Late Night Rant: Agile
CollabNet VersionOne has released it's 12th annual "State of Agile" report. The survey involved more than 1,400 software professionals in various roles and industries over the fourth quarter of 2017. Only 12% responded that their organizations have a high level of competency with agile practices across the organization, and only…Read More
Document Conversion with Unoconv
The other day I ran into the "Flexible Import/Export" article by Bruce Byfield in the March 2018 issue of Linux Pro Magazine and thought it could use some more detail. So here's some more detail.
How Not to Prepare for a SysAdmin Interview
The Linux Foundation just gave birth to seven supposedly interesting tips on how to prepare for a Linux SysAdmin job interview. Unfortunately, the research behind all this probably excellent advice was based on interviewing hiring managers - the people who, despite the title, contribute very little to the hiring decision-making…Read More
Philly Flower Show 2018
An annual event produced by The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society since 1829 and hosted by the Pennsylvania Convention Center is a good place to escape boredom and shitty weather. Also, a place to photograph something other than the cat.
Productivity Shortcuts for .bashrc
Some of the useful (more or less) aliases and functions for the .bashrc file to make your life a little easier and delay the onset of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Decision Making Using Python TOPSIS
In a nutshell, TOPSIS - the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution - seeks out one of many options that is the closest to the ideal option while at the same time is the farthest from the worst possible option.
Using Variables in Bash
A few quick tips on using variables in your Bash scripts. Nothing fancy here, just good practices that we often overlook.
WordPress: Post-processing of the image failed
This particular WordPress issue appeared with version 5.3 and is refusing to go away. However, the problem here is not with WordPress but with the Apache ModSecurity. The particular ModSecurity rule in question is 200003 that's been giving webmasters a headache for half a decade now.
Encrypted Volumes and Portable Apps
This is a description of an uncomplicated setup for an encrypted volume and portable applications for a Windows laptop consisting of a USB3 storage device, VeraCrypt OSS OTFE, a hardware password wallet, and portableapps.com software.
Convert XLSX to a MySQL Table
Some people find it hard to let go of Excel even when the situation is ripe for a database. And so dozens of different versions of the same spreadsheet edited by many people are floating around Sharepoint, and nobody quite knows which one to use.
Detect SSL Certificate Injection
When the SSL Digital Certificate is intercepted and replaced by a device between your browser and the Web site, we call it certificate injection. This method is more commonly used not by hackers, but by corporate IT security utilizing appliances known as SSL sniffers, such as Blue Coat ProxySG or…Read More
SSL For Self-Hosted WordPress
Just some notes for setting up SSL with your self-hosted Wordpress installation. Just got around to doing this the other day. Yeah, I know, about time...
Luxembourg 2017
A day-tripper to Luxembourg during my stay in Paris. Mainly because I wanted to ride the TGV. I like trains and this was my favorite. Most photos were taken using Nikon D7000 with Nikkor 24-120 lens and a mini-tripod. I learned three things about Luxembourg and its inhabitants. First, don't arrive…Read More
London 2017
A few photos from my late-notice business trip to London in 2017. Most photos were taken using Nikon D7000 with Nikkor 24-120 lens and a mini-tripod. I stayed there for two weeks at the bedraggled Britannia International hotel in Canary Wharf. The hotel still had some of that Thatcher-era luster…Read More
Securing VSFTP with TCP Wrappers and IPTables
I've been drinking beer and perhaps had one too many. Regardless of the reason, I felt the urge to further secure my favorite server. The target of my paranoia is once again the VSFTPd. I already have iptables and fail2ban running with various elaborate rules and filters. And this is…Read More
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