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Without a doubt the first 5~ hours of Far Cry 2 are awesome.  The graphics are gorgeous.  The tutorial is well designed and instantly immersive.  The story is not foot-dragging.  And the possibilities seem almost endless.  I will keep you informed as the play time creeps up, but at this point, for $19.99, I don’t see how you can pass this game up.  See the link in my ‘Recommended Software Titles’ and the Steam link if you are interested in acquiring.

They must go hand in hand.  I had something I wanted to say here, but my server was hiccuping on me, so I’ll talk about what I did to address that instead.  Maybe it’ll be informative for some of you out there, maybe I’ll get some suggestions on how to do it better.

Maybe you have heard the rumors;  Windows is not as stable as Linux.  While I won’t start a war or treatise on whether that’s true or not, I will say in my experience that Windows machines running for long periods of time (days or weeks) usually need to be rebooted before linux machines.  This is either because of a BSoD, or some performance issue, or some random event that only the Great Reboot God can solve.

So I decided that maybe today would be the last day I would have to manually reboot my Windows server because of degraded performance, and scheduled a task to run the shutdown command every couple of weeks at a slow time.  Maybe this sacrifice will appease the Great Reboot God.  So, following the links above, you should be able to do the same, if you see a need.

As I finish this article, my Windows machine is coming off a continuous uptime cycle of about a month.  My Fedora box recently came off a 132 day cycle because I had to modify start up scripts and do some testing and bug zapping.  In both cases that is about the norm.

So my job hunt ended successfully, for which I am very thankful. I am working for Catalina Marketing in St. Petersburg, Florida. Why should you care? Because I am sure it is the answer to an obscure question you probably asked yourself in the past. You know all those cards on your keyring that stores scan and that give you discounts? They do that kind of stuff. I am working in IT and I guess you could say that so far I am happy with the company and position. So, if you are in the market for a job, have heart, and keep trying. Branch out, take a chance on a job that may not be exactly what you are looking for, you might be surprised what you find. Remember, its kind of like looking for that person to spend your life with, it’s not always about how good you are, its about whether you and the company fit together. I am hoping you all find something that makes you happy!