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The road to DevOps.

Author: Av

  • Why does technology suck so much?

    No really, why? I moved a hard drive from one computer to another, faster computer, and in the process had to: Change the modem, because the new motherboard didn’t like it Remove the extra USB ports PCI card because it wasn’t liked either Reinstall Windows because the old installation didn’t like the new chipset Fiddle…

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  • One year later…

    Could I be any lazier? life has been getting increasingly chaotic over the last 12 months. Fortunately my ability to cope has increased at the same time. A quick run down of events from the last 12 months: Family moved from Oldtown, ID to Priest River, ID Family moved from Priest River, ID to Laclede,…

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  • User Unfriendly

    What the fuck happened in the last month?! Everything has gone to hell. I’ve had to come back to LA twice! Not only that, but they upgraded the software on my DVR. Now it likes to enter “power saving mode” at random times. WTF?? If it misses a single recording as a result I’ll be…

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  • Flying back to LA sucks

    After having been here for a week and a half, I don’t want to go back ๐Ÿ™ I write this from the airport. Thank god I have wireless access here, or I might have gone over the edge. Joseph had a great birthday. He got a free cake from Safeway to eat / sit in…

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  • Well I was certainly wrong about that…!!

    Bug has been very playful with my most of the day, he even trie to wake me up for dinner ๐Ÿ™‚ I’m glad I’m going to be here for a while.

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  • Bug’s first birthday

    It’s been about a month since my last blog entry. Since then I’ve started working two extra jobs to try and help ends meet. It’s a lot of work, but I don’t mind it too much as we need the money right now.. too many expenses! I’ve also been looking around for studio apartments in…

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  • Weekend in Idaho

    I’m up in Idaho again this weekend. Bug is sitting next to me on the bed. He’s playing with a Leapfrog piano. He’s learnt that pushing the buttons turns on the music. I feel so proud ๐Ÿ™‚

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  • Busy body at work

    We’re under going a pretty massive re-org at EarthLink. Things are all up in the air. Some people thinks it’s a great thing, and others are quite unhappy about it. it’s going to get very interesting in the next few weeks. I’m trying to keep myself busy, find new cool things to do. Apparently I’m…

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  • Schindler’s List

    I had not watched this movie through from start to end before tonight. Having just done so, it is leaving me with troubled thoughts. I cannot believe the world we live in has hardly changed for over 60 years. People are still murdered en masse by self-rightious butchers on a daily basis. The weak and…

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  • The simple life

    I got back from Idaho last week. Kept meaning to write something here, but didn’t get around to it. I just know Joseph’s going to grow up an I’m going to miss it ๐Ÿ™ I miss the simple life. I just have too much to do here, and I’m not getting anywhere. A character on…

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