Mental BenchmarkingMental Benchmarking
One thing that seems overlooked by most people who discuss productive work habits is the varying mental capacity for performing different types of work. While it’s well known that alcohol[...]
Month: July 2008
Installing SE Linux on LennyInstalling SE Linux on Lenny
Currently Debian/Lenny contains all packages needed to run SE Linux apart from the policy. The policy package is missing because it needs to sit in unstable for a while before[...]
Variable NamesVariable Names
For a long time I have opposed single letter variable names. Often I see code which has a variable for a fixed purpose with a single letter name, EG “FILE[...]
SE Linux in Lenny StatusSE Linux in Lenny Status
SE Linux is almost ready to use in Lenny. Currently I am waiting on the packages libsepol1 version 2.0.30-2, policycoreutils 2.0.49-3, and selinux-policy-default version 0.0.20080702-4 to make their way to[...]
Biba and BLP for Network ServicesBiba and BLP for Network Services
Michael Janke has written an interesting article about data flows in networks [1], he describes how data from the Internet should be considered to have low integrity (he refers to[...]
New Net ConnectionsNew Net Connections
On Thursday my new InterNode ADSL2+ service was connected [1]. I needed to get a connection with a larger download cap and a better upload speed because one of my[...]
Links July 2008Links July 2008
Steven Levitt gave an interesting talk for TED about the economics of a crack-dealing gang [1]. He makes some interesting comparisons with the way that corporations work. Top 10 strangest[...]
SE Linux Policy LoadingSE Linux Policy Loading
One of the most significant tasks performed by a SE Linux system is loading the “policy“. The policy is the set of rules which determine what actions are permitted by[...]
Bad TelstraBad Telstra
77020 packets transmitted, 18029 received, 76% packet loss, time 77049435ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 20.026/130.848/2245.752/287.550 ms, pipe 3 Above are the ping results from pinging my server (hosted on a business[...]
Review of the EeePC 701Review of the EeePC 701
I have just bought a EeePC 701 [1], I chose the old model because it’s significantly smaller than the 90x series and a bit lighter too and it had Linux[...]