Monthly Archives: January 2009

[NSFW] For those against Daylight Savings…

Posted on 30 January 2009 by Mark Glossop

I just wanted to be clear where I stand on DST. Thanks to Mr. Skippy for the YouTube link [although I have no idea which side of the fence he’s on w.r.t. the DST debate.] If you don’t like DST … Continue reading →

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Daemons & Agents

Posted on 24 January 2009 by Mark Glossop

Quinn (well, technically DTS, but it’s pretty clear that Quinn wrote it) just posted a major update to the “Daemons & Agents TechNote”. If you’re a Mac sysadmin, you owe it to yourself to at least read or attempt to … Continue reading →

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The Mighty Eagles…

Posted on 23 January 2009 by Mark Glossop

For those who care about such things I think I’ll leave this post as simple as possible.

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Job Hunting

Posted on 20 January 2009 by Mark Glossop

So for those that fit into the somewhat unique domain of people that read my random rants and don’t see me at least once a week…I’m looking for work. I’m still not ready to go into details, but the startup … Continue reading →

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Khan is no more…

Posted on 15 January 2009 by Mark Glossop

For long time fans of Star Trek, the news may or may not have reached you yet, but Ricardo Montalban, who played Khan Noonien Singh in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan passed away yesterday. He was 88. Often … Continue reading →

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More New Goodies in Nevada

Posted on 9 January 2009 by Mark Glossop

Since the project I was working on throughout 2008 has now been axed shelved, I don’t want to do any “tech research” using the X4200 M2 that’s in my “home data centre” [aka under the stairs, and yes, there is … Continue reading →

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Demise of DDJ

Posted on 8 January 2009 by Mark Glossop

Thanks to Michael Tsai (via Eric Sink), commenting about the demise of Dr. Dobbs Journal. DDJ was a print magazine for developers started in 1976. I remember hearing about DDJ possibly as early as my last years in high school … Continue reading →

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