Author Archives: David Terrell

Juniper NetConnect on 64 bit linux

If you’re googling for this, you already know the problems, but just as a refresher:

it’s a java applet.
The java applet asks for permission to write to your filesystem, then asks for your root password, then dumps a setuid program in your ~/.juniper_networks directory. (Side note: I usually mount my home directory nosuid,nodev. Guess [...]

RIP Harry’s Hot Dogs

And the showman’s league building.
Good to see the old guy’s not just sitting at home though.
(Yes I’m late getting to this. Comes from moving 2000 miles away. I was thinking about hot dogs on the way home today too.)

Things that are cool about parenting, Part MMDCCCLXV

Picking up a sleeping child from the sofa, where they fell asleep behind you playing rock band (quietly, because they enjoy it… ok and you do too). They wake up as they’re jolted from their warm cozy place, look up in momentary disorientation, and see that you are holding them.
They immediately smile and easily [...]

Is Blagojavich the most corrupt …

Is Blagojavich the most corrupt Illinois Governor ever?
Doubtful. He’s near the top end of the bell curve, but there’s so much competition I can’t imagine he’s tops.
But is he the stupidest? Quite possibly. Not only is he under active investigation for corruption, but he still tries to sell a senate seat to [...]

Language that some people may understand

When gay marriage is outlawed, only outlaws will have gay marriages.
You can pry my gay marriage certificate from my cold dead hands.
If you wanna be my [decider of who I get to marry], you gotta get with my friends.

My Fellow Americans

Thank you for President Barack Obama.
My Fellow Californians: We’ll just have to work on this prop 8 thing again, next possible opportunity.

Someone else’s words

I don’t seem to have time to write my own thoughts here, so we’ll use everybody’s favorite substitute, someone else’s thoughts:

Grab the nearest book.

Open the book to page 56.

Find the fifth sentence.

Post the text of the next few sentences in your journal.

Don’t dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick [...]

AC 000063100

Time to add some extra digits to the Cubs sign.
I really honestly expected more from this team. You can never expect a title, but I did expect more. Thanks for 162 great regular season games. Reed Johnson’s diving catch, coming back from 8 down against the Rockies, the 4 game sweep of [...]

Economic Turmoil

I’m officially a customer of a failed bank.
Whoo hoo

Moving!

Well, in 5 minutes I’m going to go pick up a moving truck, and starting tomorrow I’m going to drive it from Chicago to San Jose, with a brief stop in Boulder.
I’ll try to blog, twitter, photograph, perhaps audioblog? Videoblog? as much as possible. It seems like the right thing to do.
(If anybody [...]