Hooray for default passwords!

One of my profs asked me earlier today if I could fix his copier so that it would again scan documents to PDF and email them.

I told him I'd need to find out the passwords for the copier, and he said he'd check.

I went back to my office and decided to try the defaults. After a quick database search to find out the IP number, I determined that yes, the copier is still on the default settings. Took a look around, didn't find the setting I wanted, so I went over to his office, talked to his secretary, who couldn't find the note with the key operator code on it. We called the service guys (because I know that they can make the copier tell us what it is), who suggested that we try the default KeyOp code, and it worked too.

After that, it was fairly simple to fix the problem (the sender email was broken because the guy who owned the alias is no longer with the college).

Basic silliness

Jackie (the cat) has been trying to eat all of the plants lately, including the Draconis that we've finally gotten to grow to a respectable near-tree-like height.

In order to save the houseplants, I filled a 15" planting tray with potting soil and grass seed about a week ago, and set it on the counter (it then moved to on top of the fridge to get it out of the way). Water daily, and today (or, maybe, yesterday) it started to sprout. teeka noticed today that it was sprouting, but the grass was white due to lack of sun, so she moved it to the sink (under the window), and then proceeded to tell me that every time she looks, the grass in the tray is taller.

Now, because she asked for it, I'm shooting time-lapse pictures of the tray of dirt. In a few hours I'll download the card and see if you can tell any difference over the course of the run. I might let it run all night, but if I do that, I'll increase the interval time (from its current 2 minutes).