Posted in Linux/Unix/OpenSource by: sean
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25 Jan
I was reading a thread on a forum about Google’s next reindex and how it might be another Florida. The first thing that hit me was how seriously some people (affiliate marketers, SEOs) take Google. In a matter of a few hours, almost two hundred messages were posted of people analyzing the results of the [...]
Posted in Link by: sean
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23 Jan
A coworker is trying to make some pocket money by making Custom Novelty Receipts, so I thought I’d give him a plug. On a more serious note, if you are interested in how to run a business on the Internet, Web Master World has some excellent forums.
Posted in Personal by: sean
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20 Jan
Taking a trip to Ottawa to spend some time with the in-laws. One of the airlines had a dollar seat sale, meaning two round trip tickets were $4. Then how come it ended up being almost $280? Total for 02 guest(s) Fare: 4.00 Nav/INS Surcharge: 148.00 Winnipeg AIF: 20.00 Toronto(Term 3) AIF: 32.00 Ottawa AIF: [...]
Posted in Linux/Unix/OpenSource by: sean
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14 Jan
I gave a presentation to the LUG that I belong to on Perl, called “Because Laziness is a Virtue”. Here is the PDF of it (188K). It went well, I think.
Posted in Engineering by: sean
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11 Jan
I originally registered ERTW.COM with the idea of turning it into a resource for engineers and engineers-to-be. In the past, I ran the front page as a news site and ran some forums. I was also talking to various student councils across the country about sharing announcements and stuff. Somehow, it never took off. This [...]
Posted in Linux/Unix/OpenSource by: sean
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02 Jan
In December 2002 I wrote some 2003 predictions, and boy was I off (comically, in some instances) First, a major distribution will drop out of the market. Red Hat? Nah. Debian? Doubt it. Caldera/SCO/whatever they’re called today don’t count. Well, Red Hat dropped out, SCO did their thing. Second prediction is an easier one. The [...]