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Archive: August, 2001

August 18, 2001

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How come the damn server never crashes when I’m in town?

This item was posted by Grant Hutchinson.

August 10, 2001

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Well, well, well… will wonders never cease? Good friend Issa has finally jumped the cubicle wall and joined the self-imposed sabbatical club. Lunch perhaps? I’ll buy.

This item was posted by Grant Hutchinson.

August 10, 2001

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I love Unix. ** Pop server error -ERR [SYS/TEMP]Failed to create /var/spool/mail/.ghutchin.pop with uid 701, gid 12.Change permissions. Yes I do. Cron run-parts /etc/cron.dailycat: write error: No space left on device I love Unix. /usr/local/sbin/monitor00:10:E0:00:23:0: unknown interface.SIOCSIFADDR: Operation not supported by deviceSIOCSIFNETMASK: Operation not supported by deviceSIOCSIFBRDADDR: Operation not supported by deviceSIOCADDRT: Operation not supported … More

This item was posted by Grant Hutchinson.

August 9, 2001

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The idea of getting back to work on a regular basis has been clunking around in my head more frequently of late. I’m not referring to yard maintenance or puttering around the house or even contract consulting. I’m thinking of a full-time, away from the house, surrounded by a bunch of geeks like me kind … More

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August 7, 2001

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People think I collect a lot of crap. Sure, I’ll admit to having a hundred or so obsolete AOL discs kicking around in the archives, but that’s chicken feed when compared to guys like Sparky and Bustam. Yikes.

This item was posted by Grant Hutchinson.

August 7, 2001

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Today’s adventure in email is brought to you by letter Q. Date: 07/08/2001 09:10 PMReceived: 07/08/2001 09:10 PMFrom: Mail Administrator, email hidden; JavaScript is required: Grant Hutchinson, email hidden; JavaScript is required This message was undeliverable due to the following reason:The user(s) account is temporarily over quota.<email hidden; JavaScript is required>Please reply to email hidden; JavaScript … More

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August 6, 2001

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And I had such a nice weekend in Fernie. Nuts.

This item was posted by Grant Hutchinson.

August 6, 2001

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If you happen to be in that distinct group of people who enjoy free web hosting and email accounts via the splorp.com and imageclub.com servers, this is to let you know that the mail server went all cattywumpus this weekend. The other Grant managed to set up another mail server until we can find out … More

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August 3, 2001

Cake.

Cake. Cake. Cake. And more Cake.

This item was posted by Grant Hutchinson.

August 3, 2001

Science? Stupidity.

The Science of Selling Images Perhaps this article should be entitled “The Science of Selling Employees Up The River”. For a company that has just culled more than 300 people from its work force, isn’t expected to meet its reduced revenue targets, and has basically gutted entire companies that it has acquired over the past … More

This item was posted by Grant Hutchinson.