Hal's Notes

Yes, but where does the electricity come from, Daddy?

2009-04-10T12:29:00.003-04:00

To prevent my Mini-E from being, in actuality, a coal burning car, I have now signed up my JCP&L barn account (the barn is my garage where the wall charger will be) to use clean energy provided by Community Energy, Inc. This choice is part of the NJ CleanPower Choice Program. The clean energy choices are a little confusing in the NJ CleanPower brochure, but the bottom line for me is that I now pay an additional $.02/KWH for my two JCP&L utility accounts so that 100% of my energy usage comes from the Community Energy clean power sources. The mix I selected (despite the text of the message below) was: 50% NJ wind, 49% small scale hydro, 1% NJ Solar.

What this means in practice of course is that JCP&L is obliged (and is independently audited to ensure compliance) to purchase 100% of my electricity usage from Community Energy sources.

Here's a blurb from http://www.njcleanenergy.com/renewable-energy/programs/cleanpower-choice-program/new-jersey-cleanpower-choice-program:

"When you make the CleanPower Choice, electricity is generated from clean, renewable energy sources located in New Jersey and the mid-Atlantic region. Importantly, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities' Office of Clean Energy verifies that renewable energy is delivered into the Mid Atlantic power pool that serves your needs. The more people who sign up for the CleanPower Choice Program, the more renewable energy sources that will be added to the energy mix. Also, each household that participates in the CleanPower Choice Program can avoid over 10,000 lbs. of CO2 emissions per year, which is equivalent to planting 1.35 acres of trees!*"

Kermit and his Kilowatt Kar

2009-01-21T17:44:00.004-05:00

That's right - it's not easy being green, but it's going to become a whole lot easier in April when I get my Mini-E. I was notified today by Morristown Mini that I was one of the lucky 500 in NY/NJ chosen to be able to participate in the field trial being conducted by BMW to test an all electric Mini-E. Unlike lucky Californians who will get their cars in February, us East coasters have to wait till April. Nevertheless, I've already had my picture taken next to a Mini-E. Here it is:

More later!

Yours,
Kermit

Mini E Application Status - Wond'ring Aloud

2009-01-06T12:28:00.002-05:00

I submitted my application on November 20, the day the application process opened. First, the deadline was Dec. 10, then MiniUSA deferred the deadline to Dec. 24. I haven't heard anything back from MiniUSA at all. Not even an email confirmation that my application was received. I'm starting to be worried.

Mini-E application sent in!

2008-11-20T17:50:00.003-05:00

I just completed my Mini-E application. This is MiniUSA's trial of an all electric Mini for a lucky 500 people in the NY/NJ area. They ask in the application for my blog URL so if you MiniUSA folks are reading this, I have two words for you: Pick Me!

Combined mileage when riding a motorcycle during the summer

2008-06-23T10:50:00.004-04:00

I kept track during 2007 of the number of days where I could've ridden a scooter or motorcycle to/from work. I excluded days when I was on vacation, working at home, needed to do errands, or where the weather report called for rain with chance of precipitation >= 50%. According to these rules, I could've ridden a motorcycle to work 59 times in 2007. With a 26 mile round trip, this translates to 26 * 59 = 1534 miles a year.

I also calculated an estimate of the total number of days I commute to work at Florham Park, 26 miles roundtrip. This estimate took into consideration vacation, days when I went to Middletown or elsewhere and working at home one day a week. According to my calculations, I commuted to Florham Park 177 times. This translates to 177 * 26 = 4602 miles.

Finally, I made a rough estimate of the total number of miles I drive in an average year. This one is hard because it depends so much on how many and what kind of long distance road trips I take. For 2008, for example, a number of college visit road trips make this number larger than average. Anyway, I set this number at 10,000 miles but will recalculate for 2008. What is hard to work into these calculations are the miles near home where I now ride my bike. This mileage is probably pretty small, but the savings are disproportionate because of the poor fuel economy experienced on short trips.

