Monthly Archives: August 2008
being an adult is boring
I got this unexpected windfall this week (a check from an old job that I forgot about), and honestly, one of the first things I thought about when I got it was, “Oh, good, I can pay my rent early.” … Continue reading
Filed under General
mplayer + dvdnav + dvdread svn ebuilds
I updated the mplayer and dvdnav ebuilds in my small overlay, and added one for dvdread now, which has been split into a separate package. I haven’t had time in the past while to keep an eye on what’s been … Continue reading
quick and dirty opendns howto for gentoo (using openrc)
If, like me, you don’t trust your ISP’s nameservers to be patched and working correctly (or for them to sell you out to advertisers by redirecting broken links or whatever), then here’s a quick solution to setting up your box … Continue reading
Filed under Gentoo
postgres and mysql comparison paper
I’ve been job hunting, and while my dream job would be somewhere that uses PostgreSQL, I am having an extremely hard time finding anyone that uses it. So, I think my chances might be better actually getting a company to … Continue reading
Filed under Databases
