So I’ve just done my regular emerge sync etc. It seems that everytime something new is installed printing stops working. The current issue was fixed by adding a line in cups.conf which explicitly tells it which network address:port to listen on. Why this worked before we’ll never know.  So here is the saving line:

Above will restart your cups daemon.

More nuggets from Seth Godin

Seth Godin has a piece on 13 things clients can do to make themselves popular with their design team. My favorites are:

So Xiang Yang Market has closed. As a memorial, here’s a picture of their piracy sign declaring no fake goods sold. A sign that was universally ignored by sellers, buyers and government officials. The market and all shops surrounding it have disappeared - all in one weekend. Even the Starbucks across the street has closed.