Photo
Sunday November 19, 2006. 17:35
Doug
We have the first of our spring hike photos up from June.
Check out the Eagle Mountain Hike photos!
News
Monday October 30, 2006. 10:56
Doug
A few changes to the site today:
First, a couple sections have been archived due to inactivity, with no activity planned. They are still accessible via the archives link. Also, the photos and postcards sections are becoming a bit more prominent on the site, with multiple people providing photos for their respective sections. I expect to have some photos of some hikes done this spring up shortly. Still need to prep all the photos though, which is typically the reason by ever getting photos up on the site.
Photo
Tuesday September 5, 2006. 9:46
Stu
We have exciting news today!
Garrett is officially releasing his own albums on DougTheSlug.ca!
Check out Garrett's Gallery
News
Friday August 11, 2006. 5:24
Doug
We have moved to a new IRC server. While this should technically be transparent to all the end users, I do know the Chat script on this site seems to be having some troubles with the new linux based Undernet IRC server. I will look into this ASAP, in the meantime, I have yet to figure out why it fails to connect when it does, and it does seem to connect some of the time.
News
Sunday July 30th, 2006. 9:21
Doug
Postcards! Get your Postcards
DougTheSlug.ca received a lot of postcards this summer from friends travelling in Europe! Check them out.
Photo
Monday July 24th, 2006. 16:27
Doug
More Rovent Pictures!
From Garrett's camera.
Note: This gallery has been moved to Garrett's own Gallery from the Generic Photos Section, so any old bookmarks may fail
Photo
Thursday July 6th, 2006. 15:53
Doug
It's about damn time
Rovent 2006 pictures!
Go Nuts! Garrett's pictures should be up soon, but I've still got to prep them, make thumbnails and create the html..
News
Monday June 5, 2006. 15:53
Doug
The rework of the site is coming along! All of the active pages have been validated, and it's now time to turn to all the archived pages and make sure they adhere to the layout of the new site, including the new standardized sidebar.
Once the basic rework of the site is complete, I should expect to get material that has been in the waiting up and available.
All of this will of course be hampered from my re-hiring at EA Canada for a 6 month contract, which I hope to turn into a full time position at the end of the contract. Who knows just how much time I will have after next monday.
News
Wednesday April 26, 2006. 19:23
Doug
Step one of the site validation is complete. The index/news page of this site now validates as xhtml 1.1 as well as CSS.
Major reworking of the news page was required to remove incorrect usage of tables for layout, replacing them with much cleaner div code, while making proper usage of css.
As you may have noticed, there are a few layout based changes to the news page, including removal of the iframe sidebar. The navigation is now generated via a script which is included server side for each page, and this will enable a consistent site wide navigation bar that is easy to manage. Anyways, except for a few annoying things from the ever so wonderful IE and it's non-compliance initiative, the transition went relatively smoothly, and only took a while due to the sheer amount of work necessary. Oh, and for IE users, having a small font size while viewing the news may screw up a few news items because IE sucks. Get firefox or opera, and the news will be fixed. Damn M$ Bastards.
Expect more updates soon. I plan on re-coding all active sections of the site so that they validate, and will update the sidebar throughout the entire site.
As a note, the links and content should not change with this validation update. If you notice anything not working, do let me know.
News
Sunday March 12th, 2006. 0:01
Doug
Okay, this is retarded. Nothing in almost 3 months. Well, I have a few things I can do, but there's no time. I have Rovent pictures. My partner has been very helpful. She has scanned them all in, and prepped the images for posting. Wooo! So it's just a matter of getting them up. But that still takes time I don't have. Plus, I would like to try and recode most parts of the site so it's more compliant. Of course, this is a lot of work, so who knows when I'll get around to that. I also have a few other things lying around to get up. Fix something here, write a script for something there. And if you look into the site, sometimes there are things happening that don't actually get posted in this news. For example, the DJ section of this site, for DJ AqvaYak gets updates on a semi-regular basis with new gigs, new demos and new pictures, so be sure to check them out. Also, there are sections which I do not directly control, like Kyle's Photo Album, so it's very easy for him to change that and for me to not even know anything has changed. And there is another gallery in the works, but there's still a lot of scripting involved to get it up and running. So yeah. Do not fear! The site is still alive and kicking with new stuff here and there, even though the news may not reflect that.
