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    Logging User Visits to MySQL

    I've been asked to do some web site analysis at work...basically our site has a navigation menu and the higher ups want to know what people have been clicking. The website gets about 14 million hits a month from about half a million unique IPs. For the last month or so, I've been appending...
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    OMG

    Clicky clicky. Actuator man FTW.
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    About.com programmers

    Hehe, looks like they have a sense of humor. Try looking at the food list by doing a View Source on this page.
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    On Pins and Needles

    Okay folks, here's the situation... October: I sent in an application/resume for a job. November: I get a call for an interview. 2 weeks after the interview, I get a call back asking if I'm interested in another (similar) position. The last time I called them (maybe a week and a half...
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    Strange Email

    I just received this in my Gmail account: ====== Hi Robert, Just got a call today from Microsoft. They have shortlisted me for an interview on Wednesday (7th). If you are able to see this message before that I would need a lot of tips from you regarding their Interview process...
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    Hey Employers!

    {rant_on} When a job description states that most of the work will be web site maintenance along with database solutions, don't grill me on Perl throughout the interview when you've listed a hodgepodge of other languages as well. Don't ask how I've used Apache in creative ways -- it's a web...
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    Interviews are Great When You're Good and Angry

    I got called into an interview for a position I thought I was woefully underqualified for (in retrospect, I know I've got what it takes) and said some pretty stupid things: Them: When we hire you, we'll be giving you a BlackBerry. Me: What if I lose it? Them: ... Me: I'm just kidding you...
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    Cross Platform Encryption

    For anyone who's interested, TrueCrypt 4.0 is finally out! It's a freeware utility with a simple GUI that lets you create and mount encrypted volumes on both Windows and Linux. Personally, I use it to encrypt the contents of my USB key drive.
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    Linux Admin Questions

    So somehow, I had myself believing I was suitable for an assistant Linux sysadmin position, and I sent in a resume. Lo and behold, they called me up two days later, and I have an interview in a week. I'm no {n,b}oob when it comes to Linux, as I've set up servers, installed patches, and...
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    Aw hell

    Crap. I just fired off a resume for a university assistant sysadmin and noticed the following error on my resume: "...Multimedia Systems, and Distributed Systems, System Administration." Is it even worth it to correct the mistake and resend the resume? Or should I just learn from it and...
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    CS Masters Defense

    The title says it all. Any tips from former CS students (preferably ones who have survived the ordeal)?
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    YAJobT: Position "on hold"?

    I went in for an interview (first real one since I started college) a week ago and I thought it went well; not great, but not bad either. After an hour and a half chat, the interviewer said, "are you interested in the position?" to which I said, yes. He said okay, we'll be in touch. HR...
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    File Association Fixes

    While trying to restore my JPG file associations, I found a neat little site that has .REG files to restore associations for common filetypes. Just thought someone might find it useful!
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    Dead Pet

    My bro called earlier today to inform me of that one of his four parakeets passed away. Here are all four, paying homage to ATOT. RIP little bird (2nd from the left). ATOTFans.jpg
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    Corrupt Principal...Advice Needed.

    Worthless Fs@#*&. I personally know several of the dedicated teachers at Cezar Chavez and heard what really goes on there... 1) So-called "fundraisers" to purchase supplies (some teachers don't even have chalk), but the proceeds disappear without a trace. 2) Acosta *screaming* at kids in the...
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    Cheating Students (Update: Critique Requested)

    Grrrrr. First thing's first; I'm a teaching assistant (technically, a teacher since I'm the one who lectures) for an intro to MS Office class at a university level. While I was helping one student with something, my supervisor caught two students cheating on a quiz. The class has an exam...
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    *POLL* Borderline Senior

    A couple weeks ago, I was approached by a student who said, "I'm a senior graduating this December, and I know I haven't been doing well, but I promise to hand in the remainder of the assignments we have due." I was glad she came to me and said, "Okay, turn in everything else and I'll do as much...
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    Grrr...the ARROGANCE

    Okay, the scenario...I'm a grad student stuck teaching a low level MS Office/Intro to Computers class. Not exactly my first choice, but it's not too bad overall. So anyway, this kid comes to me during my office hours with a question about the homework, and says straight up that this class is a...
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    Eye Twitch

    Okay, for the last 2 weeks or so, my left eyelid has been twitching ever so slightly. It's not a serious problem, just a minor nuisance. I wear hard contacts and have a pretty high prescription. Any thoughts on what this might be? I've heard different suggestions of more sleep/less stress...
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    Drive Encryption

    I'm going to be ripping out my 40 gig and putting it in a USB2 enclosure to carry around for portable storage. I'm wondering if there's an easy way to protect my data with something like PGPDisk or CryptoFS, but I want it to be accessible from both Windows and Linux. Any suggestions would be...
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    HD Enclosure + Linux + Laptop?

