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Juice

2005-08-16T13:10:00.000-07:00

(16:04:05) JayEldon04: so i've got a bottle of juice i'm trying to open
(16:04:10) JayEldon04: and i've tried three times now
(16:04:15) JayEldon04: and i've taken skin off my hands
(16:04:24) JayEldon04: i'm not sure if this juice is worth this
(16:04:56) ignition16: wow
(16:05:01) ignition16: what kind of juice is it
(16:05:04) JayEldon04: Cranberry
(16:05:08) ignition16: forget it
(16:06:21) JayEldon04: i'm going to get a large knife... just a second
(16:06:36) ignition16: lol
(16:07:12) ignition16: i'm gonna go
(16:07:21) ignition16: good luck with the juice
(16:08:02) JayEldon04: good gosh , i thew my shoulder out
(16:08:16) ignition16: lol
(16:08:26) ignition16: go get some orange juice instead
(16:08:30) JayEldon04: haha
(16:08:32) JayEldon04: do'nt have any
(16:08:35) JayEldon04: ha! there, i got it open
(16:08:44) ignition16: or that papaya stuff, that was good
(16:08:49) ignition16: lucky winner!
(16:08:52) ignition16: alright cya later

servers and networks!

2005-08-08T08:16:00.000-07:00

wow it's been a while eh? any way, first things first. here 's what inspired me to make a post today...

(11:14:29) xjavamaster: it's funny how well a network works when there are no users
(11:15:05) xjavamaster: which proves the theory that all network problems are caused by users

and here's what i'm thinking...

i like configuring servers. i could (and probably will) do this all day.

Apache

2005-07-29T08:18:00.000-07:00

So, I needed to do some alterations on an Apache install today. It involved changing the listening IP addresses for a virtual host. Well all was fine and dandy until I restarted the server only to find that I could no longer surf to the pages hosted by the server.

In sheer utter panic, I start to fall apart (this is 100+ domains, mind you) and start planning how best to pack up my desk. Then I remember that I had been surfing through a SSH Proxy for some testing reasons and had closed the shell I was using.

[tangent]
[code]
ssh [user]@[host] -D [port]
[/code]
Then tell firefox that you have a proxy set up on your localhost at port [port].
[/tangent]

I changed the proxy settings in my browser, tried again, and had this amazing rush of relief. Gosh, that made me feel a heck of a lot better.

Any way, now I'm on the roof of a parking garage looking over a bright yellow 2005 Ford Mustang (pretty car as long as it has the extras). Today might look up from here :-).

String IP Addresses?

2005-07-13T13:52:00.000-07:00

(16:42:06) holtrophos: well at that point i suppose we may as well not even use regular 4 byte IP's if the entire network is virtual :)
(16:43:20) holtrophos: ping /america/mi/gr/calvin/jev25
(16:49:21) JayEldon04: ping /universe/milkyway/solarsystem/earth/northamerica
/america/michigan/gr/calvin/jev25/carbon
(16:49:34) JayEldon04: haha, that would make for some sweet diagrams
(16:49:46) JayEldon04: but some really crazy kernel memory problems
(16:50:06) holtrophos: haha even better, i'm starting to like IP's more...
(16:50:45) holtrophos: dynamic memory allocation in the kernel would get yuck fast
(16:50:57) JayEldon04: can you imagine the routing needed for calvin alone?
(16:51:08) JayEldon04: let alone when we put men on pluto and need to start using solarsystem???
(16:51:32) JayEldon04: good gosh, then we invent tachyon drives and have to communicate with people orbiting alpha centuri
(16:51:48) JayEldon04: string based ip's are a bad idea me thinks

Death

2005-07-13T08:14:00.000-07:00

I will die after someone poisons my drink.
How Will You Die?

(Post your results.)

Green Day Sucks

2005-07-12T15:29:00.000-07:00

Greenday is a bunch of snot-nosed anarchists. More to come on that later.

it's friday... don't want to be here any more...

2005-07-08T11:20:00.000-07:00

(14:20:03) JayEldon04: i want to go home...
(14:20:08) JayEldon04: i'm leaving in an hour
(14:20:09) holtrophos: ME TOO
(14:20:11) JayEldon04: haha
(14:20:11) JayEldon04: wow
(14:20:14) holtrophos: 1.5 HRS
(14:20:15) JayEldon04: unibasic again?
(14:20:18) holtrophos: YES...

note: if you don't get this, don't feel the need to laugh. if you do get this, you may laugh all you like, i know i did.

Quantum Physics

2005-06-22T07:51:00.000-07:00

I tried to do a little explaining of quantum physics and Shrodinger's Cat to one of my co-workers. After going into the little I knew about quantum entanglement, quantum computing, and what not...

...after listening for about 4 minutes to my shpeal, he finishes the conversation with these words...

"i didn't like the part about the cat."

Quotes

2005-06-21T08:05:00.000-07:00

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny ...'
- Isaac Asimov

Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of complaining.
- Jef Raskin, interviewed in Doctor Dobb's Journal

More good ones here and here.

You've worked in an office too long when...

2005-06-20T08:27:00.000-07:00

(me) : he's headed your way
(them): oops, missed him
(them): i was too excited about the envelopes

Penguin!

2005-06-17T10:18:00.000-07:00

Juli bought me a little stuffed penguine when she was in Chicago. He needs a name. Tux is already taken, but any *nix style naming will be considered. Penguin names will also be considered.

