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Re: 23 And Me

Chris Swan — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 09:09:58 -0000

The genealogy and linking stuff is there already (at least on the UK version), you just don't get to use it until your profile has been done.

Re: Over 30% of Official Images in Docker Hub Contain High Priority Security Vulnerabilities

Chris Swan — Wed, 27 May 2015 12:27:05 -0000

Was there any analysis of how the Dockerfile FROM directive causes vulnerabilities to cascade from one image to another? For example library/ngnix uses 'FROM debian:jessie' so it inherits any vulnerabilities in that image, and the chain builds from there, so any user image that uses 'FROM nginx' suffers the same fate.

Re: How to Create Routes and Enable IP Forwarding in Azure

Chris Swan — Thu, 07 May 2015 11:45:49 -0000

I did a pull request to change the docs to reflect the use of Get-AzureRouteTable earlier today, so you could just merge that.

Re: Response: Docker Networking | Chris Swan’s Weblog

Chris Swan — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 11:12:28 -0000

A lot has happened with Docker networking since I did that talk. A bunch of proposals have been made to the project via GitHub issues.

DockerCon EU is later this week, so we might get some official announcements.

Re: Cameron's internet filter goes far beyond porn - and that was always the plan

Chris Swan — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 04:42:03 -0000

The answer to who constructed the lists in the first place is fairly straightforward - mostly US 'cyber' security companies at the behest of oppressive middle East regimes. This has been problematic in corporate environments that use such lists for many years, as the moral standards got outsourced to Saudi Arabia. Now we've got that on a national scale. There are no surprises here, this is exactly what was expected. BT etc. were never going to bother making their own lists when there's already a (completely broken) list industry.

Re: openmirage :: уики :: Монтаж

Chris Swan — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 06:26:38 -0000

Is 4.00.1 a minimum requirement or a hard requirement?

When I ran 'ocaml -version' I found 4.01.0

'opam switch 4.00.1' seems to be a pretty resource intensive operation, as it appears to be rebuilding from scratch (and is thus taking a lot longer than the initial install).

Re: Updated IaaS Pricing Patterns and Trends

Chris Swan — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 06:58:53 -0000

The GCE compute units may need some normalisation. I find n1-standard-4 compares quite closely to m3.xlarge on most parameters.

Re: Everything you can imagine is real. - (via This 23-year-old’s open-source project, a...

Chris Swan — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:00:41 -0000

I wrote a little about this trend towards personal cloud a few months back - http://www.infoq.com/news/2...

VNS3 runs pretty well on the Raspberry Pi, and was like geek catnip at Cloud Expo.

Re: No Legacy App Left Behind: How To Embrace The Cloud Without Forsaking The Past - by Matt Asay

Chris Swan — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 03:47:43 -0000

What about extending the enterprise network into the cloud using a secure overlay? Then the enterprise can reuse existing controls for security, monitoring and management, and easily connect new cloud based systems of engagement back into existing systems of record.

Re: The RPSCA will PNC you now

Chris Swan — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:54:24 -0000

What are the chances that FACT also have this type of access?

Re: do not fill this field: Why is nobody using SSL client certificates?

Chris Swan — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 13:44:48 -0000

Windows Cardspace attempted to hide the complexity and UX horrors of client certs (including those in smartcards), but never got traction. AccountChooser and Mozilla Persona seem to be taking a similar approach from a UX perspective, but are more web native.

Re: What is DevOps?

Chris Swan — Mon, 13 May 2013 10:05:53 -0000

There's too much focus on a DevOps community and the tools that they use as being something distinct and special. DevOps is really about design, and the tools/community are just artefacts of moving to the design maturity phase 'design for operations'. The fact that we're talking about the tools and people who use them (rather than about higher level design and how this fits into why they're being used) is typical IT behaviour.

Re: A Blog Post Written On The Mobile Web

Chris Swan — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:04:07 -0000

You might imagine that Wordpress has an app that makes blog editing easy on mobile/tablet, but sadly not.

The underlying issue is that cut/paste on glass is painful versus doing the same with a mouse and hotkeys.

Re: Fun Friday: Favorite Airline

Chris Swan — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:02:07 -0000

It's worth noting that part of what made EOS great at the JFK end was the Emirates lounge - less cool than the Virgin Clubhouse at Heathrow, but nicer stuff. Judging by some of the other comments here Emirates manage to extend that luxury and quality elsewhere in their offering.

