Frustrated by UML

I recently have been experimenting with User Mode Linux. My goal is to be able to run some of my tests on my local machine without needing to setup a whole EC2 instance.

At the same time I am evaluating the possibility of using UML on my instance to separate out the various services.

The main problem I am having at the moment is with the networking. Although I am able to connect to the host machine, I seem to be unable to create a route to the rest of the network.

They were once so shiny...

I was just looking at this picture of my pipes. I had forgotten how shiny they were when I first got them. Now the brass has started to develop a patina so it is quite a bit duller and a little splotchy in places.

The patina is actually desirable (for a lot of pipers) as it makes the pipes look antique. We would probably all play 100-year-old sets if we could.

The wood (which is cocobolo - a type of rosewood) has also darkened considerably since I got the set. The maple in the mainstock hasn't changed much though, nor have the mounts. There is a slight discoloration of the chanter mounts since I keep it in a red leather case I made that has tinted the wood somewhat.