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Rating: 3 - Link to this Article 10-10-2003 Statistics Error View Webcam for 10-10-2003 1 COMMENT
An unforseen problem during transfer to the new server caused both atomicinternet.homeip.net stats and cougarfest.com stats to stop updating from Oct 4th - Oct 9th. IIS 6 uses a log format different than IIS 5 which was the cause of the error. Fortunately it was an easy fix, and I also took the opportunity to upgrade to the latest version of AWStats as well. I'm too lazy to update past logfiles so those days will forever be shrouded in mystery.
User Comments for 10-10-2003:
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Stavos

Rating: 3 - Link to this Article 10-07-2003 Windows 2003 Server View Webcam for 10-07-2003 3 COMMENTS
Windows Server 2003This server is now running on Windows Server 2003 with IIS 6 along with the latest versions of ASP, ASP.net, ActivePerl and PHP. The system hardware has also been upgraded significantly and I took the opportunity to centralize many of the system functions into one location. The new servername is PROTONX so I can run both simultaneously if I find a problem. If you happen to stumble across one, please email me immediately so I can panic. Even though I'll never use many of the new features of 2003, I'm tickled pink to be running it!
Old System (PROTON)      New System (PROTONX)
Oper System:Win 2000 Adv Server      Oper System:Win Server 2003 Ent
Web Server:IIS 5.1      Web Server:IIS 6.0
Processor:Pentium II 333Mhz      Processor:Pentium III 933Mhz
Memory:224 MB      Memory:512 MB
HDD:50 GB      HDD:50 GB
Databases:MySQL 3.1.2, ODBC 3.123      Databases:MySQL 4.0.15, ODBC 3.525
Languages:ASP.net 1.1.2102      Languages:ASP.net 1.1.4322
Perl 5.6.1, PHP 4.3.2      Perl 5.8.0, PHP 4.3.3
User Comments for 10-07-2003:
get your real name changed by a judge to: Brad Atomic
Stavos
Or Atomic Lloyd.
Tim
Or Brad Atomic king of the mole people!
Stavos

Rating: 3 - Link to this Article 10-06-2003 Serial ATA Drive Choked View Webcam for 10-06-2003 2 COMMENTS
Thursday morning I went to startup my computer and got halfway through when it rebooted itself. Starts up again with the "Windows did not start properly" menu. No matter what I chose it kept choking halfway into the boot cycle. Since Windows XP doesn't natively support Serial ATA I have to load a driver during setup. Since I don't have a floppy drive, and it only reads drivers from floppies this is slightly inconvienient. After I get the driver loaded, setup says my partitions are of the "RAW" format and it can't read them. At this point I've spent almost two hours trying to fix it and was more than late for work. I also have a sneaking suspicion the drive is completely hosed. Fast forward to tonight: I bring the drive over to Stavos house since he has a working computer with a Serial ATA interface. Hooked up my drive, ran scandisk, and voila, all better. My theory is the drive got overheated, but it could have just been a random fluke. If it happens again I'm saying farewell to Serial ATA and going back to good old EIDE. I included the checkdisk error below in case anyone else experiences this:
A disk check has been scheduled.
Windows will now check the disk.
The attribute of type 0x80 and instance tag 0x0 in file 0xc9f has allocated length of 0x1000 instead of 0x1c5000.
Deleted corrupt attribute list entry with type code 128 in file 3231.
Unable to locate attribute with instance tag 0x0 and segment reference 0x2000000005a7d.
The expected attribute type is 0x80.
Deleting corrupt attribute record (128, "") from file record segment 23165.
User Comments for 10-06-2003:
it must be related to the BLASTER worm, or its newest variant, GANGBANGERv1.3.2.
Ur-Quan Dreadnought
Just to clarify, since Ur-Quan ass-u-me'd, the hard drive that crashed was my desktop machine. The server hard drive has never had a problem since inception.
AtomicInternet

Rating: 3 - Link to this Article 10-05-2003 SCCA Solo Season Ender View Webcam for 10-05-2003 1 COMMENT
Yes, it's true. The SCCA Solo season is officially over. The final event was held at Compuware arena in Plymouth. I recently installed my Schroth 3 point harness and Kumho VictoRacer tires on my cougar so I had a better vehicle setup than any other race this year. Unfortunately, I didn't adjust my harness properly the first run so I wound up wasting it. The next three runs were better, but I now realize I was "plowing" through the turns (not braking enough before entering the turn). I didn't do as well as I'd hoped, but I did accomplish what I set out to do, which was wear in and get used to my new tires, and get comfortable with the new harness. Unfortunately, I have to wait 6 months before I can go again :(. At least I'll have event photos to look at while it snows outside.
User Comments for 10-05-2003:
Clarification: my girlfriend not only helped me out at the race itself, she also helped me put on and take off my tires for the race. She's now officially a car geek chick! (overalls coming soon)
AtomicInternet

