Archive for September, 2008

  • SSL with Oracle

    SSL with Oracle

    Ok, 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 –...

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  • ACE Lyric #5

    ACE Lyric #5

    Since 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....

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  • Server Abuse

    Server Abuse

    I’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...

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  • It’s Wednesday, and we all know what that means.

    It’s Wednesday, and we all know what that means.

    Yup, 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...

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  • ACE Lyric #3

    ACE Lyric #3

    “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”

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  • ACE Lyric #2

    ACE Lyric #2

    “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)”

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  • Ace Lyric #1

    Ace Lyric #1

    Well, 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...

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  • Undecided

    Undecided

    This is either the most loltastic lolcat EVER or the most terrifying thing since The Grudge.

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  • LOLz

    LOLz

    I don’t often repeat internet memes in a public place, but I felt I had to make an exception for this one. more animals

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  • Gaaaaah!

    Gaaaaah!

    Ok, 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...

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