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@#$%!@ Web Host

About 3:30PM ET today I got an alert that my site was down. Sure enough, it was not accessible. I logged onto my Linode management console and there was a notice that they were investigating a problem affecting my server, They problem was so recent that the status page hadn’t been updated with the incident yet, but it soon indicated a power problem was reported at the site. Long story short, utility power failed and the generators failed to kick in automatically so power was lost to some servers and [...] Read the rest »

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The OS Quest Trail Log #70: April Showers Edition

April showers held off for most of the month, so much so that there were almost daily Red Flag Warnings for brush fires. But at the end of the month a nor’easter rolled in. While it dumped snow elsewhere, it stuck to water around here. April was another light month on the OS Quest. It seemed to fly by. Most of my work revolved around problems. Read the rest »

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Changing Time

This season's time change seemed to cause fewer problems than other recent changes. But it still wasn't problem free with my iPhone and some software having minor issues. Read the rest »