Sat - Jan 23, 2010 : 12:00 am
okay
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Destroying an LVM Array
PoeticIntensity
Alright... So one of my hard drives failed in my backup server LVM array, and I received the new replacement disk today.
So, I turn on my computer and even though the volume group isn't initialized (due to the missing disk), it still exists, and has all the other drives in the array still held captive.
So, this is how to completely destroy your...
Gentoo / Linux
Fri - Jan 22, 2010 : 11:08 pm
excited
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Support Sugarstone!
AudioGuru
Sugarstone, a signed band of Advanced Budget Studios is gonna make it big-time! Go and show your support for Sugarstone by attending the biggest Battle of the Bands concert in Utah! The show starts at 10:00am and goes well into the evening.
Details can be found here. ...
Music
Fri - Jan 22, 2010 : 04:04 pm
grateful
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Alma : 53
PoeticIntensity
I'm always pleased and grateful that the Spirit comes so quickly when I read the Book of Mormon. Sometimes I forget how much I love how the Spirit of God makes me feel and think and act.
Anyway... Great chapter this was....
Of all of the stories in the Book of Mormon, I think I like the one of the 2000 Stripling Warriors the best.&n...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Scriptures / Spiritual
Fri - Jan 22, 2010 : 03:48 pm
content
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Alma : 52
PoeticIntensity
Onward and upward towards the goal of finishing the whole Book of Mormon, writing about each and every chapter, by the end of this year.
This chapter was all about war, and strategy. I didn't find anything particularly enlightening about it, yet I firmly believe that each and every word written in the Book of Mormon has a meaning - and will...
Book Of Mormon / Lds
Tue - Jan 19, 2010 : 06:11 pm
okay
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Gentoo XFCE4 / XDM / TWM Problems
PoeticIntensity
Okay... So with the latest update to xorg-server (I think it was 6.5), xdm stopped loading XFCE4 and I couldn't get it to load anything but TWM.
Here was the problem:
Somehow, an important file got removed. The file is this one:
/etc/env.d/90xsession
The contents of the file is simply:
XSESSION="Xfce4"
With that...
Gentoo / Linux
Tue - Jan 19, 2010 : 12:15 pm
okay
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Alma : 51
PoeticIntensity
Stupid Kingmen. Nothing like having your own people fight against you in the middle of a war. One thing I noticed this time, which I had forgotten, is how Moroni followed the correct line of authority in order to do what he had to do with the kingmen. He asked Pahoran for the right to take care of them, and Pahoran gave it to him....
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures
Mon - Jan 18, 2010 : 10:59 am
envigorated
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Here I Am
hopeandme
Here I Am
New year in a new town, new state, new sisters and brothers in a new ward and I feel wonderful! To end the year 2009, in December I went to the Temple in North Houston and was so warmly embraced by the Holy Spirit I could hardly contain my excitement.
Tomorrow, I make the first Temple trip in the New Year. And I am ecstatic! Last mont...
Mon - Jan 18, 2010 : 01:25 am
happy
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Blues Aces Session
AudioGuru
Last Friday, we had the awesome opportunity to meet a fairly incredible group of girls. They call themselves The Blue Aces, and after having listened to them strum a few chords, I'd say they've earned their title.
Their manager contacted me after hearing a few samples from Advanced Budget Studios, and was interested in getting a pilot song...
Audio / Mixing / Music
Fri - Jan 15, 2010 : 05:42 pm
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Alma : 50 - Happiness
PoeticIntensity
If the fortifications that Moroni built in the beginning were enough to astonish the Lamanites to the point that they were afraid to fight, and then failed to kill even one Nephite, while they themselves were slain to the tune of over 1,000 - I can only imagine what the additional fortifications did... Goes to show that a good Christian...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Wed - Jan 13, 2010 : 11:02 pm
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Alma : 49
PoeticIntensity
Okay... So this chapter wasn't brimming with the deep doctrines of the Gospel, but it did have a few nuggets.
