Skin of Stars

Machines, Media and Miscellanea

by Kevin Carmody

Blog Entries

Geek Set-Up

I saw this comment on slashdot by http://slashdot.org/~Sancho and it made me chuckle. Please bear in mind that this is a *very* geeky joke. Linux is ok on the desktop, but for servers, I really prefer FreeBSD. Sometimes I get tired of that, and use NetBSD for a while. A short stint with NetBSD, Apache, Postgresql, and PHP usually refreshes … Read the remaining 15 words

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Making your own webdev environment on Ubuntu desktop

These machines aren’t all fun fun fun, sometimes you have to use them for some more serious work. In this post I’m going to tell you how to make your own php/mysql web development environment on your own Ubuntu desktop. Once you’ve done this you won’t need to keep uploading files to your server just to check if something works. … Read the remaining 379 words

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Preparing myself for the #uksnow deluge. [skinofstars]

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Inbound weather may scupper weekend run plans. Fingers crossed for freak warm snap. [skinofstars]

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RT @andrewjskatz: Why is that the same people who argue "if you have done nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear" so anti #wikileaks? [skinofstars]

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RT @ThePoke: Chris Huhne's wife appears in court to explain the misunderstanding. #Huhne http://t.co/o1NscUF4 [skinofstars]

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RT @4foot30: Your site says "Did you know we have an app?", my brain thinks "Skip Intro". [skinofstars]

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RT @freedimensional: A hack from Midem Music Hack Day that creates tour routes for artists based on IP data from torrenting - Tourrent P ... [skinofstars]

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RT @lewisnyman: A eureka moment from @elliotjaystocks - mock up responsive designs using 1000px instead of 960px http://t.co/e9KC4dRN [skinofstars]

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