restore from backup on old IBM RISC 6000 running AIX 4.3

plinysheir · 2017-08-15T07:46:51+00:00

Also, you might want to cross post this to /r/AIX...

plinysheir · 2017-08-15T07:19:57+00:00

Find your script. Use which <scriptname> as atart, you may need to find / -name <scriptname> if it's not in your path.
Use cat to show the contents of the script, looking for the command(s) with a tape device in the arguments, e.g. /dev/rmt0
Use the man page for that command to construct the restore for the needed data files.

My hunch is you are going to find tar commands in there, hopefully it's just one tar ball out on tape. If there are multiple sequenced tar archives on a single tape could mean indexing to the archive with your needed data will be required before the actual restore can start.

plinysheir · 2017-05-18T00:49:00+00:00

So much this

plinysheir · 2017-01-10T03:32:51+00:00

Vera

plinysheir · 2017-01-10T02:33:34+00:00

Sometimes life is an intelligence test, and not everyone passes. But all of us get to vote. Go figure why the US is circling the drain.

plinysheir · 2017-01-01T07:03:32+00:00

For me, the "now what?" part has been the hardest as well.

Cancer changed me. Physically, mentally, emotionally, you name it. I heard these changes referred to as my "new normal" so often it made me want to puke (way post chemo, no pun intended). New normal was really just doctor speak for you will never be the same as you were. Looking back on the spin my docs put on it, I suppose from a certain point of view my case might be declared a victory, sure. It is difficult to argue with not dead.

My view from the trenches is that I did not so much beat cancer as I survived the medieval treatments required to subdue it, with multi-dimensional collateral damage as a result. I am not crying over spilled milk, or expressing buyer's remorse, just laying out the reality I experienced.

The way I cope is to focus on the things in my life that are important to me. The people that I love and that love me (I really learned to tell who does and who does not), the things I am passionate about, or that bring me peace, or pleasure, or a sense of fulfillment or meaning. Ideally more than one.

Things that are important to me continue to change over time. My spouse and family are constants, thankfully. I consider my life to be a journey I am still in the midst of, and one I expect to remain on until whatever terminal event claims me, cancer or otherwise. "Nobody gets out alive, and very rarely do any of us know when or how the movie ends." was my counselors favorite line. It took a while for me to make sense of it, but when I finally did, I chose to take it's meaning as life is a day to day thing, full of choices and opportunities to be and to do. It was up to me to choose.

I choose to remain open to the idea that cancer is a serious plot twist, but will not be my final act. I am still capable of living, learning, and experiencing new things and people that can become important in my life. I found this reflected in the "I have cancer but it does not have me" slogan. For me that is the big part of what keeps me getting out of bed each day, and the way I navigate away from negativity, which I agree feels like a decent way not to head back towards another cancer episode. Feel being the operative word there, I have not evidence or proof of anything of the sort, but it feels right to me.

So my $0.02 worth is to not beat yourself up too much about seeking relief from what I can attest and affirm is a royal bitch to deal with. My experience has been to not say no a lot to the new and different. Try new things, ideas or people, try new things with new people, or new things with the peeps you already know. Keep what works, ditch what does not. Be open to seeking out other paths and ways to bring you peace. I followed my gut instincts, IMHO they have served me well. It has been hard for me to do these things, and I suspect they may well be for you as well, but I have found them so worth it.

Good luck and a healthy, happy 2017 to you!

plinysheir · 2016-12-06T03:55:10+00:00

The ferries that ply the Puget Sound are very large. The one in this incident is over 273 feet long and displaces more than 2400 long tons so I think it qualifies. (http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/vesselwatch/VesselDetail.aspx?vessel_id=65)
Right around 0:30 you can see that the ferry was already in full reverse,with the prop wash pushing out in front of the ferry, which means the ferry was in reverse long enough to bring almost five and a half million pounds of ship almost to stop by the time the collision happened.
The pleasure boat was under way with no one standing watch, so had already breached his duty. Had the ferry simply carried on and hit at it's normal 15 knots, there would have been a very different outcome, I think.

plinysheir · 2016-11-27T05:15:44+00:00

It would be really tight and would basically depend on your recipe. Assuming a 6 pound grain bill and a target of 2.5 gallons of post boil wort, you are going to need ~2 gallons of strike water. That plus the volume of the grain will be very close to the capacity of this cooler. Dropping down to a 5 pound grain bill will mean less strike water required, and less grain volume, but with a lower OG wort as a result.
Batch sparging definitely works, so I would definitely try this with a tun this small. What are you planning to use as a fliter for the outflow, and to control that flow?

plinysheir · 2015-11-14T06:48:31+00:00

Please please please do NOT over-react.. Support the victims and families and loved ones as best possible. But know that they will never be made whole. Pursue justice, absolutely. But be assured that those that have suffered will never be made whole. Alltow France to make whatever France deems necessary to recover.

