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Entries for Friday, October 12, 2007

October 12, 2007

If you can read this…

…then my DNS-fu has worked, and you’re now hitting groovymother.com on its new server, a virtual Linux box running via Xen, hosted by VPSLink.com

For the last 6 years, all my sites have been hosted from my home, at the mercy of my (usually exceptionally-reliable) Speakeasy DSL connection. However, when the whims of BitTorrent take me, it can cause slowdowns, and virtual-server technology now means I can get root on a hosted server for less than the price of a cup of gin a day, so I’m putting my trust in a hosting company’s arms, and seeing how it works out.

(After signing up with VPSLink, I received a recommendation for Slicehost who offer similarly-priced services, so it’s good to know that switching shouldn’t be a problem if VPSLink turns out to suck balls for some reason)

Rear-ended 2

Rear-ended 2

Luckily, everything seems to have crumpled correctly, so it's just going to be some body-work to get back up to "pristine" condition.

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Rear-ended 1

Rear-ended 1

I was the meat in a car-sandwich this evening. No-one was hurt, so it's mostly just a hassle of dealing with insurance companies.

I feel sorry for the poor bugger who did the rear-ending -- there were four cars involved, so his insurance costs are going to be *brutal* next year.

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Inkling Markets Public Marketplace

I’ve been having lots of fun betting pretend-money and making predictions on sport, politics and technology. There’s still plenty of “money” to be made from fools who think the next revision of the iPhone will be on sale in January!

Collected

CD Purchase: Massive Attack - Collected


About This Site

This is an archive of groovmother.com, the old blog run by Rod Begbie — A Scottish geek who lives in San Francisco, CA.

I'm the co-founder of Sōsh, your handy-dandy guide for things to do in San Francisco this weekend.