- yeah. guess what rules? flying foxes. #
- @nigelmcnie awwww. 🙂 i did enjoy the weather today. in reply to nigelmcnie #
- getting ready for my talk (11:30 NZ time). but breakfast first! #lca2010 #
- @dukeleto FTW 🙂 in reply to dukeleto #
- OH: "are you insane?" "yes! he works in government" #lca2010 #
- benjamin mako hill on the stage for keynote livestream: http://www.lca2010.org.nz/programme/schedule/video/mfc #lca2010 #
- think about empowerment + autonomy, who controls the technology mediating our experiences? via @mako #lca2010 #
- "open source" created to distance from the principles of "free software", focus on the practical benefits of the dev methodology #lca2010 #
- freedom itself (apart from dev methodology) has inherent practical benefits sez @mako #lca2010 #
- median # of contrib to sourceforge projects is ONE, median # of commits: ZERO. can't really have mass collaboration with yourself #lca2010 #
- antifeatures: a world where user rights & desires come after developers'. result: software with features users hate. #lca2010 #
- antifeatures are an inextricable part of proprietary software development. key advantage of open source software. via @mako #lca2010 #
- Market Segmentation – NT Workstation vs. Server: only difference: one bit in the registry (tcp connection limit switch) #lca2010 #
- "that was 1996, things are much better now, right?" (shows list of Vista products. arbitrary limits on memory/disk this time.) #lca2010 #
- @dukeleto pics will be in the livestream 😉 in reply to dukeleto #
- "there are no dongle facebook fanclubs." #lca2010 #
- "I have yet to meet a free software DVD player that respects the unskippable DVD track." #lca2010 #
- freedom to modify software is the freedom to remove features we don't want. #lca2010 #
- @sabik heh.OF COURSE! in reply to sabik #
- Q: "if we live in a utopia, is there any room for antifeatures?" A: there's room (and people like perverse things). #lca2010 #
- "if a company murders a baby & the worst thing they did was violate trademark law, we have a bigger problem." sez @mako #lca2010 #
- Q: "How do we test manufacturing promises?" A: already have lots of laws that cover this, don't need new ones #lca2010 #
- last minute cramming for #lca2010 talk (t-minus 27 minutes) #
- most of ext4 work has been cleanup and bugfix 😀 -ted ts'o #lca2010 #
- my preferred term for dbench is "random number generator" #lca2010 #tedtso-troll #
- handling running out of disk space is hard. -ted ts'o (2.6.28-29 era had panic-if-out-of-disk issues) #lca2010 #
- on-line defrag had a security issue (could as a regular user write root-owned files). but fixed now! #lca2010 #ext4 #
- had great lunch with Oracle DBAs about how we can use PostgreSQL as a front end, other ways to link OS DBs together #licensecost #lca2010 #
- samba writes in parallel, so found a parallelization bug when early adopter ran backups. testers, FTW! #lca2010 #ext4 #
- @lin_nah thanks so much! I picked it up after lunch. <3 efficient lost and found 🙂 in reply to lin_nah #
- @gnat hah. "advanced banter" looks interesting. in reply to gnat #
- hard to justify business expense for creating a new production-ready general purpose file system #lca2010 #ext4 #
- estimate 100 engineer years have been put into ZFS. did they get a return on that investment for shareholders? -ted ts'o #lca2010 #
- posted slides for #lca2010 talk: a survey of open source databases -> http://tr.im/KWMn #
- Q: where is linux going irt solid-state drive? A: using flash translation layer? probably just have to turn off optimizations. #lca2010 #
- in matthew garrett's "social success" talk #lca2010 #
- linux communities: "it's like the Koreas." -matthew garrett #lca2010 #
- linux community is those who care, and bother to turn up. -matthew garrett #lca2010 #
- "In summary: ***** on my ****" #lca2010 #
- @HybridDBA ideas included stored procs or middleware to have Postgres pass queries it doesn't understand to Oracle (or others…) in reply to HybridDBA #
