Comments on: Linux and Dvorak Update

By: syzygy

syzygy — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:46:05 +0000

My reasons for SFTP are my own :-) SFTP is great, but the lack of tab completion starts to get frustrating. I use it when necessary, but otherwise use SSHFS to get at my data remotely.

Ubuntu is great for a desktop for certain people, but I found it to be a little much for what I wanted. I switched my server abay from it because its an older Pentium 3 that does not need any extra features.

Unfortunately, with finals ramping up this week, we felt it was best to avoid refilling the kegerator. Thus the taps are dry, much to the disappointment, but perhaps betterment, of all.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:00:31 +0000

When away at a conference, I installed mutt on my work server so that I could SSH to the server and read mail through that. Nothing like unencrypted Webmail to open up some potential nastiness. This was right after another conference, where some RIT students were caught running programs sniffing the wireless packets. Perhaps caught is the wrong word. I observed them in this behavior. Co-ops…

You’re not going to mention anything about your conversion from FTP to SFTP?

I recently dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/[my hard drive partition] just for fun before a complete reinstall of a work laptop, made wonderfully simple with a self-booting Ubuntu 7.10 disk. You would be proud. Except for the ubuntu part. But then again, I’m not known for caring particularly for your esteem …

Caring for your beer, however, now that is a different story. What’s on tap for the end-of-quarter party?

-S

By: Richard Chapman

Richard Chapman — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:34:39 +0000

Oh, you mean the keyboard. I thought you were talking about John C. Dvorak. I was getting ready to let loose with my standard JCD tirade. Sorry. Carry on.