So, commuting accounts for less than 50% of my driving, and of commuting, I could expect to ride a motorcycle a little more than one third of the time. To get my overall fuel economy, for 8400 miles a year, I use my automobile mileage figure of 25 mpg (this may be a little low). For 1600 miles, I use the expected motorcycle mileage of 70 mpg:

8400 @ 25 mpg = 336 gallons
1600 @ 70 mpg = 22.86 gallons

Total gallons: 358.86
Average mpg: 27.87

So, I improve my overall fuel economy by only around 3 mpg, and it's still less than what Ellie gets simply driving a Honda Fit all the time (average above 32 mpg). This means I need to a) find other opportunities to ride a motorcycle or bike, and b) drive a more fuel efficient car whenever possible. I'll have a better estimate of automobile miles in 2008.

Why Your Vote Counts in the Democratic primary on 2/5/2008 in Somerset County

2008-02-06T18:03:00.001-05:00

After much sifting through NJ democratic committee documents and calculating vote counts, I think I understand the NJ delegate selection process and have as good a vote count as can be gotten on the web at present (though I'm going to put my librarian friend, Mallary, onto the trail for even better "by delegate district" vote counts). The bottom line is that we may very well have helped Obama get an extra Democratic Convention delegate over Clinton, and, according to the best data I can find, and if I'm right about the county to district allocation, Obama won the race in the ninth delegate district by ***ONE VOTE***. If true, it means we were responsible for Obama getting an extra delegate in the ninth delegate district.

I've double checked my addition - check it out yourself with the explanation below combined with the vote counts at: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2008/by_county/NJ_Page_0205.html?SITE=NJNEWELN&SECTION=POLITICS

So don't let anyone ever tell you that it's not worth the time to cast a vote, even an absentee ballot.

Explanation:
The three of us voted in the ninth NJ delegate district. Like all NJ delegate districts, it is a "paired" district composed of the 16th and 23rd legislative districts. The ninth delegate district is composed of the legislative districts which are composed of Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren counties though the boundaries may not be exact. NJ allocates delegates on a proportional basis. 70 district delegates are allocated according to the delegate district level vote. 37 delegates are allocated proportionally according to the statewide vote. For the 70 delegates, the ninth district is one of only 10 (of 20 total delegate districts in NJ) that has an odd number of delegates allocated. So, if Obama were to have a majority in the ninth district, he would get two delegates while Clinton would only get one. (http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/NJ-D.phtml).

Unfortunately, the Star Ledger vote counts at the above URL list results by county not by delegate district. According to it, Somerset and Hunterdon counties both have a slim majority for Obama. Warren county went to Clinton by a wider margin. All precincts have reported in for all three counties but I don't know if absentee ballots (like Zooey's) have been counted. However, Somerset and Hunterdon counties have many more voters than Warren so even though Obama's margins were less in Hunterdon and Somerset than Clinton's winning margin in Warren, the overall vote counts are what matter. So, after some calculations, I get that Obama got 28,346 votes in the ninth delegate district while Clinton got 28,345.

Here is the relevant excerpt from the New Jersey Democratic State Committee 2008 Delegate Selection Plan pdf at http://www.nj.gov/oag/elections/2008results/08primary-election/2008-Delegate-Slection-Plan.pdf:

The National Convention delegates
and alternates selected at the district-level shall be allocated in proportion to the percentage of
the primary vote won in that district by each preference, except that preferences falling below a
15% threshold shall not be awarded any delegates or alternates.

