Monthly Archives: October 2014

Automated weekly backups of your #NetPres VPS Disk…

Posted on October 16, 2014 by richard

Automated weekly backups of your #NetPres VPS Disk, stored for at least 2 weeks too. networkpresence.com.au/professional-s…

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NBNco sues Pipe Networks, which is owned by TPG re…

Posted on October 16, 2014 by richard

NBNco sues Pipe Networks, which is owned by TPG re: FTTB in lucrative inner metro. computerworld.com.au/article/557501… Shocking Industry engagement.

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RT @fukawi2: Interesting slides (business culture,…

Posted on October 16, 2014 by richard

RT @fukawi2: Interesting slides (business culture, not technological) RT @netpres: How Google works, by Eric Schmidt. slidesha.re/1w8AdoM

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How Google works, by Eric Schmidt. http://t.co/q2C…

Posted on October 16, 2014 by richard

How Google works, by Eric Schmidt. slideshare.net/mobile/ericsch…

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Ruby code that “simulates the emergent behavior of…

Posted on October 15, 2014 by richard

Ruby code that “simulates the emergent behavior of ant colonies”. practicingruby.com/articles/ant-c…

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“[in] next 5-10yrs, energy storage systems will ex…

Posted on October 14, 2014 by richard

“[in] next 5-10yrs, energy storage systems will experience a similar reduced cost/inc. perf. curve to solar industry” smartcompany.com.au/technology/441…

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Hyperion took 2 years to build: “Disney Animation…

Posted on October 14, 2014 by richard

Hyperion took 2 years to build: “Disney Animation was developing their own new production renderer from scratch.” fxguide.com/featured/disne…

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Using GECOS & PAM for custom umask settings, incl via Chroot SFTP

Posted on October 14, 2014 by richard

The PAM module “pam_umask” (installed by default in latest Debian Linux) is very useful for setting user-by-user umask permissions that even work in the constrained/restrictive (for settings) “SFTP Chroot” environment. The chroot environment of SFTP as provided by SSH is … Continue reading →

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Startup Class: How to Build Products Users Love. h…

Posted on October 14, 2014 by richard

Startup Class: How to Build Products Users Love. startupclass.samaltman.com/courses/lec07/

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$GOOG decides that some time soon your won’t be ab…

Posted on October 14, 2014 by richard

$GOOG decides that some time soon your won’t be able to browse some https:// sites in Chrome due to SSL 3.0 issues. googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/this-p…

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