sigh

after all this, mighty unix machine #2 went and done locked up on me last night, before hte backups even ran, and for no apparent reason.

i was doing a large transfer of files over the network, but really, that's not something that should bother a mighty unix machine. previously, i had plugged in a usb mass storage drive that MUM#2 could not read, perhaps that put it in a state succeptible to hoseage. still, it should not have happened.

i've been considering switching MUM#2 to a different flavor of mighty unix, since the current flavor is not a precise fit for its function -- but i do so love the OS it's got on there now, with all its crankyness. i love my unix? man, i'm a nerd.

still, i'm the kind of nerd who appreciates a good, uninterrupted stretch of uptime, and now i haven't got that. sigh.