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2005-02-22 00:06:00

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2005-02-22 00:06:00
On search for a cellphone
After two months of determining to put up with cell phone shortcomings and get one…I …rather the cell phone industry has failed me. Verizon has the coverage and network I want (CDMA) but falls behind with free minutes that start after I stop talking to people. Morever their tri-mode phone (LG-6100) doesnt have complete functionality with bitpim.

Sprint (also CDMA) has a decent phone (PM-8200) with full bitpim support with good pricing, but lacks service in some areas.

Both companies fail to offer good no-contract deals. I am not really considering GSM networks because of where I live (America). 

In related news T-Mobile has been hacked twice recently. See T-Mobile hacked again! [Removed dead link, no archive available]

2005-02-16 23:17:00

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FreeBSD VPS

After nine months testing we are now offering FreeBSD VPS Hosting on the SAVVIS network.
Among the most difficulties was developing a way for in-Jail quota support (as far as I know we are the first to offer this on FreeBSD) without UID/GID conflicts with other jails. This was accomplished by creating a memory disk device (see man 8 mdconfig) for each jail and mounting them as partitions. See falconhosting.net

2005-01-11 14:01:00

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2005-01-11 14:01:00
First Day of Classes
Well, here it is the first day of classes and the teacher didn’t show for the first one (snowed in I guess). So I’m getting some work done in the library using the old IBM 600E connected to the internet via Asus pocket wireless ap/adapter (in adapter mode now, I just wanted to see if it would work). …and yes I did get the shifter fixed.

2005-01-01 23:38:00

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2005-01-01 23:38:00
Happy New Year!
The 6 month switchover completed on schedule. All data is off the Falcon so its ready to go down. Hosting is now completely California-free.

Take a look at Jon Clede’s new kidbritish.org for the new year! 4 days of Christmas left.