Amazon AWS Issues

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Nov 082011

There are a couple issues I’ve run into recently with AWS EC2 and CentOS that I can’t explain:

1. EC2 Micro instances will sometimes not reboot, or take very long to do so. A work around is to use a small instance anytime you think you’ll need to reboot your instances for any reason.

2. EBS volumes running EXT3 or EXT4 will occasionally hang for no apparent reason, and the hung process is practically un-killable. After spending days trying to figure out why my python buildout script was occasionally hanging mid-buildout, I came across an article suggesting I use XFS. Using XFS seems to have solved this issue. Fingers crossed, but no buildout hangs yet.

Posted by mynameisgabe at 9:33 am

A Game of Thrones

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Jun 182011

I’ve been so obsessed with the new HBO series, A Game of Thrones, that I’ve started reading the books by George R. R. Martin. His series, A Song of Ice and Fire, is AMAZING! I’ve set up a little amazon store for anyone who wants to buy the books! Check it out – complete with kindle & iphone/ipad editions, hardbacks, paperbacks, artwork from the series, board games and more!

Posted by mynameisgabe at 3:20 pm

Guest House for Rent

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Jan 182011

Unique 600 square foot private guesthouse sits on top of a quiet hilltop with beautiful views of the canyon. Full kitchen with gas stove, oven and fridge. Plenty of space for one person. Private parking spot and private storage shed included.

Main living area is roughly 21 ft x 15 ft with vaulted ceilings

Kitchen is 6 ft. x 10 ft.

Sleeping loft is an L shape – the largest section being roughly 21 ft. x 8.5 ft.

Skylight and large windows provide ample natural lighting.

Full bathroom with bath + shower

Walk-in closet

Wall mounted A/C.

Walking distance to great hiking!

Utilities included. (electric/gas/water/trash)

Small dog or cat OK.

Space for a small garden with lots of sunlight available if you’re into gardening.

Serious inquires only call Gabe for questions or to make an appointment: 310-387-8518

Posted by mynameisgabe at 6:20 pm

Hit 10k today!

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Dec 012010

10,000 users so far today!

Posted by mynameisgabe at 9:42 pm

Hit 5k visitors per day!

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Nov 272010

The search site had over 5,000 visitors yesterday and made over $18! Been getting a large amount of traffic from Greece over the past few days.

Posted by mynameisgabe at 10:50 am

Worldwide Reach

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Nov 222010

The search site has been seen in 126 countries:

It’s only been in production for about 3 weeks now and it’s been seen all over the world. Pretty crazy. 2500 pageviews and counting today.

Posted by mynameisgabe at 7:56 pm

Shed Progress...

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Nov 202010


“Building a shed to use as a home office. 120 sq ft, concrete foundation, match the house exterior, finished with drywall and paint, built in A/C and heat or wood furnace, wired for electricity”

From Shed Office Project, posted by Gabe Harriman on 8/30/2010 (47 items)

The previous shed – notice the adjacent tree that is no longer there.
The stump I have to grind
No more stump
Ground (double-entendre)


A drawing of the shed.
The form for the concrete to get a feel for the actual dimensions
View from inside the office shed
More work to do on the form


Laying out gravel
1000 pounds of gravel.
Need 1500 more :-(
A google sketchup I did with my modifications. that’s me in the window.


2500 pounds of gravel + 110 feet of rebar later…
Probable furniture layout
4 cubic yards of concrete
That was quick


2 Walls framed
Framing done
Sheeting time
Walls are up


From where my desk will be.
From upstairs


went a little crazy with the windows…
It’s nice to have a carpenter for a neighbor… And a nail gun.
Gables
Rafters


Rain
Roof
Too late jay. Almost done for the day


Kc cutting the last piece
Papered
Almost done roofing


Roof
The door
electric and door are in.
Windows


Inside
Siding
Stained!
Sheet rock and insulation


Done
Floors


Generated by Facebook Photo Fetcher


Posted by mynameisgabe at 9:55 pm Tagged with:

Trending Nicely

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Nov 202010

Stats for the search site are trending nicely after a couple weeks of running. I got over 1200 unique visitors today with a steady $5-$7 CPM each day.

Traffic trending of lampmark.com

I’ve reached every state in the US:

Including 1 person from South Dakota:
One person from South Dakota

Posted by mynameisgabe at 9:54 pm

South Dakota

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Nov 192010
South Dakota

No one from South Dakota has been to my search site yet – it’s the last state in the US I need to close out the white spaces in my google analytics map:

http://www.lampmark.com/South-Dakota/

Someone from South Dakota needs to go there!

South Dakota

No South Dakota

Posted by mynameisgabe at 2:22 pm Tagged with:

Accounting class

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Oct 112010

I got my first set of grades back today for the accounting class I’ve been taking at UCLA. Almost a perfect score so far! 29/30. It’s a hell of a class… About 8 hours of homework every week…. It’s not difficult stuff – just tedious. I can almost understand the appeal of being an accountant… The work can be somewhat addicting… Trying to get the numbers to match up perfectly.

Posted by mynameisgabe at 11:41 am
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