All Posts — Digital Sanctuary

A rusted iron gate buried under dozens of mismatched tarnished padlocks and chains in flat grey light.

December 10, 2008 2 min read

Bank of America Fraud Protection Sucks

Normally I'm all for Fraud Protection and security and all that stuff. But Bank of America takes it to an awful new level. I was doing some online Christmas…

Life & Personal

Dense wall of stacked split firewood logs with visible growth rings, photographed in warm raking light.

December 10, 2008 1 min read

Woodshed

Built a weatherproof woodshed capable of holding two cords of firewood - sturdy enough to survive nearly anything.

Life & Personal DIY

A rusted iron barrier sealing one train platform gate shut while adjacent gates stand open at dusk.

December 2, 2008 1 min read

Please Stop Using Yahoo Mail

Yahoo Mail silently kills your emails despite clean records. Switch to Gmail and actually receive messages.

Software Development Email

Precision measurement tools sorted by type in a wooden slot organizer under warm side lighting.

November 30, 2008 1 min read

Free Seam Cheat Sheet

Free Seam cheat sheet from DZone - lookup annotations, schemas, and patterns in seconds.

Software Development Seam

November 26, 2008 1 min read

Server Migration

Server migration complete - sites, apps, and email now live elsewhere. Report issues if you spot them.

DevOps & Infrastructure Security Linux

A skunk beside rusted barbed wire on frost-bitten grass under a flat grey Midwestern sky.

November 25, 2008 2 min read

Back from Chicago

Hotel in suburban Chicago had electrified fences, trash, and a skunk family greeting - but the room jacuzzi was nice.

Life & Personal Travel

Brass valve wheel turned closed on one copper pipe among open valves in a dim industrial basement.

November 19, 2008 1 min read

Eclipse, Subversion, and SSH_OPEN_ADMINISTRATIVELY_PROHIBITED

SSH_OPEN_ADMINISTRATIVELY_PROHIBITED error in Subclipse? Add -Dsvnkit.ssh2.persistent=false to eclipse.ini to fix it.

Software Development Tools

Warehouse shelves packed with vacuum-sealed packages compressed to varying densities under fluorescent light.

November 18, 2008 5 min read

Apache mod_deflate and mod_cache issues

mod_deflate + mod_cache = cache explosion. Compression multiplies files - separate or carefully manage.

DevOps & Infrastructure Performance

Weathered stone wall with repeated impact marks and cracks, small stone fragments at its base.

October 31, 2008 2 min read

Why I Won't Deal With TransAmerican

Relentless recruiting calls after clear refusal. TransAmerican burned bridges through sheer persistence.

Career & Business

Stone wall barrier in a mountain pass filtering large jagged boulders from small smooth stones in golden light.

October 21, 2008 1 min read

10MinuteMail Performance Improvement

10MinuteMail's mail delivery just got much faster - no more junk hammering the server.

10MinuteMail Performance

A faded white moving truck parked on a long empty desert highway under a wide overcast sky.

October 20, 2008 2 min read

The Move.

Moving 3,000 miles from Seattle to Boston: finding a house remotely, coordinating movers, starting fresh in Massachusetts.

Life & Personal Travel

October 17, 2008 1 min read

Airport Security Measures Don't Work. Really??? :)

Post-9/11 airport security measures are largely theater - Atlantic article exposes how ineffective TSA protocols really are.

Life & Personal Opinion

A brass lever locked by a mechanical latch on a weathered oak control panel lit by a single amber bulb.

October 10, 2008 1 min read

Preventing Multiple Submits On An ATG Form

Prevent form submission spam in ATG with JavaScript - disable buttons properly without breaking the handle method.

Software Development ATG JavaScript

A courtroom gavel beside a velvet rope barrier on a polished mahogany surface under cool overhead light.

September 18, 2008 1 min read

Wait, what?

Alaska governor's aides refuse subpoenas by claiming she 'declined to participate' - legal logic that doesn't apply to anyone else.

Life & Personal Opinion

Rumpled mauve velvet couch in warm afternoon light with a bowl of cookie dough and a worn game controller.

August 25, 2008 1 min read

Being an Adult

Best part of adulthood: Sunday couch marathons with cartoons, cookie dough, and video games guilt-free.

Life & Personal

A large rusted iron pipe branching into many thin copper pipes against a weathered concrete ceiling.

August 22, 2008 1 min read

Huge Logs and OS X

macOS Console handles 1.3GB log files effortlessly; terminal tools like grep make finding what you need instant.

Tech & Gear macOS

August 22, 2008 1 min read

Moving

Buying a house and moving across the country for the first time - exciting, terrifying, and totally happening.

Life & Personal Travel

A bright orange staple-bound magazine on a dim subway newsstand lit by a single fluorescent tube.

August 11, 2008 1 min read

10MinuteMail Mentioned in 2600

10MinuteMail mentioned in 2600 Magazine - an underground tech publication that meant more than Digg or Slashdot ever could.

Rotary grinding tool beside a plastic housing with a widened slot, dusted with fine plastic shavings on concrete.

August 6, 2008 1 min read

Using a 1st Gen iPhone Dock With a 3G iPhone

New iPhone too thick for old dock? Five minutes with a Dremel and you've got a custom fit - no $30 purchase needed.

Tech & Gear DIY

An open steel bear trap with rusted teeth resting among dry autumn leaves on a forest floor.

August 5, 2008 1 min read

Why You Shouldn't Talk To The Police

Never talk to police without a lawyer - anything you say can only hurt you, never help your legal position.

Life & Personal Opinion