RTFM: Python exec()
Do you write Python (not very well?). Ever wondered why your calls to os.execvp() and its ilk don't work as expected? The answer may be that you're doing thi...
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New toy: Advent 4211
I bought myself an Advent 4211 last week (you might know it as the MSI Wind; they're essentially the same thing). So far, it's lived up to expectations; ther...
Tightening up BIND9
I've been aware for some time that my DNS isn't quite as securely configured as I'd like. http://crashrecovery.org/named/ looks pretty good, but the two main...
Lightning Talk 2.0: 64-bit on the desktop
I did a lightning talk to CompSoc last night on whether 64bit is ready for use on the desktop - if you're bored, you can download the slides and the second o...
Forget gq, try Luma for a quiet life
gq has been a necessary evil in my life for some time now. I need a graphical LDAP client for use on the CompSoc systems, but gq (to be fair, the versions of...
Getting serious about email
The epic tale of how my new mail setup was born My personal email has been on a rough ride over the years: from a reasonably nice (Microsoft based!) school e...
Live from my sofa
Twelve months ago, I installed Linux (Kubuntu) on my laptop. Twelve minutes ago, I got the wireless card working with my WPA-PSK home network. A combination ...
Cambridge and back
Musings on public transport, and a look round The Other University So, full term ended yesterday, and I had to get over to Cambridge for a dinner. The X5 bus...
Solved: Konsole and Yakuake terminal freezes
A problem which has been bugging me for a while is my Konsole and Yakuake terminal sessions ceasing to respond to input for no apparent reason. The symptoms ...
How to publish SSH host key fingerprints in DNS
See the relevant RFC for the background. Here's how I implemented this for my Debian server, with Bind9 handling my DNS: Generate the DNS records by typing ...