Note: I don't have comment's blocked on here any more, so if you have an idea for a name, please post it.

movies

2005-06-14T14:36:00.000-07:00

(22:00:36) JayEldon04: movies DO NOT REALLY HAPPEN CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF!!!!
(22:00:42) ignition16: lol
(22:00:48) ignition16: exactly
(22:01:19) JayEldon04: KEANU REEVES CANNOT JUMP OVER BUILDINGS AND A WALK TO REMEMBER IS VERY VERY BAD BECAUSE IT MAKES GIRLS EXPECT THINGS FROM GUYS THAT GUYS CANNOT DELIVER IN MOST CIRCUMSTANCES
(22:01:20) JayEldon04: haha
(22:01:21) JayEldon04: =)
(22:01:30) ignition16: very very true
(22:01:32) JayEldon04: aka, movies are not real

nothing against girls at all, and this implicates Julianna in no way whatsoever (she's great, trust me). All i'm trying to say is that movies are not real. Please, no one get offended. If you do... well... talk to me... perhaps I can beg for forgiveness a little longer.

Sometimes I'm too geek

2005-06-10T11:04:00.000-07:00

(13:57:14) PnKrCkFaErY: *apple*
(14:01:07) JayEldon04: for i in `locate apple`; do `rm -rf $i`; done;
(14:01:15) JayEldon04: i deleted your apples

Fireflies and Lightning

2005-06-09T14:11:00.000-07:00

I've never seen this before. An entire field with thousands of fireflies hovering over it's soaked swampy land in the tall grass. The high grass which survived the bush hog has just started to show off its immature seeds. There are some tall clouds way off on the horizon billowing up several miles. There's lightning inside the clouds. Heat lightning, with a sunset reflecting orange, has coated this insect inspired moment in surrealism. I love surrealism.

A.D.D.

2005-06-04T23:28:00.000-07:00

There are two types of people in this world:

Those with A.D.D.

Mass Updates

2005-05-26T08:13:00.000-07:00

I've been working on a system to update 1600 linux boxen at once. Any ideas?

It usually involves pushing one or two files then restarting some
services. Nothing hard, but slightly tedious, and usually time
consuming.

Updating...

2005-05-25T10:24:00.000-07:00

Some one said I hadn't done this in a while... so I'm updating. :-P

Finished!

2005-05-18T13:44:00.000-07:00

I'm home now. Heck yes. Now I get to work all summer and make money for next year!

Almost done!

2005-05-17T15:45:00.000-07:00

I'm so close to being finished I can... taste it! Wait... no, that's a
bad comparison... I can... feel it! No... it's not so much physical
as... shoot. I'm almost done. 20 lines of code and I'm set.

(Now those of you who think 20 lines is a small number, realized that
20 lines of obfuscated code can actually take a long time to finish,
but either way, I'm soooo close.)

Calc 2 Final... Finished

2005-05-16T19:21:00.000-07:00

That thing was a b****. Let me tell you, that was the hardest 10 or so
pages of stuff I've ever had to think about. If you can avoid taking
Calc 2 at Calvin, avoid it. If you have to... study daily, unlike my
self.

English 101

2005-05-16T12:30:00.000-07:00

Oral Rhetoric... Done.
Art History... Done.
Written Rhetoric... Done.

Calculus 2 Final...7.75 hours and counting...

2005-05-16T07:43:00.000-07:00

This is the hardest math class I'll ever have to take... I'm almost
done... now hopefully I don't fail the final... ;-)

Working on a Saturday morning

2005-05-13T23:44:00.000-07:00

So a lot of college guys my age are either sleeping right now, or
passed out drunk on a bathroom floor some where. Since I have a hard
time sleeping some times, and would rather not start drinking... I've
been working since 1:00AM. Two hours of work in before the sun even
thinks about coming up. w00t.

Finished with Art History for ever!

2005-05-13T11:53:00.000-07:00

Unless I failed that exam, there is no way I will have to ever dabble
with any classes pertaining to Art History ever again! This is a day
for excitement!

ahem, w00t!

First exam today

2005-05-13T09:14:00.000-07:00

I've got my first exam today. Wahoo. Art History I will kick thy butt!
And if not thy butt be kicked then I shall recant my claim and disdain
the art world from hither forth!

dang... we are geeks

2005-05-13T08:10:00.000-07:00

(11:04:31) holtrophos: so i dreamt that i got my final physics grade back
(11:04:36) holtrophos: and it was a C++
(11:05:50) JayEldon04: haha
(11:06:03) JayEldon04: and the worst part is, that's only one higher than just a straight C

school or...

2005-05-12T11:12:00.000-07:00

I keep realizing that there is this thing called school. It keeps getting in my way. I have all these projects I'd like to start working on, but there's always a stupid paper to be written, or a crazy art history final exam I need to not fail so I can pass the course I need to study for.

I betcah if it wasn't for school, I'd be well on my way to putting Microsoft out of business.

Stupid school... I'd be learning so much more if it weren't for that.

To Do:

2005-05-11T21:47:00.000-07:00

Here is what I have left to do.

1. Take my Art History Exam.
2. Take my English Exam.
3. Take my Calculus Exam.
4. Move out of dorms.
5. Drive home.

DVD Concert

2005-05-11T16:26:00.000-07:00

So I never thought that watching a concert off from a DVD would be all that great. Guess what, I was wrong. The Metallica S&M Concert is SWEET from this DVD.

SubText

2005-05-09T10:36:00.000-07:00

I listened to a brief demonstration of SubText today.

Personal oppinion? I don't like it. Using the concept behind it all in a programing environment might be useful, but basing a language off this concept? Bad idea.

and i'm at it again...

2005-05-09T07:59:00.000-07:00

17 Credit Hours

NLTE

2005-05-06T05:41:00.000-07:00

I'm working on a paper about my concept of a Non-Linear Text Editor. (An interesting rendition of an Integrated Development Environment).

lets see what happens to this...

2005-05-05T10:09:00.000-07:00

well, here it is. perhaps it will become something.