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Sometimes Genesys logs can be hard to read….

By • Feb 4th, 2007 • Category: Computers, Software, the Geek

But Michael Zanussi is trying to make it easier. He’s just released “Genaalyze”, a framework for parsing log files. Here’s the description from the sourceforge page. The Genalyze log analyzer, a simple yet highly extensible framework for parsing log files, was designed for parsing T-Server log files generated by Genesys contact center software platform, yet [...]



Test of ECTO and YouTube video

By • Nov 18th, 2006 • Category: Computers, Misc, On The Web, Pop Culture, Software, the Site, the Weirdo

Another test for Ecto. This time for YouTube Video…. _as14BYmeCI Looks like it’s going to work…..



Test of Ecto blog client

By • Nov 18th, 2006 • Category: Computers, Software, Tech, the Site, the Weirdo

This is really just a test of the ecto blog client. I’ll try inserting an image from iPhoto …. And now just an upload….. Technorati Tags: blog, macosx, software



Please have patience

By • Jan 3rd, 2006 • Category: Marc

Wait for it… It’s almost here….. It’ll be here soon……



MMMMMM….More ballots!

By • Dec 28th, 2005 • Category: In Other News...., River City, the Weirdo

I keep telling you all that zombies really do exist. Over the weekend, Harvey added maps of the deceased voters’ locations. He’s also posted a list of names and other data on his campaign website. Now will you believe me???? [Vote or Die (and we’ll vote for you)] Technorati Tags: politics, humor, Memphis



Blonde joke

By • Dec 28th, 2005 • Category: the Weirdo

I usually don’t really go for this kind of thing, they are usually mean and spiteful. This one is kind of cute though. Technorati Tags: humor



Merry Christmas from Chewbacca and someone with way too much time on their hands

By • Dec 26th, 2005 • Category: Pop Culture, the Weirdo

You need a little fair warning before you click on the link though. It is…..UM…..noisy. [Chewbacca sings!] Technorati Tags: chistmas, starwars



Taliban Leader Threatens Suicide Attacks

By • Dec 26th, 2005 • Category: News, the Ranter

Desperate times call for desperate measures. KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A top Taliban commander said more than 200 rebel fighters were willing to become suicide attackers against U.S. forces and their allies %u2014 a claim dismissed as propaganda Monday by Afghanistan’s government, which said the hardline militia was weakening. I would have to agree. They are [...]



Old Lady Pwnz Mercedes Guy

By • Dec 26th, 2005 • Category: On The Web, the Weirdo

This is one of the fuunniest things I have seen in a long time. Sometimes when we are too impatient, our impatience can strike back at us from some of the most unexpected places. The jerk got what he deserved. Just a warning though, this is video with sound. There is some rude language in [...]



Blogger Prayer for the Faithful

By • Dec 26th, 2005 • Category: Catholic stuff, On The Web, the Church

A. Carlton Sallet has posted a prayer for bloggers. Lord, we ask your blessings be poured out upon we who blog, that we may be given an abundance of the cardinal virtues to guide our hands: fortitude, to suffer fools gladly; temperance, to tame our flames; prudence, to know when enough is enough and justice, [...]



Arroyo wish: Less red tape

By • Dec 26th, 2005 • Category: The Philippines, the Ranter

In a phone interview with the Inquirer, Gonzalez said President Macapagal-Arroyo called a Cabinet meeting on Friday and told her officials that she wanted to cut red tape to make the government more responsive and attuned to the needs of the poor. LOL! You know what? If Kayne West said something to the effect of [...]



New Year’s Day 2006: delayed by a second

By • Dec 26th, 2005 • Category: In Other News...., the Weirdo

Well, I was getting all excited at the extra second of sleep I would be getting. I realized thought that midnight CUT is six PM here in Nashville. Oh well. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Get ready for a minute with 61 seconds. Scientists are delaying the start of 2006 by the first “leap second” in seven [...]



Blalock To Guest Star on Lost – My Theory

By • Dec 24th, 2005 • Category: Pop Culture, the Geek

Dark Horizons is reporting a rumor from E! Online that Jolene Blalock of “Enterprise” fame will star in an episode of ABC’s hit series “Lost.” Blalock was originally slated to guest star in the second episode of the season in a Sawyer (Josh Holloway) backstory. Instead the episode was swapped for a Michael (Harold Perrineau [...]



Happy Christ Mass everyone!

By • Dec 24th, 2005 • Category: Marc

Well, it’s only about an hour and and a half before Suzette and I leave for midnight mass, hence the title. We’ve already had our family gathering last night. You see my mom just started a new job at one of the local VA nursing homes working weekends. So, doing something tonight or tomorrow was [...]



Wife of Joel Osteen Asked to Leave Plane

By • Dec 21st, 2005 • Category: In Other News...., the Weirdo

Now see, if Protestant ministers were required to be celibate, this kind of thing wouldn’t happen. HOUSTON – The wife of the pastor of the nation’s largest church was asked to leave a plane after she failed to comply with a flight attendant’s instructions, the FBI said Tuesday. Houston Lakewood Church pastor Joel Osteen, his [...]



Apple adds ABC’s “Commander in Chief” to iTunes

By • Dec 20th, 2005 • Category: Pop Culture, the Weirdo

Adding to its growing list of available television shows on the iTunes Music Store, Apple on Tuesday announced the addition of ABC’s popular series Commander in Chief. Commander in Chief, which features Geena Davis as the first female President of the United States, will sell for $1.99 and joins other ABC shows “Desperate Housewives,” “Lost,” [...]



Finally Nashville has someone to sit in the big chair again

By • Dec 20th, 2005 • Category: the Church, The Pope is Dope

It’s about time too. The episcopate has been empty since even before i moved to Nashville last February. I’d like to congratulate father Choby and give him the promise to keep him in my prayers. Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Reverend David R. Choby as the eleventh Bishop of Nashville. Rev. Choby will be ordained [...]



Misa de Gallo, a tradition in the Philippines

By • Dec 20th, 2005 • Category: Catholic stuff, the Church, The Philippines

MISA DE GALLO or the nine-day Simbang Gabi (dawn Mass) is an occasion for Filipinos to strengthen their spirituality and bond as family and to enjoy the scents, sights, sounds and taste of Christmas. In northern and Central Luzon, various traditions, including a nine-day novena, accompany the celebration of the Simbang Gabi. I’ve heard a [...]



An answer to that age old argument

By • Dec 20th, 2005 • Category: the Weirdo

I always hear that married couples argue over the toilet seat. The woman says the man should put it down when he’s finished because she might miss it being up and fall in the next time she uses it. The man says the woman should put it down before she starts because he might miss [...]



Late fees return at some Blockbusters

By • Dec 20th, 2005 • Category: the Ranter

LITTLE ROCK — Blockbuster (BBI) stores in several states are quietly resuming late fees for customers who keep movies too long, rejecting the video-rental chain’s national advertising of “No Late Fees!” because they can no longer keep popular movies on their shelves. Many Arkansas stores resumed charging late fees Nov. 21 and charges will apply [...]