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Well, I think it’s about time for me to actually sit down and spend some time to redesign my websites. I want to implement a better layout with more uniform navigation, better links to projects and interests, and easier back-end maintenance.
I’ve been using Drupal 6.x for about 2 years now and while it is very flexible, it is not always the easiest to maintain, especially when weird errors crop up. I also had a personal WordPress site that I was using for about a year, but because of some unhealthy interest in my site, I decided to mothball it.
Lost
Vain my tears, rising unbidden like crashing waves
Endlessly hurled against fate’s uncaring shoals
Breaking me, cast upon the wreckage of my dreams
Who am I to master the longings of my heart?
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Morning Memories
I wrote this poem on the way home Sunday night. It came to me as I was thinking about how I keep some memories dear to me, even though the heat of the moment has long since passed. I was reminded of a poem in a novel by Stephen R. Donaldson in his Thomas Covenant series. It was told by a Giant about how even dust is dear when it holds the memory of one who was there.
I honestly don’t remember much of the orignal poem, since it was a novel I read when I was a teenager. But it stuck with me, maybe even subliminally, so my apologies if I have too closely mirrored the orignal.
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Using athena ASECard for PuTTY SSH/PKCS11 Authentication
Submitted by Geoff Thornton on Mon, 10/26/2009 - 18:27
Convert the certificate on the ASECard to a format OpenSSH can use for client authentication
1. Bring up the ASE Card Manager and select the Certificates & Keys tab
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Hidden Tears
Submitted by Geoff Thornton on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 17:26
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Hidden tears, falling from my eyes
Soundless wailing, screaming, flailing
Empty face, a harlequin disguise
Broken sounds of heartbeats failing
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A response to GeekGirlDiva's Ponderation on Geek Dating & Love Lives (or lack there of)
Submitted by Geoff Thornton on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 18:34
I posted a comment on her blog page, but since it’s moderated and not posted, I’m not sure the status. I hate double posting, but I also don’t want to loose my thoughts. Which I’m likely to do since I have the memory of a fish ;-)
Anyway, the original article is posted here:
http://geekgirldiva.entertainmentearth.com/2009/07/pondering-on-geek-dating-and-love-life.html
Hmmm… well not that I’m any expert in relationships, especially since I’m back in the “scene” again, but I think that intelligence is one of those attributes like “creativity” which is best expressed in context.
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Winkie Thornton's Blueberry Pie
Submitted by Geoff Thornton on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 17:37
Directions for crust:
1 Stick butter (unsalted)
1 Cup flour
1 Tbsp sugar
Melt butter in saucepan, add flour and sugar. Mix until a firm paste and spread inside a 9” pie pan.
Directions for blueberry mix:
1 1/2 - 2 pints blueberries
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
Wash and drain blueberries, mix with flour and sugar in a bowl and pour into pie pan.
Directions for drizzle:
1 egg
3 Tbsp milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
Beat egg and milk in bowl, then add sugar and flour. Drizzle over blueberries.
Embedded QuickTime Streaming Media Content
Submitted by Geoff Thornton on Thu, 06/04/2009 - 17:16
This following QuickTime sample is being streamed live from a Darwin Streaming Server running on this system. The sample rate is approximately 300 kbps and is being broadcast real time, not on demand. I have tested this with a realtime VLC transcoding session and it works just as well… ;-)
