			<category>elkin-wide, Linux</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
		</item>
		
		
		
		<item>
			<title>problems ripping DVD to ISO?</title>
			<link>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=210</link>
			<comments>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=210#comm</comments>
                        <description><![CDATA[ <p>
try: mplayer dvd://1 -sb 2048000 -dumpstream -dumpfile filename
</p>
<p>
or: ddrescue -d -r1 -b 2048 /dev/dvd DVD.iso
</p>
<p>
or: vlc dvdsimple:///dev/dvd@1 --sout &quot;#standard{access=file, mux=ps, dst=file.ps}&quot;</p> </br><a href="http://flattr.com/thing/59879/ManagementBoy-Blog" target="_blank">
                        <img src="http://api.flattr.com/button/button-compact-static-100x17.png" alt="Flattr this" title="Flattr this" border="0" /></a> ]]></description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">210@http://elkin.de/pivot/</guid>
			<category>linkdump</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:25:00 +0100</pubDate>
		</item>
		
		
		
		<item>
			<title>OpenOffice Impress on on two screens</title>
			<link>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=170</link>
			<comments>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=170#comm</comments>
                        <description><![CDATA[ <a target="_blank" href="http://elkin.de/pivot/">http://packages.ubuntu.com/karmic/misc/openoffice.org-presenter-console</a> </br><a href="http://flattr.com/thing/59879/ManagementBoy-Blog" target="_blank">
                        <img src="http://api.flattr.com/button/button-compact-static-100x17.png" alt="Flattr this" title="Flattr this" border="0" /></a> ]]></description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">170@http://elkin.de/pivot/</guid>
			<category>linkdump</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 19:27:00 +0100</pubDate>
		</item>
		
		
		
		<item>
			<title>Acer Timeline Mikrofon Fehler</title>
			<link>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=147</link>
			<comments>http://elkin.de/pivot/entry.php?id=147#comm</comments>
                        <description><![CDATA[ L&auml;sst sich unter Ubuntu Karmic <a target="_blank" href="http://ubuntu-531.blogspot.com/2009/12/mikrofon-und-pulseaudio.html#comments">so l&ouml;sen</a>. </br><a href="http://flattr.com/thing/59879/ManagementBoy-Blog" target="_blank">
                        <img src="http://api.flattr.com/button/button-compact-static-100x17.png" alt="Flattr this" title="Flattr this" border="0" /></a> ]]></description>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">147@http://elkin.de/pivot/</guid>
			<category>linkdump</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:34:00 +0100</pubDate>
		</item>
		
		
		
	</channel>
</rss>

