• CIPSO making your packets too fat? Jumbo frames to the rescue!

    When you’re routing traffic from an unlabeled network (using plain IP) over a network where sensitivity labels are added to the packets using CIPSO headers this may cause problems: space used by the labels is no longer available for the payload, so the packets need to be made a bit smaller. This shouldn’t be a…

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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-11-03

    Thank heavens for Ubuntu having a standard 700Mb installable CD image – means there is actually still a point to keeping my blank CD-Rs # 0-60 in 8 seconds? that's *terrible* http://bit.ly/Worp4 🙂 # Installing #VMware server on Karmic via helpful script at http://bit.ly/3n1L7l – #virtualbox is a breeze by comparison. # Ah, Linux, how…

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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-11-02

    @bbart doesn't that sound familiar ? in reply to bbart #

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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-11-01

    Has anyone heard from @bblfish / Henry Story recently? People are wanting to know where he is … #

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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-10-30

    Experimental #android power saving: 2G only, low screen brightness, no clicks, no vibrate, no interactive google search. Seems faster too # Believe we have identified connectivity issue with #Android #donut 1.6 on G1; apparently strong 3G signal fails TCP/IP, 2G works. Replicable # Two different g1 phones, both same issue since Donut. Can I roll…

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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-10-29

    Open Source is not a Hoi Sin Crispy Duck Pancake, Either: http://bit.ly/yi6CW # #xtracycle project back on course; bottom bracket was installed w/ wrong plastic cup. Swapped part, v friendly, discount off BB socketwrench #

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  • Open Source is Not a Personal Trainer

    “Open Source is a Business Model” – no. “Open Source is a Personal Trainer / keeps companies honest” – maybe, but… no. Never let the tail wag the dog. Open Source is what it is. It is creation, and sharing, and participation. All the rest are side effects, at best.

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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-10-28

    HELP: constructively critique my cycle's new bottom bracket: http://bit.ly/2Kg93m #xtracycle #mtb # @ChrisGerhard not sure, I told them to use a decent shimano but the receipt does not list it; will upload extra pics, looks cross-threaded? in reply to ChrisGerhard # @IgorMinar we tried, Igor, we tried… in reply to IgorMinar # @ChrisGerhard agreed, just…

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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-10-27

    delays on swt on approach to woking from waterloo, a road vehicle hit a rail bridge. #southwesttrains # @katzmandu http://www.flickr.com/photos/alecmuffett/sets/72157622544614157/ <- present i took for you in reply to katzmandu # @the_eggwhite @alimbada @simonw @jonathantweed thanks++ for coming along, it's good to know new people are interested #themineproject # nuisances du jour: 1) my Twitter…

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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-10-26

    @darrenmoffat R you sure you can export VMDK from #Virtualbox? Can only find OVL, and http://bit.ly/1LSo7s suggests it only a half-solution in reply to darrenmoffat # #virtualbox team : please add a "never show this window again" checkbox on your Registration dialogue. It's annoying. # American friends: be aware that the UK and rest of…

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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-10-25

    @timminchin loving the gig so far! Btw, as one ginger to another the only one you missed is 'duracell' but I remember the rest. Best! #

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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-10-24

    Help: How much of #VMware can I use for free? I use #Virtualbox but need to build, test and deploy a Ubuntu VDI under vmware on OSX. # Rgds prev tweet: I believe I can use EasyVMX.com to create a VMDK and #VMware Player under Linux to populate it. Zero cost. Will this work? #…

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