Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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WordPress hacked – broken or blank refreshing admin/dashboard
Recently, my Linux Go Daddy hosting servicing all three of my WordPress blogs were somehow accessed and malicious code inserted into every one of my php files. The symptoms include; A similar error in your RSS feed Warning: gzuncompress() [function.gzuncompress]: data error in /home/content/t/h/y/t/html/blog/wp-includes/http.php on line 1818. A broken Admin/Dashboard. This is due to the…
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Heat problems with iStar BPN-350SAS 3×5.25″ to 5×3.5″ SATA Trayless Backplane
Recently I posted about the use of an iStar BPN-350SAS in my RAID 6 array, well due to Australia’s extreme summer temperatures I have had a number of drives in the enclosure fail due to overheating. Whilst I like the design and build of the BPN-350SAS there are some extreme flaws in the cooling design…
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Canon EFS 17-85mm IS stuck/locked zoom repair/disassembly
It seems like this is a common problem with these lenses, the zoom gets stuck at 17mm with about 2mm of play (zoom movement). This problem is all due to a loose single screw on the inner lens assembly, sounds simple to fix, doesn’t it? The challenge is trying to get to this single screw,…
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Pimsleur Mandarin Chinese Unit 1 Transcripts
Download transcripts from here; Pimsleur Chinese I – A Pronunciation And Character Guide Pimsleur Mandarin Chinese I notes Pimsleur Mandarin words Due to a Notice of Copyright Infringement from Pimsleur, I have had to remove my transcripts, however due to the demand I have made available Taryn’s Transcripts (who’s site was also removed). To…
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Do not buy from GEEKHELP4U, they are a scam
I recently purchased a few Windows XP disks from GEEKHELP4U, LLC, via their online checkout and paid via PayPal. After over 3 weeks of waiting, I hadn’t heard any information of my order and whether the disks were shipped. I created a PayPal dispute and escalated this to a claim. After another 6 days waiting…
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Dell PowerEdge SC430 with 8x WesternDigital 1TB drives in RAID-6
Sometimes a man just wants to show of; this is one of those times. My latest project was upgrading my full 2TB server (Adaptec 2410SA with 4x Seagate 750gb drives in RAID-5) to a 6TB server (Adaptec 3805 with 8x Western Digital 1TB drives in RAID-6). Obviously, the Dell PowerEdge SC430 wasn’t designed for 9…
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How to repair High Heel Shoes for a few dollars
A very easy guide on repairing high heel shoes for a few dollars. The damaged high heel shoe culprit, notice the lack of any heel and the exposed dangerous metal pin. The first task is to remove the old metal pin, depending on how worn the heel is depends on the ease of doing so.…
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Copyright Infringement – Pimsleur transcripts (Simon & Schuster)
Download transcripts from here; Pimsleur Chinese I – A Pronunciation And Character Guide Pimsleur Mandarin Chinese I notes Pimsleur Mandarin words Seems that Pimsleur doesn’t like me providing transcripts for their Mandarin Chinese 1 Units and have asked for their removal. Find the Notice of Copyright Infringement below. Notice of Copyright Infringement – Pimsleur t.com.pdf…
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In Excel, find the value on the last row as a function, not VBA
Here is a quick post, how to find the value of the last cell in a column. Exaample below uses Column A with the first 3 rows used for the header: =INDEX(A:A,COUNT(A:A)+3)
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