vmware tools can be quietly installed
Came across this little gem recently: /path/to/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl –default EULA_AGREED=yes That’s been a life saver a lot recently 🙂
bagel [thin] burgers
Several years ago I had the good fortune to have a burger paired with cream cheese on a rye bun. And a few years later I had a burger on a bagel. I’ve also enjoyed bagels on Arnold sandwich thins. Combining the best of both of these ideas, try bagel burgers (or on bagel thins)…
creamy, cheesy baked potatoes
I don’t like sour cream (not when I know it’s there, at least). However, I do like creamy baked potatoes. And I like cheesy baked potatoes. My solution? Cream cheese instead of sour cream! Directions: bake potato(es) to desired doneness split in “Wendy’s” fashion (perforate with a fork, and squeeze the ends perpendicular to the…
fixing copyrights and patents
Following-up a recent post on copyrights, I want to share some further thoughts I have on the topic, and about patents, too. First of all, the concept of a copyright is meant to protect the author from others unduly benefiting from their work. One obvious conclusion to make from that statement is that after the…
the gold standard
This is going to ramble a bit, and I’m not 100% sure my opinions are even remotely reasonable, but I had a great conversation on the Gold Standard recently, and thought sharing that would be fun. The quoted sections are relevant parts of the conversation from my friend*, and the unquoted segments are my responses….
storage strategies – part 4
Last time I talked about storage robustifiers. In the context of a couple applications with which I am familiar, I want to discuss ways to approach balancing storage types and allocations. Storage Overview Core requirements of any modern server, from a storage standpoint, are the following: RAM swap Base OS storage OS/application log storage Application…
storage strategies – part 3
In part 2, I introduced SAN/NAS devices, and in part 1, I looked as the more basic storage type, DAS. Today we’ll look at redundancy and bundling/clustering of storage as a start of a robust storage approach. Before I go any further, please note I am not a “storage admin” – I have a pretty broad…