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Bad Behavior has blocked 842 access attempts in the last 7 days.

pure-ftpd isn't designed to work with TCP wrappers, which is unfortunate, because then I can't simply add an ip address to /etc/hosts.deny to block the hackers when they guess passwords. But, since the hackers have tried to login to my servers thirty thousand times this month, and... (More)

Posted by jondaley on September 19, 2007, 4:04 pm
Category: Programming

Always Assume the Best

Mom wrote recently about thinking the best , and Janet just got back in touch with a lost friend whose email was misbehaving. Now it is my turn to be on the receiving end of a gracious friend thinking the best of me.Our friend Sanda, who grew up in Romania, is now staying in our house... (More)

Posted by joyful on September 19, 2007, 3:15 pm
Category: General

Spammers

I hadn't checked my log file in a while for my Lime Daley contact page , but happened to check it today. There have been 438 spams sent in the last two months, and 2 legitimate emails. The spam filter (I wrote it - which is probably why it works - that my site isn't big enough for... (More)

Posted by jondaley on August 30, 2007, 10:57 pm
Category: Reviews

Calendar History

Someone at snurgle pointed this out to me. I understand that things like this can happen, but when I type "cal 9 1752", it seems strange to see this output: September 1752 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22... (More)

Posted by jondaley on August 28, 2007, 8:15 am
Category: General

Found it on the Internet...

I read that Harry Potter invented electricity, and that it wasn't Benjam Jam, so it must be true. Source for the answer: unasked.com Original source for the question: ADustyFrame . (More)

Posted by jondaley on August 24, 2007, 2:05 pm
Category: Internet

Debian Updates vs. Windows Updates

Everyone always says how user-friendly Windows is, and as I sit here waiting for my Windows computer to endlessly update itself, I am struck by how much harder it is to update my Windows laptop than all of my Linux (Debian) servers put together. On Debian: Type "aptitude",... (More)

Posted by jondaley on August 23, 2007, 6:53 am
Category: Reviews

XP vs. Vista

I was recently asked by a Microsoft engineer why I am still asking questions about Windows XP when I should be using Vista, since it is better for various reasons. My response is below, which he called, "stunningly clear", and said that he had already forwarded it onto his executive... (More)

Posted by jondaley on August 15, 2007, 4:21 pm
Category: Reviews

New Skills

At the Maggie P, Jonathan learned how to tie knots. Now he ties ropes all around the yard in a great booby-trap for potential robbers (or mail carriers.) He can also put a pillowcase on a pillow without assistance. And finally (to my slight sadness - isn't motherhood weird?)... (More)

Posted by joyful on August 15, 2007, 1:55 pm
Category: Jonathan

Beauty, Makeup, Hair

Reading my sister's post about her adventure as a bridesmaid has reminded me to write about my dear husband. I, like my sister, am not interested in makeup (we do have the same mother!), and am blessed with a husband whose thoughts on makeup are, "But I want to be able to kiss... (More)

Posted by joyful on July 10, 2007, 8:31 am
Category: General

Snowballs in June

The Carnegie Science Center has a promotion that if you bring a snowball in on the first day of summer, they give you free admission. Although this was the first year I'd heard of it, everyone else in Pittsburgh knew about it, too. We'd planned on getting there when it opened,... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 22, 2007, 7:38 am
Category: General

Noah's Visit to the ER

Yesterday, Noah poked a coat hanger into his eye. All is well now, but I wanted to post the adventure. My mom wrote up the story after my phone conversation with her, so I'm going to paste that here to save typing. I'll interject where I want to add details or... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 14, 2007, 4:07 pm
Category: Noah

Strawberry Picking

This is the weekend for strawberry festivals and several local farms have pick-your-own fields. Last year, when I was about 39 weeks pregnant, Mom, Dad, Jon, Jonathan and I picked 14 lbs of strawberries at Trax Farms . Jon is on a business trip, but I wanted to get at least some fresh,... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 10, 2007, 5:58 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah

Learning to Shoot, Standing Up, J Quote

The other day, Jonathan pointed his hand like a gun at Noah and made the shooting noise (not going to try to spell that one!) Directly in response, Noah pointed at Jonathan and went, "pfff, pfff, pfff." 6/6 - Noah got to a standing position from the floor without pulling... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 8, 2007, 2:49 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah

Lids and Climbing, Drop and Letters

Noah can now unscrew and screw on lids. He is also turning out to be an adventurous climber. He wanted something on top of the changing table and he succeeded in getting both feet on the top of the bottom drawer. But then he was stuck. He also likes to step... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 1, 2007, 5:04 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah

The Report: Jonathan "Drives" A Backhoe

Just before 7:00 this morning, I thought I heard some sounds, so looked out the window to see a pickup truck but no backhoe. The backhoe arrived just after 7 and Jonathan watched out the window while I got ready for the day. Daddy said we could go out to look before breakfast since... (More)

Posted by joyful on May 24, 2007, 2:04 pm
Category: Jonathan