Comments for mihai.ibanescu.net http://mihai.ibanescu.net Mihai's few cents Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:56:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 Comment on NetworkManager and virtual interfaces by apexwm http://mihai.ibanescu.net/networkmanager-and-virtual-interfaces/comment-page-1#comment-1405 apexwm Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:56:00 +0000 http://mihai.ibanescu.net/?p=18#comment-1405 Thank you very much. Even in Fedora 12, this fix still works GREAT. I tried setting up multiple IP aliases with NetworkManager, however they did not work correctly. With your method, you get the real IP alias devices created. Thank you very much. Even in Fedora 12, this fix still works GREAT. I tried setting up multiple IP aliases with NetworkManager, however they did not work correctly. With your method, you get the real IP alias devices created.

]]> Comment on A new low in spelling by Luke http://mihai.ibanescu.net/a-new-low-in-spelling/comment-page-1#comment-1399 Luke Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:00:41 +0000 http://mihai.ibanescu.net/?p=119#comment-1399 It seems that native speakers are the worst offenders. For better or worse, proper punctuation, grammar, and spelling are out the window - Pandora's box has been opened on the internet. It seems that native speakers are the worst offenders. For better or worse, proper punctuation, grammar, and spelling are out the window – Pandora’s box has been opened on the internet.

]]> Comment on NetworkManager and virtual interfaces by flo http://mihai.ibanescu.net/networkmanager-and-virtual-interfaces/comment-page-1#comment-1383 flo Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:44:53 +0000 http://mihai.ibanescu.net/?p=18#comment-1383 Hey, Thanks for sharing this tip, it really proves helpful. Did the same on an Ubuntu system (8.10), just added: * to /etc/network/interfaces: auto eth0:0 iface eth0:0 inet static address 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.0.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255 * your procedure And it worked Thanks Florent Hey,

Thanks for sharing this tip, it really proves helpful.

Did the same on an Ubuntu system (8.10), just added:

* to /etc/network/interfaces:

auto eth0:0
iface eth0:0 inet static
address 192.168.0.2
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.0.0
broadcast 192.168.0.255

* your procedure

And it worked

Thanks

Florent

]]> Comment on python: the dangers of assert by misa http://mihai.ibanescu.net/python-the-dangers-of-assert/comment-page-1#comment-1296 misa Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:58:55 +0000 http://mihai.ibanescu.net/?p=100#comment-1296 I tried to use blockquote but that was not the right tag. I fixed the formatting - if this is what you meant. I tried to use blockquote but that was not the right tag. I fixed the formatting – if this is what you meant.

]]> Comment on python: the dangers of assert by zodman http://mihai.ibanescu.net/python-the-dangers-of-assert/comment-page-1#comment-1298 zodman Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:33:11 +0000 http://mihai.ibanescu.net/?p=100#comment-1298 :S the source code break the pep8 :S.... :S the source code break the pep8 :S….

]]> Comment on NetworkManager and virtual interfaces by NetworkManager et les interfaces virtuelles - even.IT http://mihai.ibanescu.net/networkmanager-and-virtual-interfaces/comment-page-1#comment-8 NetworkManager et les interfaces virtuelles - even.IT Fri, 15 May 2009 13:30:28 +0000 http://mihai.ibanescu.net/?p=18#comment-8 [...] Cette méthode est basée sur un billet de Mihai Ibanescu. [...] [...] Cette méthode est basée sur un billet de Mihai Ibanescu. [...]

]]> Comment on Scheduled Service at Car Dealership – Long Rant by Jesus M. Rodriguez http://mihai.ibanescu.net/scheduled-service-at-car-dealership-long-rant/comment-page-1#comment-539 Jesus M. Rodriguez Sat, 02 May 2009 12:09:10 +0000 http://mihai.ibanescu.net/?p=82#comment-539 Glad you've been doing your own oil changes. I HATE dealing with dealers and mechanics. When i had the Trans Am I started taking it to Carolina Automasters in Durham. They're more of a performance shop but they KNOW GM cars. So I trusted them for major work. I still do my own oil changes, I find it relaxing and feel if I can save money by doing the little things myself, it will be easier to handle the $300 job I can't do myself. Glad you’ve been doing your own oil changes. I HATE dealing with dealers and mechanics. When i had the Trans Am I started taking it to Carolina Automasters in Durham. They’re more of a performance shop but they KNOW GM cars. So I trusted them for major work. I still do my own oil changes, I find it relaxing and feel if I can save money by doing the little things myself, it will be easier to handle the $300 job I can’t do myself.

