Simple one-liner that I use when I’ve loads of files to add to a subversion repository:
for FILETOADD in `svn stat | awk '{ print $2 }'`; do svn add $FILETOADD; done
‘svn add’ one-liner
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Surprise present for the worlds biggest Victorian Farm fan
S had a lovely surprise today when she opened a parcel addressed to her and it turned out to contain a few goodies* for her birthday from the Acton Scott Working Farm, where the popular BBC Victorian Farm series was filmed.
Cathie had called them up to see if we could have a small birthday visit given how much the kids love the show. Whilst we don’t have a TV they do get to watch the odd DVD and S always reaches for either the Victorian Farm or Tales from a Green Valley (the earlier incarnation).
Unfortunately the visit wasn’t to be as they don’t open to the public until April which was a little disappointing to the birthday girl but that’s all forgotten now as the parcel contained a few goodies and a nice covering letter wishing S a happy brithday.
A round of applause to Shropshire CC (who run the farm), it was a very nice touch.
* note: DVD already ours and book was another birthday present for S courtesy of a local charity shop.
Another stab at sw0p.com
If you spent any time with me between 2007/2008 then you’ll know that I had invested a great deal of time putting together a bartering site called sw0p.
For various reasons (including our moving around the country) the project got shelved but I’ve decided to dust it off and give it another go.
What’s particularly surprising is that nothing has come along to fill the gap. Maybe that’s a sign that there’s no requirement for a tool like this? Maybe, but I think there is so I’m giving it a shot.
If you’re interested then I’ve put a blog post up on the sw0p site giving further information.
Installing bitcoin on Debian ‘squeeze’
Instead of being outdoors I geeked out indoors this weekend and amongst other things installed a Bitcoin daemon on a public facing server so I could have a play with the API/RPC features.
Below I document the steps I followed as it turned out to be slightly more taxing than the usual apt-get install bitcoind
A larch seesaw
Here’s a quick pictorial how-to for making a rudimentary seesaw that we then put into our woodland to help keep the kids entertained.
I started with two bits of larch taken from the woodpile, this cross piece:
and this base:
Little tractor
Picked this up in Pembrokeshire yesterday:
It’s Mitsubishi 180D 4×4 compact tractor with rear digger attachment and a front loader.
I’m getting it to replace the quad which whilst useful at pulling a trailer through the woods isn’t man enough to skid trees as I’d hoped. I also want a PTO and the loader/digger attachments are going to be invaluable for woodland management (digging ponds and drainage) as well as the house build.
It needs some TLC and is rather raggedy around the edges but everything on it (mostly) works OK.
Woodland Shelter finished
We got the woodland shelter finished over the christmas break and tidied up the clearing a bit. It’s now ready for us adding some simple storage space (so we can store teabags etc there) and the final major project is to add a compost loo which I’ll start in Feb.
Alaskan Chainsaw Mill
After a lengthy period of consideration I finally went ahead and invested in an Alaskan chainsaw mill to use to add value (or in Permaculture parlance, obtain the maximum yield) to the small amount of timber we’ll be getting when trying to bring our derelict coppice back to life; bringing in more light and hopefully promoting new growth. As an added benefit we should also be able to use it ad-hoc when building our roundwood house, assuming that the planners give us permission to erect it…
Previously I’d already invested in a second ‘big’ (75cc) saw to help with some of the larger felling and because as a rule it’s a good idea to have second saw when doing forestry related activities (e.g. your saw getting stuck). When I purchased it I had my eye on milling at some point. The recommended size saw for milling is one of the huge 120cc beasts but as I’m not planning to do this professionally and I can’t justify a dedicated milling saw I took the middle ground with this one.
Woodland shelter, phase 1
Sad Tree, Happy Tree
Our new-to-us woodland has a large number of standing dead trees or ones with bits dangerously hanging off.
Whilst I need to wait until autumn proper to kick off the program of works that is rapidly forming in my head, I am slowly racheting my time up at the woods which is no hardship.
Today I attacked the most dangerous tree that we have, part of a rotten Silver Birch that is hanging over the main access space near the entrance.
I converted this:
Into this:
(healthy parts of the tree have been left well alone)
Next on the list is to salvage this Oak bough:
