Recently I was tasked to install the Nagios add-on NRPE on two OS X 10.5 servers.
I read a little on the ‘net about it, but no one actually had much in the way of a walkthrough, so I thought I would fill the void.
The basic steps involve compiling the NRPE source, but doing so involves altering some of the code.
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Fringe, a new series on the Fox network that is using a new format Fox dubs Remote-Free TV.
The episodes are longer than your average sitcom. The Wikipedia entry on the show states that this series will have less commercials and promos.
While this is true, one of the interesting bits is that before each commercial they tell you how many seconds should pass before the next segment starts.
Another interesting aspect of the series is how they identify each location during the episode. Often shows just print plain text on the screen, however in Fringe they use 3D text on the screen and it is oriented differently depending on the scene.
The concert was at Chastain park Amphitheatre in Atlanta, GA, Saturday, September 13, 2008.
The venue was pretty packed. It was interesting that a large contingent of the handicapped spaces were parallel parking.
I should have taken a real camera with me since the iPhone’s camera was unequipped to handle the lighting situation. Missy Higgins was the opening act. It was great to hear some of the old songs, as well as three new tracks from the new album which is set to be released in February 2009. They gave us the actual names of two of the new songs, but not the third one, which they said had only been played six times previously.
Emily made a comment that it was really great to play on stage at Chastain, where she had attended quite a few concerts herself. They also sang Happy Birthday for Marie, one of the friends of Amy’s nephew, who was attending her first concert at Chastain.
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