Subaru Legacy L Wagon coolant loss issue

2007-11-14T11:56:00.000-05:00

6/1/2005, 76,255 miles: Car was purchased.
11/12/2006, 90,308 miles: Coolant replaced without coolant conditioner
11/30/2006, 90,820: Coolant conditioner added improperly to expansion tank, coolant added to expansion tank to bring up to Full level (It's unclear what level it was at when this was done.)
2/24/2007, 93772: Coolant added to expansion tank to bring from Low --> Full
2/25/2007, 93,784: Coolant conditioner properly added by draining 125 ml of coolant from radiator
2/28/2007, 93,849: Coolant down 1" from max level on expansion tank
5/28/2007, 96,767: Radiator pressure test, 23 psi, no signs of leakage
7/1/2007, 98,403: Coolant added to expansion tank to bring from Low --> Full

So, the only truly accurate estimate is that the expansion tank needs to be refilled approximately every 5,000 miles: 98403 - 93772 = 4631 miles. The first refill after 2952 miles was after the coolant conditioner was improperly added to the expansion tank. Next November, should replace coolant again and add coolant conditioner *first* before putting in new Subaru coolant. Maybe take off top radiator hose and add from there to help conditioner get to the heads.

Singer MySQL

2007-10-05T11:39:00.000-04:00

$ mysql -u root -p

Enter password: 84.......

Using tutorial at:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/tutorial.html

For facebook example 4 app (display counter):
mysql> create database menagerie; /* this was name of database in above tutorial */
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> use menagerie;
Database changed

mysql> show tables;
Empty set (0.00 sec)

mysql> create table counter (count INT);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.06 sec)

mysql> quit

Bye

Then, in dbappinclude.php:

$dbhost = 'localhost';
$dbuser = 'root';
$dbpass = '';
$dbname = 'menagerie'; /* the name of the database created in the above tutorial */

Ran into trouble though because the php_mysql package is not installed on singer. Asked SNR to install it or tell me how.

mysql> create database footprints;
mysql> use footprints;
mysql> create table 'footprints' (
--> 'from' int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
--> 'to' int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
--> 'time' int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
--> KEY 'from' ('from'),
--> KEY 'to' ('to')
--> );

HSA vs. FSA accounts - Reimbursable Expenses

2007-10-02T15:29:00.000-04:00

From 2008 Medical Benefits Overview:

If you have both an HSA and an FSA — and you want
to make tax-advantaged contributions to your HSA —
your FSA must be converted to a “limited” health care
FSA, one that reimburses only eligible dental, vision and
preventive care expenses not covered by the medical
plan. (In other words, a “limited” health care FSA
cannot be used to pay for nonpreventive medical
care and services.)

KHP - So any medical preventive care. Not so clear about dental and vision although preventive dental and vision care are good bets for being covered by the limited FSA.

Reading a bit from IRS Publication 969, one can only contribute up to the annual health plan deductible but not more than $5450 (Benefits Update says $5650). My deductible seems to be $2200. So, I can only increase potentially from $1650 to $2200.

More from 969:
Other Health Coverage
You can also have coverage (whether provided through
insurance or otherwise) for the following items.

Accidents
Disability
Dental Care
Vision Care
Long Term Care

Limited-purpose health FSA or HRA. These arrangements can pay or reimburse the items listed earlier under Other health coverage, except long-term care. Also, these arrangements can pay or reimburse preventive care expenses because they can be paid without having to satisfy the deductible.

Adding reverse directive to DFC App Router

2007-09-14T16:44:00.000-04:00

Assume simple subscription ordering for all addresses in a system:

Originating: A-B-C-D
Terminating: D-C-B-A

Scenario 1 - In orig region, application B issues a reverse. We assume that application B has already made the necessary changes to the request to 'swap' the source and target addresses. This can't be the job of the router since it can't change the message. So, let the Source Address = s and the Target Address = t in the request as presented to AR. Algorithm proceeds:

Calculate TermRouteSet(t) = {D,C,B,A}
Calcualte Suffix(B, TRS(t)) where the suffix of a ordered list is those elements in the list that occur after the first parameter. So it's {A} for this scenario.
Proceed as usual.

