So what kind of castles have I built? I have to ask myself that question. I currently have about a dozen personal websites and at least six more sub-domain sites and customers sites and maintain them all. Several of my personal sites receive very high access. They have also attracted DDOS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks, like in the picture. One attack recently forced my ISP to shut one castle down without my knowledge. It...
Continue reading...Breaking Point
Life can be heck when you are popular, especially if you are popular with the wrong folks. The ISP (Internet Service Provider) that hosts my many websites and blogs sent me a notice yesterday that they had shut down one of my most popular websites because it was using too much CPU resources in the shared host computer in which it is located. My ISP provides unlimited storage and unlimited bandwidth, but not unlimited use...
Continue reading...Benched Wax
I received a new jeweler’s bench last night. My intent is to use it for my wax carving work within the air conditioned environment of my home office. It is usually termed “a beginner’s bench” because of its low cost and only three drawers. I think it is perfect for my special or single purpose use. If I had the space I would have a bench for every special purpose. I almost have that now...
Continue reading...Wax on, Wax off…
Daniel gets a lesson in wax from the Master. I have been active in my workshop / studio getting my silver (yeah, the real solid metal Sterling stuff) casting system ready for operation. I am really excited as I can see the shiny silver at the end of the tunnel. Maybe that‘s a train headlight… oh well. The process is much more complex than the average person can imagine. Although I have been studying the...
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