http://weblog.failure.net/ not an option. it's a requirement.]]> 2012-01-27T23:23:30-06:00 http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2012/01/dont_call_it_a.html "tonight i hung out at the kelvin arms with my friend jason from work." (he wanted me to put this on my blog. so i'm complying to hopefully make him happy. he also wants me to start blogging again. i've... TeRRY 2012-01-27T23:23:30-06:00 http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2011/03/uploading_files.html i recently ran into a problem at work where i was implementing a php-based file upload system. we wanted the end users to be able to upload files larger than 2 gigabtyes in size. (whether or not allowing gigs of... TeRRY 2011-03-02T23:07:18-06:00 http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2010/10/happy_7th_affai_1.html well, i have decided to let today temporarily bring me out of my self-imposed blogging hiatus/retirement. since the topic really is pretty much the entire reason i started blogging. today marks the 7-year anniversary that my (now ex-) wife tamara... TeRRY 2010-10-10T23:56:55-06:00 http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2010/07/a_very_slight_a.html thursday was my birthday. i'm not into celebrating things much, so i didn't really do anything too exciting. for lunch at work i and a couple of co-workers went to double dave's. it was there i had my first soft... TeRRY 2010-07-03T15:37:20-06:00 http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2010/06/you_gotta_weigh.html a few days ago i got a book in the mail: a heartbeat and a guitar: johnny cash and the making of bitter tears - antonio d'ambrosio (nation books / perseus) i didn't order it, so i'm guessing it's a... TeRRY 2010-06-30T23:53:32-06:00 http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2010/06/screening_yes_m.html even though i don't really want to drive the belair now, it was raining thursday morning and the belair was in the driveway closest to the street, so i took it to work. it is continuing to make some odd... TeRRY 2010-06-27T13:35:31-06:00 http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2010/06/last_week_i_net.html last week i netflix streamed the roast of bob saget. it was okay. monday i had my first fry/chip in over two months. it's not a conviction or anything for me, but it was still difficult since i'd gone so... TeRRY 2010-06-23T23:53:48-06:00 http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2010/06/disappointments.html i didn't mention in my last entry that someone(s) scanning for vulnerabilities found a php-based software on my server that was crackable. fortunately, all of the ips that were hitting it appear to have been script-kiddies (or didn't spend time... TeRRY 2010-06-20T23:54:11-06:00 http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2010/06/boy_the_excitem.html i forgot one of the russian books i bought with the others, plus i bought another book: beginner's russian script - daphne west (teach yourself) rapture ready! - daniel radosh (scribner) rapture ready is the adventures of a non-xian guy... TeRRY 2010-06-15T22:45:26-06:00 http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2010/05/b_books_beer_bi.html TeRRY 2010-05-31T23:54:13-06:00 http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2010/05/this_is_only_a.html a couple of weeks ago i failed to note the 12 year anniversary of failure.net. yea, failure. here's the rest of the stuff i mentioned last time that i ordered from amazon and ebay: the knife - silent shout 2-lp... TeRRY 2010-05-30T23:50:24-06:00 http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2010/05/in_soviet_russi_1.html monday evening i watched paths of glory (netflix streaming), an early kubrick film starring kirk douglas about a french troop during world war one. it was pretty good, but played like a fairly normal movie to me. (although i'm not... TeRRY 2010-05-16T23:55:15-06:00 http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2010/05/update_whatever.html friday morning i got up and called aaa Texas towing, and they came by and picked up my car and towed it to the new place. the guy there seemed professional and knowledgeable, so let's hope they're competent. friday night... TeRRY 2010-05-09T23:55:25-06:00 http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2010/05/houston_perform.html this was supposed to be my post where i talked about how i'm still not satisfied with my car, but at least all the work i got done involving the new engine is functioning properly. of course, since it's me... TeRRY 2010-05-06T22:30:41-06:00 http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2010/05/another_note_fr.html well, it's now been over three weeks without soda, tea, or coffee. to be honest, the only one i've missed much two or three times is coffee. it's the only one of the three i don't drink regularly (i probably... TeRRY 2010-05-04T21:00:40-06:00