If you’re not careful with how you handle log files on your server, you may be surprised one day if it crashes because the file grows to the file size limit on your operating system. To prevent that, you’ll want to implement some sort of log rotation system. On most linux distributions, this is most […]
On the heels of the MLS Cup, both Off Wing Opinon and The Sports Economist have pieces on changes in the works for Major League Soccer discovered in this AP article: MLS Should look to Rest of World. The article is pretty short and lacking in actual details about what changes might be in store
What a tense match today in LA that saw DC United walk away as MLS champions for the fourth time in nine seasons. Please don’t expect a coherent narrative right now, I wanted to get some thoughts down before my sun-fried brain shuts down: The Home Depot Center is a great little stadium and I
I haven’t been able to post much in the last week. On top of trying to get enough work done so that we can go to LA for the MLS Cup, one of the hard drives on our server had to be replaced last Friday. Since then, I’ve been recovering/learning about how to install the
GovTrack is a website that makes it easy for interested parties to keep tabs on legislators and bills under consideration. The range of tools they offer looks complete and I’m so far impressed by it.www.govtr Welcome to GovTrack.us, a nexus of information about the United States Congress. This site is a crossroads for data on
Thunderbird 0.9, the mail client from the Mozilla project, is now available. If you’re wondering what’s new in this release, Asa details two of the most useful new features available: saved searches and message grouping. Evolution, the outlook clone from Ximian, has saved searches/virtual folders too. It’s a feature I didn’t quite use as much
Well, the thought that the Daily Show will still have plenty of material for the next two years has been the one bright spot that’s helped me accept the results of the election. Hopefully, both parties will pay more than lip service to the idea of working to bridge the gap between them. If not,
New Statesman – Hands off our gas! The battle is not really over gas, but over who calls the shots in Bolivia. And remarkably, it is the mass-based organisations, representing indigenous and peasant populations, which are setting the political agenda. Next year a constituent assembly will draw up a new constitution to incorporate them in
Wherein I relate the misfortunate series of events that almost resulted in me not being able to participate in our American democratic process. This morning I woke up early, at 6:30am, to get to the polls before driving in to work. I’d coordinated with my sister to go vote together and then car pool in
Thank you to my DC United ticket rep who called me at home to return my call earlier this afternoon for tickets to this Saturday’s Eastern Conferece Final between United and the Revolution. I tried to buy 10 tickets this afternoon but got sidetracked at work on, well work, and thought I’d have to call