    I'm thinking of getting a laptop for school, but would really like to keep my 40 gig from my desktop system on the road with me. I will be running a dual-boot XP/Linux system, and speed isn't really a concern...the drive contains mainly data/music files. Are these enclosures safe/reliable...
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    Morgantown/WVU?

    Anyone here from Morgantown, WV? Or attend WVU? I got accepted into the grad program and would appreciate it if someone from the area could provide some insights onto the area (places to go, where to rent, cost of transportation, etc.).
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    Routers and forwarding and FTP's, oh my

    I have this Belkin Cable/DSL router. After a recent call to tech support, they said I can't run port forward an FTP server running on anything other than port 21. Apparently you have to have a router that specifically supports this feature. Any truth to this? Or was the tech in a hurry to get...
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    Linux Screensaver CPU Utilization

    Okay, whenever I run an OpenGL screensaver on my Linux system, the CPU utilization jumps to 100% and the temperature (which is normally around 35C) heats up to upwards of 60C. I'm running the latest NVIDIA drivers and all that. Is this normal? On the Windows side, the same thing happens, but...
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    Gnome2 Always on Top Feature

    Does anyone know a way to keep certain apps (i.e.: Mplayer/Xine) always on top in Gnome? I know you can do it in KDE, but I can't seem to find a way in Gnome.
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    Video Playback Freeze

    This one has been bugging me for quite a while now and I've finally gotten ticked off enough to actively do something about it. Video playback of any DivX, XviD, and QuickTime files results in an intermittent 10-20 second freeze at random points in the video while the audio continues. MPEG's...
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    Fox Becoming HBO After 1am?

    Anyone else see FOX slowly descending into a pure smut channel? From Temptation Island 2 to Hotel Paradise to American Idol for Pedophiles? I mean jeez...the kids are talented, but they have them dressed up like 20-somethings singing about things a 7 year old shouldn't know about. Maybe I'm...
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    Grad School for AI

    Hey y'all. Dark forces willing, I'm planning to go into a Masters program in CS in the Spring with a possible emphasis on Aritificial Intelligence. I say possible because I've never actually had research experience with AI -- I've just taken one class. I'm also really interested in human...
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    Anime :: Hoshi No Koe

    Not sure if this is the right forum, but if you haven't watched this masterpiece (it's only 30 minutes long), you're missing out. The movie was made by one guy all on his Mac, and it's phenomenal. It's like...like watching the last couple episodes bebop, but far more intense. Here's some...
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    Fishy .NET?

    I come from a heavily C++ oriented background with some work in web backends using PHP. Anyone here use the languages in the .NET platform like C#? If so, do you guys/gals have any thoughts on it? You know, stuff like, is it worth learning, or how does it compare to PHP, etc.
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    Linux + Maxtor ATA100 Controller

    Okay, here's one that I just can't seem to tackle. I have a Maxtor ATA 100 IDE Controller (it's really a rebadged Promise card) and am having one heck of a time getting it to boot just about any linux distro out there. I've read pages like this one which let you pass in ide parameters to the...
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    XP Account Type

    I'm going to format my XP system in a couple days, and I was wondering if anyone knows about the type of user account I should create for everyday use -- Administrator, Power User, or other. I've been using XP for the last year or so with an Administrator type account with no ill effects, but I...
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    ATA/33 vs ATA/100+

    Hi everybody, Having snagged a Maxtor 40 gig drive from the recent OfficeDepot blowout (thus having much lesser funds for college books...eh, priorities :D) I was wondering about the ATA/100 specification. I'm running a Celeron 400 w/192 MB RAM with mass storage devices connected to ATA/33...