Category: Ramblings

  • DNS issues resolved

    DNS issues resolved

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    Halfling13

    After writing my prior post, I of course kept digging, and surprisingly quickly managed to find a solution.  Turns out my issue was not with DNS, but rather with needing a Rewrite directive in my Apache configuration.

  • DNS challenges

    DNS challenges

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    Halfling13

    I continue to tinker with the website, trying to add features and options, and continue to struggle a bit with the DNS record configuration.  In my case, I utilize GoDaddy for my domain registration, which works well, but my custom configuration is challenging, as I found out today after trying to make modifications. In parallel…

  • Webserver troubles

    Webserver troubles

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    Halfling13

    It may have been noticed, but my website was offline for most of the night yesterday.  I have been reconfiguring my home theatre system, which runs partially on the same system.  In my solution, I have a FreeNAS server, which holds a pair of Ubuntu virtual machines, each of which run pieces of the overall…

  • Getting old

    Getting old

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    Halfling13

    Apparently, its a sign of old age, but after nearly 45 years, I finally need glasses.  By no means is it an extreme prescription, but my eyesight has always been excellent.  However, I have been noticing headaches and blurriness in recent months.  Most noticeably, it has become an issue with my recent painting efforts.  So…

  • Adjustments to settings so that Facebook cooperates

    Adjustments to settings so that Facebook cooperates

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    Halfling13

    So I found that my auto-linking to Facebook (visit me here) was having difficulties with the various thumbnails I had been posting.  Apparently there is a restriction on Facebook that images need to be larger than 200×200 pixels, and my thumbnails were sized at 150×150.  As a result, each post would get an error on…

  • Motivation is lacking

    Motivation is lacking

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    Halfling13

    Over the last week or two, my motivation has been lacking significantly, mainly because of my “real” job during the day.  I still find this effort, as well as my podcasts and gaming activities interesting and rewarding, but when the other job wears you down and keeps you running from sun up to sun down,…

  • Rise of the Runelords – the lost episode

    Rise of the Runelords – the lost episode

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    Halfling13

    So I am rather behind in my podcasts and videos, thanks to various distractions and procrastination.  In particular, I am now 2 episodes of Rise of the Runelords, and after this weekend, 2 episodes of Hero System behind.  Unfortunately, in my struggle to keep the files straight, I erased one of the episodes of RotRL…

  • The Copic marker search begins

    The Copic marker search begins

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    Halfling13

    Although I have very little familiarity with the product, my wife is very much interested in a complete set of Copic markers, for her artwork and crafting.  The only problem is the very large investment – individual markers run at the $7 or $8 range, with 300 or 400 different colors (not really sure how…