Scenario 2 - In term region, application B issues a reverse. Source Address = s, Target Address = t. Algorithm proceeds:

Calculate OrigRouteSet(s) = ORS(s) = {A,B,C,D}
Calculate Suffix(B, ORS(s)) = {C,D}
Proceed as usual.

I rediscovered today that reverse support requires that the invoking application be known to the AR. To do this, I'll have to either add a parameter to the state information or, more easily, change the way the route set is stored to keep the current application in it until the AR is invoked again.

Changing ECLIPSE workspace JRE and Java compiler setting

2007-09-12T14:11:00.000-04:00

I wanted to upgrade my ECLIPSE workspace to use Java 5 by default rather than Java 1.4.2. I changed my JAVA_HOME and JDK_HOME env vars but that didn't help. When creating a new project, ECLIPSE continued to pick up the 1.4.2 JRE as seen under Project...Properties. The JRE preference seems to be at the workspace not project level. To change the JRI, Window...Preferences. Open up the tree under 'Java'. Choose "Installed JREs". If there's only one there, you can't remove it. Click 'Add...'. Browse to the base directory of the Java installation, e.g. /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_08. Give the JRE a name and click OK. This adds the new JRE to the list of JREs available. To select it as the default JRE, it must be checked in the Installed JREs window.

But that's not all. I still couldn't add statements that used the new enum type even after doing all the above. In addition, one must make a change to the workspace for the compiler: Window...Preferences. Click on 'Compiler' - don't expand the tree. On the page in left pane, change the Compiler compliance level to 5.0.
I'm not sure, but I assume that the '5.0' choice wouldn't have even been there if I had not changed my JDK_HOME and JAVA_HOME env vars already.

Cantata nightly build and approuter build

2007-09-12T10:32:00.000-04:00

Occurs on dart.research.att.com. Java 1.4.2 build occurs under uid, bbcbuild while Java 1.5.0 build occurs under uid, cantatabuild.

Java 1.4.2 Build
Checks out cantatabuild module under HEAD/cantatasrc
then,
$ ant all
in HEAD/cantatasrc/build

Java 1.5.0 Build
Checks out cantatabuild module under HEAD_java5 /cantatasrc
then,
$ ant all
in HEAD/cantatasrc/build

The fetch target checks out the various modules including EChartsCPL and SipServletAppRouter.
The compile target builds all the modules. To build just the SipServletAppRouter module,
From top level directory (one above SipServletAppRouter),
$ cvs co cantatabuild
$ cd build
$ ant copy-servlet-jarsBuildfile: build.xml

copy-servlet-jars:
[copy] Copying 1 file to /home/khp/Projects/CantataApps/lib
[copy] Copying 1 file to /home/khp/Projects/SipServletAppRouter/lib
[copy] Copying 1 file to /home/khp/Projects/CantataApps/lib
[copy] Copying 1 file to /home/khp/Projects/SipServletAppRouter/lib

BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 0 seconds

This copies both sipservlet.jar and servlet.jar to SipServletAppRouter/lib directory.

However, while this allows ant to resolve the dependencies needed for the SipServletAppRouter build, it does not, by default, enable ECLIPSE to do the same. However, an ECLIPSE project can be created from an ant build file. You'll see this option when using File...New...Project in ECLIPSE. However, Tom believes that external changes to the build.xml file will not be automatically incorporated into the ECLIPSE project.

Jensen MySQL

2007-09-10T13:04:00.000-04:00

$ mysql -u root -p
Enter password: su.......

Using tutorial at:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/tutorial.html

For facebook example 4 app (display counter):
mysql> create database menagerie; /* this was name of database in above tutorial */
mysql> use menagerie;
mysql> show tables;
Empty set (0.00 sec)

mysql> create table counter (count INT);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.06 sec)

Dell Ubuntu vs. Build it Yourself

2007-09-07T21:27:00.000-04:00

Now that Dell will sell you a Desktop machine with Linux, I was curious if one could still build a machine oneself cheaper than buying one from a vendor like Dell. Heretofore, I maintained that building one was always cheaper primarily because the vendor was paying Microsoft for the Windows license. When the intended OS is Linux, this is throwing money away and contributing to the evil empire.

