How to Lock Up Linux Using Sublime Text 3
Steps to Lock Up Linux Using Sublime Text 3: Log in to your Mac OS X machine. Install VirtualBox. Install a Linux virtual machine. Boot that Linux virtual machine. Install Sublime Text 3 on that...
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Installing ForgeRock OpenAM and Apache 2.4.6 on Ubuntu 13.10
TL;DR touch /etc/apache2/httpd.conf Enter /etc/apache2 as your Apache Server Config Directory Path copy the generated line from httpd.conf to apache2.conf The Story I’m no sysadmin, as will become clear rapidly in this post. I...
The Imperfect Craft | Bitsplitting.org
The Imperfect Craft | Bitsplitting.org: “I’ve seen what happens to people who cling to outdated standards of craftsmanship: they become self-righteous, bitter, and delusional. Guided only by the hallowed rules of yesteryear’s geniuses, they...
Validation Errors in Eclipse and Alpha-Bits
Cartoons owned Saturday mornings, back when I was young enough to care. The commercials that wedged their way in and between The RoadRunner and The Justice League seemed to hawk either toys or breakfast...
Gas Pump Mashup: Software and Signware
I was filling my gas tank the other day and saw this sign on the pump: Apparently, it’s easier and cheaper to slap a sign on a pump than to fix the software. I...
CodeFest 2013
Last Friday, the operations and infrastructure folks where I work were swinging the non-production environments to a new datacenter. The development managers decided to use this opportunity to challenge the developers to a “codefest”–a...
A Window into Education
My 6th-grade daughter currently home-schools, taking her classes online with Florida Virtual School (FLVS). She started the school year using my wife's MacBook Air, but couldn't get the FLVS software working. My wife called...
Give Tyler His Senior Year
Tyler Anderson is a boy I’ve known most of his life. When he was an infant, an aneurysm burst in his brain, and he had to fight for his life. Now, he is fighting...
Why your password can’t have symbols—or be longer than 16 characters | Ars Technica
Why your password can’t have symbols—or be longer than 16 characters | Ars Technica: “The password creation process on different websites can be a bit like visiting foreign countries with unfamiliar social customs.” (Via....
Seeking inspiration? | Derek Sivers
Seeking inspiration? | Derek Sivers: “Because nothing is truly inspiring unless you apply it to your work. In other words, your work, itself, is the inspiration.” Stop thinking about it. Stop reading about it....