David Hurst

PHP/MySQL, REALbasic, Javascript Developer

Debian / Ubuntu very slow to resolve DNS (slow DNS resolution or lookup)

I had this problem the other day: two websites using identical code to collect RSS news feeds from identical sources. Website A loads its pages in about a second, whereas Website B takes up to 10 seconds. Go figure.
After I had thought about the problem for a while, and checked the codebase was identical, I […]

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eBay - it’s a seller’s market

It’s about time I had another rant about eBay. It still amazes me that people put up with their crap, and here’s my latest experience:
I’ve been looking to buy a motorcycle. I found something local and perfect for my needs on eBay. I messaged the seller, looked at the merchandise, made my bid. The auction […]

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