I first configured a basic Dell Inspiron 530N:

PROCESSOR	Intel®Pentium® dual-core processor E2140 (1MB L2,1.60GHz,800 FSB)	edit
OPERATING SYSTEM	Ubuntu Desktop Edition version 7.04	edit
MONITORS	No Monitor	edit
MEMORY	1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs	edit
HARD DRIVE	160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™	edit
OPTICAL DRIVE	48X CD-RW/ DVD Combo Drive	edit
VIDEO CARD	128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8300GS	edit
SOUND CARD	Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio	edit
KEYBOARD & MOUSE	Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Optical USB Mouse	edit
FLOPPY & MEDIA READER	No Floppy Drive Included

Total cost: $379

Then I went over to newegg.com and chose the cheapest components I could find that matched the above. I did this even when the user reviews were somewhat bad and would've caused me to buy something more expensive.

Here's what I came up with:

Linkworld 3210-04-C2628 Black/ Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Item #: N82E16811164040 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy	$27.99
	Maxtor STM3160215AS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Item #: N82E16822144454 Return Policy: Limited 30-Day Return Policy		$46.99
	PNY VCG8400SXPB GeForce 8400GS 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail Item #: N82E16814133203 Return Policy: Limited 30-Day Return Policy	$10.00 Mail-in Rebate	$69.99
	LG Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model GDR-H30NK - OEM Item #: N82E16827136126 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy		$17.99
	Crucial Ballistix 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory Model BL12864AA663 - OEM Item #: N82E16820146558 Return Policy: Memory (Modules, USB) Return Policy		$51.99
	ECS 945GCT-M (V1.0) LGA 775 Intel 945GC Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Item #: N82E16813135051 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy	-$5.00 Instant $10.00 Mail-in Rebate	$54.99 $49.99
	Intel Dual-Core E2140 Allendale 1.6GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E2140 - Retail Item #: N82E16819116037 Return Policy: Processors (CPUs) Return Policy		$75.99
Subtotal:			$340.93

Total Cost: $340.93

I disregarded taxes and shipping because I believe they would be comparable. So the Dell is $40 more. Bear in mind that the Dell comes with a keyboard and mouse and a 1 year warranty.

So, what's my new take on this: Only build yourself if you already have some number of components lying around and can save money by not buying everything.

Fighting NATs and firewalls

2007-09-06T08:48:00.000-04:00

Trying to get apache and PHP5 up on home machine to host some baby facebook applications. packard runs Fedora Core 3 which has PHP4 - too old, too hard to update. Jensen is running Fedora Core 5 which has PHP 5.1 - start there. In meantime, work on bringing up CentOS 4.5 on edsel. Then use yum to update its PHP 4 to PHP 5.1 as follows:
yum --enablerepos=centosplus update php*. Still need to bring up mysql on edsel.

After much strife, got "Hal's Test Application 1" to work. FIOS seems to block port 80 so I'm running on port 5080 on digimojo.dyndns.org. Gotta love dyndns.

1990 Accord Appraisal

2007-07-09T22:09:00.000-04:00

According to edmunds.com, average condition, 104,000 miles, light blue, automatic transmission: $1170. I used 'average' condition this time because of new dent in hood.

1996 BMW 318ti Maintenance

2007-07-06T21:56:00.000-04:00

Records from Mike Yang are incomplete according to him.

