Monthly Archives: July 2005

Four adult Boy Scout leaders from Alaska were killed Monday afternoon in an electrical accident during the opening day of the organization’s 2005 Jamboree. Going to the National Jamboree when I was a young Scout was one of the most … Continue reading →

This is exactly what is wrong with this country. On what other planet could you possible quadruple your earnings but not meet expectations? The company made over $0.25 billion more a month than they did last year! And people wonder … Continue reading →

As I was reviewing my logs (you check your logs don’t you) I noticied some strange entries: Jul 21 04:36:12 lewis pdns[6664]: Not authoritative for ‘onelata.com’, sending servfail to 198.81.129.193 Jul 21 04:39:57 lewis pdns[6664]: Not authoritative for ‘v-drive.com’, sending … Continue reading →

Congressional leaders of both parties have signed off on a proposal, being considered in Washington this week, to start Daylight Saving Time on the first Sunday in March and end on the last Sunday of November. They say it would … Continue reading →

After plenty of procrastinating I am finally putting the final touches on a migration to PowerDNS. Over the past years I have experimented and run a wide variety of name servers. First BIND (I still have my BIND book on … Continue reading →

CNN.com – James Doohan, ‘Star Trek’s’ Scotty, dead� – Jul 20, 2005 Doohan died at 5:30 a.m. (1330 GMT) at his Redmond, Washington, home with his wife of 28 years, Wende, at his side, Los Angeles agent and longtime friend … Continue reading →

See: Bush says won’t prejudge CIA case, Rove’s role – Yahoo! News “I have instructed every member of my staff to fully cooperate in this investigation. I also will not prejudge the investigation based on media reports,” Bush told reporters … Continue reading →

See: Idaho Boy Dies in Apparent Choking Game – Yahoo! News Dalton Eby may be the second Idaho child killed in recent months while playing a choking game, trying to cut off the oxygen supply to the brain to achieve … Continue reading →

Thanks to Jeremy for pointing this out. See: Getting my Thunderbird Search on with Yahoo! Desktop Search (by Jeremy Zawodny) Yahoo Desktop Search (aka YDS) now supports the Thunderbird client. For people like me who heavily use both Outlook and … Continue reading →

Saying that a dangerous amount of diesel fuel is stored in a 25-story building in TriBeCa, elected officials and residents called on Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg yesterday to rescind a variance that permits its storage. The fuel, they warned, could … Continue reading →