OddThinking

A blog for odd things and odd thoughts.

Exco Ruciating

War-story about a word processor

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Internal Rules

I find it quite amusing when we find that we have internalised such obscure rules without ever realising that they existed.

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How I got my nickname

One Wednesday, a couple of years ago, I decided it was finally time to upgrade the RAM in my home PC, to make it run faster.

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Hello, Good BIOS

I upgraded my Motherboard BIOS today without incident.

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Availability versus Reliability versus Ignorability

What are the consequences of low-reliability components?

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Fridges and Motherboards

When I buy a fridge, I am in a rush. I need a fridge. Now.

Motherboards are the same.

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RAID is of the Lost Art

I need a guide to the way RAID controllers work.

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Humpty Dumpty sat on a RAID drive

I mislaid some data this week. About 60 GB worth.

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Sales Techniques with Energy

Why is there so much pressure on me to lock-in to an electricity supply contract?

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Julian is the New Black

Oh No! I’ve just discovered my name is becoming fashionable. I feel sympathy for the over-popularly named.

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