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Tweetings- Question you don't want to be asked five minutes after waking: "Which recording of #Wagner's Ring Cycle would you recommend?" about 20 hours ago from web
- Night on the synth. I remember when I used to have nights on the tiles. 08:45:05 PM September 01, 2010 from web
- New blog post: Morphine in C - Ok, so driven in from the garden by a plethora of wasps and one annoying neighbour, I... http://ow.ly/18NFJh 12:32:25 PM August 31, 2010 from HootSuite
- Back to work today. It's just not right. 06:41:58 AM August 31, 2010 from web
- #korg microkorg is a wonderful synth. I'd have killed for this twenty years ago. Replaces a roomful of boards and patches. 05:58:24 PM August 29, 2010 from web
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Archive for September, 2008
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SSL with Oracle
Posted on September 29, 2008 | No CommentsOk, so we all know there’s The Oracle Way and The Wrong Way (at least according to Oracle DBAs who aren’t me). Well, today I had to renew the SSL cert for an iAS installation. This isn’t something that would make me think twice –... -
ACE Lyric #5
Posted on September 25, 2008 | No CommentsSince I was no bigger than a weevil they’ve told me I was evil that if bad was a boot then I’d fit it. I’ve been a wicked little lady but I’ve been trying hard lately ah, f**k it I’m a monster I admit it.... -
Server Abuse
Posted on September 24, 2008 | 4 CommentsI’ve just had a server returned by a client. Apparently it keeps overheating and dying. It’s a 1u box and they swear blind they’ve left a ventilation gap and have aircon in the server room. So, I popped the lid and had a look. The... -
It’s Wednesday, and we all know what that means.
Posted on September 24, 2008 | No CommentsYup, for want of anything better to say, its time for some introspective navel-gazing. And today it’s about music – specifically the weird things that happen to your taste in music as you get older. See, my taste in music has always been a bit odd, with... -
ACE Lyric #3
Posted on September 20, 2008 | No Comments“Yobadobba yobadobba yobadobba yobadobba yobadobba yobadobba yom POM POM! Yobadobba yobadobba yobadobba yobadobba yobadobba yobadobba yom POM POM! Ahhhh Ahhhhh AHHHH AHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHH AAAHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHH!” Focus – “Hocus Pocus” -
ACE Lyric #2
Posted on September 18, 2008 | No Comments“As the sun beats down and I lie on the bench, I can always hear them talk. Me? I’m just a lawnmower. You can tell me by the way I walk.” Genesis – “I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)” -
Ace Lyric #1
Posted on September 17, 2008 | No CommentsWell, there’s a turnip for the books. Last couple of days, I’ve twittered a random lyric that I’d either been listening to or just popped into my head. Imagine my surprise when I started getting TONS of feedback from people who either liked the lyric... -
Undecided
Posted on September 17, 2008 | No CommentsThis is either the most loltastic lolcat EVER or the most terrifying thing since The Grudge. -
LOLz
Posted on September 14, 2008 | No CommentsI don’t often repeat internet memes in a public place, but I felt I had to make an exception for this one. more animals -
Gaaaaah!
Posted on September 12, 2008 | No CommentsOk, so I have a couple of Solaris LDOMs running on a big über-core SPARC T5240. I also have a pile of old E220s, Netras and 450s running an Oracle based webapp that I’m migrating to LDOMs as a proof of concept. Except they’re on...