I would absolutely love to see some sort of diagram of exactly what the Nephites did to build up their cities. I have so many ideas in my head of what it could have been, but to what extent that's true, I have no idea. I...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Mon - Apr 27, 2009 : 09:47 am
no mood
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Alma : 26 - Rejoicing
PoeticIntensity
Man... I can only imagine what Ammon's joy truly felt like. After reading D&C 18:15-16, I begin to see why Ammon fainted due to overwhelming joy so many times throughout his mission. Dedicating a full chapter to nothing but the rejoicing of Ammon seems perfectly reasonable.
I always thought his brothers were kind of rude to ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Thu - Feb 19, 2009 : 01:35 pm
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Proof I Went to a Jazz Game
PoeticIntensity
Some people won't believe this, but last Tuesday evening, I went to a Jazz game. My good friend Scott called me up, told me he had some kick-butt tickets, got the "okay" from my wife, and we were off!
The game was fun, but making fun of the game was even funner. I'll have to admit, though, it was pretty cool. The video ...
Fun / Games / Life
Thu - Oct 25, 2007 : 11:13 am
angry
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Microsoft Makes Me Sick
PoeticIntensity
I don't even know where to begin on this one. Maybe I'll start by screaming in frustration due to Microsoft's complete incompetence..... or is it incompetence? Maybe, and more likely, it's completely calculated, thought-through, planned, and executed....
Apparently, Microsoft sent out an "automatic update" to all XP a...
Gentoo / Linux / Microsoft
Wed - Feb 16, 2011 : 04:14 pm
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3 Nephi : 27
PoeticIntensity
Seems like the first half of this chapter is a gentile rebuke coming from Christ himself, to his Apostles, for not knowing the scriptures well enough. It seems like he goes on for a bit in the why, though. I wonder why it's so important to put across the point that things of Christ need to be done in Christ's name...? Seems ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Fri - Oct 10, 2008 : 04:30 pm
envigorated
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One of Those Days...
PoeticIntensity
Ya know when you have one of those days where something is just off? Well.. Today started out that way, but that all changed when I decided to crack open a couple of my energy drinks.
Now, I'm no proponent to something addictive and potentially dangerous, but I'm a believer also that everything has its place. I mean... Morphine ...
Life / Miscellaneous
Fri - Feb 15, 2008 : 12:19 am
spiritual
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2nd Nephi : 5
PoeticIntensity
First thing which caught my attention this time around is verse 6.
I relate that verse to the way the Lord works. Basically, God lets everyone know about his plan, and those who believe Him will follow him.
This makes me wonder if Nephi, through some sort of parable, told Laman and Lemuel what he was planning to do as well, but they didn'...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Tue - Sep 08, 2009 : 10:12 am
amazed
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Hard Drive Crisis
PoeticIntensity
Okay... So three days ago (that would be Saturday morning), I found that my server was having weird problems. I was getting an I/O error when I tried to start a movie for my daughter. Yeah, that can't be good. I'd seen that problem before when LVM got out of sync somehow (after about 6 months of uptime), and decided to reboo...
Computer Hardware / Computers / Linux
Tue - Jan 17, 2006 : 10:52 pm
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Bad Decisions....
PoeticIntensity
Ya know... Today I really messed up. Well, not *really*, but I messed up pretty badly if we're considering the goal I set at the beginning of this week.
I decided to play Need For Speed Underground 2 (my latest addiction) for a "while" and it turned out to be for "7 hours". Yeah.. That's just not cool when all the decisions I'm making are suppos...
Tue - Nov 20, 2007 : 04:48 pm
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Life as Usual
PoeticIntensity
Beyond yesterday's post, I haven't posted anything in awhile. I guess it's because nothing really interesting has happened lately.
My kids are growing like weeds, and I try to enjoy them when want to, and I'm trying to want to more often. That's kind of a sad statement, but I don't believe I am a "born-to-parent" type of guy...
Miscellaneous / Personal
Fri - May 29, 2009 : 01:27 am
tired
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"Good Times" Trip to Cali
PoeticIntensity
Man... I've been having mixed emotions about the oncoming trip to California for a number of reasons. I mean, this trip really has been putting both me and my wife through the ringer. First, I got a new job, and am being quite challenged by my new tasks there. Taking time off to go on a vacation right now isn't the best idea...
