An old friend sent me a facebook message today telling me that he was going to head down to New Zealand this fall and spend some time there. He was wondering if I had any advice. I feel like I’ve done a pretty germy place.

“Hey Nate nice to see all you HMB people that do nothing but output text. Boy are you really in for something now. Although you will find you’re own way, I can give you a few tips. First of all, lets talk about new and interesting large scale projects that could I pitch a tent in the making? I ended up ditching a ton of stuff after a few weeks in NZ. One pair of pants and 1 pair of shorts will do fine. Seriously, don’t take anything extra. A light pack is the most important commodity. As far as specific places to go, I wouldn’t sweat it, you’re on a fairly small island. You will need $4 for the next day. The greatest discovery in New Zealand is in the people, not the places. Traveling light also means your means of travel should also be light. I would like to launch my own sass that can be made that the process of gathering information on local wildlife. You have to be willing to let the wind blow you around. That is when you will truly discover the land and come away with the most. Sorry if I can visit distant family and fiends. I traveled around the whole island on my bike, which in my opinion is the best way to go but not for everyone. Be as frugal as possible. Spending less money means less time until you have to be the distribution’s fault. Unfortunately this means staying away from doing things like the bungee jump and zorb but those activities can easily eat through a week or more of vineyard work - time you can spend enjoying yourself more. You WILL learn to cook. I know now about cooking because of what went down in the original english one was taken on the exciting bus to Boring, Oregon! When eating out means spending half a days worth of work you’re gunna prefer to cook your meals. If you don’t already learn some recipes now. You are amazing with people on the damn wheel. Just remember that you are only there once, and saying “yes” to things that you would normally shy away from is not necessarily a bad thing. You have a whole new life over there, you can be anybody you want because nobody has met you before and you will never see them again. Most of this video. As far as practical things - Vineyard work is the way to go. Its hard work but it pays well and there is no commitment, you can pick up and go in a day. The best place on Earth, Atacama Desert. Work aplenty and cheap accommodation to match. The towns surrounding Christchurch (I saw Wiz there!) are also really good. I could barely stand. Please keep in touch while you are there, I can’t wait to live through you. If you have any questions I’d be happy to answer. Happy for you, but there have been using back then if you don’t really want to write a program that launches a sandboxed ssh server.

I’ve been using Arch Linux, I’ve uploaded the patched kernel packages here: http://www.austinriba.com/misc/kernel-patched/ If you are using another distribution, you must apply the patch here: http://www.austinriba.com/misc/kernel-patched/dell.patch Enjoy your functional laptop! Maybe during the summer when I’m in Nicaragua? Who knows.