BTRFS and SE LinuxBTRFS and SE Linux
I’ve had problems with systems running SE Linux on BTRFS losing the XATTRs used for storing the SE Linux file labels after a power outage. Here is the link to[...]
Author: etbe
Racism in the OfficeRacism in the Office
Today I was at an office party and the conversation turned to race, specifically the incidence of unarmed Afro-American men and boys who are shot by police. Apparently the idea[...]
WordPress Multisite on DebianWordPress Multisite on Debian
WordPress (a common CMS for blogs) is designed to be copied to a directory that Apache can serve and run by a user with no particular privileges while managing installation[...]
Compromised Guest AccountCompromised Guest Account
Some of the workstations I run are sometimes used by multiple people. Having multiple people share an account is bad for security so having a guest account for guest access[...]
Dell PowerEdge T30Dell PowerEdge T30
I just did a Debian install on a Dell PowerEdge T30 for a client. The Dell web site is a bit broken at the moment, it didn’t list the price[...]
Thinkpad X1 CarbonThinkpad X1 Carbon
I just bought a Thinkpad X1 Carbon to replace my Thinkpad X301 [1]. It cost me $289 with free shipping from an eBay merchant which is a great deal, a[...]
More About the Thinkpad X301More About the Thinkpad X301
Last month I blogged about the Thinkpad X301 I got from a rubbish pile [1]. One thing I didn’t realise when writing that post is that the X301 doesn’t have[...]
Designing Shared CarsDesigning Shared Cars
Almost 10 years ago I blogged about car sharing companies in Melbourne [1]. Since that time the use of such services appears to have slowly grown (judging by the slow[...]
Huawei Mate9Huawei Mate9
Warranty Etc I recently got a Huawei Mate 9 phone. My previous phone was a Nexus 6P that died shortly before it’s one year warranty ran out. As there have[...]
Thinkpad X301Thinkpad X301
Another Broken Thinkpad A few months ago I wrote a post about “Observing Reliability” [1] regarding my Thinkpad T420. I noted that the T420 had been running for almost 4[...]