- slippery slope of eliminating all behavior that might alienate any community members. no consensus on this yet. #lca2010 #
- #protip: search for orson wells outtakes for entertainment -ted ts'o #
- AMEN: "A code of conduct is nothing without enforcement." -matthew garrett #lca2010 #
- fun & code of conducts are not mutually exclusive. the goal is to point out opportunities for positive change (my interpretation) #lca2010 #
- Q: what practical things can we do? A: Point out behavior that's antisocial. Leaders need to do this. #lca2010 #
- OH: 'We /could/ get into an argument about cultural relativism…' #lca2010 #
- @FallenPegasus omg, pls take good notes 🙂 in reply to FallenPegasus #
- inspired by @pjf's talk, sharing the jibba jabber toy with @mjollnir http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jibba_Jabber #
- In search of food #lca2010 #
Category Archives: twitter
twittering on 2010-01-18
- can tell that everyone is waking up because my network connection keeps dropping 🙂 #lca2010 #
- current #lca2010 keynote: http://www.lca2010.org.nz/programme/schedule/video/_mfc_128 #
- really enjoying @BiellaColeman's keynote. great storytelling, inspiring. #lca2010 #
- in the scaling the weta datacenter talk #sysadmin #lca2010 #
- RT @newsycombinator: Java, Postgres developer job. Location? The South Pole http://bit.ly/6soLaV (cc: @gorthx, @dlangille) #
- weta datacenters run at 25C (suggested was 20C) #lca2010 #sysadmin #
- considering increasing temp to 28C (82F), using water cooling for storage, using DC power #lca2010 #
- enjoying that i actually learned how to convert C -> F yesterday #arduinorules #
- chris king looked at implementing a large-scale cooling system using water. nice to see data centers using it #lca2010 #
- details: a luke-warm water stream would be created for all hvac systems to use & machines to reject heat into #
- details: giant cooling tower located on top of the building for hot water to go into, and cooled water to flow out of (HVAC chiller-style) #
- in data storage miniconf listening to talk on sheepdog, a distributed storage pool system from NTT #lca2010 #
- now showing a video of the UI, node configuration, data distribution map. sheepdog is an adorable name for an EBS replacement. #lca2010 #
- sheepdog is GPLv2, project page http://www.osrg.net/sheepdog/ #lca2010 #
- watching @FallenPegasus present on memcached #lca2010 #
- why not rely on mysql query cache? "it's a hack." heavy write load? "mysql query cache will fail." #memcached #lca2010 #
- @jdub yeah, this in the context of "why not just use query cache and never memcached" in reply to jdub #
- gonna hang out for @fuzzychef's relational vs non-relational talk (includes some categorization I'll talk about tomorrow) #lca2010 #
- just heard a #redis shout-out from @FallenPegasus #lca2010 #nosql #
- no new database design. but we have lots of new implementations, some of which are better! sez @fuzzychef #lca2010 #nosql #databases #
- RT @stewartsmith: @selenamarie, @jdub: the mysql query cache is also single threaded. giant mutex. fail with > 1 core. #
- re:mysql query cache @joshwaihi this seems like a balanced overview: http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2006/07/27/mysql-query-cache/ in reply to joshwaihi #
- just saw @br3nda walk in! #lca2010 #
- "a lot of people don't want to use SQL." sez @fuzzychef. me: but you know what's worse? SPARQL: http://tr.im/KOZ7 #lca2010 #
- @brainsilopdx might be talking with other hackerspace folks here at #lca2010 – anything in particular I should ask them? wellington has one! in reply to brainsilopdx #
- @brainsilopdx ah great! Thanks. in reply to brainsilopdx #
- Lovely lunch with @br3nda, @jarichaust, @emmajanedotnet, @pjf and james 🙂 #
- Gorgeous day! #lca2010 http://twitgoo.com/bymm9 #
- @pjf maybe more general so that we can include more services 🙂 some ideas: "boredom stream" (ppl yr bored with), "drama" (self explanitory) in reply to pjf #
