Possibly not spam ramblings and links from the edge of the universe

19Nov/150

smrshnode

Posted by dracoling

Raspberry Pi Wireless host

[post to come eventually]

Linkdump:

Notes:

  • Custom hostapd doesn't seem to install as on-boot service correctly, had to force installation
    # update-rc.d hostapd enable
    update-rc.d: using dependency based boot sequencing
    update-rc.d: error: no runlevel symlinks to modify, aborting!
    # insserv -v -r hostapd
    # insserv -v -d hostapd
  • RTL8188 or my device or whatever doesn't support multiple bssids. So sad.
  • Next step: openvpn routing link to main smrshnet
15Mar/130

Ducks and databases

Posted by dracoling

Thing I learned today:
Duck typing is a cute name for the very powerful (and lazy) object typing method of not caring what you're handed and running your code on it anyway.

Accomplishment:
First pull request on someone else's project on github.

Books in progress:
CouchDB: The Complete Guide

Plans:
Out to spin fire with the family!

15Feb/110

Ubuntu

Posted by dlz

Because it's good for you.

http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop

That is all.

Edit: I have been using Ubuntu almost exclusively since starting my new job, 2 months ago. I love it. It definitely requires a little bit more comfort with the way computers work than a cotton-candy operating system such as Windows or OSX. However, once you get over the intimidation of a black terminal (and practice a little with vimtutor) it's really a very nice operating system for the up-and-coming technical elite. I'm sure once I get more comfortable with it, I may find that I enjoy some of the more "Hard Core" Linux flavors, as I believe Ubuntu is considered "cotton-candy" in the Linux world. However, for someone who is just getting their feet wet in the Dark Side Hot Tub, I'm quite pleased.

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