Daily Archives: September 8, 2007

Sportin’

Man, what a great time of year. This afternoon, University of Nebraska football. A squeaker, 20-17, for the Big Red.
Tonight, the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 from Richmond. SWMBO and I had season tickets for RIR for a couple of years; Richmond is a great facility,and a highly recommended race venue.
As we age, however, [...]

NASCAR HotPass Lineup

For the running of the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 from Richmond International Raceway, we have:
795 - Carl Edwards, #99
796 - Kevin Harvick, #29
797 - Jeff Gordon, #24
798 - Denny Hamlin, #11
799 - Dale Earnhardt JR, #8

The race that sets the lineup for the Chase. Be there, or be square.
-k-
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Dust Settled, No Change

We’re still at WP 2.2.2 here. The admin page was all I could see post-upgrade. My script did its job, near as I can tell.
Moral: Good Backups are your Friend.1
-k-
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1 And blogging drollery’s friend, as well.

Pardon Our Dust, While we Renovate to Serve You Better

I see by the WordPress Dashboard, that WP 2.2.3 is out. The upgrade will commence shortly. I’m gonna script the upgrade this time, to cut down on the hand-to-server combat that previous upgrades have entailed.
See y’all on the other side!
-k-
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Project Managers I Have Known

Some stats, from my long, if not distinguished career:

Number of PMs I’ve known: > 100
Number who merely forwarded email around: > 100
Number who considered themselves line bosses: > 100
Number who could work project management software: 0
Number who could communicate tasks to the doers1: 3
Number who could articulate concerns expressed by doers: 3
Number of PMs [...]

Resumin’

Barely tenable work situations, combined with living in a place one detests, compels one to seek other opportunities. Over the weekend, the search begins.
I’ve said/thought/blogged about it before, but this time, it’s for real.
So, if my small but loyal group of readers knows of anyone needing a good, blue-collar mentality sysadmin, contact me using [...]