my theory on time
my theory on time, and why it flies! It's simple, really. No really, it is, and it doesn't take much math. Honest. Consider this: A child celebrating their eleventh birthday has lived 120 months. Each...
View Articlecuts you up
I've been trying to remember this song for weeks now. I **finally** resorted to going through a giant list of bands and artists from the 90's, and voila, I found it! The last time I think I heard this,...
View ArticleA combination of MyISAM and InnoDB being used in WP database
I'm still working on this, and it's a repost from the WP forum, where the original has gone unanswered: I have an issue with a very very large site that had been running MU, and then upgraded to 3.0....
View Articlethe joys of imperfection
rootkit.com was hacked. I got an e-mail from a guy in Russia letting me know that my primary e-mail address and the most-insecure password I could possibly use, was among the thousands that have been...
View Articlelife lessons from the tv
this woman on the deal or no deal rerun tonight was super greedy. i've always said if i went on that show i wouldn't be. on the other hand i once saw someone take the banker's first offer, and i...
View Articlethe girl in this yearbook photo might be me, or not
I went to a lot of high schools. I started out my freshman year by going to, what was, at the time, the best high school in California, academically. It also had a lot of stoners. Check! By the middle...
View Article4-2=2
I looked at the tree, paused, and emptied her into the wind, proving her wrong, for the very last time, and I didn't feel a thing.
View Articlereauthenticating a facebook app
I wrote this simple little facebook "app" - it goes out, gets the current temp, and posts it to my wall. It's fun when it's super hot, or super cold. One problem with it is when I change my passwd on...
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Yesterday, I found out that a friend of mine in the U.K. passed away unexpectedly. His name was Paul, but he preferred to be called ¥àßßà. ¥àßßà was brilliant, and he was immensely generous with me...
View Articlesuphp wordpress and umask
Have you ever gotten an error like this in your web site's error log: (13)Permission denied: /www/sites/asdasdasd/asdasdasd.biz/wp-content/uploads/2013/.htaccess pcfg_openfile: unable to check htaccess...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to you
In the time i was gone you had 2 birthdays. Happy Birthday!! Happy Birthday!!
View Articlegoogle streetview catches the grimsleeper 3 years before the LAPD does
Google streetview captured the grimsleeper, Lonnie Franklin, standing in his yard, taking what looks like a break from working on a car, way back in 2007. This was three years before the LAPD caught...
View Articlegutcheck
It is somehow fitting that I return here to write about all of this, dear reader. She was born here, therefore it only fitting that she live here, and in a way, I guess, die here. I lost Coconut on...
View ArticleTCC and breeds of dogs and different is not always better
TCC and breeds of dogs The preeminent authority for canine TCC is Purdue University. If you, or someone you know, has a furkid with TCC, you should look them up. One of the most interesting arguments...
View Articletears and cigarettes
I cry every day. I tell people that, and most times they shrug their shoulders. "struggling to come to grips.." is what it's called, I guess. Is that the same as picking a fight with someone that can...
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