“The server thinks the ICQ client you are using is too old”
Somehow AOL doesn’t brighten up my day. In fact, making me angry would describe it way better. As I am using Linux, I am trying to avoid proprietary software – that’s why you won’t find me that often...
View ArticleMoving mails to different servers
Is it fate or simply bad karma that I’m always bothered with mailserver boxes? Or is it that they just cannot find anyone else crazy enough to even give it a try?I’m not sure, but it’s me again,...
View ArticleOffline hell
It is impressive to see, how we depend on working networks like the Internet nowadays. Sure, we often say that it isn’t a problem if we are offline. But such days can really piss you off.Yesterday the...
View Articlecmake
I guess I can’t keep my hands off my gentoo box trying to test new things until stuff breaks. This might sound tragic, but if you’d ask me, it’s those things you learn most of as fix the things you...
View ArticleIf you return from traveling
Sometimes life sucks. Especially if it hurts: I was about to do a trip to Hamburg to see an old friend again. For keeping things simple I have decided to go by car which would grant me some more...
View ArticleVirtual machines vs clock
Virtual machines and their clocks can be quite nasty – at least if I am working with them. Maybe it is because it is impossible to kick against virtual machines? Are they that nasty because they know...
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This is strange
I am a little lost and need your help due to an unknown package which I got a couple of days ago, as I am pretty clueless where the package came from. And ‘clueless’ in that case means that I...
View ArticleBad RAM
I guess there are many ways to drive a sysadmin crazy – I even experienced a few by now; But the most effective one of all seems to be bad memory. Let me tell you: Nowadays most systems that I get to...
View ArticleSmall things with a huge effect
Every time computers are running smooth and things are looking fine and you think of looking at the items at the top of your Todo-list, things that you should have done weeks ago but couldn’t because...
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Headcrash
That’s how things look like: A dead disk, after having a headcrash. Look at the carved ring. All the dirt inside is more or less swarf.
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