Trolling4Dollars's Journal: I'm baaaaack...

Wow... what a Summer! It's almost over and I haven't had ANY fun yet. At this point, I NEVER EVER want to move again. Granted that when I move, I have to take an entire computer network with me, and usually rewire the entire house because in my price range (low $100s), the electrical can't handle my systems. So the past month and a half has been spent doing the following (yes this is the full laundry list off the top of my head):

1. Removing rotting paneling in the basement
2. Removing old crappy plaster ceiling in the basement
3. My dad completely replumbed the hot and cold water lines in the basement and tied into the existing plumbing on the first and second floor.
4. I ran completely new wiring for the basement, first and second floors. This included new lighting for the basement which really brightened things up.
5. Removed old fucked up fuse box and breaker boxes and installed new 24 circuit 200 Amp panel.
6. Removed all the old ugly wallpaper from the dining room, bedrooms and bathroom.
7. Cleaned, and primed the living room, dining room, and two bedrooms on the second floor
8. Skim coated and patched walls on the first and second floor (still lots more to do)
9. Removed all knob and tube wiring for second floor outlets and lights. as well as basement and attic.
10. Installed new outlets all over the place because none of the rooms had more than three outlets.
11. Installed new ceiling fan/lights in all three bedrooms
12. Installed new ceiling, vent fan/light and canister lighting in the bathroom. They originally had an ugly drop ceiling and fluorecent light there.
13. Installed new phone wiring from the demarc box to the basement for DSL and one cordless phone. I still need to run new phone lines to the rest of the house.
14. Installed RG6 cable and a receptacle in the wall behind the TV for the DirecTV system so that the installer wouldn't just drill a hole through the refinished floor. This also included an additional phone line for the DirecTV box to phone home.

That's all the work I did myself or with my dad's help. I also got the beautiful hardwood floors (white oak) stripped and refinished with a natural clear coat.

The house itself was built in 1914, but at this point it's well on it's way to having 21st century wiring. I stil have to get my network fully installed, but the application server, web/mail/ssh server and firewall are all in place. Thanks to 802.11b my latops serve as thin clients to the application server, so my wife and I have full access to everything we needs again.

I just need to finish the patching/priming on two bedrooms on the second floor and we can move our stuff upstairs. I also still have the attic wiring, furnace wiring, external outlets and lights and some more basement outlets to finish.
Needless to say, I've been VERY busy. I still expect to be busy putting final touches on the house over the next year. There is still a lot of work to be done, but as of last Friday, everything is finally under one roof.

Some pro-Linux "flamebait" for anyone who cares to bite. It came out of a Jabber discussion with a friend of mine regarding computers in general:

"As far as people wanting to do anything they want to with a computer, that's what a computer SHOULD be used for: anything. As long as it's not illegal or unethical, that's a computer's main purpose. But, what a lot of people don't take into account when they start getting into computers is that there is a cost in either money or time. These costs are inescapable. I prefer the time cost because as your knowledge of Linux progresses the time cost dimishes. The money costs for other platforms continually increase in quantity and amount. These days, I only need to spend a minimal amount of time working ON my systems instead of working WITH them. That's one of the many reasons I use Linux in a practical sense".

knob and tube wiring

[slothman32]

You talked about knob and tube wiring. Is that conduits with wires in them or something more sinister or ancient? Did you or anyone you know replace button lightswitches as well? Most people don't like them. I like lever switchs but buttons are interesting just because they are so rare. I even see them on a few shows. As for your "flame," If you like and use Linux then good for you. I use Windows only because I'm used to it so the time aspect is nil. And the money aspect is also zero. I don't know much abou

Re:knob and tube wiring

[Trolling4Dollars]

Knob and tube wiring is an early 20th century style of wiring. It consists of two individual insulated conductors (one for hot and one for neutral) that are routed through the spaces between the studs and joists or through holes drilled in the joists and studs. The "knob" part is ceramic knobs which a wire is wrapped around for support. Usually the knob is nailed into a stud or joist. The "tube" part consists of ceramic tubes that are about 2-4 inches long and are used to line the holes drilled in studs

damn that's busy

[goon]

I prefer the time cost because as your knowledge of Linux progresses the time cost dimishes.

I like to put it another way... the dumber you want to be, the more you have to pay.

Congratulations

[Coniptor]

Congratulations on your new home and I hope you get all your work done.
I completly agree with the last paragraph you ended with and hope your able to finish up all your other work as time permits andstart to enjoy your new house.

I think I saw some where in your profile where you list off what your not or something and included religion or something but I'd still like to say God Bless! None the less. So..
God Bless! =)