Rating: 3 - Link to this Article 10-04-2003 Duane and Gina's Wedding View Webcam for 10-04-2003 NO COMMENTS
Tonight I was a groomsman in Duane and Gina's Wedding. During the rehersal, everyone in the wedding party had discussed at what particular time Duane would most likely pass out. Surprisingly, he only had the nervous smile and remained conscious during the entire procession. It's rumored he passed gas at the alter, causing everyone close to laugh, but luckily the congregation was singing and probably didn't hear it (if it happened). The reception followed with Duane using a mechanics creeper to remove the garter. All in all a very successful wedding and enjoyable reception. I'm glad to have such great friends as Duane and GIna and was honored to be in their wedding. Here's to a long and happy marriage: <tink tink>
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Rating: 3 - Link to this Article 10-03-2003 IE Trojan Horse View Webcam for 10-03-2003 1 COMMENT
My friend Stavos was recently hit with the latest trojan horse that takes advantage of a flaw in Internet Explorer. Before we knew it was a trojan, it was quite the puzzle. Able to access any website except search engines, I blamed it on the mercury retrograde and went to bed. Before I sleep I always read the news on my PDA and the trojan was a top story. I have to applaud the guy who wrote this one. No real damage, but definately gets you confused. I'm glad PCWORLD had an article on it, otherwise I'd have been wondering about it all night. Since Stavos was compromised by this trojan, I have no choice but to label him a security risk and end all communications with him. Stavos, you were a good friend, and I'll miss you.
User Comments for 10-03-2003:
If you can see this, you have the trojan... Have a nice day!
Stavos

Rating: 3 - Link to this Article 09-30-2003 Dishwasher Installed Today View Webcam for 09-30-2003 NO COMMENTS
When I first moved into my house, I actually enjoyed doing dishes. I think the novelty of washing my dishes in my new house kept me entertained. Fast forward to today, and the novelty has long worn off. I now view dish duty as wasted time I could spend on other things. After seeing my mom's dishwasher installation I decided it was time to get my own. Budget minded as I am, I got a midgrade model that does everything I need and nothing else. The installer came today and my dishwasher looks fabulous! I immediately loaded it up and tried it out. It may take twice as long as I do, but while it's chugging away, I'm spending my time wisely (watching TV). I love modern convieniences!
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Rating: 3 - Link to this Article 09-29-2003 Wonderful Weather View Webcam for 09-29-2003 NO COMMENTS
The last few weeks have been interesting in terms of weather. We've had quite a few rainbows and some cool looking cloud formations. Quite a few spectacular sunsets as well. I attribute it to the time of year, but the leaves haven't turned yet so it looks surreal. Unfortunately it also means winter will soon take over, and I begin my hibernation routine.
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Rating: 3 - Link to this Article 09-28-2003 Apple Orchard! View Webcam for 09-28-2003 NO COMMENTS
It's tradition to visit at least one apple orchard during the fall in Michigan, so today my girlfriend and I went to Plymouth Orchards. We went on a wagon ride, visited the petting farm and bought some cider and doughnuts to share with whoever we happen to run into. Today it was my girlfriends brother, my dad, and Keith and Lindsay. Tradition complete, now comes winter.
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Rating: 3 - Link to this Article 09-28-2003 Hazardous Waste Day View Webcam for 09-28-2003 NO COMMENTS
Every year, the last Saturday in September is Hazardous Waste Dropoff Day in Redford. Last year I filled my pickup with various chemicals left behind by the previous owners and was surprised when I showed up and 3 people swarmed my truck. They had all of it unloaded and processed before I could even get out of my truck to help. They were so efficient that this year I was excited and filled up my truck with hazardous junk I had accumulated since then. Apparently word got out better this time since it took me a full 30 minutes to get through the line. As a self proclaimed earth hippie, I always feel better dropping off chemicals instead of throwing them in a landfill. From the amount of people doing the same, I think earth hippies are becoming more and more common. Here are some photos from check in and processing.
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