openLDAP on EC2

So, adventure #1. As mentioned in a previous post, I’m trying to use Amazon’s free service to its maximum extent. Here is how that went down: Read more

Static site hosting with S3

If you go around EC2, and just use the S3 storage facilities, there’s a lot to be gained here. The huge caveat is that you’re not dealing with a fully functional, cgi-enabled, php or other dynamic generated thing. This is just a raw mapping of files to an very simple httpd daemon. Thats it. Nothing else. So all said, your whole site has to be static content, with no funky stuff. Read more

EC2

So Amazon (Web Services) has a service called EC2, which is essentially their hosting service. Due to some stuff I’m working on at work, I have been taking a look at what kinds of service automation are possible, and that led me to look at EC2. Read more

Rollin’ rollin’ rollin’

I spent a bit of time today moving the blog up to my hosting provider. Ultimately, I’m trying to slowly relieve my dependence on the machine I have at home to just the core services that I can’t move. Things like MUSHes, minecraft server, mailing lists, etc. Read more

Fantasy Hockey League Post

If you’re not participating in the fantasy hockey league, feel free to ignore this… Read more

Fantasy Hockey, 2010

Howdy folks. I’m not sure who all reads this with any regularity, but I’m cross posting this everywhere to drum up interest, so there you have it. Read more

Sindragosa

First time in ICC. Read more

Captured Firefly

I’m almost unable to type for fear that some server is going to reset and this will all go away in some freakishly bad dream. Read more

Ok, where was I…

New baby, books, WoW. Oh yeah… Read more

Where do I even begin

See, if I wasn’t so lazy about updating this, I would not face this particular conundrum. Read more

et tu CafeWorld?

And so with FarmVille, so too with CafeWorld. Read more

busy day

It was a relatively eventful day, with much ado about… eventually, nothing. Read more

preparation

Its that time of the year again. Read more

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

I just got back from my first show from this band, and I feel the need to write something down about it. I guess you might look at this as a music review, or you might not. I generally prefer to leave that in more capable hands.

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rip

So every once in awhile, a part of our past creeps up and sticks you in the gut to the point where you cannot ignore it.
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