Appropriate Talks about PornAppropriate Talks about Porn
There is currently some discussion about a talk which used pornographic imagery and jokes to illustrate points about Ruby programming [1]. A similar event happened in 2006 here is the[...]
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Australian Democracy is “Microsoft Compatible”Australian Democracy is “Microsoft Compatible”
Here is the Australian Electoral Commission documentation on how to register a political party [1]. It includes the requirement for “A Microsoft compatible electronic membership list (and paper copy) providing[...]
Real-World Car Safety TestsReal-World Car Safety Tests
The car safety tests that are required for every new mass-market passenger vehicle are flawed in many ways. Here is a list of the most obvious flaws (please point out[...]
Google Server DesignGoogle Server Design
Cnet has an article on the design of the Google servers [1]. It seems that their main servers are 2RU systems with a custom Gigabyte motherboard that takes only 12V[...]
Why Cyrus SucksWhy Cyrus Sucks
I’m in the middle of migrating a mail server away from the Cyrus mail store [1]. Cyrus provides a POP and IMAP server, a local delivery agent (accepting mail via[...]
Maildrop, IMAP, and PostfixadminMaildrop, IMAP, and Postfixadmin
I have recently configured my mail server to use IMAP. I started doing this when I was attending Linux.conf.au so that I could read urgent mail using my EeePC while[...]
Employment PackagesEmployment Packages
Paul Wayper has said that he only wants to work for companies that will send him too LCA [1]. While that criteria is quite reasonable it seems overly specific. Among[...]
Per-process Namespaces – pam-namespacePer-process Namespaces – pam-namespace
Mike writes about his work in using namespaces on Linux [1]. In 2006 I presented a paper titled “Polyinstantiation of directories in an SE Linux system” about this at the[...]
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[...]
Flash Storage and ServersFlash Storage and Servers
In the comments on my post about the Dell PowerEdge T105 server [1] there is some discussion of the internal USB port (which allows the use of a USB flash[...]