News
Tuesday December 20th, 2005. 15:45
Doug
So, fun with perl! I have written up some scripts to allow for feedback to be submitted by anyone quickly and easily! The comments, once moderated, (to deal with spammers and flamers) will be viewable to everyone! Weeeee! Pretty cool. Anyways, to check it out, there's a link in the sidebar
News
Monday December 12th, 2005. 14:02
Doug
Well, this year is fast coming to a close. Of course time is as tight as always, even with the 2 month 'break' I have between employment and my final semester. Anyways, there are no explicit plans for any new material, but of course material slowly trickles in, and eventually makes it's way up. Anyways, I do hope to do a couple more things to the site which may lead to 'easier' material. By far the biggest hurdle in placement of material is the amount of time it takes to prep the material for the site. With my explorations into perl, it has allowed for certain things to be automated, including the bulk of the administration for sections like Kyle's Photo Album. I can't make any promises, cause I can almost promise that they would be broken. Yep.
Photo
Wednesday November 9, 2005. 18:12
Doug
A long time in the coming, we have a great announcement today!
DougTheSlug.ca brings you Kyle's Gallery. This album is a collection of photos captured by Kyle Skidmore.
News
Tuesday November 8, 2005. 15:06
Doug
We have another postcard to add to the DougTheSlug collection. This latest one is brought to you by Garrett Beier (aka Stu). You can check it out and all previous postcards here.
News
Sunday November 6, 2005. 20:54
Doug
Well, it's finally time I did a bit of maintenance on the site. I have archived a couple sections, which will make way for a couple new sections hopefully to come in the next bit. Also hope to make some updates, as certain areas of the site are getting outdated. Anyways, you will hear about any further changes.
Photo
Tuesday October 11, 2005. 4:58
Doug
Well, it's about time!
Pictures from this spring's Medieval Festival have finally been scanned and uploaded!
Misc
Sunday July 24, 2005. 9:05
Sean
It is down to the wire. The very last event in Contest of Champions - Celebrity Survivor!
It's the Final Fight!!
Download
Sunday July 24, 2005. 8:55
Doug
We have a new Desktop Background in the downloads section!
It is a photograph from my Ascent of Mt Baker Last Spring. Hurry and go get it for your desktop!
Misc
Sunday July 17, 2005. 15:50
Sean
We bring you the 2nd to last event in the Contest of Champions 2: Celebrity Survivor!
The Jerry Seinfeld Comic Marathon!
News
Saturday July 16, 2005. 10:41
Doug
Due to a foul up of one of the sites' admin, I have redone the security for the administration of some tasks on the site, including editing of the slug bits. For those who have a section in the slug bits, please use the Admin link in the sidebar now. This should have no effect on non-admin users. Please contact the webmaster if any problems are noticed.
Misc
Wednesday July 13, 2005. 20:20
Sean
Completely behind schedule, (I blame the new job at EA for this) we have the next Event in Celebrity Survivor!
The Dance
Misc
Monday June 27, 2005. 15:30
Sean
It's that time again!
This weeks round in Celebrity Survivor is Grenade Football!
Cheer on your favourite team in this all out football game.
Photo
Friday June 24, 2005. 21:36
Doug
We have some beautiful pictures from Colin, a fellow scout leader. These are pictures from a hike that went from Manning Park, into the Skagit Valley.
Misc
Monday June 20, 2005. 7:52
Sean
As the numbers dwindle, the events continue. This time, in the Pentathlon
Misc
Monday June 13, 2005. 11:16
Sean
A Tribe is disbanded as we move into the next event in Contest of Champions 2 - Celebrity Survivor!
The Handcar Races
Misc
Wednesday June 8, 2005. 18:32
Sean
Huge delay in getting this week out, sorry, hopefully next week will be on time.
We have King of the Hill!
Bring on the carnage.
Photo
Friday June 3, 2005. 19:35
Doug
We also have pictures from a Winter Hike done with the Venturers.
Misc
Monday May 23, 2005. 10:44
Sean
Week 3 of COC2 brings even more carnage with Dodgeball!
Come join the fun, and find out who's still left after this round.
News
Wednesday May 18, 2005. 21:27
Doug
Well, If you noticed the site was down again yesterday morning. We had another freaking Power Outage. Gah! On the plus side, it takes me less time to bring all the machines back up. I did it in under an hour this time.
Misc
Monday May 16, 2005. 2:04
Sean
A little late, but all of today was behind schedule. See previous post for details. Anyways, second COC2 event is up! The Wall
See how the contestants do against the wall.
