Monthly Archives: September 2003

Downtime coming

September 25, 2003 – 7:10 PM
So my account is all good to go at Dreamhost, which means you'll probably see some weirdness over the next few days from me and Dan. It seems Eric and Brad will be joining me, so woohoo! I took advantage... Read More »
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HUGE cheap hosting

September 24, 2003 – 11:14 PM
Holy NUTS! Dreamhost are offering their top of the line virtual hosting package, normally $79.95 per month, for $9.95 per month. You get 1600MB of storage, 40GB of monthly bandwidth usage, a free domain name, the ability to host 14... Read More »
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The joy of Windows

September 23, 2003 – 6:41 PM
Aw, poor little Windows lusers never get a break. Virus poses as Microsoft update: A Windows virus masquerading as a security update from Microsoft is spreading via e-mail, warn experts. The worm, dubbed Swen or Gibe, comes as an e-mail... Read More »
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Ah, Compaq!

September 23, 2003 – 1:06 AM
Someone just had to ask: Where do I find the ANY key on my keyboard? Anyone care to remind me again why Compaq crapped itself? (Link from Jon Gales.)... Read More »
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It’s been a year!

September 22, 2003 – 3:57 AM
September 16th was the one year anniversary of this blog. Wahoo! Also, you now have two skins to pick - the plain old green one, and a blue one (which I'm still poking at). Whee! As usual, Safari users will... Read More »
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Wartime sacrifices

September 19, 2003 – 12:20 AM
CNN.com - U.S. putting 'French' back in fries? -- WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- To get international help to rebuild Iraq, Congress may have to eat some French fries and French toast, according to Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. ..."President Bush is now... Read More »
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Heartache is Boring…

September 18, 2003 – 4:35 AM
...that being the title of Ainjel Emme's album, which is finally on its way! September 23rd, 2003 (Austin, TX) – Ainjel Emme has announced the release date of her long-anticipated debut album, HEARTACHE IS BORING, on Tuesday September 23rd. She... Read More »
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Fun with search engine strings

September 15, 2003 – 11:05 PM
Fun with search engine strings: dimensional warp generator plans -- for which Google loves me. throbbing or ellipses or converts or symptoms or anointed -- what? omniweb eric trout -- oh-kay mass or rivet or belched or acacia or characterizing... Read More »
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Profiling air passengers in the US

September 11, 2003 – 4:10 AM
Ever heard of internal border control? It's the kind of thing you used to associate with the Soviet Union. Colour coding airline passengers in the US: The new Transportation Security Administration system seeks to probe deeper into each passenger's identity... Read More »
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Yeah, that’s really my brother

September 9, 2003 – 3:53 AM
I took on a new client last week, building a site with a gallery and news/updates/thingie from scratch. It's a new gay bar. It's all good, right? Well, no. I told my mum, cause she asked how the whole job... Read More »
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Misleading the people

September 4, 2003 – 1:17 AM
In the LA Times: (*) Oops. There are no weapons of mass destruction after all. That's the emerging consensus of the second team of weapons sleuths commanded by the U.S. in Iraq, as reported last week in the Los Angeles... Read More »
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Analyse this

September 2, 2003 – 10:52 PM
Oliver James takes a look at Bush's family life: The outcome of [Bush's] childhood was what psychologists call an authoritarian personality. Authoritarianism was identified shortly after the second world war as part of research to discover the causes of fascism.... Read More »
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