php, mySQL

last week at work i hacked together a php based website using a mySQL backend to track inventory. my manager was quite impressed with it and this week i get to hack together a wiki to keep track of collective knowledge. i am excited because i am starting to carve out a name for myself as the website guy!

this is a raw mental dump

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hmmmm...
uh, wtf, bbq, i am ____

:(

why do i feel this way?


uh. yeah, i really want to be in a better mood...

subnetting and motorcycles

recently my networking classes have shown a greater interest in my ability to subnet, and because i never really learned it except for the stuff that i picked up on my own, it is becoming harder and harder to do the calculations in my head, and i have been resorting more and more to this lovely chart that i found




the thing is, i mean, i love using this chart, i would love to have one printed out poster size, but i really should try to pack the info into my head, it would be a lot quicker and i would not have to drag a chart around with me all the time.


on to the second part of my blog

i am currently in the process of purchasing a motorcycle, i am getting a great deal on it because sadly it needs a bit of work. to start with, the headlight did not work. after $10 and 4 hours of my time i got it working, i ended up just replacing all the wiring and switch for it. i added a 30 amp inline fuse where i came off the battery and a 3 position 2 throw switch. after some clever wiring i was able to get both high and low beams working.

the other thing that needs fixed is the fork seals need replaced. from what i have read it is possible for me to make the repairs myself, however, i dont know that i really want to do this on my own. it involves taking the whole front of the bike off in order to replace them. i still have about a month before i will be able to ride it because i need to finish paying for it and then i need to get a helmet and get insurance on it so i am thinking that i will take it in for repairs in a couple of weeks and just have a pro replace the seals.

the cube

here are some decent shots of my cube and you can clearly see the fireplace!

fireplace

did i forget to mention that my office has a fireplace? i did? wow, silly me. my office has a wonderful brick fireplace and mantle in it, i love it, the mantle is great for storage and as a book shelf and the fireplace gives my cube a very warm feeling, and provides heat in the winter too! i will post some pictures of my cube in the days to come.

symbol of status

its a right of passage, a symbol of status and rank, an earned hardwood desk in your own office. thats right, i am talking about my desk, in my own office. my office is really a room that i share with another person, we have a divider set up so we call them "cubes" but, it is my office non the less.

keyboards

for late night gaming in the dark there is always this little gem



for that added flair in your keyboard you could try this



if you want a general purpose late night typing keyboard



for those times when you just cant take your hand off the mouse



for people who like everything to be personal to just them



like it when your input devices give you feedback? try this beauty

spinning the tires

Yesterday i had to be at the main office in lancaster for the monthly inter-office meeting, i was the first to arrive, excluding the boss. i was there at 6:50 am, and the rest of the office did not show up until at least 7:10, scoring me bonus points with the boss! we did the meeting, not a ton of fun, i got about 4 assignments for monday but at least i have an idea of what i am doing. after the meeting i hit the highway again, this time heading back to logan to work a full day. i arrived at the clients on time despite the meeting running over, and did what i was supposed to for the day. after work i helped my lady put her motorcycle away and then took care of some stuff at my house, only to return to my ladys to hang out and enjoy a few beverages, went home and crashed on the couch because there is no place to sleep in my room

news bits

if rss is the short version, this will be the rss of that

apple employees sue apple for not providing overtime benefits

spaceX ship fails to launch, CEO says "im hell-bent on making it work"

DEFCON 16 badges are hackable, one idea is a IR virus

'secure' passport containing IC chip cloned in minutes, accepted by authentication system

border patrol wants to scan every bit of data entering and leaving country, VPN's to be made illegal?

bittorrent (the company) canned entire marketing and sales department

hit counters considered 'deceptive' advertising in the UK

do want

the health mug




the mana mug


both for those all night gaming binges when your caffeine must come from a sacred containment vessel