March 2009
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Steam Client For Linux →
Phoronix confirms that Valve are working on a linux port for their Steam client!
Which netbook: EEE; Wind or Ideapad. …or wait for Apple to release something? #netbook
Alfa Romeo Shop →
Tuning, Styling, components and parts
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HAK5 shows you how to get free WiFi by tunneling through DNS.
<edit: If you don’t have the patience to watch the video, follow the guide here>
First Formula 1 weekend of 2009 with a really exciting season to look forward to! I’m so stoked!
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First Formula 1 weekend of 2009 with a really exciting season to look forward to! I’m so stoked!
Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #geek #sysadmin #fitness
RT @wezzo: Anyone seen the Presidency kids website? I absolutely amazed! via @RiaanWest http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/kids
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Clarkson on the MiTo
Clarkson finally drives the MiTO and reviews it for the Times. He fails to steer clear of the usual sterotypes associated with Alfa’s, but genuinely confesses he still loves Alfa’s, and the MiTo is no exception.
“Of course, I loved it. I found myself ignoring the defects and concentrating on the way there’s a choice of what material you’d like to surround the headlights. I...
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History of the Internet
Note to self: Always triple check firewall configs before applying. :S
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My new favourite radio →
Listen to it with Songbird
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SSH User Identities →
Here’s a great article that explains SSH key based authentication verbosely and shows some neat tricks in setting this up.
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Linux, Operating System of Bad Mother Fuckers...
Em Emalb in /. comments: “Reprising his role as Jules from Pulp Fiction: Jules: [Jules shoots the man on the couch, who turns out to be Steve Jobs, turns to talk to Bill Gates] I’m sorry, did I break your concentration? I didn’t mean to do that. Please, continue, you were saying something about best intentions. What’s the matter? Oh, you were finished! Well, allow me to...
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iPhone 3.0: Cut, Copy and Paste! Oh yes!
Following the iPhone OS 3.0 event at http://live.gizmodo.com
RT @LeoLaporte: Liked “The iPhone OS 3.0 Announcement Scorecard” http://ff.im/-1yNAX
Add certificates to Linux ICA client →
Quick demo of how to instruct Citrix Linux ICA client to trust additional certificate authorities. This step may be necessary when you get an error message similar to “You have chosen not to trust…
I’ve watched many TED talks online at ted.com, but none amazed me more than this one. If this gets the funding and additional development it needs, it will be game changing. (And quite possibly quite scary!)
Trying to grok Linux mail delivery and user management. Its.not.happening. :( Need good howto.
...and here's another to keep you up late tonight →
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Work it, harder, faster, more than, ever! →
A case where modern filesystems are not good,... →
Hmn, lucky I’m runnning the good old proven Ext3 then.
The RoundCube Webmail Project →
RoundCube Webmail is a browser-based multilingual IMAP client with an application-like user interface. It provides full functionality you expect from an e-mail client, including MIME support, address…
I’ve been running #!CrunchBang Linux http://bit.ly/V5Ry for 3 days now and I’m totally in love. Mostly actually to the most awesome OpenBox.
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Ubuntu 4GB Ram Limitation and Solution →
Take advantage of a PAE enabled kernel to access more than 4GB RAM on a 32bit computer.
<via>
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#! Crunchbang Linux →
CrunchBang Linux is an Ubuntu based distribution featuring the lightweight Openbox window manager and GTK+ applications. The distribution is developed from a minimal Ubuntu install and has been designed to offer a good balance of speed and functionality.
<via & via>
Kindle for iPhone released: http://bit.ly/AH4Au. Thanks @LukeTownsend !
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Jeremy Clarkson on Johannesburg - "Tranquil" →
“Johannesburg is Milton Keynes with thunderstorms. You go out. You have a lovely ostrich. You drink some delicious wine and you walk back to your hotel, all warm and comfy. It’s the least frightening place on earth. So why does every single person there wrap themselves up in razor wire and fit their cars with flame-throwers and speak of how many times they’ve been killed that day? What are...