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Merry Christmas!

jim — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:52:05 +0000

#!/bin/bash # Written by UberPinguin

makeitsnow() { while :; do LINES=$(tput lines) COLUMNS=$(tput cols) echo $LINES $COLUMNS $(($RANDOM%$COLUMNS)) sleep 0.1 done } clear makeitsnow | gawk '{a[$3]=0;for(x in a) {o=a[x];a[x]=a[x]+1;printf "\033[%s;%sH ",o,x;printf "\033[%s;%sH*\033[0;0H",a[x],x;}}'

Sean-One – Log Ya Mods

jim — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:23:29 +0000

So, one of my admin colleagues, Sean, decides to write up some nerdy-lyrics to a rap song, and I thought it’d be a colourful addition to this blog.

This is the first verse to KRS-One – Build Ya Skillz. Lyrics possibly NSFW.

Sean-One – Log Ya Mods
2010 erplefoo industries (erplefoo@gmail.com )

Check, I control your realm with one password I speak
And spread your auth all over like a raid level 5′s disk seeks
Admins get kicked in they mouth with cleats
Kuz their plans failed to reach servers at the beach
Have a seat quick, I’ll set up your account bits, time to complete shit
Looks like I need to reset shit, I mean set perms properly
I can feel myself becoming an admin monopoly
Others will copy mtree but apply my shit sloppily
Shocking me with static straps not entirely attached to me
Electroshock it seems to be
My true identity is never meant to be
Exposed in the sun that shit’s bright daily

(chorus)

But admins mod too much shit and fuckin’ forget to log it
LOG YOUR MODS
Admins talk too much shit
And send quotes up to reddit
LOG YOUR MODS

You can follow Sean on Twitter at @sdfoo

Upgrading to 2.8 [UPDATE: make that 2.9]

jim — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:43:21 +0000

UPDATE: 090617 – So at roughly 10PM, the site is back on it’s production box. When you see this message depends mostly on how quickly your ISP refreshes it’s DNS records.
For some time in the after noon, you might have noticed some fishy things around the site, funky PHP errors about missing include files and what not. Generally, the errors were mostly with the admin pages, but sometimes did affect the header. None of the content was affected, fortunately, but it did wreck havok with me trying to manage unruly plugins that decided to break with the upgrade. Admin-ssl did a bit of damage, but others contributed to the error-generating frenzy as well. I had to uninstall some of these plugins, so you might notice a bit of reduced functionality (non-automatic https logins, chiefly) until they are updated.
In the end, the production server and the backup server were upgraded to WordPress 2.9, a non-stable build. Generally speaking, I’m super happy with it’s features, namely not having to manually scp over new plugins, and it’s new UI for widget management. I’m not sure if the plugin management upgrade is a 2.9 thing or a 2.8 thing, but the widget UI is listed as a 2.8 feature for sure, and it’s much prettier. =P

Original Post follows:
OK, so WordPress doesn’t like my particular configuration, lol. I’m gonna listen to my own advice and do it on a fail-over server first. =P

The New iMac – It’s Double of Everything!

jim — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:38:41 +0000

I'm just saying.

* Disclaimer: I actually LIKE Macs. They’re just so darn expensive.

SPOF labels =D

jim — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:04:55 +0000

Avery has a site that lets you design and print labels for use with their various label products. This is serious win.

I'm pasting this on everybody's desk. It means you're important! ... or a point of failure.

Check out the PDF version for Avery #8160 labels. =D

Your Printer is a Brat

jim — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:31:58 +0000

:wq

jim — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:15:26 +0000

Ever compose an email and then try to send it by typing ‘:wq’?