Internal Server Error? WTF!?

broderic on March 27, 2008

This is really weird. When I test out my homework from home (Mac OS X 10.5.2: Safari AND
Firefox), it works. At work (WinXP: IE 6.0), I supposedly get some kind
of HTTP response 500: Internal Server Error. Give it a shot because I want to know if it's just me or if it's
IniTech's firewall rules.
http://db.cs.loyola.edu:4414/hw5/commandResponse.jsp?command=blowupWhat's supposed to happen:
You click on that link, which submits a query to the page
"commandResponse.jsp." The query is that string, "command=blowup."
Submitting this command should cause a "divide by zero" error and the
server should throw an exception. Yet, there's a page to catch this
exception which serves up an HTML page that "blowup" the server. If it
works. The failure that Internet Explorer sees (or IniTech's firewall)
relates to the "divide by zero" exception as it seems to have received
the HTTP 500 response. Currently, I don't know WTF.Submit your results in comments. Specifically mention what OS (Win or
Mac) and what browser (IE, Firefox, etc.) Thanks for the help.If you want to see the rest of Assignment 5, go here:
http://db.cs.loyola.edu:4414/hw5/

Bush’s War

broderic on March 26, 2008

Watch Frontline's expose on "Bush's War." Ain't no doubt about who's it is. It's the fucktard's.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/bushswar/
Frontline always does some good work. I also like the fact that they have it available only for you to watch. There's plenty of good episodes. Many of them make me angry. And sad. And a little hopeless. When are we going to get rid of these band of corrupt, incompetent, criminal bandits. They destroy our country each day that they are in office. Doubly for the lame ass opposition party who do nothing: Nero while Rome burns.

Slate links of the day

broderic on March 26, 2008

There's a veritable set of good reads over on slate.com today. Or I
think they are because I read them and was moved to provide a link. Hotel Hiroshima
http://www.slate.com/id/2187282/
It's a nice travel essay that should fit into one of those travel essay
anthologies I read every year. Makes me want to go out to Japan. (Of
course, School Rumble does the same!)The Architecture of Edward Hopper
http://www.slate.com/id/2187351/
A slide show of the buildings Hopper painted. Why didn't any one tell
me there was an exhibit of his in DC last year?The New New Deal
http://www.slate.com/id/2187039/
Capitalism is being saved by a 30s era government thinking. Socialism
for the rich?

I’m just a caveman

broderic on March 26, 2008

How do you use bittorrent? I don’t get it.

I’m trying to download something and it coming down in dribbles.

Now I now that I’m just getting bytes at a time, but can’t it serve up or down load quicker.

It looks as if I have several others to share from, but it ain’t working.

I wish I new how to run these torrent clients better…

The end

broderic on March 21, 2008

Finished up the first season of School Rumble. I have lots of thoughts about it and watching and waiting. Here’s some wallpaper for you to enjoy.

The Insanity of the Office Pool

broderic on March 20, 2008

The annual rite of spring, the NCAA office pool, has come. Just like the annual swallows returning to Capistrano, every year millions are bet on these 33 college basketball games. It’s dumb and amusing and you’ll always lose. I guarantee it.

I got Memphis over Kansas in the finals, 74 to 68, with NC and Duke rounding out the final four. Why do I keep picking these losers? As long as Memphis takes it, I think I can get some money. I don’t know anything about the college game today, so that I don’t have to worry about analysis of what teams are good. I’m just picking, because every thing is a push.

Go Memphis! (I have no idea where that school is or even if they are any good.)

Chubby rain

broderic on March 14, 2008

This will be crazy. The iPhone track alone will be f’ing packed like sardines, because aren’t they supposed to release iPhone 2.0 around this time?

Remind me again why I work at IniTech.