News
Monday May 16, 2005. 2:01
Doug
Power Outage Strikes again. This time in the early hours of the morning. Power went out around 5:30 am sunday morning. I recovered services when I woke up (which was fairly late as the power outage also rendered my alarm clock useless) grrr. A bit over an hour to bring all the machines back up. Not what I needed to start a busy day.
Misc
Sunday May 8, 2005. 18:21
Sean
Contest of Champions is Back!
Celebrity Survivor, written by none other than Sean
The first event is today - The Longboat Challenge
Events will follow one a week, so keep posted!
News
Wednesday April 20, 2005. 20:15
Doug
Power Outage strikes again!
This time it doesn't seem to have damaged any hardware. All critical systems are back online. Power went out early afternoon, systems and services were restored about 8pm.
Photo
Monday April 4, 2005. 23:51
Doug
We have a new postcard in the postcard gallery! You can visit the postcard gallery or go to the gallery through the photos section.
Thank you Elinor!
News
Tuesday March 29, 2005. 10:46
Doug
International Clean Your Windows® Day
http://pileofcrap.org/news/2096/
Windoze needs cleaning, read the article and join in on April 22nd.
News
Thursday March 24, 2005. 15:49
Doug
Well, the rovent pictures are already quite late. I do have them developed, but I need to find time to scan them in and prep them for the site. I will get to these when I get a chance. I've got tons of stuff on the go, especially end of semester projects.
News
Wednesday March 9, 2005. 19:54
Doug
Some of you may have noticed that the news page got a lot shorter. Today I archived the news from the year 2004. To see any of the news or items from that year, visit the archives section.
Misc
Monday February 28, 2005. 23:34
Doug
Since I have setup my cluster once again, I have written a detailed Howto for setting up a cluster. This time, using a more up to date package: OpenMosix. The howto can be found here.
News
Sunday February 6, 2005. 16:50
Doug
We are lucky today. The rewiring was done without need for interrupting my services. Woooo! So yeah, site shouldn't go down as scheduled.
News
Saturday February 5, 2005. 18:12
Doug
Just as a notice for everyone. The site will likely be down for a few hours tomorrow. This is due to some necessary rewiring in our house. All my machines will be without power for possibly a couple hours. I will give an all clear when the network is back up and fully running.
News
Thursday January 13, 2005. 20:34
Doug
I have successfully migrated to a new single webserver. Out with the old 2 server combination and using different ports to access them. It was a pain in the ass, and the reliability of one of the servers was going down and was in need of replacing. So now the site is hosted entirely on a single linux machine. Wooo!
Of course, this brings many possible problems. First, updating *all* the links on the site so they work on the new system/setup. Also, I made a major directory structure change to website, so search engines are going to have some fun for a while. Just make sure you re-bookmark the site, because any old bookmarks may no longer work. It'll just take time to work out all the old bookmarks and links.
Also as a last note, with the moving of the webservers, I officially removed the forum. It did not see enough traffic to warrant being setup on the new webserver. In fact, it saw almost no traffic at all except when staff really pushed it, and even then it saw minimal traffic.
If you encounter any problems with the site, let me know asap!
Photo
Friday January 7, 2005. 14:03
Doug
Now that I have a bit of time, I have managed to get some things up!
We have our stress testing images which were done well over a year ago! Check out how these products fared.
News
Thursday January 6, 2005. 21:58
Doug
Today we welcome our newest member to the DougTheSlug.ca community with a section in slug bits! Use it wisely [Or unwisely if you wish your comments to SUCK]
Misc
Wednesday January 5, 2005. 17:40
Sean
Crack Critic!
It's about time something went up!
The Punisher
News
Tuesday January 4, 2005. 11:37
Doug
Well, last year was a very busy year. For me at least. Unfortunately, not so much for the site. The site had large time gaps in it. This is something that I hope to rectify in the coming year, but I already know it's going to be very busy. A few highlights from this past year:
- An amazing amount of pictures for Rovent
- A wonderful Medieval Day at Morrhaven Manor
- One year for DJ AqyaYak as a part of the DougTheSlug.ca Site. (Added on Dec 25 of 2003!)
- The coming of two new members into the DougTheSlug.ca Community, Kyle and Garrett. Look for Garrett soon in the Slug Bits!
- A much needed facelift for the main news section of the site
Anyways, I have my work cut out for me for the next few days. Some of the stuff you will see, some you will not. I finally got my linux mailserver online. This is a major step in migrating my mac server unit to linux. Until next time!