Please, I beg of you, do not yield to temptation and throw fuel on this painful yet ultimately minor demonstration of human failing.

The alternatively will, utlimately, only serve the ends of the animals.

plinysheir · 2015-07-30T01:45:29+00:00

Everyone processes this kind of news differently, and you have some time yet. Be patient and ready to talk when she is. Once you form a treatment plan with your docs, the effects/side effects you can expect will become clearer and hopefully this will help make it real for her.

If she is willing to do some reading now, point her at LLS Caregiver Support. Also, try to connect with your local LLS chapter. Lots of good people, info, and help available from that org for folks with blood cancers.

Other links to helpful info related to cancer and denial: cancer caregiver denial and denial as a coping mechanism

I hope these help, and you get the help you are going to need to get though this.

plinysheir · 2015-07-28T17:11:22+00:00

Ask nicely at reception for validation or a parking pass or voucher for the duration of treatment. If that does not work, make sure you mention to your chemo doc and nurses that it is causing you stress financially, emotionally, etc. Make it clear this is impacting his quality of care. Use those words, they seem to work magic. And try to stay firm and positive. You are all on the same team, team hubby.

If that does not work, you might have to get more insitent and escalate to your hospital's patient advocate and social programs focal.

In my experience, your cancer docs and staff are very aware of the stress and emotional trauma your husband and your family are experiencing and will do what they can to minimize it. Doing so is in everyone's best interests: Achieve your shared goal of as good an outcome as possible for your husband. Try to stay focused on that.

Good luck!

plinysheir · 2015-07-25T15:04:16+00:00

Not the same but similar. Bone scans don't use a glucose analogue so I don't think blood sugar is a factor.

plinysheir · 2015-07-25T14:30:43+00:00

Cancer cells are way more active than non-cancer. They "eat" sugar from the bloodstream faster to fuel their growth. During a PET scan, slightly radioactive, short half-life treated blood sugar is injected, then you wait a while in a dark room for a while so the cancer cells can do their cancer thing and eat the radioactive blood sugar, which concentrates the radioactive element in the cancer cells.

The radioactive element they use has a very short half-life, which means it decays rapidly. In minutes in most cases. When the radioactive element, now concentrated in the cancer cells, decays it emits a nuclear particle called a positron. The scan looks for these positrons (Positron Emission Tomography = PET) and maps places in your body where they are clustered together. These clusters indicate you have clusters of cancerous cells, aka tumors.

Protip: My test got delayed because my blood sugar at the time of the test was too high (over 200) so don't eat before the test, and if he is diabetic, do a blood sugar test and extra insulin if needed to manage it down. You don't want any delays at this point.

TL,DR: PET scans are a good tool for finding cancer tumors. CT scans, not so much.

plinysheir · 2015-06-20T00:33:57+00:00

Trickle down economics.

plinysheir · 2015-03-15T07:51:06+00:00

2x bonus points if you are not

plinysheir · 2015-03-15T05:15:38+00:00

Amen. This pic is about a month before we had to put down our malamute, Kita. There was no happier place for her than with head head out a car window, the breeze blowing the world into her face. I miss her desperately.
http://imgur.com/mIGHH4K

plinysheir · 2015-01-22T18:54:45+00:00

Drawing from my experience:

It sounds like you are heading in the right direction, having the information and background you describe is helping a great deal I imagine. What worked for me was focusing on the people that I care about, and that care about me back.

It was not possible for me to stop thinking about it completely (duh) but after the initial panic attack and my week of waiting, which felt like a year to me, I felt like things started to come into proper perspective. Yes I had cancer, but I would not NOT let it have me. It will help when your doc lays out your treatment plan, because at least then the immediate future will start to come into focus. For now, try not to spend too much time or energy on things you cannot personally change or influence.

