complich8′s journal

So … despite my positive impressions at the incredibly slick installer that suse comes with, and how easy it is to get some things working … some other things, not so much. For one, the package system is missing some software that I don’t like being without. Like rdesktop (it’s got its own remote desktop [...]

So, at work I’ve got this oracle database dump that I’ve gotta recover. Some db admin from itap was retiring an oracle server that had this database of tejas’s on it, I guess… Anyway, here I’ve got an oracle .dmp file, and while I can sorta make out strings and stuff (via “strings” or xxd, [...]

first time I’ve had anything to contribute to a Wikipedia page…. w00t! I’m not just a user, I’m a contributor! Of a whole 3 sentences!

So, yesterday I went on a little musical trip … I started in the Devil May Cry 3 OST. A good place to start … memorable themes, good arrangements, aggressive beats, angry and nearly indecipherable smack-talkin’ lyrics, and hard driving guitar punctuated by occasional piercing vocals. And as I fell through that, I decided to [...]

Ran into this one off Technocrati… Allergies on the rise. Apparently adult men in are becoming more allergic to things than in the past, and it’s on a steady rise. Suggested causes are increased exposure to certain allergens, or a lower incidence of childhood infections. My money’s on all the crap in the air from [...]