20030309

OK, OK, I’m sorry that last entry was so long. Just read it already, willya? Friday was hell. Utter hell. But you knew that, didn’t you, faithful reader? (The salsiccia was exquisite, BTW.) Saturday was considerably better. The weather was beyond gorgeous – it was 80 degrees, with nary a cloud in the sky – [...] [...]

20030307 #2

Today’s required reading for all Internet users: World of Ends. This weekend’s required reading for all the warhawks in the crowd: (note: I did not write this) WARMONGER EXPLAINS WAR TO PEACENIK PN: Why did you say we are we invading Iraq? WM: We are invading Iraq because it is in violation of security council [...] [...]

20030307 #1

I need a vacation. Last night’s patch-CD-image download caused the file server to run out of space. This morning, when everybody got in, they received a string of messages that that volume was almost full. So, naturally, everybody and their mother called me before checking with each other. It wouldn’t have been so bad if [...] [...]

20030306

Another big server crash. Same flaw on the same system – the code snippet was in the Webmail interface, so Webmail has been disabled until further notice. I’ve already had a few gripes, and already told them what they can do to accelerate the fix process (STFU, for one). So I’m downloading patches on that [...] [...]

20030305

It rained last night, then got cold, so this morning there was a sheet of ice on EVERYTHING. Lots of fun until you have to scrape your windshield. I am so ready for spring. I spent the afternoon trying to figure out why my beloved mail server crashed for the first time since we migrated [...] [...]