Nuclear Monster

Category: technology

  • Setting up Xymon/Hobbit with nginx

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    Old Man Feld
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    (Ed: This article is outdated, please see the updated version at feld’s site by clicking here) I just set this up today and it was a pain in the arse, so I figured I’d leave a trace of it somewhere on the internets. I hope this helps you.

  • Dan’s Ad Data

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    Jack Slater
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    I think I’ll miss those special advertisements, that only ever appear in computer magazines, when they finally die out completely. You know the ones I mean. via No spaceship? No sale..

  • OWC Mercury On-The-Go SATA Case Review

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    Jack Slater
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    After the futile Tango Pro review, I’m ready for all kinds of unexpected failures in attempting to fit this over-sized hard-drive behemoth into a case designed for regular 2.5″ SATA drives. OWC was theoretically ready for this situation with their OWC Mercury On-The-Go enclosure. It is available in a variety of port configurations, but I…

  • NameCheap IPv6 Glue: Not Very Adhesive; Sort of Annoying

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    Old Man Feld
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    So NameCheap finally announced IPv6 glue support and I was quite happy to hear this. I’ve been digging into IPv6 a lot because I’ve become part of an IPv6 project at work (deployment, training, and consulting for customers) so this announcement was perfectly timed. Well, I followed Mr. AlexS’s instructions to no avail. It’s almost…

  • Andy Ihnatko sums up the Android UI perfectly

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    Jack Slater
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    In his double-feature review of the HTC Droid Incredible and the Sprint EVO Andy Ihnatko summed it up perfectly when he said: Working with any user interface developed by Google is like making out with Mister Spock. The company rarely demonstrates any sort of a working understanding of what the Humans respond to and doesn’t…