ftp.us.debian.org- September 28, 2008 $ host ftp.us.debian.org. ftp.us.debian.org has address 128.30.2.36 ftp.us.debian.org has address 64.50.238.52 ftp.us.debian.org has address 64.50.236.52 ftp.us.debian.org has address 35.9.37.225 $ telnet ftp.us.debian.org 80 Trying 35.9.37.225... Connected to ftp.us.debian.org. Escape character is ''. HEAD HTTP1.0 HTTP1.0 200 OK Connection: close Content-Type: texthtml Content-Length: 2949 Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:36:34 GMT Server: Microsoft-IIS6.0 Connection closed by foreign...http://ward.vandewege.net/blog/2008/06/ftpusdebianorg/ misleading mongrel errors- (Found September 28, 2008 ) So you're happily developing a rails app, and for whatever reason need to restart your devel server. And then you get this (paths removed to improve readability): $ scriptserver = Booting Mongrel (use 'scriptserver webrick' to force WEBrick) = Rails application starting on http:0.0.0.0:3000 = Call with -d to detach = Ctrl-C to shutdown server Starting ...http://ward.vandewege.net/blog/2008/06/misleading-mongrel-errors/ new coreboot logo- (Found September 28, 2008 ) It's official - we have a new logo! Many thanks to the folks who made this happen: Konsult Stuge coresystems GmbH Kitchener Waterloo Linux User Group and Richard Weait Breakfast Designhttp://ward.vandewege.net/blog/2008/07/new-coreboot-logo/ upgrading from dapper to hardy: Hash Sum mismatch- (Found September 28, 2008 ) So you've done quite a few dapper to hardy upgrades, and you're ready for the next one. You apt-get update apt-get upgrade apt-get install update-manager-core and then do-release-upgrade -d You go get a cup of tea, and come back to do-release-upgrade -d Checking for a new ubuntu release Done Upgrade tool ...http://ward.vandewege.net/blog/2008/07/upgrading-from-dapper-to-hardy-hash-sum-mismatch/ my apartment needs a tail- (Found September 28, 2008 ) Ars Technica describes a pilot project in Ottawa that puts a new twist on telecommunication infrastructure: the customer-owned last mile. From the article: A private company has recently completed a project to string dark fiber from a colocation facility under the Ottawa City Hall to a neighborhood of 400 older, upper-middle-class ...http://ward.vandewege.net/blog/2008/08/my-apartment-needs-a-tail/ kexecing into a Xen kernel- (Found September 28, 2008 ) I've got a number of servers that run coreboot + Xen. I like to run coreboot with a linux-as-a-bootloader (LAB) payload. That means that coreboot, after bringing up the machine, boots into a small linux kernel + busybox environment, entirely contained in rom. That environment can serve as an emergency ...http://ward.vandewege.net/blog/2008/08/kexecing-into-a-xen-kernel/ price comparison: Dell XPS M1530 with Ubuntu vs. Windows- (Found September 28, 2008 ) Dell announced that a few more models are now available pre-installed with Ubuntu: the XPS 1530n and the Studio 15n. I configured an XPS 1530n with the following specs, which are available both with Ubuntu and Windows: ...http://ward.vandewege.net/blog/2008/08/price-comparison-dell-xps-m1530-with-ubuntu-vs-wind... Free the Airwaves- September 28, 2008 Via the Google blog: the FCC is set to rule shortly on the unused 'white spaces' - parts of the spectrum between broadcast TV channels that currently goes largely unused. Google's launching Free the airwaves - a campaign to make people aware of the FCC's pending decision that could alter the ...http://ward.vandewege.net/blog/2008/08/free-the-airwaves/ Irish Swiss cheese- (Found September 28, 2008 ) This country never ceases to amaze me. Everything is standardized - down to the kind of cheese you get when you order a sandwich. There's American, Swiss, Cheddar, Provolone, etc. Somehow Emmentaler, Gruyere and the many other cheeses from Switzerland got standardized into 'Swiss cheese'. And that 'Swiss cheese' often tastes ...http://ward.vandewege.net/blog/2008/08/irish-swiss-cheese/ 25 years of GNU- (Found September 28, 2008 ) The FSF has put out a 5 minute anniversary video celebrating 25 years of GNU. It's a pleasant, concise explanation of what free software is all about, why it's important, and how the GNU project fits in to all this. Happy birthday GNU! And if that's not enough FSF-related news for you, ...http://ward.vandewege.net/blog/2008/09/25-years-of-gnu/ |