What Browser, Again?

So Google came up with this simple web site that shows you what browser version you are using. .

http://whatbrowser.org/

I'm guessing this is more for the non-technical people as it can't identify that I'm using either "wget" or "links".

Where's Chuck Norris? Do you know?

Would you like to know where Chuck Norris is? Are you sure?

Well, if you are feeling lucky enough and want to risk... why don't you try Google and use the option "I'm Feeling Lucky"? Or are you too scared to find out?

The result brings you to the page below:

But don't let looks deceive you. This is really just a page made to look like Google's search result... as you can see from the address bar pointing to http://www.nochucknorris.com/.

Site is Back Up

Yesterday I finally had some time to work on the servers and get them back up. All images should be displayed as normal.

Right now the setup I have at home includes 3x servers (Firewall, Web and App). My plans are to migrate all these servers into one box and set them up as virtual machines with VMware. I have already got the hardware and the box built, I’m just working on the final hardware adjustments.

Here are the box specs:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Memory: 4GB DDR2
Storage: RAID 1 with 2x Sata2 500GB (for VM images only)

I’m hoping that this will allow me to run 4 VMs at an average level. The boxes I have right now are all P2 and P3 anyways.

You can have an idea of what my “server tower” looks like from the pics bellow. I’ll keep you posted on my advances.

Main Image:

Modem, Router and Switch:

Monitor, stdin and 10 port KVM :

Towers:


Vic.

Images not being displayed - Site is down

Hi all,

You might notice that some of the images on my blog are not being displayed. We are having some work done at my house, so I had to shutdown the servers for the past week.

Servers should be back up by next Wednesday. My apologies for any inconvenience.


Vic.

Linux Journal - Photo of the month?

I received an email today that made me very happy! After forwarding some tux images I had on my pc (and I have many), Linux Journal offered to put one o them on their magazine. The featured photo is below:


I'm yet to receive a confirmation that this will happen... but never the less I'm very excited to even have received an offer. Now I just need to keep checking whenever I receive a new issue if the photo has been published.

Mississauga Linux Group

I'm trying to organize a monthly LUG meeting for the area that I live (Mississauga, ON). I started with emails to the Ubuntu CA mailing list, which I got good results.

We also have a Wiki page up, and I will posting a thread on the Ubuntu forum. I hope we can get a few users that are willing to sit down, drink some coffee and talk about Linux.

Wiki: MLUG

1st Meeting
24 September 2008, 6:00pm
Mulligan's Pub and Grill, 2458 Dundas Street West, Mississauga

Is OSS and GNU killings its own chance due to “extreme” users?

I'm not one to really discuss political views and ideals, also am not good at it. But I would like to share something I experienced at work that made me think about my ideals in regards to Linux against Microsoft.

I have used Microsoft my whole life. I've also started in the IT industry about 2-3 years ago, so I don't consider my self a very experienced person. Around November 2006 I came across a live CD of Ubuntu and decided to give it a try. That's was when I felt in love with the operating system, and I have been using it since them. I've also fallen into the category of Linux users that like to brag that M$ sucks and Linux is the best.

I'm at the moment working for a company that makes proprietary software, but for Windows environment only. I have to tell that I was amazed at how professional they are at this place and how much importance they put into making things right. It really makes it a better of a place to work for. There's no where to grow in the company if I want to invest in Linux, but at least I can continue with my self paced studies for when I consider myself ready.

The main problems happened a while ago. A customer that runs his backbone servers in Linux was having some problems with our software. Our software needs full access to the folders to be able to work, and he was not aware of that. My boss (extremely smart person and a MAC user) knowing that I was a Linux fanboy asked me for help with some testing, and we discovered that all they had to do was change “directory mask” and “create mask” to 777 on his smb.conf, and that should resolve the problem. Again, we do not support Linux for our software, this was just an unofficial help (I'm sure that there could be better ways like using 770, but again I'm not a Linux sys admin).

The person in charge of the IT department (outsourced) made a huge deal about this. Stated that our software was the problem and that we should fix the basic I/O settings of our software. Stated that if not, they would have to look for solutions that would better fit their requirements.

This “IT” person also made fun of my testing stating that they were not using a simple home toy distro like Ubuntu, but a high portable Linux distro.

Our software is the best in the market. The people who use that software on their company also agree, but they'll end up suffering because of an Open Source fanatic that does not want to see the good part of both worlds. He will change the company needs because they don't meet his open source requirements. Shouldn't this be the other way around?

After that I had to hear funny comments, that were somewhat true. Is open source really free after all? On this case, I think it's actually increasing costs than actually help decreasing it. All due to fanaticism.


More info: Post on Ubuntu Forum

Vic.

Funny Phrases

I'm going to post here some of weird and funny stuff I've heard on the past few years working on a call center. If you think you are crazy, wait till you read this. These are sentences that came out of peoples mouth during group conversations...

- Amenizador de trauma da mucosa anal - Relief of trauma of the anal mucosa - Daniel
- Se a minha vó tivesse saco seria o meu avo - If my grandma had balls she'd be my grandpa - Daniel
- Uma mordidinha na bunda é gostoso - A little bite in the ass is good - Alkmim
- Eu posso ser feio, mas na cama eu sou foda - I may be ugly, but I'm the shit in bed - Alkmim
- I like facials!!!! (loud and enthusiastic) - Lucy
- Gostaria de ouvir a sua cadela ladrar - I would like to rear you dog bark - Veiga
- Procurei o seu nome, virei para o outro lado e nao encontrei - I looked for your name, turned around and could not find it - Lucy
- A coisa que eu estou a perguntar, é duas - The thing I'm asking is two

Portuguese only

- 2 P de patos e um T de tatu mudo - Maite
- Obrigado por segurar aí as pontas - Daniel
- Isso é uma sequência de momentos que têm de ser - Veiga
- A sua cadela é macho ou fêmea? - Veiga
- A linha está um bocado fraca
- As ligações do brasil são um bocado chatas - Danny P.
- Aguarde um segundo enquanto eu lhe arranjo um engenheiro de telefonia
- Eu nao sei se estou confusado ou nao
- Mas eu sou consideravelmente certo que escrevi...
- Só vou meter voce a guardar pontas
- Voce tem que instalaçar o software
- Se alguma coisa acontecer, é só telefonar pa dentro
- Faca maria faca - Kathleen
- Quando falas com uma pessoa, tens de falar com a pessoa
- Não se percebe.. é como 2 gregos a falar entre si
- Ele foi-se permufar
- Vamos estar em contato come você brevemente.Espero que vai estar tudo pronto hoje
- O senhor manda pa dentro
- Voce podiria abrir uma conta debaixo do seu nome
- Depois de voce abrir o cadrastro - Andre
- Quando as códias se tocam
- Já foi á nossa 3com website?
- Hub? É um hub? sabe o que é um hub? Eu vou-lhe dizer outra coisa completamente diferente
- O senhor mandou a fonte feituosa
- Falei com o nosso engenheiro de nota fiscal
- Acredita que não passou aqui uma hora sem pensar em você, e como nos podemos assistir você
- Como por nossa conversação, eu e-estou enviando-o esta e-mail.
- Se você poderia e-mail mim toda a informação pertinente.
- Codigo de fecho de correio = Codigo postal


I'll keep updating this as I hear more an more stuff...

Vic.