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Re: Autumn migration

michaeltwofish — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:25:01 -0000

Gran did have a cooking blog, but it was Habari and now dead. I believe she's still making date pudding and drinking strong beer for breakfast.

Re: Autumn migration

michaeltwofish — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:43:31 -0000

Marvelous to hear. Octopress seems to be the thing these days; heptat has started using it too at http://nashape.com.

Re: echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

michaeltwofish — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:21:28 -0000

Thanks, skippy.

I'm at the point now that I understand the basics of resources and classes, but there are little things I just don't get. For example, this manifest will install Apache and PHP:

package { 'apache2': ensure => present, } service { 'apache2': ensure => running, enable => true, hasrestart => true, hasstatus => true, } package { 'php5': ensure => present, } package { 'libapache2-mod-php5': ensure => present, }

PHP is added to mods_enabled, but Apache isn't restarted. I'm not sure of the Right Way to deal with this. I know how to take actions based on changes to a file, but that's not how Ubuntu httpd works. I know I can specify dependencies, but is puppet smart enough to work out to restart Apache if I add a new module in the future?

There's some talk about starting a puppet user group here in Melbourne, so perhaps I'll just push ahead with that.

Re: echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

michaeltwofish — Fri, 13 May 2011 07:06:44 -0000

I wasn't aware of #devops, thanks. Continuous deployment is definitely something I'm interested in, and I have someone in mind who is using it on a reasonable scale site to try to line up for an interview. try to line up for an interview.

Re: Why Habari?

michaeltwofish — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:24:22 -0000

Welcome to Habari!

Re: 9/11 – The Truth Is In Here!

michaeltwofish — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 04:10:01 -0000

As I said on Mr Brightside's blog, there can have been few more interesting evenings this solar year this side of Alpha Centauri. I would have loved to be there, if only to forestall this alleged break up, break down, break dance.

Re: Blog In Isolation

michaeltwofish — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:53:47 -0000

He didn't say anything? People are bizarre.

Though, if he was yelling, he wasn't really drowning, just panicking, because drowning doesn't look like drowning http://mariovittone.com/201...

Re: Close to completion - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

michaeltwofish — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:29:38 -0000

You're right on all counts. I fight hard to ignore the third, but it is really difficult.

Re: Habari, ho! - JamesGecko

michaeltwofish — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:48:30 -0000

Welcome to Habari. I hope you enjoy the ride :)

Re: How did I get here, or a history of my thesis topic - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

michaeltwofish — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:07:41 -0000

Thanks, William, that means a great deal to me, especially since I've always seen myself as being on the opposite end of the research competency spectrum from you.

I suppose by now I should have developed enough confidence in my research practice that I could step back and judge my work objectively, but I still have difficulty moving beyond what I see as the obvious weaknesses.

Re: Big brother wants all your bits and bytes - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

michaeltwofish — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:01:28 -0000

I know you're in a position to know about it; you're saying that authorities are routinely storing users' data? As I understand it, if they're retaining your data without a court order, they're breaking the law (I may be wrong about that).

Of course, it _should_ be hard to snoop on people.

Re: Amie Street virtually unusable in my region - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

michaeltwofish — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:24:20 -0000

I'm quite happy to buy CDs, though I'm not fussed about owning them. The problem is more about discovery; I don't know what CDs to buy. Going to a shop and listening to CDs, even assuming they have listening stations and I don't have to ask some smelly teen to put it on for me, is just too time consuming.

The thing that's stopping it is that the record companies mandate georetardation. I suspect their reasoning is that they're directly trying to piss me off. I don't know what they've got against me.

Re: More swimming. Give me money. - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

michaeltwofish — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:30:29 -0000

Thanks for the confirmation, Kaolla, I suspected as much.

Re: More swimming. Give me money. - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

michaeltwofish — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:37:27 -0000

Ooops, the link to my fundraising page was wrong. Fixed now, thanks.

Re: thesixtyone: RIP community - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

michaeltwofish — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:14:40 -0000

musicmissionary, did you read the link to my previous article? http://twofishcreative.com/...

Basically, they signed a deal with Sony to give old music to US customers, which most of the eMusic customers didn't want anyway, and then doubled (in some cases more) the prices for everyone. Again, though, a lot of the problem was the arrogance and insincerity in the way they communicated it.

Re: Two goals for 2010 - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

michaeltwofish — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:16:44 -0000

That is definitely on the cards, and would be awesome. If goal number two isn't met by then, I'll let you buy me two :)

Re: Why I Left Habari

michaeltwofish — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:42:00 -0000

You're completely right, and I appreciate you taking the time to say why you've decided Habari isn't right for you at the moment.

