And then the weight of the world went right back on my shoulders again, and nothing had changed.

We had quite the interesting experience at work today. Over the weekend, somebody referring to himself as "defacedbylinux" found an exploit in SocialMPN, our content management system, and used it to deface Ruffdogs.com, SocialMPN.com, and GUILinux.com. This morning, he contacted Mike via IRC and told him "ruffdogs socialmpn guilinux all gone". ( Read more... )

My sister sent me this last night. Fantastic.

http://www.p-p-p-powerbook.com/

For anyone interested, there is a Clown Box show this Thursday night, but I will not be in it as I missed one-too-many practices this month. Should still be a great time, though, and I have BOGOF coupons again.

Korn guitarist finds God, leaves band

The band's site says this:

Korn has parted ways with guitarist Brian Head Welch, who has chosen the Lord Jesus Christ as his savior, and will be dedicating his musical pursuits to that end. Korn respects Brian's wishes and hopes he finds the happiness he is searching for.

I don't know that I have ever felt as emotionally detatched after a wedding as I do right now. Especially considering how much has been invested in it over the past two months. With all the conflicted feelings of trying to be supportive, sorting out details of the ramifications, and all the tension that resulted from it all, I really would have ( Read more... )

As a follow-up to Phil's post earlier this week about the ousting of Carly Fiorina, HP CEO, she's apparently likely to get as much as $42 Million for her poor performance. Makes getting canned a little easier to swallow, I would think.

Man, software development is cool! Getting something working and working well ... I think the body may actually treat it as a chemical high or something.

Why, yes, I am a dork. Why do you ask?

I need a line drawn for me. Anybody who thinks they can do it, please try. Scriptural support is a plus.

Question: When are you helping someone to succeed, and when are you helping someone to avoid consequences and responsibilities?

For anybody who was looking to go to the Clown Box show tonight, it's at 10:30 at the new Bas Bleu Theatre. Head north on college, go just through Old Town, and turn right on Willow (after the first set of train tracks). See you there!

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