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I don’t normally post recycled lols, but I have to make an exception for this one. more animals
Category: Ramblings
Old Oracle, New(ish) Linux
Okay, so as part of my amazing scheme to take a very old netapp, built around Oracle and PL/SQL and running on ancient end-of-life unsupportable SPARC hardware, and port it to low cost Linux boxen, I’ve finally gotten round to attempting to shoehorn Oracle9i and OAS onto our preferred linux – CentOS 4.6. CentOS 4.6
Banks can now lend you your own money.
“THE government is to invest £50bn of your money in British banks so they can lend it back to you with interest.The historic move is being hailed as a lifeline for the financial system as long as nobody asks too many questions. Julian Cook, chief economist at Corbett and Barker, said: “The government will give
Don’t trust WebWise
BT are about to embark on a trial of software which spies on your web browsing. They claim it’s for your own good. More Info.
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 Richard Wagner happily sharing shelf space with Metallica or Turisas
Podcast Overload
So, I’ve had a backlog of podcasts to listen to for a while now, on a wide range of different subjects. Well, thanks to roadworks on the way to work, I’ve finally caught up with them all. So, I thought, I’m going to have a wee look in the iTunes podcast directory and see if
Breaking News
According to the BBC, swimming about in green stuff has the effective of – well – staining you green. And for those doubting thomases amongst us who may be sceptical of this, they’ve even provided a video of a polar bear. With green on it. I’m glad my license fee is going towards this kind
Tuba Smartie Pt. II
Slurring. That’s what I need to do. Low G/A -> F is flawless. G -> B Fine. High(er) C->F fine. Low G/A -> High(er) F not as smooth as it could be – mostly because of the changes in embouchure at C, G and C. So back to C->G->C->G->C slurring. Over and over again. Until