More About Living in HotelsMore About Living in Hotels
In the past I have spent about 18 months living in hotels with a couple of months of breaks in between. I have previously written about it in terms of[...]
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Restorecon Equivalent for Unix PermissionsRestorecon Equivalent for Unix Permissions
SE Linux has a utility named restorecon to set (or reset) the security context. This is useful for many reasons, corrupted filesystems, users removing files or changing the context in[...]
Xen for TrainingXen for Training
I’m setting up a training environment based on Xen. The configuration will probably be of use to some people so I’m including it below the fold. Please let me know[...]
Squid and SE LinuxSquid and SE Linux
Is Squid not returning some data you need on a SE Linux system? The default configuration of the SE Linux policy for Squid only allows it to connect to a[...]
Increasing Efficiency through Less WorkIncreasing Efficiency through Less Work
I have just read an interesting article titled Why Crunch Mode Doesn’t Work [1] which documents the research on efficiency vs amount of time spent working (and by inference amount[...]
Load AverageLoad Average
Other Unix systems apparently calculate the load average differently to Linux. According to the Wikipedia page about Load(computing) [1] most Unix systems calculate it based on the average number of[...]
Xen and SecurityXen and Security
I have previously posted about the difference between using a chroot and using SE Linux [1]. Theo de Raadt claims that virtualisation does not provide security benefits [2] based on[...]
IntrovertsIntroverts
I am amazed that I had never read the article Caring for Your Introvert [1] before. One of the interesting points concerned acting like an extrovert (I can do it[...]
Cheap Laptops for ChildrenCheap Laptops for Children
I was recently browsing an electronics store and noticed some laptops designed for children advertised at $50AU. These machines were vastly different from what most of us think of when[...]
Dreamhost and the DMCADreamhost and the DMCA
Dreamhost have refused my request (under the DMCA) to be correctly identified as the author of content copied from my blog. I am publishing this so that anyone else who[...]