Yeah, I know. I’m not good at keeping track of stuff in my blog.
What was the last thing… ah, yes… HBCI. Never got it working well. I think there is something wrong with the chip card.
Ok, actually I wanted to say that there is a new page logging a project of mine:
http://www.tillamma.de/project-wall-covering/
It’s about an alternative way to cover walls with something that isn’t paint or wallpapers. I’d like to span sheets of cloth and illuminate them with some back lights.
Also, I started to write drafts for other projects I carry around in the back of my mind for quite some time now. I will publish those once I’m pleased with the progress.
Here in Germany we can use FinTS(HBCI) doing online banking. This method is theoretically safer then the most commonly used method using PIN/TAN. PIN/TAN is vulnerable to phishing or attacks by trojans logging key strokes. That, and the fact that I wanted to test the FinTS(HBCI) service forced me to do switch.
The other day I ordered a card reader, namely the Kobil TriB@nk. There are other vendors, for example Reiner SCT, who produce card readers. I searched the web for Linux support of Kobil card readers and found some forum sites discussing the object. Anyhow, after downloading the driers of the card reader from the Kobil website and using “apt-get” (I’m currently using kubuntu) to install the missing libraries (pcsc-lite and ccid) I got stuck with the card reader not working at all.
I used hours in searching the web fore more information. And as time went by I started being frustrated, as the Linux support from Kobil seems to be half-assed. The Reiner SCT card readers seem to have a very good Linux support… *sigh*.
At one point (I wanted to go to bed about one hour before) I made a final attempt. I purged the “libccid” from my system, downloaded the latest source from the developers website, compiled and installed it. Now starting the pcscd and plugging in the card reader finally gave me some usable output. *cheer*
I went to bed with a relief.
To be continued…
I use my powerbook for almost all the work on OSM using the JOSM tool. But starting the Terminal.app, cd’ing into the right directory, typing the command,… is actually a pain in the ass (at least for me 
. Mac OS X is a nice operating system and therefore there should be a nice starter 
. So, i fired up Jar Bundler and IconCompser to build a .app.
I want to verify on the developer list if I’m allowed to bring it online.
Edit: here it is.
I already posted something about the openstreetmap project before. Now some pictures to illustrate the progress:
It shows my work (Elgershausen and some parts of Großenritte) and the work of T2000 and another guy we dont know yet . Oh, before i start explaining all over… follow this link.
Hm,
just to proove I am not only announcing projects but actually do them here are some pictures of my kitchen. I am not done yet… the color is still missing but its an aweful lot of work as the wood is not the best and its the first paint job of that kind I do.
The first picture shows the fresh painted walls and the wooden laths the table top lays on. The other 2 show how it will look like, when it is done… except the color…
Oh… the pictures are pretty crappy, yes. But they give the impression of it, don’t they?
Also based on T2000′s influence i ordered a Jetway IPC Board. This is a mothermoard with mounted 1GHz CPU. The board is made for low noise and low power consumption and therefore perfect for a server project.
T2000 already made a nice case for his server. I suggested to use plastic glas, so he did. Well done, i would say. Lets see how my project will evolve.
Thanks, T2000 for the idea .
T2000 told me about OpenStreetMap, an open source project for providing free street maps and more… well see here.
I ordered a GPS mouse and managed to get it working with my PowerBook using gpsdX and the Prolific drivers to get /dev/tty.usbserial working.
Anyways, its working great and I already uploaded some street information. More will come
Bild (germanys daily trash newspaper), the TV channel ProSieben, BUND, Greanpeace and WWF together with Google initiated an action where people were asked to switch off all their lights for 5 minutes. The target audience were not only private households but also companies and even cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Reason: a sign towards Bali where the world clima conference takes place. And a reminder to everyones duty to help in clima concerns.
The Google front page also got a new design for that reason, see:
kobotroll looks at T2000′s shoes. It is warm and T2000 brought a pair of flip-flops from Australia. kobotroll is totaly confused and is struggleing for word describing this situation.
I just babbled
“flip-flops are the first step towards high-heels…”
kobotroll agreed amused
Everything started with… what a wonder… an idea! After living in my new apartment for more then half a year i finally got an idea on how to design a part of the wallpaper in the stairway. I will paint barcodes over the doors to the diffrent rooms. First one: living room.
6 phases are neccessary:
- tape the area
- tape a set of stripes
- paint stripes white to fill gaps between tape and wall
- paint stripes black (twice)
- take tape for the stripes from the wall, go to phase 2 as long as not all are painted black (Todo: Add a funny joke about “paint it black” from the Rolling Stones)
- look at what you’ve done, man!
Ok, seems fairly easy but having done the first loop i can say: Its an aweful lot of work. The result so far looks pretty promising though.
Some illustrating pictures? Of course! See:
a status update:
Current state: Im not quite done yet. I need to buy a kickass dark red for the last stripe and have to paint a little white and black on spots where the stripe isn’t square enough
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