[CentralOH] 2015-09-25 道場 Scribbles 落書/惡文?: cattle; pets; qube os; dead code; ide; wall; everything is a file; disney; happy birthday; cars; backdoor key; luigi; /dev/0xff; kiosk

jep200404 at columbus.rr.com jep200404 at columbus.rr.com
Thu Oct 8 00:14:53 CEST 2015


Der Zuaberlehrling
Die Geister, die ich rief

Cattle, not pets
For one version of software, one might have many different versions of a
configuration files for the various places it is used. 
Where should configuration files be stored?
    In same repo as source code that it is for?
    In separate repo as source code that it is for?
    Ad-hoc backups?
http://12factor.net/config
    This says that configuration should be separate from code,
    but is silent on how to keep track of configurations.
wp:Software configuration management
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/automate-configuration-backups-with-subversion/

different repo for configuration info

wp:QUBE
popular names
wp:Qube
wp:Qubes
wp:Qubes OS

wp: prefix means Wikipedia
To get good answers, consider following the advice in the links below.
http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20090627155454/www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/2000/06/14/quoting.html

$15 plug-in crypto key supports RPi and other Linux devices
http://linuxgizmos.com/15-plug-in-crypto-key-supports-rpi-and-other-linux-devices/

I see dead code.
http://www.ptxstore.com/jetbrains/product_info.php?products_id=442
https://www.ptxstore.com/jetbrains/product_info.php?products_id=1346
I see dead people.
wp:The Sixth Sense

To IDE Or Not To IDE?
http://www.meetup.com/Central-Ohio-Python-Users-Group/events/225343514/
wp:PyCharm
JetBrains refuses to U-turn on subscriptions (but sweetens the deal)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/18/jetbrains_subscriptions_latest/

Server in Wall
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/20/farm_break_wall_to_find_server/

Everything is a file (except when it's not)
http://opensource.com/life/15/9/everything-is-a-file

Is Disney hiring Python programmers?
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/04/us/last-task-after-layoff-at-disney-train-foreign-replacements.html
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/09/07/exclusive-displaced-cast-member-how-disney-replaced-me-other-americans-with-cheap-foreigners-on-h1b-visas/
It's curious if NYTimes and Breitbart are sympathetic to same side of issue.

Happy Birthday To Us
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/09/judge-warners-2m-happy-birthday-copyright-is-bogus/

Python probably not in VWs,
because embedded stuff needs to be small, fast, and deterministicly so.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/09/vw-scandal-highlights-irony-of-epa-opposition-to-vehicle-software-tinkering/

Designed with Python?
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/09/video-3d-printed-tsa-travel-sentry-keys-really-do-open-tsa-locks/

Luigi is a Python package that helps you build complex pipelines of batch jobs.
http://luigi.readthedocs.org/en/stable/

wp:Acetogenin

North America's IPv4 address supply runs dry
http://www.zdnet.com/article/north-americas-ipv4-address-supply-runs-dry/

    who at dojo:~$ dd if=/dev/zero | xxd -g 1 -u | head
    0000000: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
    0000010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
    0000020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
    0000030: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
    0000040: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
    0000050: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
    0000060: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
    0000070: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
    0000080: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
    0000090: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
    who at dojo:~$ dd if=/dev/zero | tr '\0' '\377' | xxd -g 1 -u | head
    0000000: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF  ................
    0000010: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF  ................
    0000020: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF  ................
    0000030: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF  ................
    0000040: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF  ................
    0000050: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF  ................
    0000060: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF  ................
    0000070: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF  ................
    0000080: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF  ................
    0000090: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF  ................
    who at dojo:~$ 

/dev/zero but no /dev/0xff
Which is better for filling flash drives with? 0x00 or 0xFF?

makes coffee better
wp:Instant WebKiosk (Chromium & Flash)
wp:Porteus (operating system) (Slackware + Firefox)
wp:Webconverger (Firefox + Flash)

Automaker Releases Software Update After Hackers Remotely Hijack Car
http://www.securityweek.com/automaker-releases-software-update-after-hackers-remotely-hijack-car

The Volkswagen Scandal Is Just the Beginning
https://medium.com/climate-desk/the-volkswagen-scandal-is-just-the-beginning-ba02110925cf

HACKERS REMOTELY KILL A JEEP ON THE HIGHWAY—WITH ME IN IT
http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-highway/


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