Ok, I installed Redhat 9 from scratch yesterday. I go to do an update and install some new packages (CVS, postgresql, etc) and after sitting and grinding for a while it spits back that “…the following packages were not found on the system, installation cannot continue until they are installed”. WTF? This is a newly […]
RPM Dependancy Hell Read Post »
I discovered that the drive in takes far less time than I thought. So much for arriving fashionably late. They have me in as a “seasonal” (seasoned?) worker for the first couple of days until the head honchos arrive to finalize things. Anyway…. They set me up at an L shaped desk in the development
Ok, a bunch of updates that I’ll quickly bang out while I’ve got a bit of a break here. First of all, the weekend, for the most part, sucked. I was trying to finish off the project I swas working on before the start of the new job on Monday. I logged into home from
….. before starting the new job anyway. Well, still “in theory” at this point, as the letter is still “coming RSN.” I expect to get a confirmation email this weekend but who knows, I could be showing up in chilliwack again on Monday if not. It’s not like there’s not work to do (and I
Final Days of Work Read Post »
I hate computers, computer hardware, and everything to do with them. All hardware sucks, mine just sucks a bit more than others. Got a bit of an extension to my project, in the fashion of “they’re really busy so they won’t notice that it’s not done until monday”, though I planned to get the last
Going to be a Long Day Read Post »
Another late night. 2:30 this morning anyway, just over 5 hours. I guess I used to do this all the time, so I’m kinda getting back in the swing of it all. It reminds me of when I was coding peer 2 peer, there were a couple of weeks of nights like this, or worse.
Getting Back in the Swing Read Post »
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From Now on I Shall Be Known As… Read Post »
Where are all these trucks and SUVs coming from with the turn light on the side mirrors? It seems in the last three days I’ve seen more of them than I have… well…. ever. Coding in one’s undies is a right that every contract programmer is granted at birth. Similar, but not quite, the same
This has been making the rounds at work, figured that my friends would enjoy it. As a bonus it came with the following sig (from the person who forwarded it to me): “For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three.” Alice Kahn I’ll have