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php-fpm 503 timeout error triggered by interrupted client connection

Posted on January 12, 2023 by jrothmanshore

My team and I came across a puzzling 503 error from our httpd / php-fpm application, and the answer turned out to be so different from what we expected that I felt this was worth sharing. What initially looked like … Continue reading →

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Shortcut: Simple rubber strips to make a phone easier to hold without the bulk of a case

Posted on April 21, 2017 by jrothmanshore

A few weeks ago, my iPhone pulled a disappearing act worthy of Houdini. I was taking an early 6:30 am shuttle flight from Boston to La Guardia. As the plane taxied away from the gate, I checked for any last … Continue reading →

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Shortcut: Overcome cell network congestion by dropping to 4G

Posted on September 11, 2016 by jrothmanshore

Ever been in some crowded area, like an airport, and tried to pull up a web page on your phone? Your connection strength looks fine with three or four bars, the LTE symbol shows up, but the pages just hang… … Continue reading →

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If you travel frequently, take a look at Arro app for taxis

Posted on June 1, 2016 by jrothmanshore

I find myself traveling down to New York from my home base of Boston at least once a month.  While I generally aim for taking the subway and Amtrak, there are a lot of times I find myself in a … Continue reading →

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Am I really saving money as a cord cutter?

Posted on March 28, 2016 by jrothmanshore

A little over five years ago, we cut the cable cord. I had analyzed our television watching, and we really just watched a handful of shows.  I concluded that if I set up a TiVo with an Over The Air … Continue reading →

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Answered: What is the project at the Artesani Playground on Soldiers Field Road?

Posted on February 28, 2016 by jrothmanshore

Over the last few weeks, crews have shut down the parking lot at the Artesani Playground on Soldiers Field Road in Brighton, a neighborhood in Boston.  It is the most bizarre system of giant rubber tubes that seem to be … Continue reading →

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Parents: create a treasured memory by recording your baby’s lullaby

Posted on February 21, 2016 by jrothmanshore

A few months after I started dating the woman I would eventually marry, we made a visit to Boston over President’s Day weekend. One evening, we had dinner at the home of her long time family friends, which was a not … Continue reading →

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Speed up customer service by using Twitter instead of calling on the phone

Posted on January 31, 2016 by jrothmanshore

Last weekend, I was booked on a Southwest flight from Boston to Nashville for a series of work meetings. Most of the Northeast had been crippled by a winter storm, but both Boston and Nashville just received glancing blows. My flight … Continue reading →

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Putting a home repair theory to the test

Posted on January 3, 2016 by jrothmanshore

About four and a half years ago, I posted about my belief that warranties usually aren’t worth the money. Our sump pump had failed, and the company that had installed it charged me $850 to put in a new one. … Continue reading →

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Star Wars makes great strides in creating strong female characters, but the toy makers lag far behind

Posted on December 20, 2015 by jrothmanshore

  Without revealing any spoilers about the new Star Wars movie, I can safely say this… they have made great strides in creating  strong female characters. While there were initial concerns about there being relatively few female characters in the … Continue reading →

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