This post is an accompaniment to my PyCon 2014 and EuroPython 2014 talk, For Lack of a Better Name(server): DNS Explained, that is a deep dive into DNS. Slides can be found here I previously wrote a post explaining Kerberos “Like I’m 5” that turns out to be one of my most visited … | Continue reading
Identifier: ECSEL-2014-1Pillar: Industrial LeadershipOpening Date: Deadline: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014Latest information: The submission session is now available for: ECSEL-01-2014(ECSEL-RIA) | Continue reading
A round-up of mostly everything you never wanted to know about browser fragmentation on Android. If somebody tells you they tested their website on Android, laugh evilly and show them this slidedeck. The Android Browser • A presentation by HTML5Test Enjoy! | Continue reading
Following a request of the European Commission, metaio participated in the creation of the video “My Augmented Reality” explaining the importance of research projects such as VENTURI for technology development at metaio. The video is published on YouTube, but will also be feature … | Continue reading
I’ve put a quick note together on the Ehcache-JCache module release. As well as a link and some explanation on the tutorials on the new javax.cache API I’m putting together on github. You can read it here: Ehcache powered JSR-107 provider | Continue reading
“I don’t feel very much like Pooh today,” said Pooh. “There there,” said Piglet. “I’ll bring you tea and honey until you do.” ― A.A. Milne Mission Samovar 7am-7pm Daily...Categories: San Francisco Tea(Read more...) | Continue reading
I use Projectile for working with projects in Emacs. It's really good at finding files in projects, working with source code indexes (I use Global), and with its perspective support, it's also great at separating projects into workspaces. However, I've always felt it lacking in a … | Continue reading
In this episode we first defend surge pricing before continuing our debate from last week: is society better off when corporations try to innovate, or would we be better off if we left the innovation to startups? Your answer to this question may change your opinion of Silicon Val … | Continue reading
Munin Virtual Host Configuration on Ubuntu 14.04 and Apache 2.4 Anthony Bouch Wed, 07/09/2014 - 20:26 Munin Virtual Host Configuration on Ubuntu 14.04 and Apache 2.4 Placeholder for Submitted Info Share Placeholder for Feature Image or Video Having switched to Nginx a while ago, … | Continue reading
Efforts are underway to honor one of Louisiana’s most influential recording artists, Amédé Ardoin (1898–1941) a Creole musician who merits a biographical entry in KnowLA, The Digital Encyclopedia of Louisiana (knowla.org). Ardoin was a seminal but mysterious figure in Louisiana h … | Continue reading
PRIME TIME is pleased to announce the availability of an early childhood program grant aimed at improving school readiness and reading habits amongst preschool aged children and their families. Deadline: Friday, August 1, 2014 Award Announcement: Friday, August 8, 2014 Grant Valu … | Continue reading
At this year's beyond tellerrand Stephen Hay was giving a talk which influenced my last two months significantly. He was speaking about simplicity. Since this talk I'm haunted by a single thought: Start a new project as simple as it can get and only add things if you really need … | Continue reading
Like to the lark at break of day arising From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven’s gate; For thy sweet love remember’d such wealth brings That then I scorn to...Categories: Brunch SweetTags: gluten-freeoatsPeaches(Read more...) | Continue reading
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Supposedly we've come to grips with CSS pixels and device pixels by now and gotten past our Pixel Identity Crisis. Retina Display Media Queries are all good and dandy, but there is something that remains tricky: CSS borders. Imagine having a great and esteemed brand, a hotshot de … | Continue reading
I spent a big part of my childhood in our basement — no reason to call the police. I loved to waste entire days at my father's workbench, taking old electric devices apart with my best friend, not being able to assemble them again and building our own little gadgets for our treeh … | Continue reading
I’ve been settling into my new role at Twitter over the past few months. I’m a Developer Advocate on the Developer and Platform Relations team, based out of a beautiful new London office we opened a few weeks ago. It has been fantastic so far, learning about the Twitter platform … | Continue reading
tl;dr: vertical centering is still lots of fun if your use case includes containers of variable height, but with a set min-height. If you have no min-height, you can pick either way and you're done. CSS (and browser support in 2014) offers two possible solutions, but each comes w … | Continue reading
Amidst all the information about strategy, subterfuge and propaganda during World War One, it is easy to lose sight of the reality of people who lived through it. Jackie Storer’s excellent new book… | Continue reading
Back in April I participated in what was labeled The Most Unique Cycling Event in The U.S. aka the SPY Belgian Waffle Ride.. A 217KM long ride/race with over 3450 meters of climbing, dirt sections, water crossing, jerseys, waffles and beer. What more does a bike nerd need?! I had … | Continue reading
If you want to do a quick check whether your high resolution media queries are working, but you don't have a retina tablet at hand, here's a nice little trick for you: Open Firefox Go to about:config (and sign with your blood that you know what you're doing and will be super care … | Continue reading