- @pjf AH. hmmm. then your first option is the best 🙂 in reply to pjf #
- @obra @pjf then: WWW::Facebook::Friends::JSON will be sufficient. 🙂 in reply to obra #
- RT @lhawthorn: case study from World Bank on use of #FOSS in Brazil. Slides & summary available from webinar. http://bit.ly/4ovigk #
- headed to data storage for @devdas' talk on refactoring a large postgresql database #lca2010 #
- PT @sigurdmagnusson: #lca2010 tip: nice evening to attend Wellington's free botanic gardens music. Bus/cable car/walk. http://is.gd/6yCy4 #
- kicking it off with a warning about the foot-gun of rules, but they are also awesome. #postgres #lca2010 #
- (also caught the tail end of Arjen Lentz's OQGRAPH talk: https://launchpad.net/oqgraph) #lca2010 #
- @kartar awww. Are you at lca? in reply to kartar #
- "anyone storing IP addresses in VARCHAR fields?" (no hands) Audience member: "liars!" #lca2010 #
- @pjf I feel like we're some kind of hugs delta force. #
- showing the use of rules to respond with an error to INSERTs to perform maintenance (and acquire locks) #lca2010 #postgres #
- love expressed for transactional DDL inside of #postgres http://tr.im/KPKu #lca2010 #
- RT @jonjensen0: Good notes on self-improvement, lack of self-confidence. Why I Feel Like a Fraud:
http://j.mp/7wniNe via @newsycombinator # - trying that again: @lhawthorn +1 how about we try the malaysian place then? http://www.kayumanis.co.nz/Kayu_Manis/Selamat_Datang.html #
- here for cucumber-nagios "behavior driven infrastructure" #lca2010 #
- talking about Mechanize and Webrat (ruby) in relation to http://cukes.info/ #lca2010 #
- @kartar yes! maybe livecasts as well? http://www.lca2010.org.nz/programme/schedule/video/ video probably not up for a few weeks i hear. in reply to kartar #
- showing email from martin england about using cucumber in relation to puppet. Puppet == build, cucumber == testing. #lca2010 #
- (talk is by @auxesis btw #cucumber #nagios #lca2010) #
- shout out for those still "hand rolling" (vs cfengine, chef, puppet) 🙂 it's ok. #lca2010 #
- why do we need these complex tests? traditional monitors (ping/tcp) don't verify the right things. ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS! AMEN. #lca2010 #
- @Ycros heh. context: you can still start using better tools to test your stuff 🙂 in reply to Ycros #
- nice prequel of this talk from @kartar: http://bit.ly/5ODKf2 #lca2010 #cucumber-nagios #cucumber #ci #monitoring #
- @Mettadore aww #blush in reply to Mettadore #
- last link: behavior driven systems monitoring for telephony: http://tr.im/KPZ5 #lca2010 #cucumber-nagios #
- cc: @e_monty RT @emmajanedotnet: Monty srsly looks like Steve Buscemi. I keep looking around wondering if I'm in a Tarantino movie. #lca2010 #
- devdas bhagat talking about the theory of constraints (where's the bottleneck?) in relation to statistics #lca2010 #
- @justindhunter the cucumber-nagios.org site actually has tons of good info. in reply to justindhunter #
- getting ready to give a #bucardo replication lighting talk in the data storage track #lca2010 #
- Make your own dropbox #lca2010 http://twitgoo.com/bzcck #
- project is http://github.com/benbalbo/iiz #lca2010 #dropbox-replacement #
- @TulayFe had to present without slides 😀 in reply to TulayFe #
- oops -> correct link! RT @dukeleto: @selenamarie broken link! did you mean http://github.com/benbalbo/iizip ? #lca2010 #
- DRDB + mysql on the whiteboard! #lca2010 #
- Drbd architecture in progress http://twitgoo.com/bzcxd #
- Guess who thinks we should just have the conference ouside? 🙂 #lca2010 #
- @gnat so, by exactly how many do sheep outnumber people in your fair county? Ps I have a question about a billboard. #
twittering on 2010-01-17
- @kakariki 🙁 sorry to miss you this year. in reply to kakariki #
- how about: let's get shit done and be ethical self-promoters? work actually does not tend to speak for itself. people do that. #
- and, @amyhoy ftw -> http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2010/01/a-rant-about-women/comment-page-3/#comment-2289 #when_in_doubt_act #
