I came across this bug ages ago on my RedHat systems and several times in the past week.
$ cd /mnt/dos/photos
$ du -csh
du: fts_read failed: Stale NFS file handle
Segmentation fault
$ ls
ls: .: Stale NFS file handle
Here’s a detailed RedHat bug report where Alan Cox supplied a fix way back in May this year. Why the 2.4 kernel in Debian Linux still shows this bug happening is a mystery to me!
I do have 2.6 installed as well but I had to drop to 2.4 to burn some CDs. I can’t remember if I saw this happening there too.
JPSPAN – XMLHTTP PHP to Javascript library
Andylim.com Photography Basics
Here’s a basic introduction to digital photography. it’s nicely illustrated, if a little short.
If you’re buying a digital camera, do consider the cost of buying the necessary accessories as well:
Sufficient Storage Media
These come in various formats, eg. Compact Flash (CF), Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick and many others. Usually the one that comes bundled with the camera is insufficient. I suggest a minimum of 2GB for a 6 megapixel camera, or 4GB for 10 megapixels. The more megapixels, the faster your storage media will fill up.Spare Battery
Not absolutely necessary but handy since digicam batteries drain notoriously fast. If your camera uses a proprietary lithium battery, you need to get at least an extra one. If it uses AA batteries, get rechargeable spares which are cheap compared to lithium. AA batteries are also easily available even in remote areas, though you’d probably only find non-rechargeable types when on an island vacation.CD or DVD writer
This is because digital cameras don’t produce negatives like film cameras do. So you’ll need a way to backup your precious photos, in case your hard drive crashes.
Cool comic book-like effect in Photoshop
Rick discovered a Photoshop technique that creates a nice effect in images. He’s got a very colourful example on this page too! It sort of reminds me of my cartoonizing efforts with the GIMP.
Photo Marketing #1
This is part 1 in a series on marketing and selling your images. It’s intriquing that it might really be worth my while dusting off images I have on my PC at home and sending them to stock photo agencies!
Do I have 1,000 or 10,000 “marketable” images? I dunno. I certainly have well over 10,000 images but they’re not all up to scratch!
GIMP Stuff
‘Sepoina graf-ix’ filter application examples for gimp 2.0 – nice looking effects along the lines of some of the effects I did manually previously.
Photoshop-ish Keyboard Shortcuts for The Gimp 2.0/2.1 – If you’re coming from Photoshop then this’ll be handy. TBH, I think efforts like this are half-way houses. It’s better in the long run to be immersed in the culture of workings of an adopted culture/process than bring forward old conventions. Makes it much easier to work with the new community.
Crash in Tower
Spotted on the way to work. The wreck was gone by the time I passed by on the way home yesterday evening. It’s a long straight road at that point..
WordPress Multiuser – Dec 10th snapshot
Only a few days since the last release this one should fix many or hopefully all the problems with missing pages, archives not working, etc.
The mod_rewrite rules have been significantly updated in this release.
Go to the download page for more info and links.
ACP – Why I don't like LOMOgraphy
LOMOgraphy is all hype and profit apparently. I’d never heard of it before a few weeks ago, and associated it with high-contrast, high-saturation photography. Interesting.
How to Shoot IR
How to Shoot IR – good introduction to the subject, evening with a note about the Sony F707’s night-shot mode..