Alfreido's Blog

Well, I haven’t updated this blog in a disgustingly long time, and I apologize, so let’s update the sitrep…

Alfreido.com is now on a new server! I have recently purchased a VPN server and have been learning the ropes of system administration. It’s been a rather long and tough road, don’t get me wrong, but the pay-off is now when something works – like say, this website – I feel like I’ve actually achieved something. Also, I can appreciate the effort system admins put in to make sure all this shit works, cos there’s a lot that can fuck up on a server and any one thing can bring the whole thing right down. Scary, but very interesting. Hell, if you didn’t realise I was a nerd, you should now

I have a couple of posts on timed release coming up, so check in occasionally, I’m hoping to turn a new leaf.

Just a quick tip for those working with scripts that generate CSV files…

If the first 2 letters of the CSV file are ID and are capitalized (ie. your first column is an ID column), Microsoft Excel will try to read the file as an SYLK file instead of a CSV – and will sprout a couple of error messages saying the format is not what was expected and some asinine crap like that.

Quick fix: Make the ID lowercase so that it’s `id` instead, Excel will read it as a CSV once again.

Longer, more tedious fix: Petition Microsoft to get its arse into gear.

Through a freak series of circumstances, we ended up with veggie patties instead of hamburgers for dinner last night. And veggies patties taste fucking horrible!