Hulu, Boxee & Why Networks Suck
Dear networks: We will win because you are stupid.
Stupid SSH Tricks: A Better Hosts File
I’ve been noodling with SSH to make my life easier at work. One thing I found out about was how to make host aliases in your SSH config file. (It’s usually located at ~/.ssh/config). And it’s pretty easy to do. Here’s an example: Host webhost User host_user HostName example.com IdentityFile ~/.ssh/some_id_dsa The reason this is [...]
Remote diff
I just had a problem to solve: Compare two server config files on two servers to make sure they’re the same. Rather than using scp to copy the file from one machine to another, I used ssh’s ability to run commands remotely to get the contents of the file and piped it into diff. Here’s [...]
Replace Perl Path in Movable Type
A while back I had to set up Movable Type on a system where the Perl binary wasn’t in the usual location. So I wrote a quick and dirty shell script that you can run on a directory to replace the perl call (usually /usr/bin/perl) with whatever you want, as long as it’s an executable. [...]
SSH Key Setup Script
At work I’ve got a bunch of SSH logins across multiple systems. Now, I’ve got my password generator, and that’s been a big help, but I don’t want to have to go around entering passwords every time I want to log into a system, so I decided to set up SSH keys. The only problem [...]
My New Tattoo
I really, really, really want a tattoo. Here’s what I’m thinking of getting: 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 Problem is that we don’t have the cash to spare on a tattoo. So I’m going to have a PayPal donation button up soon so everybody [...]
Microsoft Developing Web App Tools
So apparently Microsoft is developing a suite of web development tools to compete with Adobe Flash, Photoshop and Illustrator. According to International Business Times, something I never thought I’d be writing on my blog, the suite is supposed to woo developers who have been turned off my Frontpage, which they’ve put out of our misery. [...]
Thank you for flying BitTorrent Airways
I am always amazed at how much technology is improving our lives. My dishwasher is currently churning away at my dishes. My washer and dryer are working in tandem to clean my sheets, and my Dyson vacuum cleaner makes having a large dog a less hairy endeavor. And thanks to the magic of the Internet, [...]
“It’s only $349″
I’ve become a pretty big fan of Leo LaPorte’s various podcasts. They’re funny and informative and make me feel like I’m not surrounded by people for whom light bulbs are a sinful decadence. But when it comes time for their recommendations, I feel like a country bumpkin. Recent Leo and Steve Gibson were talking about [...]
Twitter^W Twittr
I signed up for Twitter, cause I’m totally Web 2.0 and because I didn’t want anyone to take my handle. As I was adding all the celebrities that are on Twitter, I got a couple errors. They. Use. Cat. Pictures. Nothing makes an error better than a little kitty feeling bad for losing my files. [...]