links for 2010-02-02
Project SIKULI "Sikuli is a visual technology to search and automate graphical user interfaces (GUI) using images (screenshots)." Interesting stuff, basically reimplementing Expect for GUIs.
links for 2010-01-31
RainyMood.com A 15 minute audio loop of rain. Neat.
links for 2010-01-29
HURT FEELINGS REPORT "To assist whiners in documenting hurt feelings, and to provide leaders with a list of soldiers who require additional counseling, NCO leadership, and extra duty.."
iPad vs. Netbook: Netbook FTW
I’m glad to see the iPad is announced. It looks like an interesting device, not quite a notebook, not quite an iPhone. I, however, don’t see how it’s anything beyond a portal to give Apple more money. Please, if you see I’ve made an error here let me know in the comments. Thank you! 1. AT&T. Seriously, a “breakthrough” deal with AT&T is like being the fastest reader in remedial reading class. You’re still in remedial reading class. 2. No Flash. It’s astonishing how much stuff I watch in Flash on my laptop, and it being missing on this device is going to be a big hole. Lots of stuff is in YouTube, but not everything, and HTML5 isn’t going …
Communication
“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” — Robert McCloskey
links for 2010-01-23
The 4 Big Myths of Profile Pictures « OkTrends Very interesting analysis of what works and what doesn't with profile photos. Personally, I always hate finding a profile photos, but now I know I need a photo showing my abs and my face while I'm holding a cute animal and playing the guitar while hanging around with friends indoors. Number Resource Organization – Less than 10% of IPv4 Addresses Remain Unallocated, says Number Resource Organization Those organizations that have responded to the IPv6 call with "uh, whatever" are going to have a rude awakening pretty soon. If you aren't thinking about IPv6 right now you're going to have serious problems in 5 years. typewar A game to identify fonts… I …
vSwitch vs. Nexus 1000V at TechTarget
Rod Gabriel’s tweet clued me in that my latest work for TechTarget, VMware vSwitch vs. Cisco Nexus 1000V, is up, wherein the inimitable David Davis and I take opposing stances on VMware virtual networking. In true sysadmin form we’re both right and both wrong, of course, because it always depends on the situation, but I like the article.
Future Capacity Planning
My favorite question from manager types is: “How many more VMs can we run before we have to expand?” I can never answer this without someone sticking it to me later. I always do end up answering it, and my answer is always wrong because it’s based on averages and the very little I’m told about future projects, upcoming P2Vs, server replacements, etc. We aren’t going to get 25 more 1.28 vCPU/2.398 GB of RAM VMs, though. It’s like having 1.75 kids — it just doesn’t work that way. I could try to tell them that we have 108 GB of RAM available, but that isn’t what they want, either. They want a concrete number they can multiply by our …
links for 2010-01-19
Schneier on Security: $3.2 Million Jewelry Store Theft This reminds me of the break-in at the CIHost colo facility in Chicago, where they had fancy security systems but the attackers just cut through the drywall from the hallway and stole a ton of stuff. Inside Enterprise IT – Inside Enterprise IT – DELL COMMUNITY "The introduction of solid state hard drives in 2009 was widely welcomed by the OEM community, but adoption of SSDs did not take off due to price and the immaturity of the technology." Yeah, Dell, a 50 GB SSD ordered with a server is $1200, it isn't surprising people aren't buying them. For that price I can buy a bunch of Intel SSDs & spares, and …
links for 2010-01-16
Silverstat7 Zigbee-packin' thermostat to debut this fall for $600? — Engadget This looks sweet. $600 is a lot for a thermostat, but as a home automation controller it'd be awesome. I'd really like to do more home automation, especially temperature control on my hot water heater and HVAC. I'd love it if I could do better occupancy-sensing and be able to turn down the hot water heater automatically, for instance. OiNK Admin Found Not Guilty, Walks Free | TorrentFreak This is good news. I wish the music industry would realize that people like myself don't listen to the radio, and as such forgo the classic method of previewing music. I'll tell you the reason I miss OiNK, though: I have …
