http://www.scohen.org/scohen This is the web site of Steve Cohen, programmer, motorcyclist, kayaker and all around geek Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:25:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thanks Ubuntu server for deleting my mysql directory even though you didn't have to. Thanks me for not doing a wordpress backup before upgrading. http://www.scohen.org/scohen/2008/07/11/oops/ I caught The Mars Volta last night at --I shit you not-- a high school auditorium. They're one of my favorite new bands and fuse latin rhythms and phrasing with Red era King Crimson aesthetics. However, I left disappointed. The sound was terrible, I couldn't tell if it was the ... http://www.scohen.org/scohen/2007/04/01/the-mars-volta/ I've had great success since I got the telescope, and I thought I'd share a bit with my reader. Upon receipt of the gift, I proceeded to break the dot finder within five minutes, so finding things turned out to be difficult. Imagine trying to find a face in a crowd ... http://www.scohen.org/scohen/2007/02/28/how-goes-the-astronomy/ I've been riding a motorcycle for ten years now and I'm constantly amazed at how negatively people view them. It's always the same litany of complaints; "I can't see you", "You ride too fast", "You have a death wish". We're hard to see, but not *that* hard. I drive a ... http://www.scohen.org/scohen/2007/02/12/sharing-the-road/ Step 1. Have your airline call you at 2:00 in the morning telling you that your flight was canceled and moved to a different time. Step 2. Have the new flight take off almost an hour late, nullifying your hour-long layover. Step 3. Land in a blizzard. Make sure the drive ... http://www.scohen.org/scohen/2007/02/06/how-to-vacation-the-scohen-way/ The moon Originally uploaded by scohen. You know you've received a great present when you realize that it's something that you've wanted for years but never really knew that you wanted it. I have just received such a present. Nikki was very excited ... http://www.scohen.org/scohen/2006/12/23/a-great-present/ After suffering ever-degrading support for my aging Fedora Core 4 installation, I decided to see what the latest fedora release had to offer. So, I downloaded the six ISO images, burned the CDs and proceeded to start the installation. I chose a fresh installation and resigned myself to re-configuring the ... http://www.scohen.org/scohen/2006/11/16/fedora-core-6/ My last post on a "Christian" blogger named Tim High generated some heat. He put up this post in a feeble attempt to rebut it. The sad thing was, I never said what he claims I said. If anyone wants to know the definition of a Strawman argument is, Timmy ... http://www.scohen.org/scohen/2006/09/30/timmay-on-torture/ I read the comments on Amy's post that I referenced below, and Tim (Highboy on Radar's blog) said this: Torture for information is never wrong, especially when that information saves life. So, aside from torturing people for the sheer sadistic elation you feel as you strap electrodes to their testicles, it's ... http://www.scohen.org/scohen/2006/09/20/more-on-torture/ I was reading one of my favorite right-wing blogs, and the latest post had this: How to treat terrorist detainees in light of Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions is being debated in the Senate. Democrats and 3 Republicans (John McCain, John Warner and Lindsey Graham) oppose the President's ... http://www.scohen.org/scohen/2006/09/18/its-not-torture/