A Messed Up Tumblelog of My Life

Gentoo isn't for me...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:57:03 +0800

I tried to install Gentoo but gave up. I used a stage3 tarball but I guess I’m not as interested in compiling and configuring packages like I once was. I’m still pretty satisfied with Debian, I just wanted to try Gentoo. Maybe I should just update my system to Debian Sid? :D

.vimrc

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:02:00 +0800


highlight LineNr ctermfg=grey

set cursorline
set expandtab
set nu
set ruler

syntax enable

Secure Mac

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:43:47 +0800

Secure Mac

Air Conditioning and Circuit Breakers

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:43:00 +0800

Can leaving your AC on for a long time cause your circuit breakers to trip?
Can turning your AC on and off (a few times?) cause your circuit breakers to trip?

I’m thinking it could have been a faulty part. Could it have been faulty due to misuse?

It could also possibly be due to physical impact on the compressor. Who could have done that?

These are just thoughts that I have because I seem to remember that the AC units at our old office in Vernida were almost always on. Someone correct me if I’m wrong…

I find it rather weird for non-technical people to point out that we were the ones who caused the problem without even understanding what the problem is.

You “abused” the AC. Now it’s broken (for some reason that is not clear yet). It’s clearly your fault.

If Someone Asks Me...

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:24:00 +0800

“What do you do for fun?”

Uhh…

*crickets*

Remote Editing

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:20:07 +0800

Using Emacs on my Mac is kind of slow. I’ve spent some time looking for an alternative and I think I’ve finally settled on using Cyberduck+Smultron. I tried Textmate, it looks/feels good and all that but it’s a bit expensive for me right now. I might try it again some time soon, though.

Python-MySQLdb: mysql_insert_id()? Use cursor.lastrowid instead :)

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:43:07 +0800

Python-MySQLdb: mysql_insert_id()? Use cursor.lastrowid instead :)

WoW: Which healing class?

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:26:00 +0800

Druid - I already have one but I prefer not to play it to heal (although he’s not yet 80). I don’t want to spend my time healing looking like the same tree for the rest of my WoW days… -_-
Paladin - I’m seriously considering this class. Having a tanking tree is a plus.
Priest - I’m also seriously considering this class.
Shaman - Maybe. Also, probably only if I’m gonna play Horde.

Are there any medium/large-sized Filipino/Asian Horde guilds looking for more people? :D

Digitel's DSL

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:15:37 +0800

…is so messed up during peak hours.

Back on my Mac

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:29:05 +0800

Wowhead seems to work fine now on Firefox 3.0.8! Going back to using FF now instead of Camino. :)

Gonna leave Debian for a while and will start working on my Mac…

Back on GNU/Linux

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:50:37 +0800

ASUS Eee PC 701 4G Surf
Debian Lenny
XFCE4
Screen
GNU Emacs
Iceweasel

Feels great! I just can’t seem to get the wifi working but I guess I can manage. :D

Digitel's DSL service is broken...

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:37:43 +0800

On mornings, everything seems to work fine. However, when I try to do web stuff or play WoW on evenings, everything starts to become frustrating to do… I’m not sure why. It wasn’t like this before.

Wowhead is borked in FF on my Mac...

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:40:50 +0800

I’m not sure why, exactly, but I guess I’ll have to use Safari for Wowhead now… /sigh

FF 3.0.7 (upgraded from a very old beta build of FF 3)
Mac OS X 10.5.6

Custom 404 for web.py

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:29:00 +0800

Use this line in your code:

web.webapi.notfound = lambda : web.webapi.NotFound("Document not found: " + web.url())

Use your imagination for using your own templates and such. :)

Blueprint: A CSS Framework

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:42:58 +0800

Blueprint: A CSS Framework: I should remember to try this out some time soon.

Some clean up...

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:48:00 +0800

Not really tech related but since I don’t have anywhere else to post this…

Deleted my Multiply account
Deleted my Twitter account
Deleted my Tribalwars account
Removed a lot of games on my machine
Removed some feeds on my news reader
Deactivated my Facebook account

Right now I just wish I can bring back my WoW account. I want to get back to playing that game so bad… Maybe I should get into photography… Maybe I should get better at playing the guitar and find a band… /sigh

iPod Touch Display Suddenly Went Dead

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:49:00 +0800

I was in a jeepney, happily listening to my music. I adjusted the volume, skipped some songs, did some other normal stuff then turned off the display and listened to more music. I pressed the home button. The display didn’t light up. I pressed the power button. No luck there, either. What the hell was up? My music was still playing, though. I realized that I hadn’t rebooted my iPod for quite some time. I had to wait until I got to the office to test it out. I restored the iPod to its original settings and it probably rebooted. After rebooting, there it was! My display was functioning properly again. Weird problem for an iPod to have, huh?

** currently using 2.1 firmware

Jason Fried - 10 Things We’ve Learned at 37Signals

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:33:37 +0800

Jason Fried - 10 Things We’ve Learned at 37Signals

A Newbie’s Guide to Startup Compensation (or “Stock Options will Make Me Rich!”)

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:57:26 +0800

A Newbie’s Guide to Startup Compensation (or “Stock Options will Make Me Rich!”)

FTW!

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:10:51 +0800

FTW!