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  • Uptime vs. Patches

    Uptime vs. Patches? Funny question. Have several servers I administer. A couple has not been patched because patching it would require significant amounts of downtime that cannot be afforded. Should the patches fix major problems we are experiencing, they would be patched immediately. Another, gets all the the patches as soon as the are released. The site is…

  • Just how does one “lose” a city? It can get covered up by a tropical forest / jungle. How does one find a lost city again? Infrared satellites. 🙂 Anglo-American researchers keep losing cities in the jungle. At least they can find them again, now. Early humans flossed? With grass? My previous post about Novell, Red Hat,…

  • Uptime vs. Patches? Funny question. Have several servers I administer. A couple has not been patched because patching it would require significant amounts of downtime that cannot be afforded. Should the patches fix major problems we are experiencing, they would be patched immediately. Another, gets all the the patches as soon as the are released. The site is…

  • My own Science Friday? Just how does one “lose” a city? It can get covered up by a tropical forest / jungle. How does one find a lost city again? Infrared satellites.   Anglo-American researchers keep losing cities in the jungle. At least they can find them again, now. Early humans flossed? With grass? My previous…

  • Matrix Revolutions

    So… Matrix Revolutions? See if you choose to or don’t. 😀 ADDED:  From what I understand, Reloaded and Revolutions are 1 movie, but split up. Together they are the sequel to The Matrix. For what its worth. Preserved comments: I’m going.  Though I have heard nothing but bad things about the movie.  Guess I’ll go?  But I’ll…

  • So… Matrix Revolutions? See if you choose to or don’t. ADDED:  From what I understand, Reloaded and Revolutions are 1 movie, but split up. Together they are the sequel to The Matrix. For what its worth.

  • Man Rules So hilarious!! Had me rolling on the floor. “12. If something we said can be interpreted two ways, and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one. “

  • Today is indeed a sad day. The Free Red Hat Linux OS has been effectively discontinued in favor of enterprise editions. A developer’s kit version will be available for free. The enterprise desktop RH starts at $179. SH is one of the most mainstream versions of Linux. To see them take away the free desktop version means…

  • Man Rules

    Man Rules So hilarious!! Had me rolling on the floor. 😀 “12. If something we said can be interpreted two ways, and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one. “