I'm long been unimpressed by the squishy webhosting product called cpanel. I once had to use the crap for a while when my old web host moved to it from another webhosting "control panel" system. I even had it installed on a development server at one time, to get a closer look at it. I was NOT impressed. Since then I've tried to stay as far away from it as possible.

Therefore it's fun to point and laugh from a distance about crap like this:
http://it.slashdot.org/it/06/09/23/2218254.shtml

If I may quote an AC, this comment is in line with what I've seen, and gives an idea of why I dislike and distrust cpanel:

Unfortunately cPanel consists of several million lines of uncommented perl code. Integral parts of almost every operation go through a large closed-source binary generated from perl code which makes it impossible to audit.

You may be also interested in knowing that cPanel was started by someone when they were around 12 years old, and much of that code still is still in use. None of the cPanel developers have had any formal programming teaching and learn from each others bad habbits. This is why the cPanel code is in such bad shape. Just look at the /scripts/ directory for proof.

Posted by ra at 03:35 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

I bought something on ebay and I want to know when it will show up. It was shipped by the United States Postal Serivce. Yea. The shipper has provided me with a tracking number. This is what the USPS website tells me about my package:

The U.S. Postal Service was electronically notified by the shipper or shipping partner on September 17, 2006 to expect your package for mailing. This does not indicate receipt by the USPS or the actual mailing date. Delivery status information will be provided if / when available. Information, if available, is updated every evening. Please check again later.

17 Sept. 2006: We still don't know fuck about your shit. Come back tomorrow, bitch. - USPS

Posted by ra at 12:50 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Encryption should be made illegal. Who needs it? If you do, you're probably a terrorist or a spy. It would be a lot easier to find the terrorists if they were the only people using encryption and other sneaky things, because the government would know what to look for.

Paper shredders should be illegal too. What do you have to hide unless you are a criminal?

Posted by ra in cynicasm at 18:22 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

It's a RAZR! I finally got one. After miraculously getting out of the bullshit, unsigned, mystery contract(s) with verizon, we added a new line at Cincinnati Bell, and I got a blue RAZR V3 out of it. It may not be the silver one I really wanted, but fuck it. This phone is awesome.

Its camera has lower resolution than my shitty v710, yet it takes much better pictures, indoors or out. The bluetooth is uncrippled and therefore transferring pictures, music, ringtones, etc to and from my comptuer is super easy. (EAT SHIT, VERIZON!!) Most importantly, the radio (as in wireless transmitter/receiver) is awesome. I get perfect call clarity in places my v190 would sometimes struggle. In short I guess I would say: I love my RAZR!

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