]]> Comment on “We know your vehicle best”, dealership says. by Alex http://mihai.ibanescu.net/we-know-your-vehicle-best-dealership-says/comment-page-1#comment-1169 Alex Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:23:19 +0000 http://mihai.ibanescu.net/?p=89#comment-1169 Yeah, they do know best how to use your vehicle to extract money from you :) However, all tires lose air, very slowly, but they all do. So even with brand-new tires on a car it would not be unusual to see the pressures go down 1-2 psi over a couple of weeks. If you're lucky, they will lose equal amounts of pressure resulting in no negative impact on handling. There was a massive recall of made-in-China rubber valve stems due to excessive air loss--you may want to check with whoever mounted the tires on the Fit to see if your wife's got some of those defective stems on her car. But just to be sure, I would say check your tires once every 2-3 weeks, maybe even once a month, but no rarer. You can get a cheap air compressor and make sure you always have optimal pressure in your tires. Yeah, they do know best how to use your vehicle to extract money from you :)

However, all tires lose air, very slowly, but they all do. So even with brand-new tires on a car it would not be unusual to see the pressures go down 1-2 psi over a couple of weeks. If you’re lucky, they will lose equal amounts of pressure resulting in no negative impact on handling.

There was a massive recall of made-in-China rubber valve stems due to excessive air loss–you may want to check with whoever mounted the tires on the Fit to see if your wife’s got some of those defective stems on her car.

But just to be sure, I would say check your tires once every 2-3 weeks, maybe even once a month, but no rarer. You can get a cheap air compressor and make sure you always have optimal pressure in your tires.

]]> Comment on reCaptcha by Alex http://mihai.ibanescu.net/recaptcha/comment-page-1#comment-1168 Alex Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:18:13 +0000 http://mihai.ibanescu.net/?p=84#comment-1168 Wow, this is a totally useful approach to something so annoying and disruptive, it makes me want to go solve reCAPTCHAs all day! LOL Doesn't seem like they have a plug-in for Blogger, but if Google began to support this project, imagine what the impact would be! Wow, this is a totally useful approach to something so annoying and disruptive, it makes me want to go solve reCAPTCHAs all day! LOL

Doesn’t seem like they have a plug-in for Blogger, but if Google began to support this project, imagine what the impact would be!

]]> Comment on Scheduled Service at Car Dealership – Long Rant by Alex http://mihai.ibanescu.net/scheduled-service-at-car-dealership-long-rant/comment-page-1#comment-195 Alex Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:44:49 +0000 http://mihai.ibanescu.net/?p=82#comment-195 I do like to tinker with my cars, but fluid changes is the one thing I always let the <a href="http://www.sportsandcompacts.com/" rel="nofollow">local shop</a> do for me. Just yesterday, I had them do motor oil, tranny, clutch, and diff fluid change for me, and I am glad I did not have to deal with this mess myself! Having the car up on the lift overhead makes this work easier, especially when dealing with aggressive fluids like clutch/brake. They did mark up the parts to almost retail level, but being the end customer, you kinda have to get used to that. Mazda has a great program for people who race their cars, offering parts at prices even under what the dealers pay for them. Honda doesn't, quite to my chagrin. Labor is where I paid most: at $85 an hour, this was a 1.5h job. What is funny though, when I just go to get the oil done, with the same labor charges and parts priced near retail, it still only costs me $45 or so for the Miata. It's a 30 minute job at most, if you let the oil drain out for 15 minutes. Makes me wonder what took your dealer the remaining 45 minutes. Triple wax after the car wash? I do like to tinker with my cars, but fluid changes is the one thing I always let the local shop do for me. Just yesterday, I had them do motor oil, tranny, clutch, and diff fluid change for me, and I am glad I did not have to deal with this mess myself! Having the car up on the lift overhead makes this work easier, especially when dealing with aggressive fluids like clutch/brake.

They did mark up the parts to almost retail level, but being the end customer, you kinda have to get used to that. Mazda has a great program for people who race their cars, offering parts at prices even under what the dealers pay for them. Honda doesn’t, quite to my chagrin.

Labor is where I paid most: at $85 an hour, this was a 1.5h job.

What is funny though, when I just go to get the oil done, with the same labor charges and parts priced near retail, it still only costs me $45 or so for the Miata. It’s a 30 minute job at most, if you let the oil drain out for 15 minutes. Makes me wonder what took your dealer the remaining 45 minutes. Triple wax after the car wash?

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