Monthly Archives: May 2008
Worst Spam Ever
It’s not even really spam. I assume it’s an attempt to validate random email addresses by analyzing bounces.
Posted in Funny, Internet
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Entertainment Center Power Consumption
I used my Kill A Watt to measure the power consumption of various items in my entertainment center. PVR Antec case, Biotstar TF-7050M2 motherboard, Hauppauge tuners, 2.5″ Hitachi drive. 80 watts peak at bootup 65 watts nominal Dell 2001FP 20.1″ … Continue reading
Posted in Electronics
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SSH Key Generation and Conversion With OpenSSH
Key Generation Generate a DSA key: ssh-keygen -t dsa This will generate an RFC 4716-formatted key file similar to the following: —–BEGIN DSA PRIVATE KEY—– MIIBuwIBAAKBgQDijfpmyXBZpnq8EhEhSxeJz7fNxIlWYD6t7bviDZMARh8mLCr2 bug2J1K+Rl4qoLQJ7zRGlytwQ2krTCmvVahOjy9m/QW5936rCyVS19PRdJMEEMSN vLQaMtpKbnHp0z8Xs/X1CkDmxThOlvRVjiObdd0U9eELLoo5VHauVHmufwIVAO7j l4bxgVXeX09WJcyOXAUauNXHAoGAF20ESXgTvbbdxDECa2tfTi/j1/+emNV/+zuR aq6xms/K0piZhMlkK3BD9PgHhXfqZuRT/Z9b8ja3nR34H2KL3UInCNV6kSq6h+MD MLJnNQG4wADLYw3p5Tzz/hUwtfqpZ/9e7FpBdgfooS274GgPKTG8BFRiudIztPpK 4GueicoCgYEAy8hllDrFzQUqFG0kMe8r3dOFDjMQHf6ITttmAiScwEPg+a5D++Sq bj42vkKSNgaYHc+Z8QPgerPehIkBde6wx0ukq0a8IXy8F86IasXz3wzotPeJsdKi mynQKzhSm9Jzbk/SK/yh5NGhJzz1VmHsg+ir/qReguMHfqDGCI4kSFYCFDJKXQ4h MteJHSlu62RrGwInRBOh —–END DSA PRIVATE KEY—– An … Continue reading
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Compiling X264 on Ubuntu
I noticed that HandBrakeCLI displayed this message: x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: none! I thought that, perhaps, I could gain some performance by recompiling x264 directly for my AMD dual-core, 64-bit CPU. It turned out to be quite a task. … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged AMD, Athlon, compile, gpac, libgpac.so, libgpac_static.a, libx264, libx264.so, recompile, x264
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Yay for Ft. Lauderdale Airport
Free, open wireless. Not like lousy Dallas airport, which only has T-Mobile Hotspots ($$$).
Posted in Travel
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