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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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 ...