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Removing Zero-Byte Files (0b)

I recently saw a server glitch where an automated system created thousands of files with no content—0b. Once they were created, they became really hard to remove.

I solved it by running:

find /srv/www/ -size 0b

This let me know where all the funky files were. Then I tested on a deep folder… and then:

find /srv/www/ -size 0b -delete

removed them all, allowing the system to re-publish them correctly.

A Primer on Search Engine Optimisation

There are lots of good primers on Search Engine Optimisation out there in the world. This is mine. It was written with my workplace in mind, a community college in British Columbia, Canada. The principles, however, are universal.
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HTML5 Now!

HTML5 Now! by nerduo.com (http://nerduo NULL.com)

Thanks to nerduo.com (http://nerduo NULL.com) for this awesome banner blast to the past. EVERY1 USE IT EVERYWHEREZ!!1!1q1

Eight Ways to Kill an Idea

Eight ways to kill an idea: Original work by Scott Campbell http://scott-c.blogspot.com/

Eight ways to kill an idea: Original work by Scott Campbell http://scott-c.blogspot.com/

Dilbert: The Marketing Department Saves the Day!

At least we’re not the only ones.

Dilbert: 1998-05-06 (http://www NULL.s-anand NULL.net/dilbert NULL.html#19980506)

Dilbert: 1998-05-06

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Old Man Joins the Team

And… he’s awesome (http://oldman NULL.ca). And darn it, it looks like he should be ten years older than me, not the other way ’round.

Temporary for now, but wheels are in motion for him to become permanent. *crosses fingers*

Oldman Approved™: Nameplate Installed on Office Door on Twitpic (http://twitpic NULL.com/jvn6g)

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