Spent most of this weekend fighting with postfix.. Why do mail servers have to be so complex? You change one setting, and one seemingly unrelated component fails to work (the example I have in mind is the virtual mailbox base and the error “smtp server does not support authentication” - wtf?!). When I eventually figure it all out, I’ll write it up on here - mostly so I have something to reference if when I have to tackle one again.

In other, more social news, JB is coming up at the end of May, and I’ve booked some time off to be lazy and generally celebrate the Bank Holiday for a bit longer than is normal. Should be good.

To fund their fucky little drug habits. I hope this pays for the bag that kills them.

I guess we’ll have to sleep with one eye/ear open in future.. And this is a nice area!

On another note, I got an AirPort Express and have it setup in a WDS, but more importantatly I get to use AirTunes; which basically means my amp shows up as “remote speakers” in iTunes.. And you can select “Multiple Speakers”, so I may have to get some for my Wireless Headphones…
My iPhone and Remote Buddy’s ability to control iTunes == Wireless Bliss

Regards, Will Boyce
http://willboyce.com

Lucky I’m not 100% legit as you all know. I found /var/db/timezone/localhost symlinking itself to a US/Pacific timezone… “hello”..


chmod 777 /var/db/timezone/
rm -rf /var/db/timezone/localhost
ln -s /usr/share/timezone/Europe/London \
/var/db/timezone/localhost
reboot


Et voila. I’m glad that’s sorted.

Hmm, bit of an Administration Error in the old Jammy Dodger department!

It came! It came! It finally came :-)!

Today, I decided the time had come to replace said DVD, so pointed Camino in the direction of play.com and made the appropriate search.

Success! £5.99 delivered, I was a happy bunny.. But you know how these kinds of sites can get, so I had a browse around. No BluRay offers on, but a massive “Mix n Match” sale on DVDs, CDs, Books, Clothing, and so-called Gadgets; 2 for £10!. “Ok”, I thought; “that sounds good - I wonder if As Good As It Gets is included in the offer”. Despite there being no signs of an offer on the DVD in my basket, I went to the DVDs section, sorted alphabetically and on page 2 I found it, As Good As It Gets - 2 for £10. Excellent! After much scrutinizing I decided on The Last of the Mohicans as my other choice.

The problem began now. I had the items in my basket, but the total was £11.98 - not the alleged £10. Knowing how play.com’s system usually applies offers, in the basket as opposed to at the checkout, I thought this odd. I added the As Good As It Gets DVD from the Mix n Match listing, and my basket value came to £15.99 - meaning that removing the As Good As It Gets that the search picked up brought the basket total to £10. The advertised offer.

Why do I not get the Mix n Match offer if I’m searching? Is this some form of low-cpu-usage green-computing scheme masterminded by play.com? Sounds more like dodgy marketing to me. Who in their right mind will search through 800 odd DVDs just to save £1.98? It happened by chance for me, but I’d probably check any DVDs on play.com that are reduced to £5.99 while that Mix n Match offer is on - they’re probably hidden in there somewhere! Sneaky bastards.

Edit: Obligatory “I love Louise, ‘cos she’s megas” *looks at date*

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