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Re: HOWTO Install Cherokee, MySQL, PHP and WordPress on Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

honkytonkwillie — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:19:16 -0000

I'm having that same problem. Cherokee hangs on startup, and cherokee-admin shows that no information sources are configured. I found some values to put into the fields in the Cherokee documentation which didn't seem to work, and then I ran the Cherokee Wordpress wizard.

Cherokee still can not launch from either the command line or Cherokee-admin. I get the following errors:

[honkytonkwillie ~/Desktop]$ cherokee
[18/09/2009 17:10:12.360] (warning) server.c:750 - Unable to raise file descriptor limit to 4096
[18/09/2009 17:10:12.360] (critical) bind.c:284 - Could not bind() port=80 (UID=1000, GID=1000)

Any ideas?

Thank you

Re: Robert @ Sanzalone | Sayonara Nagoya Japan

pacificIT — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:55:03 -0000

Thanks Scott. It's a shame we didn't get together when we had the chance earlier this year. Certainly will be staying in touch and wishing you all the best!

Re: Robert @ Sanzalone | Sayonara Nagoya Japan

jark — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:53:03 -0000

Wow, pretty surprised to hear you're leaving the promised land and heading back to Canada. I sincerely wish you the best of luck in Canada, and hope you and your family live long and prosperous. How long before you actually get on a plane and fly back to Vancouver?

Re: HOWTO Configure Apache for SSL with DoD CAC Authentication on Ubuntu 9.04

jark — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:46:04 -0000

There is no reason why this will not work on other versions of Ubuntu. You may need to adjust a thing or two but for the most part everything should work as listed above.

Re: HOWTO Configure Apache for SSL with DoD CAC Authentication on Ubuntu 9.04

jark — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:45:24 -0000

Based on DoD policy, the cert needs to be issued by DISA. Self-signed certs, while fine for testing are not valid for everyday use.

Re: jark: Results of todays election in Japan are historic. The effects will take a bit of time to fully comprehend, but should prove interesting.

jark — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:08:47 -0000

I'd say that is an interesting fact alright!

Re: Navy Federal Credit Union Web Site Operating with Security Issue

jark — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:47:24 -0000

While I completely sympathize with your situation, it is not the intent of this post to bring up Navy Federal banking policies.

Our primary concern was the prospect of NFCU customers being phished, no thanks to their shoddy web site security. This appears to have been addressed and we are, as all NFCU customers should be, thankful.

I wish you the best of luck resolving your issue. Nobody should have to deal with incorrect charges, especially if it is the fault of the bank.

Re: Navy Federal Credit Union Web Site Operating with Security Issue

jark — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:44:14 -0000

The RSA email sent to our hosting provider, SliceHost, was sent after the purported response by NFCU in the comments. This was part of Update 2 above.

I did not cover the SSL warning because I have not directly run across that issue. Rich had mentioned to me he saw something similar but then realized it was due to http://navyfcu.org/ being the URL used to visit the site rather than http://www.navyfcu.org/. It seems the company is not automatically redirecting the former to the latter as they should, but that should not matter since, as you mentioned, Firefox issues a warning to the user.

Re: Navy Federal Credit Union Web Site Operating with Security Issue

DonaldWelker — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:49:11 -0000

I would not argue that RSA's claims are not inaccurate and exaggerated, thus my statement that I don't concur with their actions. I am not surprised, because it is my impression that RSA is getting paid to troll the Net looking for their clients' logos being used without express permission, and then to send the sort of notices you received -- which would be independent of the actual point of your blog.

You didn't just put the picture up though, you linked it to something other than the logo owner. Now, I would expect that RSA would still have dinged you if you had linked the picture to NFCU, but perhaps it would have been worded differently (I think we both realize those notices are probably scripted). I don't argue that your usage is not fair use; IMO RSA should have referred this to NFCU to decide whether to pursue it or not.

Re: Navy Federal Credit Union Web Site Operating with Security Issue

jark — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:07:37 -0000

I'm struggling to follow your logic.

Fair use allows us to use their logo in the manner utilized. We're
using the logo as part of an image of the NFCU web site and nothing
more.

When clicked, the image merely takes visitors to an article on
TechMiso with the design looking absolutely nothing like the official
NFCU web site. Nowhere does TechMiso make an attempt to confuse users
in to believing they are visiting an officially sanctioned NFCU web
site. Furthermore, we make no attempt to phish NFCU customers.

Based on the manner in which you worded your comment, are you
stipulating that the use of any company's logo may only follow what
that company considers acceptable?

