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387 posts, 2001–2026 last 5 years older
2001
2026
2026
2025
- Why Is My PSE&G Bill Higher? Exploring the CBC Charge
- One Year of Real Data From My Solar and PowerWall System
- Solar Energy Update: My Experience After 6 Months
- My First Net Zero Bill with Solar Power
- No Grid Draw for 20 Hours: A Solar Success Story
- Powerwalls Achieve 100% Charge from Solar Energy
- Snowstorm Impact on Solar Production: 5 days Later
- Snow Day: How much does snow affect solar production?
2024
- One Month Later: Analyzing My PSEG Bill With Solar Panels
- Solar Panel Installation on Long Island: My Summer 2024 Experience
- 5 Boro Bike Tour - May 5 2024
- Tesla Ownership, day 9
- Selling my car in 2024
2023
2021
2020
2019
2018
- 2018: good riddance
- 16 weeks post-op
- Day 106 update
- Day 77 post-op: 11-week doctor's visit
- Day 63 post-op: back to the office
- Day 45 post-op: started physical therapy
- Day 38 post-op: no more wedges
- Day 25 post-op: walking again (sort of)
- Day 10 post-op: got the stitches out
- Day 5 post-op: taking a shower
- Day 4 post-op for Achilles' tendon repair surgery
- Monday is the day
- The results are in
- What the hell happened to my leg?
- The fading
- 2702
- Chaka, when the wall fell
- I never even wanted a dog.
2017
- New York Rising is a Scam
- Desecrating the Houses of the Holy
- My 3-beer Breath Of The Wild Review
- Today I had to return a package to Amazon
- Somehow Apple managed to screw up watching videos on a phone even more
- Home NAS build, 2017 Edition
- My brief love affair with Synology
- Optimum Online first impressions, January 2017 edition
- Mac Drivers for the HooToo USB-Ethernet adaptor
2016
- Lasts
- I installed a Nest Thermostat and it's awesome
- Building a new computer
- Fully moved over to Wordpress.com
2015
2014
- How (the hell) do you set up Splunk Cloud on Linux?
- Installing a new SSL certificate in your ELB via CLI
- Can I create an EC2 MySQL slave to an RDS master?
- World of Warcraft on a 13" Retina Macbook Pro
- The m3.medium is terrible
- Using OpenSWAN to connect two VPCs in different AWS regions
- "You have to install development tools first." - OSX Mavericks, ruby, chef, and nokogiri
- OpenVPN CLI Cheat Sheet
- Create CloudWatch alerts for all Elastic Load Balancers
- Tips for recruiters
- Setting hostname in an EC2 instance from the name tag
- LITERALLY
- Rails app redirects to wrong port?
- Setting user Postgres passwords via MD5
- New York City commuter winter survival kit
2013
- Home Theater Sound on the Cheap
- Super quick wordpress exploit stopper
- The not-so-secret secret to Postgres performance
- iOS 7 has ruined my life
- Goodbye, pg_dump
- Java Wrapper does whatever it wants
- "Call HostServiceSystem.Start for object XX on vCenter Server YY failed" when starting snmpd on ESXi 5.1
- Linux 'date' stuff I didn't know until recently.
- Digital Ocean - First Impressions
- Why I love and hate Citibike
- Use PowerShell to disconnect the CDROMs from all VMs in vCenter
- Sleepy's is awesome, part two
- Rocking Horse Ranch review - Spring 2013
- VMWare Tools Compatibility Matrix
- Frustrations with the iPhone, from an Apple admirer
- Sleepys Is Amazing, aka The Power of Twitter
- XFS write speeds: software RAID 0/5/6 across 45 spindles
2012
- Homicide rate in the USA broken out by race of offender.
- And... I'm back.
- Amazon knows customer service.
- Problems with PostgreSQL 9.0 on CentOS 6.3 with a 2.6.32-series kernel
- Nagios / NRPE "NRPE: Unable to read output"
- Blog rename again
- BBCode for embedding a tweet in phpBB
- Tall Ships - Greenport, NY - May 26, 2012
- Back to WordPress 2011 Theme
- My first month with the Canon T3i
- When the admin of your online community dies
- Using Nginx as a caching proxy in front of Wordpress
- Aimster stuff removed.