Fri - Sep 28, 2007 : 06:38 pm
happy
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Holy Cow, I LOVE Linux!
PoeticIntensity
Okay... I don't have much time to write this, so, let's cut to the chase.
This article is freakin' hilarious. This one is less hilarious, but more informative. Both articles are simply awesome.
Heh.... Some things which I absolutely love about Linux are the following:
1. They got the windowed scrolli...
Drm / Linux / Microsoft
Sat - Nov 15, 2008 : 01:24 pm
amazed
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Cats Have Nine Lives
PoeticIntensity
Ya know... I didn't know if I was going to blog about anything this weekend, but something just happened definitely blog-worthy. Nothing insane, but something that I think people might find interesting.
You know, I've always heard that cats have nine lives, but I've always kind of been the one to keep that in check. No, I don't shoot ...
Cats / Life
Wed - Dec 14, 2011 : 11:05 am
excited
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HTF : Carry the Stone
AudioGuru
Herod the Fink is a Christmas collaboration project between Jesse Crowley and Jason Jones which has been going on now for 3 glorious years at Advanced Budget Studios. This year's offering is a 4-song EP.
The music this year ranges from a bluegrass crossing punk style of "Joy To The World" to an introspective look in to each of our...
Music
Tue - Feb 19, 2008 : 11:38 pm
happy
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2nd Nephi : 7
PoeticIntensity
I wrote for 2nd Nephi 6, that I was having a hard time understanding Isaiah. Well... This chapter is nothing but Isaiah, and I thought it was very beautiful.
Verses 1-3 are poetry.
I immediately thought of a person asking the question: "Where is the Lord now, during my time of suffering and trial?"...
...and this chapter...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Mon - Feb 27, 2012 : 04:42 pm
pensive
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Musical Ramblings...
PoeticIntensity
Okay, so I recently watched a documentary on the Foo Fighters called "Back and Forth", and I thought it was really well made - okay, I thought it was awesome. The funny thing is - I don't own a single Foo Fighters album, and am really not familiar with them as a band, even though I generally like the "rock" genre they asso...
Music
Tue - Jan 15, 2013 : 09:06 pm
tired
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Sooo close!
AudioGuru
What a whirlwind, I tell you what. The usual cliche's about this being the busiest time of my life seem to pale against reality, so I'll just dive into the thick of it all.
I've spent the past 3 weeks working intensely on getting the new studio up and running. Thanks to the help of my brother Ryan, my dad Ray, and a good friend, Jeff Stock, th...
Studio
Thu - Jan 15, 2009 : 04:10 pm
anxious
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Alma : 10
PoeticIntensity
Interesting that in verses 22 and 23, Amulek states that if they got rid of the righteous, they would ultimately be destroyed. That's a sad prophecy, which unfortunately comes true. They not only got rid of the righteous, they killed them - and swift was the judgement of God upon this whole city.
That's it for this chapter....
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Scriptures
Tue - May 13, 2008 : 05:05 pm
sick
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Gen. Conf. - Three Presiding - Walker
PoeticIntensity
I just finished reading through this talk, and it brought some thoughts to mind...
With Elder Walker's example of his grandparents displaying a photo of the First Presidency, I totally agree with the analogy, "Years later I concluded that displaying the picture of the First Presidency was equivalent to Joshua’s beautiful expression: '...
General Conference / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Wed - Jul 18, 2007 : 12:12 am
content
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Luhn "Mod 10" Algorithm
PoeticIntensity
Whenever I do credit card checking, I always end up searching for longer than it would take me to create it myself, so... without further ado, here's the Luhn, or "Mod 10" algorithm for validating credit card numbers.
function mod_10($cc) {
$reversed_string = strrev($cc);
$string_array = str_sp...
Mon - Jun 09, 2014 : 11:47 am
content
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Tribute to Matt Harker
AudioGuru
A week ago, an acquaintance of mine from my highschool days, Matt Harker, was hit and killed while biking to work. A day later, a friend contacted me and wondered if he could use the studio to produce a song in Matt's memory. Although I didn't know Matt very well, I knew him well enough to know he was the type of person who did his best...
Music / Studio