I hate taggers. Speaking in broad generalizations, I think taggers just a group of people who, unable to make their mark on the world, decide the next best step is to write their pseudonym in permanent marker on other people’s property. It’s juvenile and immature, and shows a distinct lack of respect for others. I’m [...]
While upgrading the system software on the crackberry this morning, it decided to wipe out all my contacts.
So if you are so inclined, please send you phone number along to dubtea@gmail.com. Thanks.
The other day, the server I share with the other bicycle/computer nerd Will (yes, there are two of us) went down.
I called my friend Paul who basically runs the datacenter the box lives in to give him a heads up I’d be heading over. Paul was already having a rough work day, but still carved [...]
I got a call (well, a text, really) this morning, prompting me to hurriedly run out of my house and head to the office. My linux server, the workhorse, the reliable one, was apparently offline. Suck.
I get there, and while it is powered up, it is absolutely unresponsive. Might as well had been off. So, [...]
I’n currently on Earhart, not moving. Why? Stupid fucking rush hour.
For a long time, I’ve said that traffic congestion is worse than genocide. You can really only fully kill a group of people off once, and traffic is everywhere.
When was the last time you banged your fists in anger and aggravation over Darfur? How [...]
I’ve been noticing how on one of my favorite webcomics, Dr. McNinja, the page that displayed each comic was loading pretty slow.
Before:
<td valign=top><table border="0">
<tr><td align=center width="175"px><a href="page.php?pageNum=1&issue=10"> <img src="/graphics/1.gif" border=0> </a> </td></tr>
<tr><td align=center width="175"px><a href="page.php?pageNum=2&issue=10"> <img src="/graphics/2.gif" border=0> </a> </td></tr>
<tr><td align=center width="175"px><a href="page.php?pageNum=3&issue=10"> <img src="/graphics/3.gif" border=0> </a> </td></tr>
<tr><td align=center width="175"px><a href="page.php?pageNum=4&issue=10"> <img src="/graphics/4.gif" border=0> </a> [...]
So I implemented that mod_rewrite hack (but added string sanitizing, etc.) on a project for a client.
The other morning, it failed spectacularly. It was definitely one of those “But it worked fine yesterday” moments that we all love.
In this instance, the host uses cPanel (an out-of the-box hosting solution), and I was not able to [...]
Well, not really. However, had you bee in the dome for the Saints game last night, you might think so.
On the Bucs’ last drive in which they scored the winning touchdown, and actually on that very play, the play clock stopped. Twice. I’m not sure how long both the stops were, but the were significant [...]
The results of about 8 miles into what was going to be a 25 mile ride:
1 rear flat. Change tube. Haul ass to catch up.
1 rear blowout.
50 F-bombs dropped.
Patch old tube (with the smaller hole). Use dollar as tire wall patch. Get back on bike.
1 broken chain. Sit down, wait for friends to return. 1 [...]
So here was today’s plan:
Wake up early.
Gut and install new wiper blades.
Renew car’s registration.
Renew brake tag.
Drive to Planet Houston, pick up servers, close office.
Drive back to NOLA.
Sounds easy, right? Well, here’s how it went:
Woke up early.
Installed new wiper blades.
On I-35N, car freaked out. Kinda downshifted by itself.
3 blocks from Tax Assessor’s Office, car puts itself [...]