- @dlangille staying downtown! in reply to dlangille #
- @bluesmoon thanks! 🙂 in reply to bluesmoon #
- hrm. woke up way too early. #
- "The goal of community organizing is to get the community to take back the community." http://bit.ly/8SjFOD HT @timoreilly in reply to timoreilly #
- @e_monty re: itunes -> http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Software/11114.html #
- @dogalwayswins yeah, it's gorgeous here. even in the mist! in reply to dogalwayswins #
- headed out for my first day of #lca2010 #
- @jenred agreed! in reply to jenred #
- just done with lunch from a kabab place on the lovely Wellington wharf with @samv. #lca2010 #
- My lab partner http://flic.kr/p/7wx3qm #
- I did it! http://flic.kr/p/7wx3sq #
- Arduino session http://flic.kr/p/7wx855 #
- @br3nda which track are you in? i'm gonna grab a coffee in a minute. in reply to br3nda #
- Adding fahrenheit http://flic.kr/p/7wty8F #
- @br3nda thinking of going to TWEETUP! green man pub? in reply to br3nda #
Weekly tweet digest for 2010-01-17
- RT @planetpostgres: Greg Sabino Mullane (@turnstep): Postgres Upgrades – Ten Problems and Solutions http://tr.im/K3kv #
- @ddeckelmann i'm interested in the responses 🙂 in reply to ddeckelmann #
- RT @edaypdx: Moving on to Rackspace Cloud: http://ping.fm/6cTAe #
- RT @newsycombinator: Rackspace vs. EC2: Performance Analysis http://bit.ly/4K1zyd #
- muahahahaha. #awesome #
- @ericsbrain i can totally see you with hobbit feet. in reply to ericsbrain #
- what's inspiring me right now: http://tr.im/K7Dc #
- made another batch of soup. that makes three in four days. #
- @rebastiality please see: http://www.helpfeedthetroll.com/ #
- @AE3nn zero. plan is to create a run on the side of the house this spring and repopulate in March. 🙂 in reply to AE3nn #
- @AE3nn something like that 🙂 that picture is one I took of a hen I had last year. in reply to AE3nn #
- @paigesaez if you take a japanese class, lemme know. i wanna learn too. in reply to paigesaez #
- @HFtT HAI R U TROLLING ME? in reply to HFtT #
- @ndroid yeah, EBS vs local storage is a huge issue. still interesting to see some cloud server numbers. in reply to ndroid #
- @HFtT your grammar is pretty good for one of those. in reply to HFtT #
- a database's target audience are developers and end users, not DBAs or business analysts. #
- question is not: which database should I use? it is: which database solves my problem? #
- so, what is your problem? 🙂 #
- @sigurdmagnusson what can we do to change that? in reply to sigurdmagnusson #
- yeah @jmelesky! they think they're saving money by spending (false comparisons). need to flip script & show how DB *makes* money. in reply to jmelesky #
- @caseorganic your brain is missing! :O in reply to caseorganic #
- @caseorganic yay! looks nice. i like the shish-ka-bobs. in reply to caseorganic #
- @puresight sure, that's implied 🙂 BI folks have been asking that question for many years, as have banks, other streaming data bizs. in reply to puresight #
- needed queuing system to replicate :/ RT @newsycombinator: Diary of a Paranoid MySQL Upgrade – 250GB database to 5.x http://bit.ly/6zJluV #
- 15% perf boost for using 'deadline' scheduler. assuming a read-heavy load? looks like 7/1 read/write http://bit.ly/6zJluV #
- separate binlogs from main disk (same advice goes for postgres xlog dir) http://bit.ly/6zJluV #mysql #
- @paigesaez me too. seriously. just wrote (privately) about my tendency to stall, waiting for more info. in reply to paigesaez #
- RT @shiflett: Here’s why the iPhone’s touchscreen feels more natural: http://j.mp/screencompare /cc @fictivecameron #
- inspiring chats with @sheeri and @fuzzychef today. looking forward to #lca2010. #
- @puresight heh. well, if someone else wants to take up that torch… in reply to puresight #
- +1 PT @anildash: I heard @google's legal team say standing up about China would be a good way to show their values. Today, I'm impressed. #
