I was getting this message with Gentoo’s (Linux) 2004.3 livecd:

Started device management daemon v1.3.25 for newroot/dev
>> Attempting to mount CD:- /newroot/dev/cdroms/cdrom0

BusyBox v1.00-pre7 (2004.07.21-17:47+0000) Built-in shell (ash)
Enter ‘help’ for a list of built-in commands

/bin/ash: can’t access tty; job control turned off
/ #

I figured out the fix was on bootup to specify ide=nodma on boot, so the full command is
gentoo ide=nodma

This allows it to boot (took me about a half hour to figure out).

Due to my paranoia with laptops causing infertility in men, I recently purchased a USB powered notebook cooler pad with 28 CFM air flow and two 1500 rpm fans operating at 25 dBA.

It runs very quietly and eliminates the heat and possibly burnage on my laptop when working on it. Previously I couldn’t work on my laptop for anything longer than 2 hours or so because it just got too hot, but I was doing homework for about 5 hours on it tonight. It works great.

I received an e-mail from an HP recruiter:

Dear UP EECS Students:

We want to hire a full time student as an ongoing intern who would work at
HP in Vancouver during the school year.

I have attached a document with the job requirements. We are looking for
a student with strong computer hardware and software background, with key
strengths in a Linux/UNIX environment and databases. Our search is
focused on Computer Science and Computer Engineering students at junior
level or above (including graduate students). Candidates from other
disciplines or lower levels at school would only be considered if they
demonstrate exceptional strengths in the required areas.

All resumes should be directed to me at emailremoved@hp.com.

Thanks,

Sarah

so I responded

Sarah-

I received an e-mail saying that you were interested in hiring a full time student as an ongoing intern who would work at HP in Vancouver during the school year.

I am a full time Junior at University of Portland with a double major in Computer Science and Mathematics. I live in NW Vancouver and drive by the HP campus in SE Vancouver about once a week visiting ffiends and family; it looks like a great place.

I read the ‘intern req.doc’ attachment and I feel as though my skills perfectly match the requirements.

I have attached my resume. Alternatively, it is also available at http://raydehler.com/resume.doc.

Thanks for your consideration!

Ray Dehler

I added a favicon for raybdbomb.com/raydehler.com:

I cropped it from a bigger picture and the quality is not that great, but it’s better than the default.

I added another class to my class list for Spring 2005. I had to give up a database technician job I was doing for $9/hour in my spare time, but it was a class I really wanted to take.

CS445 – Networking – 3 credits

Putting the total to 19 semester credit hours, my largest semester yet. I enjoy most of my classes *cough* this semester, so althought it will be my toughest, it will be worth it.

Updated class list:
MTH402 – Real Analysis II
MTH404 – Complex Variables
MTH345 – Number Theory
CS452 – Compiler Design
CS445 – Networking
CS352 – Programming Languages
CS392 – Advanced Programming Techniques

wheee