Archive for March, 2011

pgpool-II for Ubuntu 10.04

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

In case anyone else needs it, here’s an amd64 binary package of pgpool-II 3.0.3 for Ubuntu 10.04.

Since when did it become OK to write to people like this?!

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

Really. I mean, REALLY?! I was at work today, and received the following text message from a number I don’t recognize: 3174609462. who is this I read things like this, and I think “How rude.” So I figured I’d bite, and reciprocate. Who are you? Shortly after sending this, I figured I’d elaborate a bit. [...]

We did it. I’m (effectively) debt free! (again)

Monday, March 7th, 2011

When I married my lovely wife, she came with a dowry of ~$30k in student loans. Friday night, we paid off the remaining principal. The only outstanding debt we have is the mortgage on the house. Finally! We’re now saving up to buy a gently use mini-van later this summer. Dear Mom & Dad – [...]

It’s sorta like giving birth…

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Now that it’s official I can finally start talking a bit about this project. Projects like HORIZON 4.0 are in many ways like giving birth. It takes time, it’s a lot of work, it gets messy, and rarely do things go completely smoothly. Relationships get strained or cemented. Character and ethics are revealed for what [...]