2020-01-09

Arnd

I spent the morning re-learning potent curses in a couple of languages. This was because my task was to attach 2 cables to the rear of the SSB radio so that I could connect my brand new Pactor P4dragon Modem to it. The SSB is installed deep inside under the floor and can’t be seen but only felt. I located the plugs by touch and spent an hour trying to get the DB9 plug to seat but only managed to bend the pins! In the end I removed the radio unit from the mounting (4 big screws) and took the 10 seconds required to put the 2 plugs in, then spent over an hour trying to line up those same 4 screws so I could re-attach the SSB. I used this time to remember and use the expletives mentioned at the top of this page…

I picked up the framed picture and mounted it using some heavy-duty removable Velcro strips that should hold it in place even in heavy seas and the picture looks nice on the starboard side, the bright colors complementing the subdued copper diving pelican on the port side (the pelican is also an Aragorn artwork).

Original hosting provider breaks my old website

My old hosting company, who will remain unnamed although their name starts with “go” and the end rhymes with “baddy”, changed their software with little notice and the original SV-ZANSHIN.COM site stopped working overnight.

Every. Single. Page.

So I’ve transitioned to another provider. These original pages have been migrated, but all the formatting and other features are gone and the will still contain numerous display issues and formatting anomalies.

The manual effort of conversion is too much and not worth the effort involved. Over 1000 blog diary pages like this one are going to remain in this condition. The pictures are full-scale, but won’t expand when clicked. But you can can copy them to view them in their original splendour.