I snagged a couple of WRT54Gs from Office Depot. Now it’s time to play with the firmware from OpenWrt. It looks like I have two version 3.0s. Should be interesting.

I have been using Gallery2 since beta 1 hit the Web. I had been investigating switching to Coppermine, since I preferred its layout over Gallery1, even though it lacked Gallery 1’s flexabilty and filesystem layout management features. Once I was pointed to Gallery2, however, I immediately stopped my Coppermine migration; for good.

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Ivn Software has released version 0.6 of their bw_mod for Apache 2. It compiles quite easily on Fedora Core 1 using apxs. I configured it for a specific directory and restarted Apache.

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Yes, I know. Soda bad.

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Configuring SSL under Apache 2 is an interesting experience when you have multiple existing virtual domains using NameVirtualHost and want to support SSL connections to one of those virtual hosts. On Fedora Core 1, I moved a bunch of stuff around while configuring things. I ended up with several files in /etc/httpd/conf.d, including 00ssl.conf which has the global SSL stuff:

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Finally, a reason to install Sun’s Java on my box with java-package under Debian.

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Printing under Linux has rarely been intuitive. When it’s finally configured properly, it tends to work reliably. First, you have to configure it correctly.

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I just test installed Gallery2 Beta 1. The installation is very slick and Gallery2 is quite featureful. I am quite pleased.

Jesper Dangaard Brouer has written an awesome thesis on something that has plagued those of us stuck using asymmetrical network connections for ages and ages now. What’s more, he has patches which will soon be available for the Linux kernel.

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I wanted to benchmark my 7410 running RAID 5 with 4 120GB Western Digital WD1200JB (Models: 75EVA0, 32EVA0, 00DUA3) on a Supermicro 370DLE in a dedicated 64-bit slot running at 33MHz. I thought I’d compare those numbers with my new 7500-4LP and see what the differences are. I tested with 2.6.10-ac10, 2.6.11-ck2, and later with 2.6.11-ac6. I recently discovered several people were having high load issues with 2.6.11 and -ck, which might explain the inconsistent numbers I received when testing with -ck. I later decided to completely ditch -ck for server use. The server using an increased read-ahead buffer as suggested by 3Ware. The optimal size I found to be 1536 on this box.

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I can finally show Intuit’s Quicken the door. Given the sort of licensing junk they’ve been pulling on QuickBooks users, I’m happy to be gone. It’s too bad gnucash isn’t quite ready for the business crowd, at least UI wise.

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[12:00] [jasonboxatwork] wtf
[12:00] [jasonboxatwork] I can't hit http.us.debian.org
[12:03] * kosh hits JasonBox so he feels better
[12:04] [nevyn] gluck had a suspected HD failure
[12:04] [nevyn] it's down
[12:05] [kosh] I tried to give the machine cookies but that did not help
[12:05] [jasonboxatwork] damn
[12:05] [jasonboxatwork] chocolate chip?
[12:07] [kosh] chocolate chip with walnuts and a little mint
[12:07] [kosh] they where great cookies

With the cans rolling down, there isn’t much left to do but hold on. The boat is rigged for silent. Each of us is holding our breath and bracing for the inevitable rattling that is to follow.

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