Breaking SATA ConnectorsBreaking SATA Connectors
I’ve just broken my second SATA connector. This isn’t a lot considering the number of hard drives I’ve worked with, but it’s still really annoying as I generally don’t break[...]
Postfwd and Local Only EmailPostfwd and Local Only Email
Over a year ago when I was considering my first Android phone purchase I setup a test account on my mail server so that I could test email clients on[...]
Links June 2012Links June 2012
This Youtube video is an amusing satire of EULAs and copyright law as applied to uploading consciousness [1]. Washington’s Blog has an insightful article about the way that the lack[...]
Targeted AdvertisingTargeted Advertising
Don Marti has written another blog post about targeted advertising [1]. His main point is that when a company uses the most targeted adverts (such as Google advertising) everyone knows[...]
New SE Linux Policy for WheezyNew SE Linux Policy for Wheezy
I’ve just uploaded a new SE Linux policy for Debian/Wheezy. It now works correctly with systemd and Chromium, two significant features that I wanted for Wheezy. Now it turns out[...]
SASL Authentication and Debian/WheezySASL Authentication and Debian/Wheezy
After upgrading a mail server to Debian/Unstable (which will soon be released as Wheezy) I started getting SASL errors. 535 5.7.8 Error: authentication failed: no mechanism available The SMTP protocol[...]
Debian SE Linux Status June 2012Debian SE Linux Status June 2012
It’s almost the Wheezy freeze time and I’ve been working frantically to get things working properly. Policy Status At the moment I’m preparing an upload of the policy which will[...]
New Version of MemlockdNew Version of Memlockd
I’ve just released a new version of Memlockd, a daemon to lock essential files in RAM to increase the probability of recovering a system that is paging excessively [1]. The[...]
The Financial Value of a University DegreeThe Financial Value of a University Degree
I’ve read quite a few articles about the value of a degree. Most of them come from the US where the combination of increasing tuition fees and uncertain job market[...]
Take Off that Stupid HelmetTake Off that Stupid Helmet
Recently I was walking through a park and heard a women call out “Take off that stupid helmet”. Usually I ignore what other people are saying but that seemed noteworthy.[...]