Recent Writing

At work we use Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 a fair bit. In some circumstances, particularly when running a Windows guest, the virtual hard disks can grow exceedingly quickly. Thankfully, there is a provided set of tools to help with this problem. A precompactor and a compactor. You run the precompactor to zero out the free diskspace, …

One of the technical questions I had at Blizzard was pertaining to locking down access to a file(s) so that only a given user could download them. I creatively suggested an SSL'ed vhost and some form of auth to get to the file(s). When asked about scp, I stated that scp required a valid shell, which …

I started typing this on one of Charles de Gaulle's (CDG) web terminals, only to find that they are the most repulsive device in history. What on earth were they thinking with those keyboards? No tabs? Poor web browser. They maybe designed for heavy use, but they're bollocks - if you're ever there, don't waste your …

I went to Chris' at the weekend, and we went to see The Kingdom. Bloodly good film, and I encourage you to see it. Granted it is a little political, and it is a little 'out there' from time-to-time, but it is well filmed and a pleasure to watch.

So I got a second phone interview from one of the technical guys at Blizzard, and I got a chance to ask a few questions about what I'd be dealing with, what my responsibilities would be and so on. Long and short of it is that I've been asked to go to France to see them …