2014 ScreenUpload: Automatically upload screenshots with scp
There are a lot of scripts and applications out there acomplishing the same task, most of them are probably more polished than what I came up with, but there …
Read the post2014 Backup ZNC Logs automatically
This is a short script to automatically backup the ZNC logs from multiple remote servers to a local directory. If you want to run it on a system which isn't …
Read the post2014 Setting up a new Munin slave node
Filing this away for future reference. Install munin from package sources apt-get install munin-node Add master node to allowed IPs vim …
Read the post2014 Nginx, Wildcard SSL and Subdomains
I just setup SSL on all my *.notmyhostna.me domains and here's how I did it. Buy certificate First you need to buy a wildcard certificate, I bought one from …
Read the post2014 Atlas of the Conflict
The Atlas of the Conflict is a beautiful book containing over 500 maps and diagrams providing both a great overview and very detailed information about the …
Read the post2014 Mass renaming files - now with more Vim!
As it happens you sometimes end up with a bunch of files which you would rather rename to something else and it'd be pretty sweet to just rename them like you …
Read the post2014 Recover photos from storage devices
Today I got asked if I could recover some photos from an accidentally formatted CompactFlash memory card. I knew about TestDisk already because I used it in …
Read the post2014 Have you ever heard of Austria? - Kangaroo!
Sometimes I interview people on IRC and one of the questions I'm asking is: Have you ever heard of Austria? If you have, what are the first three words that …
Read the post2014 Overwriting Textual's shortcuts
If you are anything like me, you are connected to a large number of IRC networks and the accompanying channels. As it happens, I'm also developing for the web …
Read the post2014 Fixing things - the ugly way
Because sometimes it's just easier to find a dirty workaround than actually fixing the underlying problem. The problem: For some unknown reason pywhatauto is …
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