» Failed Projects

Database server upgrade for major client circa 1998
Arrange database downtime for entire weekend at much client annoyance - Check
Off-site client’s huge 19” rack mounted Compaq to workshop - Check
New CPU’s, RAM and HDD’s - Check
3 senior tech engineers in work first thing on Saturday to perform upgrade - Check
Anyone bother to get the admin password from the client - Errrr, shit.

Upgrade fail. Customer lost - Check
(Thu 3rd Dec 2009, 17:41, More)

» Old stuff I still know

CCP/M
I think I could still install ccp/m from 5.25 floppy without referring to my tech notes...
(Thu 30th Jun 2011, 18:03, More)

» I don't understand the attraction

Marillion
Why?

Nearly all my friends at school thought they were amazing. I like to think I have a pretty broad spectrum of musical taste, but I just don’t get Marillion.

I’ve always had a suspicion that they deliberately made their music overcomplicated so people thought you had to be intelligent to ‘get’ it. I don’t listen to music so that people might think I’m clever, you’d have to be pretty stupid to do that.
(Fri 16th Oct 2009, 12:13, More)

» My most treasured possession

Two hands
In one hand my Martin and in the other my Gibson. I just hope the wife gets out okay on her own.
(Fri 9th May 2008, 12:42, More)

» DIY Techno-hacks

6th?
I once taped a load of cooling fans together to create a large block of super fans.

I didn't work.
(Thu 20th Aug 2009, 12:48, More)