Modules and NFS for XenModules and NFS for Xen
I’m just in the process of converting a multi-user system to a Xen DomU. It was running on a stand-alone Fedora Core 5 i386 system and I want to run[...]
Troll ZappingTroll Zapping
Don Marti writes about the idea of setting a Troll-bit on forum posts such that every reply would also be flagged. I’ve been thinking about how to solve such issues[...]
Column Width in BlogsColumn Width in Blogs
I have just been reading the LinuxWorld Community blog which seems to be mostly Don Marti’s personal blog (currently there seems to be no-one else blogging on that site). One[...]
Ron PaulRon Paul
A politician named Ron Paul is running for the Republican party nomination for president. Tech Crunch has an article about his Web 2.0 based campaign which also includes a link[...]
unaligned access on IA64unaligned access on IA64
I recently had some problems with unaligned access on IA64, messages about unaligned access were being logged via printk and I couldn’t determine the cause – or even how to[...]
HP Sponsors Computer RecyclingHP Sponsors Computer Recycling
Hewlet-Packard is sponsoring the recycling of old computers in Victoria, Australia in a program named Byteback – note that they accept all brands of computer and charge nothing to accept[...]
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Bizarre “No space left on device” error from XenBizarre “No space left on device” error from Xen
What should have been a routine “remove DIMMs and run memtest until things work” procedure to solve a memory error became a lot more complex due to poor error handling[...]
The ABC and the Supposed Liberal BiasThe ABC and the Supposed Liberal Bias
A common meme is that the media is biased towards the political left. This meme was deliberately created to encourage well-meaning journalists to be more generous in their reporting of[...]
Religion and CarsReligion and Cars
The Catholic Church has recently issued a set of 10 road commandments. Number 9 is “On the road, protect the more vulnerable party” which ties in with an article by[...]
IEA predicts global oil crisisIEA predicts global oil crisis
The ABC reports that an oil shortage is predicted soon. The International Energy Agency predicts that oil supply problems will start within the next five years. Oil production has been[...]