“Aled, foo’s site is down, it’s mysql refusing connections….” WTF? So I go looking and sure enough foo’s mysql server has a load of 100% of which mysql is grabbing that almost exclusively. Disk space is fine, hrm, weird, what’s causing mysql to crap itself. Log in and check “show processlist”…wtf? Yes, that’s about 50-ish […]
Well, it’s not actually, but it is raining at last. Hopefully this should break the hot spell we’ve had and make it a bit more bearable as well as keeping the pollen down. As I write this, there’s a callout just started in Llanthony where there’s a young female having breathing difficulties. Between work commitments, diesel […]
I went the Post Office this morning to post Sean’s parcel. I hit a bit of a snag. When I got the post office, I couldn’t sent it air mail, it would have to go “International Ground Priority” beacause it was over 2Kg in weight. Oh well, I thought, not a problem. That is, until […]
Sean’s come across a problem recently on his laptop where there’s an earthing problem (probably) on his laptop is causing the headset/mic he has to buzz and hiss. Sean’s voice is naturally quiet, and especially when we’re trying to get a little privacy to talk and he’s in a place where he can’t be alone […]
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Pager’s just gone off [1036] with an “Area call standby” for possible shouts of help from Craig Cerrig Gleisiaid, just above the A470 and technically in Brecon’s area I believe. I however am stuck in work babysitting a dying server and writing a report for a client… …oh wait and there goes the Area call [1049]. […]
Several months ago: Me: Don’t get harddrives with the server, Dell use Maxtors. PHB: But they’re cheap…. ex-BOFH[1]: It’s ok, buy several of them, it doesn’t matter when they fail because they’re RAIDed…. Me: ! PHB: Where’s my credit card? Yesterday: User: Moan, server foo is being crap… Me. Let me see. Er, hrm. That’s […]
In an email discussion following the recent death of a geek community member, I found this quote to be highly accurate for us geeks: One of the readers at the service said that as long as someone was in your heart, they were still alive. For us geeks of course, as long as you are […]
No, the Canadians weren’t falling, thankfully. This weekend was a jolly spiffing weekend, chaps. Friday Jon and I left work and headed back to his place for a relaxing cuppa before I headed back to Senghenydd. This didn’t turn out quite as described since Jon had some visitors – Dora and Richard (apparently known as […]
Where do I start on this? First, a clarification. I’m not talking about children, I’m talking about adults and inter-personal relationships. I’m also not talking about tryin to stop someone from doing something bad, instead I’m talking about people trying to instill a certain behaviour in other people. I’m going to take you back to […]
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