May 30, 2006
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- Amazing R/C airplane demo - Flown in a high school gym...
May 22, 2006
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- JavaScript Tetris - It was only a matter of time...
May 17, 2006
May 15, 2006
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- Buddhist Economics - "The typical advisory approach is to maximize assets. But other routes to an abundant life may lead to more satisfied clients."
Domain problems ...
A couple of weeks ago I had to move my server to a new location due to some network reconfigurations. Physically moving the box and reconfiguring everything should be easy, however I ran into some issues.
My former domain registrar (register.com) is stupid.
In the past if I needed to change the authoritative name servers (sometimes referred to as DNS Glue records), I would login to their portal using some computer generated username/password that I have to look up every time, and execute the change. I go to login and I get this:
Hmm... Ok. It's been a little while since I have logged in, let's see what their new interface looks like.
*click*
clickety-clickety
Oops:
This is beginning to seem like one of those lame blonde jokes. Obviously something is terribly wrong here, so let's give them a call. I call them and apparently since I registered the domain through a partner, I have to contact the partner directly, and there is nothing that they can do to help me out--other than give me that partner's phone number. This is new, but supposedly they had a policy change and assigned control to all of the partners.
As I work my way through phone jail system number 2, I finally talk to someone. I think the conversation went something like this:
Me: I registered my domain through register.com and they told me that you have control over it. I would to make some changes to it.
Tech: Hmmm... I have no account here for you, and no record of us ever having the domain.
Me: ...
Me: Uhhh, so how do I change stuff?
Tech: Well, I can try to release it back to register.com so that you can change stuff through them. That will take a few days. I have no way to create an account for you for this domain.
Me: Ugh. How did you guys get control over it?
Tech: A year or so ago register.com had a database crash and lost some of their registration data. They went to an older backup, and then anything that had a partner assigned to it--even if that partner had already released it--was assigned back to the partner.
Me: Ugh.
I could go on with more boring details and whatnot, but that's the gist of it. The only thing that I ask you to do is repeat (and follow) this pledge:
I state your name will never, ever, ever register a domain through register.com.
I feel better now.
May 12, 2006
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- Lighting 101 - Great tutorial on off-camera lighting
May 11, 2006
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- How to fix broken keys/inside my Treo - Potentially useful information
- Treo 650 Replacement Keyboard - I may need this...
- How to Disassemble Your Treo 650 - Step one in investigating the broken button
- Wrigley Beer Vendors - Excuse them for having a single frame that doesn't even use the whole width (lame), but this is important information
- Aviation Handbooks & Manuals - Free PDFs from the FAA
- Treo 650 Parts - Another source for parts
May 10, 2006
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- The Four-Day Week Challenge - This would rock if I could accomplish it
- The Four Horsemen of Replication - Beginnings of information on the state of PostgreSQL replication
- The Four Horsemen of Replication Part II - Part II in a series...
- FABULOUS COMPLETE CASED TREPHINATION SET c. 1750 - You can sell *anything* on ebay...
- Eighth Annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge Matchups - Illinois hosts Maryland on Nov. 28 at 6 p.m. CT at the Assembly Hall
- The Ten Commandments of Egoless Programming - "Treat people who know less than you with respect, deference, and patience."
- Mammoth PostgreSQL + Replication - Commercial replication solution
May 9, 2006
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- Full throttle with the Blue Angels - "I had three little nappie boos..."
May 2, 2006
Ch-ch-ch-changes
I had to make some changes to my server over the past week (rant coming soon), so if you notice that anything is baroque, let me know so that I can feex it.
Update: I have turned comments off until I can get MTBlacklist working again.
May 1, 2006
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- Sun Microsystems' New Corporate Strategy - Funny because it's true...
- AirSet - Shared Online Calendars, Contacts and Lists for your Family, Work and Social Groups