DATE	Mileage	Cost ($)	Description
1/29/99	32,128	177.37	Oil and filter change, 4 wheel alignment, wiper insert replacement, replacement idle control valve (warranty), replace both O2 sensors (warranty); Work peformed at JMK, Route 22 East
7/13/00	44,047	75.61	Replace window regulator clips (warranty), oil and filter change, wiper insert replacement, replace C/S molding on outside of car, Work @ JMK
9/15/00	44,546	1647.00	Repair body from collision with deer: replace bumper cover, lic. bracket, grille, RT headlamp housing, air baffles, pull nose straight ($500 deductible); Work @ JMK
10/4/01	56,234	558.73	60K general maintenance: oil and filter change, wiper insert replacement, w/w fluid, replace air cleaner, replace micro filter, service rear differential, replace battery, replace fan and V-belts; Work @ JMK
6/6/03	73,092	367.86	oil and filter change, replace front brake pads, sensors and rotors; Work @ JMK
10/30/03	77,164	417.12	mount, balance four P185/65 HR15 Bridgestone Potenza (POZ) tires, replace valve stems, dispose of old tires; Work at McLaughlin's Auto & Tire Center, Berkeley Heights, NJ, tires purchased at Tire Rack, South Bend, IN
5/21/04	83,000	55.22	oil and filter change
5/21/04	83,000	16.63	emblem purchased
5/2/05	92,211	303.21	Replace rear rotors, sensors, pads, oil and filter change; Work at Gogel Tire Company, East Hanover, NJ
5/3/05	92,291	113.59	Flush brake fluid, lubricate steering wheel; Recommendations: 90K maintenance, power steering pump, instrument cluster bulb, bumper scrapes, windshield crack, scratches on passenger side quarter panel, trunk, driver's door, passenger side front bumper cover missing (?); Work at Rolf's, Summit NJ
1/17/07	107,280	339.80	Mount and balance four new BF Goodrich P185/65R15 88T tires, 70,000 mile warranty, replace rubber valve stem
6/6/07	108,145	0.00	Ownership transfer to Hal Purdy from Ping-Fai Yang
6/11/07	108,155	216.24	Diagnose CEL and Transmission Fault lights - found engine light on due to load measurement fault (154) and a throttle position fault (117), trans light on due to TPS fault (154). Test TPS and found voltage readings incorrect. Remove and replace Throttle Position Sensor, clean air cleaner box of insulation debris, clear computer of all fulat codes; (Eurosport of Westfield, Westfield NJ)
7/7/07	108,282	2.00	Inspect front brakes - rotors good, pads at 4mm; Inspect rear brakes - rotors good though not all rust gone yet, bleed both rear calipers with new DOT 4 brake fluid; Diagnose w/w fluid problem with right side nozzle - nozzle broken where plastic inlet tube joins nozzle; Inspect power steering pump - signs of slight leak on hose - wipe clean for future examination (khp)

