Daily Archives: August 26, 2007

Unifying

August 26, 2007 – 6:37 pm

The new laptop, gypsy, is an absolute hoot to use. I took it for its initial road shakedown on the last Search for America Tour a month back. I also took the trusty Mac Powerbook, since I knew its capabilities and functionality. Hauling two laptops being a huge PITA and all, I [...]

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Beware of SysAdmins in Pajamas

August 26, 2007 – 5:58 pm

I slept in a bit yesterday morning, after being up late on Friday to help facilitate application patching on some work machines.
On awakening, I make a trip to the coffee maker for a mug of hot caffeinated jumpstart. In mid-staircase, I heard the ring of the stinking on-call pager. Cuppa’ joe in hand, [...]

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Long Week, Freedom in Sight

August 26, 2007 – 5:42 pm

I absolutely detest having the stinking on-call pager. This was my week in the barrel; it’s been reasonably quiet, but it’s always unsettling; I don’t sleep as well as normal, I have to have the company-issued POS Winders laptop handy, and generally the problems that arise involve failed backups, about  which I am blissfully and [...]

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Sweet

August 26, 2007 – 5:26 pm

A new flavor of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream has arrived on the scene: Creme Brulee.Sorry my HTML expertise and general sloth preclude the adding of the little hats and accents atop the letters in creme brulee.
Never mind; this stuff is awesome; it’s simply described as Sweet Custard Ice Cream with a Caramelized Sugar [...]

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