http://blogs.dootdoot.com/elmidgeto Guns, Trucks, and everything else a redneck needs Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:17:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The situation: I need to move files from one server to another using onlythe OpenSSH tools. All authentication/authorization is done via public key handshakes. The restrictions: I cannot use expect or any other scripting language beyond shell scripts. The goal: To minimize the number of characters I need to type and provide ... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/elmidgeto/2009/07/08/sftpscp-scripting/ I suppose I ought to post something so people don't off and assume I died on the barren plains of Wyoming. Some of you may be aware I moved to Nashville, Tennessee for a job offer doing something similar to what I was doing in Wyoming (and if you weren't aware ... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/elmidgeto/2009/05/28/the-nashville-life/ I've always had a rather ecclectic taste in music. My music collection has everything from Acid Trance to Jazz to classical to Country (and Western, probably one of very few my age that still knows the difference =P) and even more.   Lately I've been on a bit of an odd kick, ... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/elmidgeto/2009/02/12/listening-to-what-now/ Been a while since I have posted anything, let alone anything of note. Not for lack of "interesting" things happening no doubt, just haven't had the motivation. Interesting happenings since October: Busy at work -> project cancelled. Broke my foot. Laid off in the RIF. Spent a bunch of time with family over christmas, it ... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/elmidgeto/2009/02/06/blargh/ About four months ago, I took some parts and pieces of to a semi-local smith to have a rifle created out of them. The idea was to have a hard use rifle, open-sights, and based on the mauser action. The caliber was ultimately decided on as .338-06, which is a ... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/elmidgeto/2008/10/04/first-foray-into-the-world-of-custom-rifles/ So, of late I have been browsing around looking at new vehicles in hopes of maybe finding one to replace my current '97 Pickup after I get out from under all these medical bills piling up. My criteria so far has been pretty simple, or so one would think. - Manual Transmission - ... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/elmidgeto/2008/08/21/20-years-too-late-or-gdamn-gm/ Browse to any forum, magazine, or encyclopedia online, and ask a simple question; what is the best gun for someone who will only purchase one. The answer is almost universally .30 Gov't of '06. More commonly called the .30-06 or simply the ought six. While, there is good reason for this recommendation, and ... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/elmidgeto/2008/07/16/thoughts-on-the-one-rifle/ So, it's been a good day.  The US Supreme Court ruled that a prohibition on the ownership of handguns is unconstitional and that the Second Amendment is an individual right. Held: 1. The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm ... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/elmidgeto/2008/06/26/dc-v-heller/