- Reorganizing photos in 1 line with exiftool
- Slow HTTP downloads through Cisco ASA 5500
- Using rrdtool to generate server load & bandwidth graphs
- Upcoming downtime
- Load balancing in EC2 with Nginx and HAProxy
- iPad drops WiFi connection to Verizon FiOS Actiontec Router
2011
- Compellent "future proof?" Not so much.
- Graphing SSH dictionary attacks with HighCharts
- Installing Sun (Oracle) JDK 1.5 on an EC2 instance
- The little man who follows me
- Rescan SATA bus (aka hot-adding a SATA disk on a Linux guest in VMware without rebooting)
- Displaying currently-playing iTunes track in the Mac menu bar
- Benchmarking DNS servers with Java
- Fedora Core 15 & Gnome 3
- Making sure SSLv2 is disabled in Apache (and Nginx)
- Exchange (OWA) CAS crashes with 503 error - again
- 64-bit Firefox 6 on CentOS 6 x86_64 (or Fedora) with Flash 11
- Hurricane Transistor Radio
- Macbook Pro locks up with SSD installed.
- FCC Report shows Verizon much faster than Cablevision
- Logging RT username in Apache access_log
- Amazon SES: "illegal headers" with ses-send-email.pl (followup)
- US Public Debt - historical
- 33 hours to restore a Postgres DB
- 33 hours
- Benchmarking disk IO on ext3 vs ext4 vs xfs with fio
- MongoDB logrotate script
- VMWare 5's new licensing model.
- VMWare 5's new licensing model.
- Using WAL archiving & Compellent snapshots for PostgreSQL backups
- Migrating a PostgreSQL DB to a new machine without doing a dump & restore
- Remount all NFS mounts to another cluster IP
- Information is overpriced.
- Teaching myself node.js: Part 3
- JavaScript regex for stripping leading & trailing whitespaces
- Teaching myself node.js: Part 2
- Teaching myself node.js: Part 1
- Installed Relevanssi so search won't be so useless.
- Installed Relevanssi so search won't be so useless.
- Juniper SRX cannot use RADIUS authentication for client VPN?
- Calculating SHA-1 sums in Java
- Back on FiOS again (finally)
- PostgreSQL query to determine the largest tables in the database
- Amazon SES - "Illegal Header" errors
- Amazon SES - "Illegal Header" errors
- Verizon stood me up
- My Last Optimum Online Speed Test... Ever?
- Integrating Amazon Simple Email Service with postfix for SMTP smarthost relaying.
- Does anybody think the USA's current healthcare system isn't awful? Why?
- Does anybody think the USA's current healthcare system isn't awful? Why?
- JavaScript: The Good Parts
- Going back to FiOS
- Chaos theory and Google's crawler
- Chaos theory and Google's crawler
- Fedora 15 Beta Download
- Wake-on-LAN is so cool, when it works.
- Traffic spike
- Can Fedora 14 users use Gnome 3?
- Renaming a single-label domain to a FQDN
- My first trip to Walt Disney World - March 2011
- Total War: Shogun 2 - shogun2.dll AppCrash
- 2010 Hyundai Sonata - 1 year later
- TP-Link TL-WR841ND v7 802.11n router, wireless dies after a few days
- Autodiscover mysteriously stopped working (Exchange 2010)
- Speed comparison: Optimum Boost vs Verizon FiOS
- How I fixed my Wii's noisy disc drive & read errors.
- How I fixed my Wii's noisy disc drive & read errors.
- After switching back to Cablevision, FiOS users can't call us.
- After switching back to Cablevision, FiOS users can't call us.
- VMware Workstation 7 - virtual ethernet fails to start after changing vmnet8 subnet
- Clean install of FC14, regain Radeon X1600 support (!)
- Back up on JustHost.com
- Back to Cablevision (upcoming downtime)
- Upgrading FC12 to FC14, lose support for Radeon X1600
- Who pays the most tax? Who pays the least tax?
- Exchange CAS crashes, users get 503 when accessing OWA... but ActiveSync works
2010
- More fun parsing BIND query logs
- Thank you Cabinetparts.com!
- I love syntax highlighting.
- Perl script to calculate DNS queries per second in BIND (named)
- Relaying through Google Apps using Sendmail to bypass EC2 spam blockage
- Wasted time with Exchange 2010, SquirrelMail, and IMAP-SSL
- How does paid blogging work?
