Easy Installation of SQL*Plus (sqlplus)

If you've every tried to install Oracle on any UNIX/Linux system, you know what pain is -- especially if all you want is the SQL*Plus client software.

Here's a page that describes how to download and install SQL*Plus in a few relatively simple steps.

Sunday, April 01, 2007 (01:14:36 PM)

Desktop Tower Defenses

Great game! Desktop Tower Defenses

Friday, January 19, 2007 (08:12:03 PM)

Ridin

http://official-linerider.com/

Thursday, April 06, 2006 (12:43:36 AM)

Hate Comes Home

So I'm watching tonight's The Daily Show and its moving look at the exclusion of Racists in America by Rob Corddry. At the end of his report, he stops on the street to say that we'll be pals unless I'm one of "these things." At which point he points to the left side of the screen where various races start scrolling up the screen, slowly at first, and then increasingly faster.

So I do what any right thinking TiVo owner would do: I pause and scroll through the list slowly. There's stuff like Fatty, and Jerry Lewis, and Luxemborgian. As well as Size Queen, adopted, spastic, and asthmatic. There was also "Someone who only gets their news from The Daily Show."

And then I see it.

"TIVO LIST PAUSER"

Rob hates me.

Monday, November 28, 2005 (10:44:59 AM)

"I spent a lot on booze, birds and fast cars; the rest I just squandered."

--George Best, who is... I dunno. But he just died. (Irish football star?)

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 (10:36:36 PM)

Bay Bridge

Odd that the same bridge that's the cause of most of my teeth grinding is also something I just can't help but photograph. I took these from Treasure Island (bet ya didn't know there actually is a place called Treasure Island, huh?) The shot looking down into traffic had to be taken while driving, so forgive the sloppy framing.

I still have to learn how to shoot photos while looking into direct sunlight.

Wednesday, November 09, 2005 (11:15:19 AM)

Yahoo Messenger's "Secret" Emoticons

Really, all it means is that some programmer hasn't come up with a patch to add these to Yahoo's standard list of emoticons. But it's fun thinking I've got a s00per z3Kr1t list of graphics to use with Yahoo.

Of course, the standard set is always available as well.

Sunday, October 02, 2005 (09:57:43 PM)

"That's what's so wonderful about being young: There are no mistakes. Only research.

Nip / Tuck

Friday, September 30, 2005 (04:28:17 PM)

Me Want

Let's see... the Nokia N91 is gonna let me make and receive calls, bug my pals with instant messaging, and do some handy things that my current Series 60 phone lets me do. BUT, on top of that, I'll be able to take pictures that have a max resolution of 1600x1200.

But the reason I want it is that it's got a 4GB hard disk that can store up to 3000 songs. While it won't hold my entire mp3 music collection, that's more than enough music to keep me happy for a long, loooong time.

Now I just have to wait a long, loooong time for this thing to ship -- which appears to be early 2006.

Me want.

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