Monthly Archives: February 2014

set up IRC server using irssi

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http://quadpoint.org/articles/irssi/
and
http://www.antonfagerberg.com/archive/my-perfect-irssi-setup/
should get you started
I am using auto away and hilight
this does send push away_messages to iOS
http://clockwork.fr/2012/04/push-irssi-away-messages-to-your-iphone/
however the push service cost $$$ and bittlbee is not what I want…
http://www.bitlbee.org
basically something that should trigger my pebble would be nice :)
like this:
https://irssinotifier.appspot.com/
now I only need an android phone

alternative for @work:
In irssi:
/set bell_beeps on
/set beep_msg_level MSGS NOTICES DCC DCCMSGS HILIGHT

And in putty:
Go to Terminal -> Bell in the settings, and set “Taskbar/caption indication on bell” to Flashing or Steady (whichever you prefer).

last thing: in screen session housing irssi: Ctrl-A > Ctrl-G (enable audible bell!)

then chose > flashing window or system sound

this is till I have an android phone

URL logger to mysql? > irssi_url_logger

depression prevention

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recently I got trapped in one of my “downward spiral” thought patterns while having fun which was a not so pleasant experience… back then when I was in therapy for depression I tought myself some methods for detecting and getting rid of unpleasant thoughts – I used the image of a “black dog” (W. Churchill used that image) so all I had to do was “make the black dog go away”
this did not work last week.
Luckily a friend who has a couple more psychological issues was nearby and recognized my thoughs and the mood I was drifting into.
He gave me a new method to get rid of the “black dog” – did you read Harry Potter? The Patronus charm?

“…will work only if you are concentrating, with all your might, on a single, very happy memory.”

that’s it – even easier than the “black dog” method
It worked instantly because instead of concentrating on something unpleasant (the black dog) I was now concentrating on something which already has a positive bias.

Thank you, you know who you are!