- Do I still need swap space?
- 5,472 ms
- Using Zabbix for SNMP monitoring disk usage percent for Windows hosts
- Disabling (or enabling) geotagging of photos in iPhone camera
- Setting up InspIRCd as an internal IRC server for companywide chat
- I'm pissed.
- I'm pissed.
- Upgrading ESX 4.0 to ESX 4.1 with Update Manager
- Exchange 2010 Post-Upgrade weirdness: can't edit Mail Non-Universal Group or Security Group
- Exchange 2010 Post-Upgrade weirdness: can't edit Mail Non-Universal Group or Security Group
- Looking into modernizing our office phone system
- vCenter Data Migration tool doesn't restore SQL Express DB - Migrating vCenter 4.0 to 4.1 (part 2)
- vCenter Data Migration tool doesn't restore SQL Express DB - Migrating vCenter 4.0 to 4.1 (part 2)
- Migrating vCenter 4.0 to 4.1 (part 1)
- We gon' party tonight
- We gon' party tonight
- Compellent Doesn't Suck
- Compellent Doesn't Suck
- Changing all Exchange mailboxes to use database defaults for quota limits with PowerShell
- Finally, all users moved from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010.
- Putting up a "down for maintenance" message using mod_rewrite
- Putting up a "down for maintenance" message using mod_rewrite
- Ruby/Sinatra part 2
- Trying to teach myself Ruby (again)
- The Barracuda Spam Firewall VMware Appliance (Vx) finally exists!
- FiOS speed 10 months later, better than ever.
- The VMware datastore LUN 2TB (well, 1.99999 TB) size limit
- How to cancel Cablevision service
- The bright side of Compellent
- Forcing Wordpress administration over SSL
- I partitioned my laptop so stupidly.
- Using SSH tunnel & Squid to create a private encrypted proxy for true private browsing (mostly)
- One reason I hate iTunes.
- Long email signatures amuse me.
- Facebook for iPhone - "Places" hangs on "Locating you..."
- Facebook for iPhone - "Places" hangs on "Locating you..."
- Converting Exchange 2003 conference rooms to Exchange 2010
- A less insidious way to use Facebook?
- Why is my laptop so freaking hot?
- ldapsearch on Active Directory
- ldapsearch example on Active Directory
- Oh, Compellent... again with the disk prices.
- The Thrill Is Gone
- I'm easily amused
- I'm easily amused
- Twitter WordPress Integration test
- Blocking comment spammers by IP
- More thoughts on Google's tracking abilities
- More thoughts on Google's tracking abilities
- Exchange 2010 - Out-of-office response (OOF) won't turn off?
- Exchange 2010 - Out-of-office response (OOF) won't turn off?
- The sinister side of Google's Picasa face tagging
- The sinister side of Google's Picasa face tagging
- Changing Active Directory Password in Browser through OWA 2010
- Vonage iPhone App Calls Facebook Friends Free, So What?
- Microsoft Office 2007's awful user interface
- Microsoft Office 2007's awful user interface
- Amazon EC2 - ext3 mkfs takes 30+ minutes?
- Testing LinkedIn/WordPress Integration
- Outlook 2007 & Exchange 2010 Autodiscover SSL certificate error annoyance
- The Joy of Migrating from Exchange 2003 to 2010
- When single-sign-on isn't.
- When single-sign-on isn't.
- Finally got this DVD ripped and copied to my iPhone
- Exchange 2010 and Set-ActiveSyncVirtualDirectory Identity
- Ripping a DVD on Fedora Core 13
- vCenter: Error parsing the server "(server IP)" "clients.xml" file
- vCenter: Error parsing the server "(server IP)" "clients.xml" file
- HOWTO: Install Flash plugin on Firefox on Fedora / CentOS / RedHat Linux
- Flash plugin on Firefox on Fedora 12 x86_64
- Hygiene Management?
- I almost forgot that I hate computers.
- libiphone / libmobiledevice is now in the official Fedora repo!
- Lost Finale: Dumb
- Java Code: searching a Binary Search Tree for the largest value strictly less than X
- Ripping a DVD to iPhone or iPod-compatible m4v for free?
- Generate a report of Exchange mailbox sizes broken out by department and location
- Windows XP guests hang on shutdown in VMware Workstation on Linux
- Upgraded to Fedora Core 12
- Code to flatten a list in Java, with and without recursion
- Moving an Exchange 2003 server to another location with minimal risk and disruption?
