Tag Archives: life

Too Fscking Clever

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Michael Fleming

If you have six discrete crontabs for a relatively small set of tasks instead of two (or even just one) you may be Too Fscking Clever. If your SQL statement has five or more JOINS in it, you may be … Continue reading →

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Some updates, and a little “open sermon”

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Michael Fleming

I’m in the unusual position of being inside, yet rugged up with a jacket and scarf with what feels like a cold. I can’t say I’m happy about it. Upgraded WordPress here to 2.7.1 (Fedora 11 RPM rebuilt for F10) … Continue reading →

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Result may be fit, social with an open messaging standard on top.

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Michael Fleming

Techie Happenings: I’ve been tinkering with more XMPP (Jabber to you oldies) messaging in general, as it happens. I’ve had a look at the python Yahoo transport and found it a little lacking – it’s config is a little too … Continue reading →

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This is why I’m not a “webmaster”

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Michael Fleming

In an effort to help my girlfriends website generate a bit of traffic  – and some business for her – I’ve spent a bit of time (probably a little too much for a holidaying techie, but it’s a “love job”) … Continue reading →

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Murphy is my co-pilot.

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Michael Fleming

After moving what seems to be several mountains at the workplace over the last few weeks, I’m finally on holiday. Additionally, my girlfriend is back from interstate, which makes me even happier. Alas, nature doesn’t like us and lo, as … Continue reading →

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Where to from here?

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Michael Fleming

I seem to have found myself at a crossroads. Not a personal one (well, not really) but hobby / professional. Make of that what you will. Firstly, I’ve been doing IT support and systems administration for a living for nigh … Continue reading →

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Crackberries, Earth Hour and Web 2.0 boredom

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Michael Fleming

After having a good laugh at “crackberry” users and their addiction for what seemed like forever, I gave in and traded in my not-trusty-at-all Nokia Slide for a Blackberry Storm. After playing with it for a while, I must say … Continue reading →

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Smallish things.

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Michael Fleming

Well, one thing is fairly important if you’re a long time user. “enlartenment.com” is gradually going away. I’ve had the domain for what seems like forever and no one seems to understand the etymology. In essence it’s a bit hackish … Continue reading →

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The one about yoga, marketing and DNS.

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Michael Fleming

I’ve been fairly flat out this week. No blog entries, even my Twitter updates are sparse in comparison to the norm for me. Speaking of Twitter – dear Marketing people: I know you won’t listen because you don’t really care … Continue reading →

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Sort-of-Emergency Post

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Michael Fleming

I’ll keep this short as it’s a little late and I should turn in. I’ve had a bit of a hosting hiccup – my now ex-host unceremoniously cut me off and disconnected my server on Valentine’s Day, citing an ESA … Continue reading →

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