Please Turn off Your Spam ProtectionPlease Turn off Your Spam Protection
Hi, I’d like to send an email from a small domain that you’ve never heard of or from a big ISP that’s known for being slack about spam (*), I[...]
Author: etbe
Toy HelicopterToy Helicopter
I have just bought myself a toy helicopter. I had been tempted to buy one for a while and when I saw them on sale for $30 I couldn’t resist.[...]
More about Australian Internet CensorshipMore about Australian Internet Censorship
As the Australian government wants to show how well they understand technology, they have started a blog about the “Digital Economy” [1]. So far they have hundreds of comments, most[...]
New version of Bonnie++ and Violin MemoryNew version of Bonnie++ and Violin Memory
I have just released version 1.03e of my Bonnie++ benchmark [1]. The only change is support for direct IO in Bonnie++ (via the -D command-line parameter). The patch for this[...]
Gmail and Anti-SpamGmail and Anti-Spam
I have just received an email with a question about SE Linux that was re-sent due to the first attempt being blocked by my anti-spam measures. I use the rfc-ignorant.org[...]
Physical vs Virtual ServersPhysical vs Virtual Servers
In a comment on my post about Slicehost, Linode, and scaling up servers [1] it was suggested that there is no real difference between a physical server and a set[...]
Leaving OptusLeaving Optus
Today I phoned Optus to disconnect my Internet service. Some time ago I got an Internode [1] SOHO connection. This gave me a much faster upload speed (typically 100KB/s) compared[...]
Links November 2008Links November 2008
Netatia has an interesting series of articles about running a computer for two people [1]. It is a bit of a kludge, they have a single X server that covers[...]
Slicehost vs LinodeSlicehost vs Linode
Six months ago I investigated the options for Xen virtual servers [1]. I ended up receiving an offer of free hosting and not needing that, but the research was useful.[...]
Bill JoyBill Joy
Some time ago Bill Joy (who is famous among other things for being a co-founder of Sun) [1] wrote an article for Wired magazine titled “Why the future doesn’t need[...]