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  • Really should use a templating engine for Meisha's website.. 21 hrs ago
  • Flicking some DNS zones around. #powerdns gsqlite3 backend really doesn't like apostrophes in TXT RRs :-P 1 day ago
  • "Firefox: It Won't Make Your Missus Puke" should be the next Mozilla slogan :-) 2 days ago
  • Questions With Obvious Answers Number 65535: Asking a sysadmin on a Friday afternoon if he wants a beer. 2 days ago
  • I hope rebirth really exists so my network administrator spends the next several lifetimes as a telemarketer. Thatll teach him. 2 days ago
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De-stressing

Hey Yaakov, make that four users once I’ve set it up, I certainly do like the looks of it. A good tool that makes any job easier is a winner in my book, and that looks like a good one indeed.
This weekend was a long one in my neck of the woods, being the Labour [...]

What’s the punishment for unlicensed reincarnation?

China tells living Buddhas to obtain permission before they reincarnate
Apparently if you’re a living Buddha (ie pretty much anyone, potentially) and you happen to reside in China you need a permit before you can reincarnate(!)
Um, yeah, that’s going to work out really well.. Think of the logistics much?
What if the permit is non-transferable? (being a [...]

A story saved for posterity.

The redesign of the site is progressing well and I would expect it to be essentially complete by the weekend at the latest. I’ve had to make some calls regarding stuff that should stay and go - among the casualties is my old Journal, which will remain but have no links from the main page [...]

And the Antichrist is…?

Apparently the Antichrist is here and …. is a Buddha?
W. T. F? Have I missed a memo somewhere? Are the nutjobs running for mayor of Bedlam again?
Seriously - when you’re naming the future Buddha Maitreya (Buddha of Compassion no less!) as the coming of Satan, you’re clutching at straws. Of course he can’t be the [...]