Comments for Harry Jackson

Comment on Exim4 Unrouteable Address by Glen Scott

Glen Scott — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:55:51 +0000

Not having used Exim myself, I can’t say for sure, but I expect that its default behaviour is to only deliver mail to local mailboxes and/or domains. The DCconfig_internet=1 setting allows it to communicate with external SMTP servers.

Comment on Self Taught Computer Science by Glen Scott

Glen Scott — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:21:38 +0000

Very interesting post, Harry. I think learning a new language is a great way to get past those brick walls that we can hit every once in a while. I played around with Lisp several years ago after becoming bored with C++ and Java, and it was a great experience. I can't say that I ever wrote anything particularly useful in Lisp, but it was the experience that was refreshing and made me come back to more familiar languages with new approaches and ideas. Interesting that you mention SICP. There is a little review of it here, along with some other recommendations for hackers: http://grok-code.com/11/the-top-9-in-a-hackers-bookshelf/

Comment on Self Taught Computer Science by Paul Nasrat

Paul Nasrat — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:07:52 +0000

You might want to look at the courseware available at MIT, some include audio/video lectures http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm For CompSci: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/index.htm It just has supporting docs for SICP: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-001Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm Intro to Algorithms has lectures: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-046JFall-2005/CourseHome/index.htm If you want a remote "study buddy" I'm also interested in pushing myself further this year, SICP seems like a good starting place.

Comment on Walsh Western Shambles by el0hir

el0hir — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:39:15 +0000

I’m having the same problems everyone else is having. Repeated delivery delays, phone calls that magically don’t get logged on any known device, phone support that is akin to having fingernails removed..
Absolutely pathetic on all counts. Do not touch Walsh Western with a barge pole.

Comment on Hernia wound infected by omer111

omer111 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:10:21 +0000

Thought I would leave a comment (I am the medic in Manchester). Hernia surgery is usually classed as ‘clean’ surgery as it is low risk for getting infection, so you probably didn’t get preventive antibiotics before surgery. you have been unlucky i suppose, to get infection. Then the issue is whether your infection is ‘hospital’ acquired or whether you got it much after you went home. Mild infections probably will delay wound healing for a bit, but eventually will heal, but slightly more scar than normal as healing is delayed. The problem is that if you have deeper infection, or there is a collection or ‘abscess’ with pus, then this needs to be surgically drained to allow healing, although its possible, if you have a discharge that it is draining naturally itself. If you had a serious infection, you would probably have temperature, significant local redness/swelling or pain (which you don’t have). Ciprofloxacin is not the best agent for likely causes of this type of infection, but if it is working it is fine. The only other thing is that ‘MRSA’ infection can be got from hospital, and most usual antibiotics are not active, so if the infection gets worse or not healing then see the doctor.

Comment on lamicrogroup rip off by Stuart

Stuart — Sat, 26 May 2007 00:45:25 +0000

Funny you say that as have just purchased some Scsi disks to fit my Dell Poweredge 1750 and they are well cheaper than Dell @ Ã¯Â¿Â½129 ! and sorted a courier to take to my server the same day. Is that service or what !

Comment on Walsh Western Shambles by Ben

Ben — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 23:00:22 +0000

I ordered a Dell computer over the internet, and was left a voicemail by Walsh Western on Tuesday July 26th saying that my order would be delivered between 8am and 6pm on Thursday 28th July. Stupidly took day off work to await their arrival, but nothing came so rang Walsh Western at 5.20 to check it was on the way. Lady confirmed with the depot that the goods were on the van, and would be there by 6 or just after. Surprise surprise nothing came. Had to leave for Wales for the weekend,and was on the train an received a voicemail at 9.20 saying that I should ring Business Post the next day (Friday) with my reference number that they gave me. My girlfriend rang them in the morning and they stated that someone had tried to deliver at 5.13pm to a black door, and had left a card. We have a CLEAR door, and I was in at 5.13 and on the bloody phone to them at 5.20! Have now arranged for it to be delivered today (Monday) between 6pm and 9pm. Not very confident, especially as I have checked my reference number on the website and it says they again tried to deliver at 10pm (??!!) on Friday and left a card. Of course, we have had no card. We live on a main road in London, easy to find so why a ‘professional’ courier company cannot make a simple delivery is beyond me. If I don not get tonight this will go further.

Comment on Kernel Panic Unable To Mount root fs by abel

abel — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 14:48:27 +0000

Hi,
thank you for the –initrd parameter information. You’ve saved my day, man.

Comment on Walsh Western Shambles by John Bassett

John Bassett — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 05:41:52 +0000

28/07/05.
Walsh Western rang me yesterday 27th to say they were delivering a dell product to me today the 28th I am still waiting, I have lost a day’s work and according to the Dell order check it has been sitting in a warehouse some 70 miles away for 2 day’s. I intend to pursue this further totally unacceptable

Comment on Walsh Western Shambles by Jim

Jim — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 00:00:40 +0000

I am new to this game and believe that slagging each other off on the internet (Paulo and Andrew) is completely counter productive and masks the main problem that Dell seem unaware (or don’t care!) that their delvery system is complete crap. Last Friday (July 22nd) I had a call from someone Irish who I took to be from Dell, saying that my that my order would be delivered between 5pm and 9pm on Tuesday the 26th (today). This morning I received a call from a guy saying he was from Business Post and asked to check my delivery details. He said he was trying to deliver in Oxfordshire, I live in Surrey, he said that they were given the wrong details and that my order would not be delivered today. Immediately on checking WW I see that acording to their tracking service my delivery details were there and they were correct. Who is telling “porky pies” then?
I have a sinking feeling that I have probably made a terrible mistake choosing to buy a Dell Computer!
Jim Cathcart