- thinking about the #osbridge opening session last year where everyone took 5 minutes to talk to their neighbor. <3 #
- There needs to be a whole day of tutorials on "when right is WRONG". #radioroom #planning #
- @schwern it's about lying like a geek, really 🙂 there are things that may be semantically correct, but situationally wrong. in reply to schwern #
- Open Source Bridge 2010 Town Hall – Next Thursday 1/28 – http://calagator.org/events/1250458164 #
- i am not packed. #lca2010 #
- Out the door. Lots ofg ood stuff to read queued up. Only taking camera phones this time. http://yfrog.com/379dhsj #
- @gorthx @christiekoehler thanks! in reply to gorthx #
- looking forward to an advanced GSoC trolling reunion at #lca2010 (cc @lhawthorn, olly) #
- @mjollnir not until SUNDAY. meh. i'm SO down for monday night music tho. in reply to mjollnir #
- +1 RT @jabancroft: Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do) http://j.mp/6TcG6B I want to do these with my kids! #
- @edaypdx see you soon! in reply to edaypdx #
- Officially feeling concern about catching the NZ flight #united #eunninglate #
- @sarahsharp I'm flying from sfo 🙁 I'll see you at the airport most likely! in reply to sarahsharp #
- Highland park for advanced trolling session acquired #lca2010 #
- @sarahsharp
Monty Taylor might be on that Clift as well in reply to sarahsharp # - @garethgreenaway thanks!! in reply to garethgreenaway #
- 1263584942196.jpg http://flic.kr/p/7vUEz4 #
- @jenred yeah. gorgeous! figuring out my G1. #
- @gnat I am here, lost near Hobbiton. in reply to gnat #
- @jarichaust sorry.. Not in wellington yet. Maybe tomorrow? in reply to jarichaust #
- @gnat yeah! and happy birthday to you 🙂 in reply to gnat #
- enjoying breakfast in adorable beach town. coffee++ #
- @dlangille Mount Maunganui in reply to dlangille #
- headed out to Mount Doom! #lca2010 #
- @lizhenry yay! i'm jealous of the adventure 🙂 #
- now entering wellington. #lca2010 #
- @kakariki 🙁 sorry to miss you this year. in reply to kakariki #
- how about: let's get shit done and be ethical self-promoters? work actually does not tend to speak for itself. people do that. #
- and, @amyhoy ftw -> http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2010/01/a-rant-about-women/comment-page-3/#comment-2289 #when_in_doubt_act #
- @dlangille staying downtown! in reply to dlangille #
- @bluesmoon thanks! 🙂 in reply to bluesmoon #
- hrm. woke up way too early. #
- "The goal of community organizing is to get the community to take back the community." http://bit.ly/8SjFOD HT @timoreilly in reply to timoreilly #
- @e_monty re: itunes -> http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Software/11114.html #
- @dogalwayswins yeah, it's gorgeous here. even in the mist! in reply to dogalwayswins #
- headed out for my first day of #lca2010 #
- @jenred agreed! in reply to jenred #
- just done with lunch from a kabab place on the lovely Wellington wharf with @samv. #lca2010 #
- My lab partner http://flic.kr/p/7wx3qm #
- I did it! http://flic.kr/p/7wx3sq #
- Arduino session http://flic.kr/p/7wx855 #
- @br3nda which track are you in? i'm gonna grab a coffee in a minute. in reply to br3nda #
- Adding fahrenheit http://flic.kr/p/7wty8F #
- @br3nda thinking of going to TWEETUP! green man pub? in reply to br3nda #
twittering on 2010-01-16
twittering on 2010-01-15
- 1263584942196.jpg http://flic.kr/p/7vUEz4 #
- @jenred yeah. gorgeous! figuring out my G1. #
- @gnat I am here, lost near Hobbiton. in reply to gnat #
- @jarichaust sorry.. Not in wellington yet. Maybe tomorrow? in reply to jarichaust #
twittering on 2010-01-14
- i am not packed. #lca2010 #
- Out the door. Lots ofg ood stuff to read queued up. Only taking camera phones this time. http://yfrog.com/379dhsj #
- @gorthx @christiekoehler thanks! in reply to gorthx #
- looking forward to an advanced GSoC trolling reunion at #lca2010 (cc @lhawthorn, olly) #
- @mjollnir not until SUNDAY. meh. i'm SO down for monday night music tho. in reply to mjollnir #
