I borrowed a new book from Amazon today It’s about a Carrington Event that kills all electronics. I have an increasingly difficult time with this scenario. And the reason is that the electronics need to be grounded to be affected. The book starts off (as all EMP books do) with all the cars going dead …
Monthly Archive: September 2013
Sep 21
Chef calculate checksum
I’ve been working with Chef at work and there are several items that I keep looking up. The first of these is calculating the checksum for a file that chef downloads. Since we are doing some customized recipes I keep looking at having to grab a file and check the checksum, although not completely necessary …
Sep 20
What this site is really about
I have not defined what I’m looking to do here but it’s along the lines of getting us off of oil and attempting a smooth transition to renewables. I think it might just be easier than all of us thought even 2 years ago. I’ll try and put up a page that goes over this because the math …
Sep 14
Chef-client fails to complete
FATAL: Net::HTTPServerException: 413 “Request Entity Too Large” A nasty message from the chef-client that was happening because ohai was uploading all of our users and groups. But after configuring the /etc/chef/client.rb file and adding: Ohai::Config[:disabled_plugins] = [“passwd”] Is no longer an issue https://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Disabling+Ohai+Plugins
Peak Oil
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- Forget About Peak Oil - We Aren't Close To Peak Coal Yet - Forbes April 17, 2024Forget About Peak Oil - We Aren't Close To Peak Coal Yet Forbes
- IEA sticks to its forecast that oil demand will peak this decade - Axios April 15, 2024IEA sticks to its forecast that oil demand will peak this decade Axios
- New analysis doesn't see peak oil demand for awhile - Midland Reporter-Telegram April 13, 2024New analysis doesn't see peak oil demand for awhile Midland Reporter-Telegram
- Ep 139: Rationalization and Reinvention: Refiners and the prospects of peak oil - S&P Global April 11, 2024Ep 139: Rationalization and Reinvention: Refiners and the prospects of peak oil S&P Global
- $80-$90 oil, OPEC+ stays whole, peak demand not close | Insights - Bloomberg April 11, 2024$80-$90 oil, OPEC+ stays whole, peak demand not close | Insights Bloomberg
- ‘With demand changing, peak oil can happen soon. Some Indian steel and cement companies are leading the fi - The Economic Times April 11, 2024‘With demand changing, peak oil can happen soon. Some Indian steel and cement companies are leading the fi The Economic Times
- A New Report Tackles The Myth Of Peak Oil - Forbes April 10, 2024A New Report Tackles The Myth Of Peak Oil Forbes
- Energy Researcher: Peak Oil Won’t Happen Before 2030 - Transport Topics April 10, 2024Energy Researcher: Peak Oil Won’t Happen Before 2030 Transport Topics
- Global oil demand to grow to 108 MMbpd by 2030 despite “peak oil” outlook, Enverus reports - WorldOil April 9, 2024Global oil demand to grow to 108 MMbpd by 2030 despite “peak oil” outlook, Enverus reports WorldOil
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