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Site Fixed

I had some issues with the server this site is hosted on the last week of May/first week of June. Six weeks later I've finally gotten everything all fixed. I took the downtime as an oppurtunity to upgrade the software that runs this site and think Read More...
Posted Sunday, July 16, 2006 11:13 AM by Brian Desmond | 0 Comments

Site Move/Upgrade

I decided to get a box, actually a virtual server over at www.bitshop.com . I'm in the process of getting that all squared away and working, and then I'm going to swing this site over, and hopefully in the process upgrade the blog software and get rid Read More...
Posted Saturday, December 03, 2005 4:09 PM by Brian Desmond | 0 Comments

Nice Weather!

This weekend has been the first couple of nice days in several weeks. It's been a very very rainy May. At the moment, I'm laying in the hammock in my backyard writing code in the afternoon sun. The frame & keys on my Acer laptop is black, and the Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 06, 2004 4:45 PM by Brian Desmond | 0 Comments
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Blasted SBC

So, SBC Ameritech disconnected the telephone line here (which powers the DSL line that runs this site) at 11:17 AM Central time). At around 8PM, the ADSL magically started working again, but, my telephone is still dead as a rock. SBC has acknowledged Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 20, 2004 11:50 PM by Brian Desmond | 0 Comments
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New Content Source

Well, I've got a new source of content: Interesting problems people Google for, click through to my blog, and don't find anything. It seems I have a couple of long posts with lots of tech keywords (my rant on ms blaster, and my introductory post). It Read More...
Posted Wednesday, September 17, 2003 10:20 PM by Brian Desmond | 0 Comments

Popeyes Chicken

My little sister decided to procure a batch of Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits (with a side of coleslaw) for dinner this evening. The coleslaw was good. The chicken was decent, albeit dripping with grease. The hockey pucks err biscuits, however, are an Read More...
Posted Sunday, September 14, 2003 6:55 PM by Brian Desmond | 1 Comments