Go has good support for examining and modifying Go source code. | Continue reading
Send us video/phot/drawing/whatever coffee postcard and get some free flatwhites or beans. lets do it. you can send us your mini-work by uploading your vid or photo on our photostream on this very www ! hannes - Iceland lukasz - Japan | Continue reading
the fox who longed for grapes, beholds with pain the tempting clusters were too high to gain; grieved in his heart he forced a careless smile, and cried ,‘they’re sharp...Categories: Libations Rare SaladTags: grapeslemon basilverjus(Read more...) | Continue reading
Founded in 1990, Louisiana Cultural Vistas documents the unparalleled culture and diverse history of Louisiana. Our writers, scholars, photographers and artists continue to explore our state’s communities, delivering stories, photographs and reflections on what it means to live h … | Continue reading
In this episode we take on the validity of Disruption Theory in three parts: A discussion of Jill Lepore’s New Yorker article attacking disruption, as well as the debate that surrounded the article Ben’s article from last fall “What Clayton Christensen Got Wrong” A deeper discuss … | Continue reading
Für nutzerbezogene Daten steht in WordPress die Klasse WP_User_Query() zur Verfügung. Üblicherweise gibt man dort einen Schlüssel mit und bekommt die entsprechenden Werte zum User zurück. Durch ein Entwicklungsthema ist mir eine Besonderheit in der Query aufgefallen, die diesen k … | Continue reading
With multiple similar git repositories, for example where a base repository contains a framework or base system installation and other repositories are created from that repository, it's possible to save some time when cloning down another repository by using the reference option … | Continue reading
There’s a bit of a consensus building post WWDC: Apple has grown up, and it’s great. But is it great? Is it possible that something essential has been lost? After all, a lot of the praise being heaped on Apple and Tim Cook was once used for another company – Microsoft. In this ep … | Continue reading
With the successful EC review on Jun. 13, the TOSCA-MP has now ended. We enjoyed working on this project and thank all partners for their contributions. We are happy about the results achieved. You can find more details on the outcomes of the project here. Some of these results w … | Continue reading
A set of recommendations on how Git UI can be improved not on a cosmetic, but on a very fundamental level. We aim at making Git more usable, powerful and easier to learn by radically simplifying its interface and keeping compartibility with the implementation | Continue reading
Anyone that has run a server for any length of time quickly learns that the Internet is full of spammers, bots and other characters you would prefer didn’t exist. A firewall is key to keeping these guys out and Linux comes with a Kernel level firewall called iptables that can… | Continue reading
Joel Unger: Design ecosystems mimic biological ecosystems: Whenever a new trend takes hold or an old one reemerges in the world of design, patterns emulate competitive systems in nature. Resource-intensive adaptations often achieve substantial competitive advantages. Interessante … | Continue reading
How to Upload a File using PHP cURL Anthony Bouch Sat, 06/14/2014 - 03:14 How to Upload a File using PHP cURL Placeholder for Submitted Info Share Placeholder for Feature Image or Video Here's how to upload/transfer a file server-to-server using PHP cURL (this is not a 'client' w … | Continue reading
Our partners at Bellwether Technology continue to provide excellent IT services for our staff at Turners’ Hall. And at the YLC’s Wednesday’s at the Square in New Orleans, they provided incredible hospitality! At the summer’s final concert at Lafayette Square on June 11th, the Bel … | Continue reading
July 2 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. On Tuesday, July 1, the LEH commemorates the landmark legislation with a screening of “Freedom Riders,” the award-winning documentary included in the LEH’s 2013 “Created Equal” grant from the National Endowment for t … | Continue reading
❤ Die Frage nach der Lieblingsfarbe konnte ich der Tochter schon so oft nicht beantworten. Den Schmerz kann ich als Vater zweier Kinder zum Glück nicht nach empfinden. In Gedanken bin ich aber bei euch, in Gedenken an Rebecca. It’s so easy to do, there’s no reason not to. Go to T … | Continue reading
The TOR project has proven itself an important tool in the fight to protect the anonymity of people online. The project obviously needs servers to route traffic through for the project to achieve its goals though. So contributors are needed to donate relays nodes ensuring a free … | Continue reading
In this episode we discuss why James was less excited by WWDC than was Ben, why the Beats acquisition may actually be a textbook response to the Innovator’s Dilemma, whether Apple has every truly faced disruption, as well as James’ review of Michael Lewis’ Flash Boys Links Ben Th … | Continue reading
The new issue of Louisiana Cultural Vistas hits mailboxes and newsstands this month. We’ll celebrate the issue with a publication party on Thursday, June 26, at the Louisiana Humanities Center in New Orleans. Contributors (and regular LCV columnists) Richard Campanella and Matt S … | Continue reading
Recently I noticed a few of my servers had stopped serving my sites, with 502 errors being to visitors. I took a look at my site logs and noticed that they were full of the “Permission Denied” errors below: 2014/06/09 09:45:17 [crit] 11453#0: *22 connect() to unix:/var/run/php5-f … | Continue reading