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Hi.
I am the Cerebrate[1]), and this is my Notebook.
By Notebook, of course, I mean giant dumping ground of random stuff which I may have found, or expect to find, or might find useful at some point or other, for some purpose or other, or just want to remember (currently 1,838 in stock). That's fairly general, but so is the content of this wiki.
(This has also replaced all of the pages located under siliconcerebrate.com/documents - if you've just been redirected from there, no need for confusion. You were supposed to be.)
Also, it lets me preserve the content of things I've found useful, the Web being, as ever, an annoyingly transient medium.
Also also, it's something of a playground to see how much things cross-link if I Wikify words freely.
Where sources exist, I'm citing them; if you see something without a source that you know has one, do feel free to let me know.
(The main pages of this Wiki are only editable by a select few - just me, at the moment (and me!) - as this is after all my Notebook; but if you want to drop me a note regarding something you see here, feel free to e-mail me .)
As can easily be seen, the Notebook is running on MediaWiki. (Credit for the Notebook concept belongs to Jon Eveland of http://jwenet.net/).
Finding Your Way About
Probably the easiest way to find pages is through the category list, the index of all pages, or the search box to your left. However, here are some of my most-used categories:
If you find any of the information in my Notebook useful, please feel free to defray our running costs a little... :)
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- 22:09, 5 June 2009 Dragaerans sharpening swords (hist) [2,692 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: {{unknown}} How many ______ does it take to sharpen a sword? '''Phoenix?''' One, to say "Servant, sharpen this sword!" '''Dragons?''' Three: One to sharpen it, one to get it dull agai...)
- 17:30, 3 June 2009 Alt.games.whitewolf quotes (hist) [6,257 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: {{source|Usenet}} <pre>"Thank YOU, DOCTOR Korskov, for brightening up our dull lives with the light of a million suns!" -Cassandra, Euthanatos Mage "...)
- 15:32, 20 April 2009 Permitting Entropy (hist) [2,182 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: {{source|Mike Knell, in a SAGE-Members list thread titled "2^32 stupid things smart admins do to screw up their systems", 2/22/2001}} Benjy said: > What are some common administration pr...)
- 15:17, 20 April 2009 Count Vorlaceslav (a Winterfair carol) (hist) [1,719 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: {{source|Mark A. Mandel & Eric Oppen}} If we're into Christmasy songs from/of the Vorkosiverse, then it's time to re-post this one that Eric Oppen started and I completed. Ttto Good...)
- 15:14, 20 April 2009 Photocells (hist) [729 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: {{unknown}} (tune: "Jingle Bells") Dashing through space-time At the speed of light Through vector fields we go With our colors bright. Kerping constant speed In every frame is...)
- 15:12, 20 April 2009 Deck The Halls (hist) [1,134 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: {{unknown}} Deck the halls with spools of wire Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la My oscilloscope's on fire Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la Who has taken my resistors? Fa, la, la...)
- 15:11, 20 April 2009 God Rest Ye Merry Physics Profs (hist) [381 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: {{unknown}} (tune: "God Rest Ye Merry Genltemen") God rest ye merry physics profs Let nothing you dismay. Don't moan or cry if you must all Grade finals Christmas Day To save you fr...)
- 15:10, 20 April 2009 We Three Quarks (hist) [645 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: {{unknown}} (tune: We Three Kings) We three quarks fine particles are Bearing charm we travel afar Fields and forces, spin of course is Multiplied by h-bar. Oh, quarks are wondrous,...)
- 14:42, 20 April 2009 Fortune(1) for sysadmins (hist) [1,926 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: {{Source|Mike Knell on the SAGE-Members mailing list, 10/26/2000}} From the "firm but fair" department: Don't log in as root, use su<br> %<br> If I catch you using telnet ins...)
- 14:38, 20 April 2009 Solon's 10 Rules for Living (hist) [417 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: # Trust in deeds, not promises. # Do not lie. # Do good things. # Be cautious in making friends, but never abandon them. # Learn to obey before you command. # Give advice that is needed...)
- 15:30, 14 April 2009 Alistair's 77th Law (hist) [100 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: {{alistairlaw|77. Whoever you vote for, you can be pretty sure a politician's going to be elected.}})
- 22:04, 13 February 2009 Troll-O-Meter (hist) [604 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: {{Jargon}} Troll-O-Meter: n. Common Usenet jargon for a notional instrument used to measure the provocation level of a Usenet troll. “Come on, everyone! If the above doesn'...)
- 22:04, 13 February 2009 Troll (hist) [2,089 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: {{Jargon}} troll # v.,n. [From the Usenet group alt.folklore.urban ] To utter a posting on Usenet designed to attract predictable responses or flames; or, the [[post...)
- 22:00, 13 February 2009 HUD positioning script (hist) [6,503 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: {{me (Cerebrate)}} <pre> // This script looks after the proper positioning of the // HUD when attached to any of the attachment points. // Adapted - well, cut down, and adjusted to Arkan...)
- 23:17, 12 February 2009 Cruft (hist) [679 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: {{Jargon}} cruft: /kruhft/ [very common; back-formation from crufty ] # n. An unpleasant substance. The dust that gathers under your bed is cruft; the TMRC Dictionary c...)
- 23:16, 12 February 2009 Misfeature (hist) [1,256 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: {{Jargon}} misfeature: /mis·fee´chr/, /mis´fee`chr/, n. [common] A feature that eventually causes lossage, possibly because it is not adequate for a new situation that has...)
- 23:14, 12 February 2009 Berkeley Quality Software (hist) [648 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: {{Jargon}} Berkeley Quality Software: adj. (often abbreviated “BQS”) Term used in a pejorative sense to refer to software that was apparently created by rather spaced-out...)
- 23:13, 12 February 2009 Berzerkeley (hist) [516 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: {{Jargon}} Berzerkeley: /b@r·zer´klee/, n. [from ‘berserk’, via the name of a now-deceased record label; poss. originated by famed columnist Herb Caen ] Humorous distortio...)
- 23:12, 12 February 2009 BSD (hist) [841 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: {{Jargon}} '''BSD''': /B·S·D/, n. [abbreviation for ‘Berkeley Software Distribution’] a family of Unix versions for the DEC VAX and PDP-11 developed by [[Bill J...)
- 23:09, 12 February 2009 Ssh (hist) [77 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: {{foldoc}] '''ssh''' # Steve's Shell. # Secure Shell. (1997-01-07))
- 19:20, 12 February 2009 OpenSim AMI (Simple Standalone) (hist) [8,654 bytes] Cerebrate (Talk | contribs) (New page: This is a simple standalone image of a Linux installation of OpenSim (based on 02/12/2009 SVN release). It is configured in the simplest possible configuration, using SQLite, and with no ...)
