http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog http://www.flickspin.com/img/nav/flickspin_main_white.gif http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog en-us Fri, 2 Jan 2009, 15:22: http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog/journal_space_dies Journal Space failed to backup up their data and it cost them the entire site. It's a warning to IT staff everywhere. http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog/journal_space_dies Fri, 2 Jan 2009, 15:22: http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog/local_park_snowboarding When it's dumping just find a steep, grassy hill and set up a kicker and hit it like there's no tomorrow! http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog/local_park_snowboarding Fri, 26 Dec 2008, 18:36: http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog/zenos_paradoxes Zeno's paradoxes go some way to giving a theory of everything a run for its money. http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog/zenos_paradoxes Sat, 22 Nov 2008, 18:29: http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog/flickspin_ec2_instance_crash_forensics EC2 instance chaos after MySQL crashed. Is always good to find what the problem is before pulling out the scalpel. http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog/flickspin_ec2_instance_crash_forensics Tue, 18 Nov 2008, 20:42: http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog/blog_fast_and_blog_often If you are going to keep a blog, keep it up to date and keep it busy if you want people to read it. http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog/blog_fast_and_blog_often Tue, 28 Oct 2008, 22:18: http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog/snowboarding_season_preparation Snowboarding pre-season preparation is fantastic if you can actually manage do some. I'm trying - what are you doing? http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog/snowboarding_season_preparation Mon, 27 Oct 2008, 21:53: http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog/google_chrome_revolution Google Chrome is more than just a web browser - it's the essence of an ideology that will leave Microsoft haemorrhaging the power it's held over the industry http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog/google_chrome_revolution Wed, 3 Sep 2008, 11:20: http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog/open_source_package_kludging Kludging open source packages can generate massive head-aches but the results can be well worth the pain. http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog/open_source_package_kludging Tue, 2 Sep 2008, 13:40: http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog/5_ball_juggling Learning to juggle 5 balls is a major task. Helps to have some words from a pro. http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog/5_ball_juggling Sat, 23 Aug 2008, 19:27: http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog/future_beyond_the_machine We are working towards building a machine. If we never complete it, there's bound to be someone else to finish the job for us. http://www.flickspin.com/mcgyver/blog/future_beyond_the_machine Wed, 20 Aug 2008, 22:31: