Tag Archives: zen

De-stressing

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Michael Fleming

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 … Continue reading →

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A Koan

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Michael Fleming

A novice once came to a systems software roshi seeking wisdom: “I am troubled. My project has become large and I am having trouble reproducing the environment across test servers. I have all my sources and I’ve installed them from … Continue reading →

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I’m getting fitter!

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Michael Fleming

As most folks who know me personally know, I’m not exactly a little guy. Not huge (175cm / 95kg or 5’9″ and 205lb in the old money) but not a lightweight either. I used to be even bigger in times … Continue reading →

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Enlightened kids and new toys and spring cleaning..

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Michael Fleming

Posted to the U-Zendo mailing list: …even comic characters understand the concept of impermanence Me: I’ve been doing some server infrastructure and web R&D lately; I am a fairly recent convert to the benefits of PowerDNS, especially the recursor, which … Continue reading →

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A story saved for posterity.

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Michael Fleming

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 … Continue reading →

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Happiness Is A Returning Friend.

Posted on July 9, 2006 by web

This week has been interesting indeed for me. It’s had it’s ups and downs however it was happily mostly positive. Wednesday was “Futile Effort To Save A RAID-5 Array” day; One of the email-to-SMS services dropped a drive half an … Continue reading →

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And the Antichrist is…?

Posted on June 7, 2006 by web

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 … Continue reading →

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