Please clarify why you are finding it so difficult to be surprised at
RSA's actions, especially considering _all_ the claims they had
attempted to making.

Re: Navy Federal Credit Union Web Site Operating with Security Issue

jark — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:33:24 -0000

Thanks for the heads-up about the change. They literally must have
pushed the change out within the last 24 hours. I was logged in to
account access around this time yesterday and the main page did not
redirect to https.

In any event, this change is good news and a win-win for both NFCU
customers _and_ the company. I am glad to see they took the time to do
the right thing.

Re: WolframAlpha – Ambitious, But Not Google

chuckrey — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:16:32 -0000

Neither am I, Scott. It was a lot of exciting hype that left me wondering. Not that I prefer Google over WA, but I found myself finding ways to duplicate WA results in Google search. Probably a result of doubting WA or possibly wanting to show that a better and more branched reply from Google exists.

Re: WolframAlpha – Ambitious, But Not Google

jark — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:29:46 -0000

I used WA a few times and found it far less than desirable. The results plainly suck and the output is not formatted all that well. I'm definitely not a fan.

Re: Does U.S. Mobile Carrier AT&T Rule All App Store Applications?

JoshuaRJones — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:58:01 -0000

I dont think so, but I can't really tell. I've been playing around non-stop, so that might be the cause for some batt life.

Its like a completely new device.

Re: Does U.S. Mobile Carrier AT&T Rule All App Store Applications?

jark — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:56:01 -0000

Has your battery life been sacrificed at all?

Re: Does U.S. Mobile Carrier AT&T Rule All App Store Applications?

JoshuaRJones — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:54:24 -0000

Yeah. My experience this time around has been much better, and the number of features I've gained is really amazing.

Re: Does U.S. Mobile Carrier AT&T Rule All App Store Applications?

jark — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:52:04 -0000

Nice! I might have to consider doing the same just for the ability to get the GV app, even if it isnt the official app.

Re: Does U.S. Mobile Carrier AT&T Rule All App Store Applications?

JoshuaRJones — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:50:06 -0000

Yeah, currently updating to the 3.0.1 to patch the SMS flaw, and I'll get all that back on.

The GV Mobile app from Cydia works great, just like the paid app that was once allowed in the AppStore.

Re: Does U.S. Mobile Carrier AT&T Rule All App Store Applications?

jark — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:47:48 -0000

Now that you're jailb0rked, did you install one of the GV apps from Cydia?

Re: Does U.S. Mobile Carrier AT&T Rule All App Store Applications?

JoshuaRJones — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:46:37 -0000

Oh I still have an iPhone. Just not locked out anymore. ;)

Re: Does U.S. Mobile Carrier AT&T Rule All App Store Applications?

jark — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:42:47 -0000

If it were not for the fact that there is no other device available in Japan which offers a similar experience you can rest assured I would be right there with ya. The first Android device just went on sale recently but I'm not so sure that is a worthy move. So unfortunately I'm stuck having to wait and see how this drama plays out in the end.

But really, I am totally with you. I'm beyond disgusted.

Re: Security Clearance

Andoryu — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:20:45 -0000

Very tactful you are Scott. Likes I do.

Re: Security Clearance

jark — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:30:09 -0000

Network Information:
a. [Network Number] 124.40.44.0/22
b. [Network Name] AMERICABLE-5
g. [Organization] Americable International
m. [Administrative Contact] BS146JP
n. [Technical Contact] BS146JP
p. [Nameserver]
[Assigned Date] 2006/10/26
[Return Date]
[Last Update] 2006/10/26 12:35:02(JST)

I wonder who the self-professed know-it-all is who is living on base in Yokosuka. Hiding behind an alias certainly makes it so easy to throw out baseless, bullshit, unfounded accusations.

More importantly, do you really have intimate knowledge of whatever-it-is you happen to be referring to?

Re: Navy Federal Credit Union Web Site Operating with Security Issue

jark — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:26:44 -0000

Glad to have helped. Doubtful NFCU will change their practices but with enough awareness the customers will modify their behavior to better protect themselves from phishing.

Re: Chrome OS – Google Gorilla To Eat Microsoft’s Breakfast

jark — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:58:56 -0000

I'm really curious to see what Google does with a Linux distro. Oughta be quite interesting, especially since they mentioned a new windowing system. Makes me wonder if they're planning on writing their own or using Chrome as the basis for the windowing system.

Either way, looks intriguing and should make for some fun!