I’ve recently upgraded my nas, and I’ve decided to add snapshots to reduce the probability that my stupid mistakes cause data loss. I think that daily snapshots should be good enough for me. I’m aware of various options that exist to create snapshots, but I decided to roll my own.
Here’s the basic code for creating a snapshot on the pool:
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Just migrated to a self-hosted site – waiting for dns propagation…
I also am splitting my blog – music posts will be at thedavidofmusic.com
Export was very straightforward – I just went to Tools->export on my old site, but the import was more complicated.
First, I had to install the import plugin, then when I went to do the import, wordpress complained about permissions. I set the wp-content/uploads folder to 777 temporarily, at which point the import worked.
I then exported the import, and found a few links that had not been migrated (all of which were links within the regular text in posts), which I manually fixed, then re-imported.
I also went through and modified posts containing code to use WP-Syntax instead of the old code blocks.
In 1994 President Clinton passed and signed the Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act, requiring telecommunications companies (carriers and providers only) to have the ability to intercept commumications and allow access to this data at the request of the government – in other words, provide mechanisms for government wiretapping.
Since then, technologies have advanced and the structure of the internet has progressed. Many services provide encrypted peer to peer chat, which is inherently resistive to wiretapping.
The Obama administration is drafting a bill requiring that all communications services be capable of complying with wiretap orders. Setting aside privacy implications (especially in the context of the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping), the added burden on communications services will slow innovation and herald an era of unnecessary beaurocratic regulation on what is our generation’s frontier.
Python’s imp module is a bit of a bear, but thanks to the groundwork in this thread, I got it straitened out. Here’s some lightly tested sample code.
import imp # the path variable is optional, but possibly necessary tmp = imp.find_module("module", ["relative/path", "/absolute/path"]) try: # the names of the two constants do not seem to matter module = imp.load_module("name", tmp[0], "path", tmp[2]) finally: tmp[0].close() module.thing
If emacs isn’t your thing, or you prefer a modern IDE (read: GUI) for development, I recommend IntelliJ IDEA. An open-source, community edition was just released, and it is definitely worth giving a spin – I’ve been a fan since I first tried it a couple of years ago.
Being at a university where the first language taught is Java, but transferring from an institution where C++ was dominant was a bit of a pain. IntelliJ got me through my Java-based courses. I tried and managed with Eclipse and NetBeans for the first semester – but we were given a significant initial framework.
Enough of my praise for IntelliJ. Let’s get started!
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More than anything, this post succinctly describes how to get up and running with Clojure + Emacs. Virtually no thinking is required if you are working from a default install of Ubuntu, and not much more is required for any linux distro – you just need to know how to use your package manager.
Furthermore, if any of these steps would cause you trouble (deleting .emacs* comes to mind), you probably already know how to handle it.
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Emacs starter kit:
improves advanced configuration of emacs
OpenDNS:
basic web filtering
Gizmo:
make and receive online calls
Google Voice:
very nifty phone enhancements
(the above two can be combined to give free skype-in/out type service)
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