1989 Saab 900 Turbo Maintenance

2006-09-21T12:02:00.000-04:00

DATE	Mileage	Cost	Description of Work
9/14/1989	0		1989 Saab 900 Turbo 3 Door Delivery: Invoice: $23795, Metallic Paint: $485, Destination: $359, Total: 24,639 VIN: YS3AL35L7K3021079
11/8/1989	900		1,000 mile service: oil & filter change, gear oil replaced; APC solenoid, low power, R & R pressure transducer (W = Warranty), Floor mats installed
3/23/1990	3,579		Oil and filter change, Rattle reported: tightened rear suspension; intermittent relay replaced (W)
8/1/1990	7,562		7,500 service complete, Idle surge reported: reset base idle, replaced A/C motor; adjust trunk latch; Rattle on bumps reported: Retighten rear suspension; adjust turbo boost
10/5/1990	9,629		Oil and filter change
2/18/1991	14,270		Oil and filter change; Check brakes - OK; Left passive belt won't let driver out, test system, ordered; New L/F door latch; coolant leak - Replaced water pump
5/23/1991	16,731		15,000 service; Driver's seat belt switch replaced; seat back release handle replaced; new wipers installed; low fuel indicator stays on - replace fuel transmitter
9/17/1991	19,521		Oil and filter change, Checking noise from APC solenoid: R& R transducer; Retrieve gold earring from under emergency brake; hatch rattle reported - adjust latch
5/8/1992	24,785		Oil and filter change, Replaced front brake pads
8/24/1992	27,210		Balance wheels; Replaced right passive belt relay
11/17/1992	28,910		30,000 Service, Oil and filter change; Rattle under car reported: Needs sway bar bushings; Fasten door moldings
9/29/1993	35,241		Oil and filter change; Antenna inoperable - replaced antenna mast; Heater motor blows fuses - replaced fuse, works; Remove and straighten skid plate; undercarriage OK; Replace front lower stock bushings
4/28/1994	39,050		37,500 Service, Oil and filter change; Stumble at idle reported - Clean throttle housing, Clean fuel pressure regulator
6/21/1994	40,830		Blower motor replaced, 30 amp fuse replaced
11/16/1994	45,198		Antifreeze replaced?; Oil and filter change; Replace battery; Move front to rear and replace rear tires; Rattle under car reported: adjust exhaust; Replace rear brake pads; Replace sway bar bushings
5/10/1996	57,331		Oil and filter change; Wheel bearing issue reported (?) - OK to wait to 60K; throttle linkage reported to back off more than normal when take foot off gas - R & R turbo bypass valve
2/12/1997	62,737		60,000 service: oil and filter change, fuel filter replaced, distributor cap, rotor, plugs, wires, air filter, coolant replaced, No clutch pressure reported - R&R clutch assy and master cylinder [not a replacement of clutch just hydraulics];
9/17/97	???		Oil and filter change; State inspection
1/21/1998	69,850		Oil and filter change; Exhaust reported very loud - Replace front pipe, center pipe, muffler (aluminized, warranty), tailpipe
9/4/1998	75,494		State inspection
11/4/1998	76,745		75,000 service: Oil and filter change, washer jet valve; Oil pressure sending unit switch replaced; Mount and balance four new tires - 195/60 MXV4; Replace all belts (three); Replace front motor mount
3/22/2000	86,443		82,500 service: Oil and filter change, PCV hose replaced, license plate bulb replaced; Tail pipe and hangers replaced; Left CV boot replaced
8/31/2001	94,655		State Inspection, failed first time for NOx, then passed
9/9/2001	~94,000		Four new Michelin MXV4 P195/60 R15 tires installed
9/24/2001	95,355		95,000 Service: Oil and filter change, fuel filter, air filter, distributor cap, rotor, wires, plugs, replace antifreeze; Odometer reported intermittent - no problem found; Drivers left front vent stuck - freed up; Front brake pulsation reported - 50% left on pads; Stall when car is warm reported - could not reproduce; Oil leak - replace valve cover gasket
7/8/2002	101,240		Car runs hot - cooling fan inoperable - Brought car up to top temp - fans did not come on. Jumped fan switch and ran car for awhile longer, engine continued to heat up. Radiator was hot on bottom and cold on top - Replaced radiator, thermostat, thermostat seal, and fan switch
9/12/2002	100000 (sic)		New Battery: Diehard WTHNDLER Grp 26
7/7/2003	105014		Replace front brake pads, rotors, rear brake pads, rotors; Replace front oil seal; Replace washer jet valve; Replace antenna mast; Major service: Oil and filter change, fuel filter replaced, air filter replaced, distributor cap, rotor, wires, replace antifreeze, replace spark plugs; Replace all belts (three), Replace left front CV joint and boot; Replace clutch, flywheel refaced, t/o bearing replaced, clutch hose, (clutch) master cylinder replaced
9/22/2006	105094		Lorinda gives car to me.
9/28/2006	105100	$29.00	Voltage regulator replaced
9/28/2006	105106	$75.00	Driver's side turn signal lens assembly replaced
9/29/2006	105107	$16.05	Wiper blades replaced
10/10/2006	88,036	$267.45	Odometer/speedometer head replaced. Speedo head gotten from Goldwing Saab Recyclers for $125.00; work done by Tibor Ambrus at Swedish Car Service; 5 bulbs replaced in console and dash; A/C compressor diagnosed as bad; Approximately 236 miles put on car before this odometer installed so starting odometer reading can be estimated as 87,800
10/11/2006	88,060	$77.50	NJ Inspection - pass; work done at Prestige Auto
10/22/2006	88,131	----	Tighten alternator belts.
11/16/2006	88,500	$823.22	Left front fender replaced; fender gotten from Goldwing Recycled Saab Used Parts; installation and painting done by Showcase Auto Body in Somerville
11/17/2006	88,554	----	Driver's side automatic seatbelt motor attempts to engage every 10 seconds, draining battery. Driver's side motor disabled by removing left most relay under back seat on driver's side; relay left next to its socket
11/18/2006	88,569	----	1/3 quart oil added
12/3/2006	88,790	$280.00	New stereo installed: Dual receiver, Kenwood rear speakers, Polk front speakers, wire harness. Components bought at Crutchfield.com
12/6/2006	88,844	$88.76	Interstate Megatron battery installed; battey bought at Highview Garage
12/9/2006	88,950	$9.00	Polk front speakers installed (cost included above); Secured aux input port; installed plastic pocket ($9) where equalizer used to be
2/24/2007	89,842	----	Tightened A/C compressor and P/S belt; tighten alternator belt
3/24/2007	90,244	$28.00	Reverse gear repaired; Reverse gear wouldn't engage, grinding noise heard. After consultation at saabnet, found link to "Reverse Gear Modification in 900 5 speed transmission" at townsendimports.com. Drained manual transmission oil, removed dipstick plate, performed modification as per instructions, replaced dipstick plate gasket sealed with Permatex anaerobic gasket sealant. Refilled transmission case with Redline MTL manual transmission oil, 2.8 quarts. Reverse gear engages beautifully!
4/1/2007	90,423	$3.20	Headliner fabric pinned up with "twist pins" from Michael's Craft Store
5/4/207	90,607	$136.10	Replace heater control valve with OEM valve bought at eeuroparts.com. replace brake switch that shorted out and fried itself when coolant got into it.
5/7/2007	90,664	----	Reseated right dash console illumination bulb to make it light