We are aware that the documentation is lacking at the moment, and there is work active to get the wiki more organised (see the wiki working group). We're also working on better management of themes and plugins (see the addons directory working group.

As with all open source projects (that don't have paid, full-time employees, thanks Andy :) the way that these things happen is that people step up and do them. Communities around projects take time to develop, and there's ebb and flow as people get busy in life and $work. Any time you'd like to come back and be part of that community, we'd love to have you!

Re: Blog in isolation

michaeltwofish — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:20:37 -0000

I think I first heard it from Tim Bray. One day, I'd really like to find a yak to shave.

Re: how I ditched Windows and embraced Gloria - Blog in isolation

michaeltwofish — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:18:35 -0000

This is a great overview of the first few moments you get to spend alone with a distro. And an enjoyable read too.

Re: Infotropism – Standing out in the crowd - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

michaeltwofish — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:20:49 -0000

Your involvement is a win for Habari, and shows even more strongly how important it is that open source projects are as inclusive and welcoming as possible. I think Habari does a pretty good job at that, but we can always improve.

Re: Hey Raena - iSnack 2.0? Seriously?

michaeltwofish — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:30:32 -0000

I glimpsed the new iSnack on the telly and have to say I thought they were joking.

Re: The Nicaragua incident - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

michaeltwofish — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:16:56 -0000

I'm not going to completely discount the possibility of human goodness. Like I said in the post, I've had someone buy me a bus ticket before when things were difficult (I couldn't speak Farsi, so I couldn't tell them where I wanted to go). That was a very positive experience.

Besides, and more importantly, when you're travelling you _need_ to trust people to a certain extent, especially in places where you don't speak the language. The alternative is to have a very dull travel experience.

Re: The Nicaragua incident - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

michaeltwofish — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:03:04 -0000

Oops, I got that round the wrong way ... I was pretty sure they _weren't_ going to kill us. Fixed.

Re: thesixtyone is some of the things I want from a music site - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

michaeltwofish — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:42:04 -0000

Thanks, an interesting list.

Surely iTunes or Amazon take a huge chunk of the purchase price ?

Re: thesixtyone is some of the things I want from a music site - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

michaeltwofish — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:23:33 -0000

It's really only been the last year and a half that I've started to seriously try to find music again, so I guess it's no surprise that I've missed those "many sites". Also, being an artist, you're probably more familiar with how the funding works from the artist's point of view.

Anyway, it seems I was wrong about what thesixtyone is; it's more a discovery tool (a competitor to last.fm) rather than for music purchase (though it is possible to download or purchase some music).

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Re: Autumn migration

Re: Autumn migration

Re: echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

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Re: Why Habari?

Re: 9/11 – The Truth Is In Here!

Re: Blog In Isolation

Re: Close to completion - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

Re: Habari, ho! - JamesGecko

Re: How did I get here, or a history of my thesis topic - echo &quot;hey, it works&quot; &gt; /dev/null

Re: Big brother wants all your bits and bytes - echo &quot;hey, it works&quot; &gt; /dev/null

Re: Amie Street virtually unusable in my region - echo &quot;hey, it works&quot; &gt; /dev/null

Re: More swimming. Give me money. - echo &quot;hey, it works&quot; &gt; /dev/null

Re: More swimming. Give me money. - echo &quot;hey, it works&quot; &gt; /dev/null

Re: thesixtyone: RIP community - echo &quot;hey, it works&quot; &gt; /dev/null

Re: Two goals for 2010 - echo &quot;hey, it works&quot; &gt; /dev/null

Re: Why I Left Habari

Re: Blog in isolation

Re: how I ditched Windows and embraced Gloria - Blog in isolation

Re: Infotropism – Standing out in the crowd - echo &quot;hey, it works&quot; &gt; /dev/null

Re: Hey Raena - iSnack 2.0? Seriously?

Re: The Nicaragua incident - echo &quot;hey, it works&quot; &gt; /dev/null

Re: The Nicaragua incident - echo &quot;hey, it works&quot; &gt; /dev/null

Re: thesixtyone is some of the things I want from a music site - echo &quot;hey, it works&quot; > /dev/null

Re: thesixtyone is some of the things I want from a music site - echo &quot;hey, it works&quot; > /dev/null

Re: How did I get here, or a history of my thesis topic - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

Re: Big brother wants all your bits and bytes - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

Re: Amie Street virtually unusable in my region - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

Re: More swimming. Give me money. - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

Re: More swimming. Give me money. - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

Re: thesixtyone: RIP community - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

Re: Two goals for 2010 - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

Re: Infotropism – Standing out in the crowd - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

Re: The Nicaragua incident - echo "hey, it works" > /dev/null

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