- +1 RT @jabancroft: Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do) http://j.mp/6TcG6B I want to do these with my kids! #
- @edaypdx see you soon! in reply to edaypdx #
- Officially feeling concern about catching the NZ flight #united #eunninglate #
- @sarahsharp I'm flying from sfo 🙁 I'll see you at the airport most likely! in reply to sarahsharp #
- Highland park for advanced trolling session acquired #lca2010 #
- @sarahsharp
Monty Taylor might be on that Clift as well in reply to sarahsharp # - @garethgreenaway thanks!! in reply to garethgreenaway #
twittering on 2010-01-13
- @schwern it's about lying like a geek, really 🙂 there are things that may be semantically correct, but situationally wrong. in reply to schwern #
- Open Source Bridge 2010 Town Hall – Next Thursday 1/28 – http://calagator.org/events/1250458164 #
twittering on 2010-01-12
- @sigurdmagnusson what can we do to change that? in reply to sigurdmagnusson #
- yeah @jmelesky! they think they're saving money by spending (false comparisons). need to flip script & show how DB *makes* money. in reply to jmelesky #
- @caseorganic your brain is missing! :O in reply to caseorganic #
- @caseorganic yay! looks nice. i like the shish-ka-bobs. in reply to caseorganic #
- @puresight sure, that's implied 🙂 BI folks have been asking that question for many years, as have banks, other streaming data bizs. in reply to puresight #
- needed queuing system to replicate :/ RT @newsycombinator: Diary of a Paranoid MySQL Upgrade – 250GB database to 5.x http://bit.ly/6zJluV #
- 15% perf boost for using 'deadline' scheduler. assuming a read-heavy load? looks like 7/1 read/write http://bit.ly/6zJluV #
- separate binlogs from main disk (same advice goes for postgres xlog dir) http://bit.ly/6zJluV #mysql #
- @paigesaez me too. seriously. just wrote (privately) about my tendency to stall, waiting for more info. in reply to paigesaez #
- RT @shiflett: Here’s why the iPhone’s touchscreen feels more natural: http://j.mp/screencompare /cc @fictivecameron #
- inspiring chats with @sheeri and @fuzzychef today. looking forward to #lca2010. #
- @puresight heh. well, if someone else wants to take up that torch… in reply to puresight #
- +1 PT @anildash: I heard @google's legal team say standing up about China would be a good way to show their values. Today, I'm impressed. #
- thinking about the #osbridge opening session last year where everyone took 5 minutes to talk to their neighbor. <3 #
- There needs to be a whole day of tutorials on "when right is WRONG". #radioroom #planning #
twittering on 2010-01-11
- RT @planetpostgres: Greg Sabino Mullane (@turnstep): Postgres Upgrades – Ten Problems and Solutions http://tr.im/K3kv #
- @ddeckelmann i'm interested in the responses 🙂 in reply to ddeckelmann #
- RT @edaypdx: Moving on to Rackspace Cloud: http://ping.fm/6cTAe #
- RT @newsycombinator: Rackspace vs. EC2: Performance Analysis http://bit.ly/4K1zyd #
- muahahahaha. #awesome #
- @ericsbrain i can totally see you with hobbit feet. in reply to ericsbrain #
- what's inspiring me right now: http://tr.im/K7Dc #
- made another batch of soup. that makes three in four days. #
- @rebastiality please see: http://www.helpfeedthetroll.com/ #
- @AE3nn zero. plan is to create a run on the side of the house this spring and repopulate in March. 🙂 in reply to AE3nn #
- @AE3nn something like that 🙂 that picture is one I took of a hen I had last year. in reply to AE3nn #
- @paigesaez if you take a japanese class, lemme know. i wanna learn too. in reply to paigesaez #
- @HFtT HAI R U TROLLING ME? in reply to HFtT #
- @ndroid yeah, EBS vs local storage is a huge issue. still interesting to see some cloud server numbers. in reply to ndroid #
- @HFtT your grammar is pretty good for one of those. in reply to HFtT #
- a database's target audience are developers and end users, not DBAs or business analysts. #
- question is not: which database should I use? it is: which database solves my problem? #
- so, what is your problem? 🙂 #