Links January 2020Links January 2020
C is Not a Low Level Language [1] is an insightful article about the problems with C and the overall design of most current CPUs. Interesting article about how the[...]
systemd-nspawn and Private Networkingsystemd-nspawn and Private Networking
Currently there’s two things I want to do with my PC at the same time, one is watching streaming services like ABC iView (which won’t run from non-Australian IP addresses)[...]
4K Monitors4K Monitors
A couple of years ago a relative who uses a Linux workstation I support bought a 4K (4096*2160 resolution) monitor. That meant that I had to get 4K working, which[...]
KMail Crashing and LIBGLKMail Crashing and LIBGL
One problem I’ve had recently on two systems with NVideo video cards is KMail crashing (SEGV) while reading mail. Sometimes it goes for months without having problems, and then it[...]
Long-term Device UseLong-term Device Use
It seems to me that Android phones have recently passed the stage where hardware advances are well ahead of software bloat. This is the point that desktop PCs passed about[...]
Are Men the Victims?Are Men the Victims?
A very famous blog post is Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is by John Scalzi [1]. In that post he clearly describes that life isn’t great for[...]
Photograph Your WorkPhotograph Your Work
One thing I should have learned before (but didn’t) and hope I’ve learned now is to photograph sysadmin work. If you work as a sysadmin you probably have a good[...]
Words Have MeaningsWords Have Meanings
As a follow-up to my post with Suggestions for Trump Supporters [1] I notice that many people seem to have private definitions of words that they like to use. There[...]
Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 6Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 6
In February I reviewed a Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 1 [1] that I bought on Ebay. I have just been supplied the 6th Generation of the Thinkpad X1 Carbon for[...]
Fail2banFail2ban
I’ve recently setup fail2ban [1] on a bunch of my servers. It’s purpose is to ban IP addresses associated with password guessing – or whatever other criteria for badness you[...]