'Linux' Category
A Couple of Links
I don’t usually just post links, but these are too great to not share. The Nerd Handbook This explains so much about me and “my people” that it borders on the uncanny. Everyone who is dating, has ever dated, or is planning on dating a nerd/geek needs to read this. Installing MySQL on Ubuntu A sarcastic response to [...]
Live Resizing of RAID5 Arrays in Linux
A friend of mine asked about the benefits of software RAID versus hardware RAID in Linux, and I proceeded to voice my support for the former. It was then brought up that online resizing was one of her concerns, and I set about to figure out how to do just that. These instructions [...]
What I Look for in a (Linux) Server System
A coworker of mine and I had discussed my stance on Apple — it hasn’t really changed much since I wrote that, in case you’re wondering — and she asked me for my thoughts on what I look for and expect in a Linux system, so I offered to write them down here. [...]