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Monthly Archives: March 2006
WordPress on new system
I moved this blog to a new system, which has a more up-to-date versions of all the software. It still basically works, but is really slow, despite running on a faster computer. All of the other services running on the … Continue reading
Posted in Fedora, Wordpress
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Configuring named (ISC Bind 9)
I’m slowly migrating the various services running on my old server (running Fedora Core 3, 32-bit) to a new dual Opteron server (FC5, 64-bit). In general, moving email services is causing the most hassle, because in the process I’m converting … Continue reading
Posted in Linux
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Company move
The company I work for was moving into really spacious, luxurious new offices. We were getting all of one building and parts of two other buildings in a very upscale business park. There were multiple fountains, great landscaping, and all … Continue reading
Posted in Dreams
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Configuring MTAs – Postfix vs. Sendmail, Qmail
A friend who shall remain nameless wrote: I’m a bit nervous about it because everytime I tried Postfix at home, I couldn’t get it to work for one reason or another. Sendmail is ugly but it has always worked for … Continue reading
Posted in Mailman, Postfix, SELinux
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Astronaut, private jet
A friend introduced me to an astronaut, who offered me a ride in a jet he’d just purchased. I was surprised to see that it was a four-seater, and he’d invited another couple to join us. He dazzled us with … Continue reading
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Moving, abduction, falling, wind
I was moving into a new neighborhood. The house was down in a low area, so I was worried that I wouldn’t have a line-of-sight for high-speed wireless internet service. I went scouting the area for possible locations for a … Continue reading
Posted in Dreams
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R.I.P. Andreas Katsulas, 18 May 1946 — 13 Feb 2006
“I believe that when we leave a place a part of it goes with us and part of us remains. Go anywhere in these halls, when it is quiet, and just listen. After a while you will hear the echoes … Continue reading
Posted in In memoriam
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CostCentral: ✫✫✫✫✫
I needed some HP number 10 ink cartridges and printheads for an HP 2500C wide-carriage inkjet printer. Google turned up a number of sites offering good pricing. CostCentral had very nearly the best prices, and their web site confirmed that … Continue reading
Posted in Customer satisfaction
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Lunar exploration
I was with a team exploring a part of the moon with strange selenography. There was a large area covered with vaguely cylindrical vertical projections. While most of the team was investigating something else, I discovered that one of these … Continue reading
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The Eleventh Commandment
I just happened across the official web site of one of my favorite science fiction authors, John Varley, and found a great essay about the “War on Drugs”.