Computer and technology related topics
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
2005-01-20 21:01:00
Google Dictionary Update
It appears as though google switched back to dictionary.com …this is interesting.
URL that google was using for answers.com:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi;=dict&q;=http://www.answers.com/hello%26r%3D67
2005-01-19 20:51:00
I claim first blog covering this!
Google Changes Dictionary Service
Google has ditched dictionary.com for answers.com!
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
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.
2004-12-28 15:04:00
Power Restored
All systems back online folks. We’re hoping to have all our servers out of California by end of year.
2004-12-28 12:27:00
Power Failure
We have a power failure at our California datacenter. The Falcon server has been taken down (154 days uptime). Most people are on Hobbes (in the Florida datacenter) so this is not likely to effect you.
2004-12-11 02:17:00
.plan
Before End of Year.
2004-11-26 01:24:00
First shot at LISP
; beer.lisp
; Benjamin Bryan
; November 25, 2004 (midnight of course)
; This Program writes the lyrics to 99 bottles of beer on the wall.
(setf lyrics '((" bottles") (" of beer") (" on the wall ") (" take one down pass it around ")))
(defun bottles-of-beer (x)
(princ x)
(if (= x 1)
(princ " bottle")
(princ(first(first lyrics))))
(princ(first(first(rest lyrics)))))
(defun display (x)
(bottles-of-beer x)
(princ(first(first(rest(rest lyrics))))) (bottles-of-beer x)
(princ(first(first(rest(rest(rest lyrics))))))
(if (> x 1)
(bottles-of-beer (- x 1))
(princ "no more bottles of beer"))
(princ(first(first(rest(rest lyrics))))))
(defun beer (x)
(display x)
(if (> x 1)
(beer (- x 1))
(format t "~%The End")))
(beer 99)2004-11-04 04:12:00
This quarter at CSUSB in a nutshell:
“Correlation does not mean causation.”
Dr. Terry Hallet (Math 262, Stats)
“If the governator had his way you couldn’t afford an education.”
Dr. Yasha Karant (CSCI 530, Data Comm)
“Therefore, you should be motivated.”
Dr. Sung-Kyoo Huh (ACCT 212, Bus/Manag. Acct)
“The first rule about organizing a meeting: Donuts.”
Dr. Richard Botting (CSCI 372, Comps in Orgs)