Re: Fun Friday: Favorite Airline

Chris Swan — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:39:02 -0000

My all time favourite was EOS. With <48 people on each flight they managed to eliminate the whole herding process that goes on most other places (though the premium products on A380s seem to be getting close). There are still a handful of business class only offerings out there, and I bet they're all good.

BA (on a good day) can be very good, but they have built up a big expectation problem. They sell on the premium experience, and if you're lucky enough to be flying in the better cabins that's fine (and I would choose BA business over Virgin Upper*). Sadly their economy offering is below par (particularly for long haul) and it always feels like they've set themselves up to fail in the eyes of the majority of their customers.

The one time I got to fly with Singapore they were outstanding, and I had a very happy experience with Quantas earlier this year.

* Virgin win on end to end experience with better lounges and complimentary limos etc., but the product on board just isn't as well refined as BA's latest offering.

Re: 7 reasons Google's Nexus 7 beats the iPad

Chris Swan — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:32:21 -0000

I've been using an original 7" Galaxy Tab for about 18 months, which is now running ICS (courtesy of CyanogenMod*) - it has all of the advantages you cite here. If only the Nexus 7 offered versions with 3G and expandable storage I'd consider switching - but I won't give up the freedom to connect on the move and carry a decent amount of media with me. It seems a shame that Google have too aggressively gone after the Kindle Fire and its price point.

Unfortunately for my wife I haven't handed over my iPad2 (yet) as I very often find myself watching video on that whilst catching up on Tweets and Google Reader with the Tab. Maybe something with multi tasking capabilities like the larger Galaxy Note will get me to one device nirvana.

* I'd note that (unlike the stock Froyo) CyanogenMod is super stable on the Galaxy Tab - it's been like getting a new device.

Re: The Far Center Party

Chris Swan — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 07:30:47 -0000

The figuring out piece might be done already - Larry Lessig 'One way forward' - http://oneway.lessig.org/

Re: http://orclev.tumblr.com/post/18555141412

Chris Swan — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:56:37 -0000

I've also observed this pattern in the past, comparing Microsoft's feature bloat/fix model to Intel's tick/tock (feature/shrink).

I think it's going to be different this time (at least on the desktop). MS are being very deliberate about having an incremental model. Having used the Win8 developer preview on a relatively low end machine for a few months I have few complains versus Win7.

Re: Clouds are complex, but simplicity scales; a winning strategy for cloud builders

Chris Swan — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:52:27 -0000

You might like the work in this area by Roger Sessions of Objectwatch -
http://www.objectwatch.com/

It's also worth noting that AWS borrows a lot from the Unix design paradigm - simple elements that can be joined together to achieve complex things.

Re: The Free Internet Act

Chris Swan — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:52:11 -0000

This issue is covered a great deal in Larry Lessig's 'One Way Forward', which is a manifesto for fixing (US) politics.

Re: Developer Conferences in NYC

Chris Swan — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:32:08 -0000

Just to be clear, AWS already did run a summit in NYC last summer -
http://aws.amazon.com/about..., and I've no doubt this will happen again. I've been trying to persuade them to do a special one for financial services (though from a logistics perspective it might be best if it's just two streams at the same event/venue).

Re: Developer Conferences in NYC

Chris Swan — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:40:58 -0000

Microsoft used to (maybe still does) run a developer conference in NYC, though the focus has always been financial services (which probably isn't what you're after). As AWS has started selling into the FS vertical I've been trying to persuade them to do a similar event (they did a more general event last summer, which I wouldn't be surprised to see repeated).

Re: Why is enterprise tech so far behind consumer tech? Because it can be.

Chris Swan — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:34:17 -0000

A few tears ago I summed this up as - enterprise software is sold, SaaS is bought.

Re: Getting broadband in Manhattan

Chris Swan — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 04:47:18 -0000

If misery loves company then you'll be pleased to know that it's just as bad in London. ADSL is massively contended, EFM is hugely expensive and takes months to install, fiber more so and longer. Other options like WiMax run into issues with landlords over getting antennae installed etc.

Things would be very different if landlords realised that a nice fat pipe adds to the value of their property rather than treating it as a decorative/building maintenance issue.

Re: Reception Desk NDAs

Chris Swan — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:16:47 -0000

The first time I used this it was true - I was a mere underling with no authority. I've stuck to the same line since though as it worked so well.