mystery solved?
well, it turns out to be a bug in pax, the backup software. it seems that insanely long filenames generated by some of my customers web
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vexing… I got awoken early this morning by an apparent server emergency. According to one of my clients, our webserver was down. Considering that we’re running an HA configuration, this should be pretty much impossible, however, I’ve seen cases where someone’s jack ass web
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So Monday finds me a little the worse for wear I suppose. I really didn’t drink or dance that much last night, but this morning found me feeling like three kinds of hell. I’m really not much of a drinker these days, and it shows. Its a pity though that so many of our social …
The Drunkening Begins – Birthday weekend plans.
It’s the Friday before the birthday. You all know what that means? It means ‘The Drunkening’ is beginning. Tonight I’m DJing a retro thing at the Princeton Pub (1901 Powel Street – across from JJ Bean Coffee house) for Jonny Van, as he’s got other commitments, or was committed or something like that anyway. It’s …
Is it possible for a straight man to love a piece of furniture?
I am so unbelievably happy with my new couch. It is the comfiest piece of furniture I have ever sat on in my life. I’m about 4 inches too damn tall, and about 70lbs too damn heavy for just about any piece of furniture anywhere. Most furniture and virtually all ‘off the shelf’ couches and …
pleased as punch
with my new couch. heh
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#!/usr/bin/env python import os import re import sys import struct import socket def usage(): print ”’Usage: %s host port Tries to connect to host at TCP port with increasing TTL (Time to live). If /etc/services exists (on most Unix systems), you can give the protocol name for the port. Example ‘ssh’ instead of 22. ”’ …
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what a nice weekend so far. pity about the weather today. ‘s rather getting in the way of heli flight time, but what can you do. Its a small price to pay for the gorgeous day we had yesterday. I actually got quite a bit accomplished. Re-did the
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So a good friend of mine told me this week of their decent into madness while trying to order from chapters.ca. The’ve had nothing but good luck with amazon.ca. Seems to be pretty much a crap shoot. I suppsoe that once your account is messed up, you can pretty much expect wierdness from that particular …
Hidden talent?
I’ve been repairing and building new furniture on the last couple of weekends. I didn’t expect to do very well at it, but as it turns out, I seem to have a hidden talent that I never knew about. I’ve always enjoyed working with my hands (such a nice change from endless coding and admin …