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 […]
Venom’s Aaaaaaarrghh from their 1983 album At War with Satan.
Thanks to an article from SANS ISC, I have been working for the past two weeks on a new spam-reduction technique for WordPress.
It’s really simple, only 2 lines of code, really.
The first is in the comments.php page (if your custom theme doesn’t have this file, use the one from the default theme).
Around line 80 (right […]
My morning was looking up. I felt awake and alert. Ready to be productive.
Then I took a hit of the Robotussin, to help with the removal of phlegm left in my lungs from my extended weekend sickness.
Well, that was dumb. I feel fuzzy, and I still have work to do. Blargh.
Well, barring evening fuzziness, Lara, […]
I just finished a work day that started at 8:30am.
I worked at the office all day, then at the R for a few hours, then at a location or two for a project with Jonah that I undershot / misjudged.
Tomorrow is looking to be the same, except replace working at the R with a (hopefully […]
One year ago today, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, but you already know this.
One year ago today, I was at our Houston office on a planned business trip.
In 15 minutes, I’ll be heading to the airport to fly to Houston, to go to our office. However, instead of migrating data and setting it up to […]
One of my users here at work runs a Dell Optiplex GX270. It’s a good workstation. Plenty of RAM, processing power, and disk space for a plain old workstation.
Recently, it started getting all wonky (yes, that’s a technical term). It was weird. It seemed to be an Office issue - while sorting email or using […]
Go figure, that on System Administrator Appreciation Day, a phone switch for Cox went out.
Those sysadmins are having a bad day. Sorry guys. Better luck next year.
And to add insult to injury, their tech support / business services line is busy. Either it got hit by the downed switch too, or is inundated by calls […]
It’s been four months now, but I finally have internet access at home again! Woo!
I tied a bowtie tonight!
Tomorrow, in Harahan, my friends Tanya and Andrew are getting married.
I got a bonus today (would prefer a raise, but I’ll take it).
The three week ride known as the Tour de France begins on Saturday at 7:30am […]
So, I spent about two hours today at work doing damage control. It started raining in my office.
Not _my_ office, but _the_ office.
While I’m up on the 3rd and 4th floors trying to determine what pipe blew up, I get a frantic call. The water is spreading on our floor.
Our PBX (phone system), amongst […]