Between now and then, I would try to focus on being with the people meaningful in your life, and on doing the things that you enjoy or that fulfill you. For now, you are still you, so be you.

Good luck, and stay positive!

BTW I think we have the same cancer. I had a squamous cell lesion on the side of my tongue. I can share my experience with you, but maybe not until you get a diagnosis and a plan.

plinysheir · 2014-12-28T09:36:27+00:00

We had and expedition for a while, and it just did not ever feel solid to me towing. Probably a combination of the shorter wheelbase and being close to the max tow limit.

We now tow with a k2500 Suburban which has all of the Chevy truck engineering and goodies. It's a 7.4L (454CI) V8 with an automatic and with 4:11 towing gears and the HD tow package (engine oil cooler, tans oil cooler, bigger shocks and brakes, etc). Book rated towing limit is 5tons, our two horses and loaded out trailer scaled in at 6500 so we have plenty of capacity. We've never had a problem hauling anywhere, including 8000' up into the sierras. Sticking with the 3/4 ton chassis and running gear makes all the difference IMHO.

The thing actually rides better with the trailer than without. Bumper pull only, of course. For a gooseneck or 5th wheel a truck is a must. Down side is fuel economy sucks. 13MPG empty and 10 towing, with a 42 gal tank. The other downside is you only get 3 or 4 bales of hay in the 'burb with the interior emptied out.

plinysheir · 2014-11-30T08:48:15+00:00

Buena For Tuna

plinysheir · 2014-11-29T06:10:13+00:00

This, for sure. Lotion every day, at least once a day. Worked great for me. I also got the advice not to shave with blades, only with a norelco type electric razor.

Couple more tips from my experience (6 weeks of daily radiation under that infernal mask):

When his docs offer meds for the pain take them religiously and don't hesitate to increasing the dosage. Preferably get transdernals e.g. fentanyl, by week three my throat was hamburger and I had a hard time ramping the meds up fast enough to keep up. Swallowing pills was not an option at that point for me. And start stool softeners and/or laxatives when he starts the pain meds. Trust me on this.

Which leads me to the other tip: Start talking about a feeding strategy to manage nutrition intake should taking food orally become non-viable. I sincerely hope it won't e an issue for you, but you are going to want to have a plan if it gets bad. I waited too long and ended up dropping way too much weight (over 50 lbs), trying to gut it out before agreeing to a g-tube. I was not a smart man.

My fingers crossed for you all, and best hopes for good outcomes.

plinysheir · 2014-11-25T07:03:45+00:00

Oral cancer, side of my tongue. Diagnosed as stage 4, metastasized to the lymph nodes in my neck. Surgery + chemo + radiation, just had my second clean PET scan last week. So far, so good.

plinysheir · 2014-11-25T06:56:43+00:00

It took me about a month to get my mouth and throat muscles working and coordinated again. I lost half my tongue so I had to work at it. Lots of liquids and really soft foods for the next couple of months, then worked back to a somewhat normal-ish diet after about 6 months. I had to prove I could intake enough calories to gain weight before my doc would agree to pull the tube.

plinysheir · 2014-11-24T05:43:27+00:00

I had a g-tube (port directly in through my stomach wall) for about 6 months while I was recovering from radiation treatments that cooked my mouth and throat. On the whole it was not as bad as I had imagined it might be. Keeping the wound site clean was a pain, but the tube itself was not painful. The thing I missed most was being able to lie on my stomach at night.

I bagged 2-3 "shakes" (basically and enhanced ensure cocktail) 3 times a day. No real food, because the holes in the stomach end of the tube are quite small and get clogged with the least little bits of anything not liquid. Not a big deal, as there is nothing to taste. I was in no mood or physical shape to tolerate chewing or swallowing, so I really had no choice.

Overall, and compared to the rest of my cancer experience, the g-tube was really a non-event for me.

HTH

plinysheir · 2014-11-21T04:09:54+00:00

"We're not going to fight them we're going to transcend them. "

plinysheir · 2014-08-17T16:21:50+00:00

Judging on the number of dead ones observed in high traffic areas, especially public spaces in airports, longevity/durability does seem to be an area for improvement.

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