2007 Honda Fit Sport order

2006-09-08T13:18:00.000-04:00

Ordered Honda Fit from Dave Pardee over the phone today. Quoted price including MSRP (no discount or premium), delivery, doc fees, taxes, registration: $17,252.75.

DFC Application Router supporting reverse

2006-07-24T15:19:00.000-04:00

DFC algorithm specifies that feature boxes are marked as reversible. Then, one can verify that if A,B, and C are fbs subscribed to address a in order in originating region, then C,B,A appear in that order in terminating region for address, a. To verify this property in advance for the JSR289 DFC App Router implementation is difficult:

With regular expression based subscription, it's hard to know that the above property is met for the universe of addresses.
Unlike DFC, originating and terminating addresses are not natively 'comparable'.

So, simplify:

Application D issues a reverse with address, r
Two cases.

r subscribes to D in the other region. Compute route set of r, RS(r). D is in RS(r). Take RSR(r) = Suffix(RS(r), D) which is the list of applications higher in priority than D. [What about applications that have no ordering relationship with D? - They are arbitrarily included or not included?]
r does not subscribe to D in other region. Compute route set of r, RS(r). D is not in RS(r). Let RRS(r) = RS(r). No fanciness trying to determine a suffix of RS(r) based on inferred order of D within RS(r) - too complex.

CVS

2000-07-09T21:42:00.000-04:00

CVSROOT=:pserver:khp@renfrew:/local/ECLIPSE

$ cvs co -c
gives all modules in alphabetical order. 'co' is shorthand for 'checkout'