I hate thinking about “what I used to be able to do”.
I used to be able to dunk. Now, I have trouble getting out of a chair.
I used to be able to run for miles (more like a fast trot). Now, I pace myself walking up multiple flights of stairs.
So, the physical capabilities are slipping a bit.
Age is supposed to bring wisdom (can’t remember which, but fluid or crystallized intelligence takes quite a while to drop off).
I used to be able to run my own servers (Apache, PHP, MYSQL, etc.) and thought it was great fun. I think I learned a lot doing so. Even if my time was not spent as efficiently as that of my colleagues who either let the pros do it or who did not bother to explore ahead of the pack, I still think it is worth understanding much of how technology does what it does. I sense this capacity beginning to slip as well. So many new concepts and so little time to explore. I hate having to accept it all as magic.
Today’s challenge is the following:
Fatal error: out of dynamic memory in yy_create_buffer() in /Library/WebServer/Documents/wiki/index.php on line 30
I am trying to set up Mediawiki to accommodate an activity I have in mind for my graduate educational psychology class and I get this error intermittently. I hate intermittent errors. They make no sense. Things should work or not work. I doubt the students I expect to use this wiki will accept “works most of the time”.
I have started to transition from operating my own servers to purchasing space on a server. Far less expensive if my time is worth anything. Select an application and it is installed automatically. No fooling around for a weekend to see if you can get it run. Where is the fun?
Still, if others depend on you, maybe you must take the easy way out.
I’ll give it a few more days.