- Top Long Island teacher salaries
- Passwordless SSH Everywhere
- Lotsa downtime.
- Sped up Wordpress by adding 1 index.
- Website is moved.
- Cablevision loses WABC (Channel 7)?
- Free DNS Hosting?
- 2nd FiOS connectivity problem
- Got my second FiOS bill
- Running MRTG cfgmaker across your entire subnet?
- My Apple tablet prediction.
- Victory! Change Active Directory Password via LDAP through browser
- LDAP-Active Directory authentication, Part 3
- Single sign-on with Linux clients and Active Directory LDAP, Part 2
- .jobs domains - $120/year?
- FiOS Ping Test
- Cablevision drops HGTV, Food Network, and Travel Channel??
2009
- Got my first FiOS bill today...
- Single sign-on with Linux clients and Active Directory LDAP, Part 1
- Snow on Long Island
- FiOS it is.
- ... or maybe I AM going with FiOS.
- Suffolk County High School Rankings by total SAT scores
- Oops... sorry FiOS, I'm sticking with Cablevision.
- Oops... sorry FiOS, I'm sticking with Cablevision.
- I guess I'm getting FiOS... Farewell Cablevision
- I guess I'm getting FiOS... Farewell Cablevision
- Thunder Jackson's Menu - East Quogue, NY
- Thunder Jackson's Menu - East Quogue, NY
- Pretty good
- Google FriendConnect
- Adsense?
- Everything works on my laptop except Bluetooth
- NILFS - A File system to make SSDs scream... in pain?
- Error returning browse list: NT_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED
- How to install the 64-bit Sun Java plugin on 64-bit firefox on 64-bit Fedora Core 11 Linux (which happens to use 64 bits)
- I put Fedora Core 11 on my work laptop
- Linksys WAP54G died after 10 months.
- Face tagging in Picasa 3.5 is pretty friggin sweet
- More fun with ovftool
- Exporting VMWare Server VMs to OVA/OVF with ovftool
- Monitoring SSL certificate expiration with ssl-cert-check
- QuakeLive?
- Amazon changed their API
- Migrating RT from mysql to postgresql.
- Homeownership Day 1
- Moved my email directly to Google
- I can't believe so many people buy homes
- I can't believe so many people buy homes
- Windows 7 RC - day 1
- Long Island High School rankings
- I may never buy a Windows computer again
- VMWare rules
- House
- What am I doing here?
- To buy a house
- Debating a MacBook
- One-click converting .avi to .mp4 for iPod or iPhone
- Adventures in telephony
- iptables rules for rate-limiting SSH connections
- THAT Jean-Luc Picard...
- Ixodes scapularis
- Why is my title in smallcaps now?
- VMWare is pretty cool.
- This is the second notice that the factory warranty on your vehicle is expiring!
- Today was a nice day.
- "My daddy is a great big giant!"
- "My daddy is a great big giant!"
- I used to love my BlackBerry Pearl
- Cell Phone Spam is Illegal, no?
- Converting FLAC to MP3
- Chicken Soup
- It's time for a new camera (again)
- It's time for a new camera (again)
- The SAN Scam
- I abandoned WoW
- I guess that was painless.
- Time for Wordpress
2008
2007
2006
- Wednesday, August 30, 2006
- Moved Again!
- June 6, 2006
- Yet another imported post
- Apocryphal post #6
- Apocryphal post #5
- It’s been a long time!
- Apocryphal post #4
2005
- Flac to MP3 (flac2mp3.pl)
- Apocryphal Post #3
- Apocryphal post #2
- Apocryphal post #1
- I am a weird dude.
- Thursday, March 17, 2005
- Wednesday, March 09, 2005
- Monday, March 07, 2005
- March 1, 2005
- Monday, February 28, 2005
- Wednesday, February 23, 2005
- Tuesday, February 22, 2005
- Monday, February 14, 2005
- Sunday, February 13, 2005
- Tuesday, February 08, 2005
- February 7, 2005
- February 4, 2005 2
- February 4, 2005 1
2004
2003
2002
- Where are Google’s Kernel Modifications?
- Welcome to the Aimster “Going out of business” sale!
- Jibber Jabber