Category Archives: Them Computin’ Machines

Exploits with hunks of silicon and plastic

A less agreeable decade-ending event

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Marchbanks

By the time you’re through, you’ve effectively field-stripped the computer down to its chassis. Continue reading →

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Roof progress report

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Marchbanks

After three days of construction the new gable is built, decked in, and tar-papered. Continue reading →

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High on the list of things I did NOT want to do on New Year’s Day

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Marchbanks

Diving headfirst into a clean OS reinstall on Gráinne at the Land of Færie. Continue reading →

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I haz a Goost (again)

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Marchbanks

I declared this to be Ghost Server Migration Day. Continue reading →

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Something we all talked about doing one day

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Marchbanks

In which I get a kitchen computer, but not in the way I’d imagined. Continue reading →

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I has a job an a computr

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Marchbanks

I’m to transfer to a new team as of Monday. Continue reading →

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Massively unclear on the concept of “excess capacity, as designed”

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Marchbanks

Please TRY to understand that the Puritan work ethic does NOT apply when it comes to processors. Continue reading →

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She’s running again

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Marchbanks

Gráinne’s back on line, after five hours’ worth of arguing and fighting with stupid, stubborn, un-cooperative hardware.

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Sumbitchin’ computer hardware . . .

Posted on October 7, 2007 by Marchbanks

Classic no-POST behavior. Continue reading →

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Refreshing the silicon and electrons

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Marchbanks

Ériu and Cernunnos will be retired, and replaced by Gráinne and Diarmaid. Continue reading →

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