Monthly Archives: June 2011

Taurus Repair: A (sad) Tale of Two Grounds.

Posted on 2011-06-28 by dgilbert

I’ve been chas­ing two no-start con­di­tions for some time.  The sub­ject of this arti­cle is my 2002 Ford Tau­rus… and it is very much frus­trat­ing me.  Elec­tri­cal grem­lins are some of the worst car prob­lems.  Take this ground prob­lem to … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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New Image: Fail

Posted on 2011-06-26 by dgilbert

By-the-way: There’s a new image at the top of the site.  Not that I was spent a lot of time look­ing for it, or that I’m mak­ing some deci­sion about how the site will look or how images at the … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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SPAM: Anyone Can Register?

Posted on 2011-06-26 by dgilbert

I can’t say the Inter­net ever sur­pris­es me.  There real­ly are an infi­nite num­ber of mon­keys out there.  My CRIA post con­tin­ues to attract the most SPAM that comes to my atten­tion as I described in anoth­er post.  Most­ly, how­ev­er, … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Intel S3420HGPRX Server Package Review

Posted on 2011-06-24 by dgilbert

The Intel S3420HGPRX moth­er­board and 1U rack mount prod­uct is one of the nicest, well thought out 1U designs that I have come across and it’s well priced at around $800 for the case (with 3 hotswap bays), non-redun­­dant PSU … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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BitCoin: Libertarian Currency

Posted on 2011-06-22 by dgilbert

I’m going to talk about Bit­Coin today.  I need to write more, and you write what you know, and late­ly I’ve been spend­ing quite a bit of qual­i­ty time with all things Bit­coin.  Heck, you should all imme­di­ate­ly for­get about … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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A Dog’s Day.

Posted on 2011-06-09 by dgilbert

Here’s Toby.  It’s a dog’s life.  I haven’t post­ed in awhile and I should.  I could say that I’ve been lazy like Toby, but that’s not true.  I’ve been busy enough for peo­ple to owe me mon­ey and not busy … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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