Monthly Archives: June 2008

2008 Running Goal: 50% Complete

Posted on June 29, 2008 by stevet

I ran 3.15 miles this morning and that put me just over 50% complete of my 700 mile goal. The heat at the end of May and all of June was pretty killer on my running. I made myself run … Continue reading →

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FreeBSD Router/Latency Generator: A How-To

Posted on June 18, 2008 by stevet

The goal was to put a client end box behind some sort of router/gateway device that would introduce latency and if possible bandwidth restrictions and random packet loss. Research indicated the best option is to use dummynet. Dummynet is a … Continue reading →

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Gallery Software Updated

Posted on June 12, 2008 by stevet

I have updated my gallery from YaPig (yet another picture image gallery) to Gallery2. The main reason was comment spam. I disabled comments the hard way (by removing the comment page) but the system needed a newer better version. You … Continue reading →

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Another reason to NOT shop at Wally World

Posted on June 6, 2008 by stevet

As many of you know, I don’t shop at Walmart if I can at all avoid it. I don’t like the way they run business. That mainly stemmed from vendors and employees because they focused on getting the lowest prices … Continue reading →

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Male Communication Defined

Posted on June 6, 2008 by stevet

Kelly, a friend of mine, pointed me to this wonderful piece of research and documentation: The Etymology of Human Male Non-Verbal Communications (or, Why Men Fist-Bump) Enjoy.

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