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Comment on Root access on Ubuntu server? by Mike

Mike — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:30:27 +0000

Thanks for the comments, DB – that’s actually what I ended up going with.

I also spent some time working with visudo to lock down sudoer accounts even more, but when I found myself having to use the root account to update things, I backed out of most of that as well. I figured having to frequently access root would just mean I’d be making root access less secure and it would be better to never have to use root and give more permission to the trusted user account.

Comment on Root access on Ubuntu server? by DB

DB — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:54:29 +0000

Also, never share a password. Your proposal requires the root password to be shared. It’s just you today, but next year it’ll be 3 people, and when one leaves, you have to change the root password. Stick with individual accounts and you can easily disable a user’s SSH access and sudo privileges if needed. The whole reason sudo & SSH were invented was to circumvent the well-documented shortcomings of a single root account.

Comment on Root access on Ubuntu server? by DB

DB — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:51:19 +0000

I think you’re working too hard. Just use your account + sudo, with a strong password. Use SSH to connect to your normal account, not root. In fact, disable root access by SSH in sshd_config and require public-key authentication (disable password authentication).

Spend your effort making sure people don’t break into the server in the first place. Because once they’re in, they can do damage. Little tricks like a second root password aren’t going to help you.

Comment on Vistaprint Lessons Learned – Part 1: Software Development by Kendall

Kendall — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:23:14 +0000

“Patch, patch, patch” is how engineers code . Or at least the ones in my office. They know they should abandon their legacy code, but at this point, we would pretty much have to start all over. It’s hard to convince anyone to do that since the software is more a PR tool than a money maker (it’s sort of half and half), but it looks like it’s 10 years old and half of it is in fortran … I’m worried about what it what it will look like and how it will run in 10 more years …

Comment on The Results Are In – makeyourownjeans.com by david

david — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:56:59 +0000

i’ve now placed two orders with makeyourownjeans.com and i must say, i’m all finished. i’ve never had a good experience. “so why order a second time?” because i wanted to give them a chance to redeem themselves. i learned a little in placing the first order. i made some adjustments and placed the second order accordingly. still, the quality was mervins-esque and the fit was piss-poor. not at all what i had requested. from now on, instead of taking the gamble and hoping something works out in an online purchase, i’m gonna’ just wait it out and spend a little (or a lot) more on something i can touch, try on and (if i decide i must) return with little to no hassle.

Comment on Ambivilent About Amsterdam by Mo

Mo — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:25:57 +0000

My husband loved that painting (it was a soldier in the snow, right?) I wrote to the Van Gogh Museum years ago asking about it, and if it is the same one, I was told it was by Rene Princeteau and that it was on loan from an art museum in The Hague (looks like a permanent loan, it’s been at least 10 years since I saw it!) I seem to remember they told me the title was “Hussar in the Snow”, but I have had no luck finding any prints or even images of it anywhere under that name or the one you give here. If anyone out there knows where to find one, please post it here! Thank you…

Comment on The Results Are In – makeyourownjeans.com by Steve

Steve — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:26:07 +0000

Being 6′6″ and having an lean muscular body it’s virtually impossible to find good fitting clothes. My first pair of jeans from makeyourownjeans was disappointing but that was my fault from not measuring correct. However I did order a button fly and got a zipper, that sucked, and then the zipper handle broke the second time I zipped it. Got a 15% discount on my next order to remedy the situation.

For my second pair I made the adjustments needed and was very pleased. I got a button fly. These have been the best jeans I’ve ever worn.

I am now waiting for my third pair and have mad minor adjustments to my measurements.

The website is not the best. It should have more of a description of the fits, and explain what they do to your measurements for the certain fits. Also they should have a fit under the drop down menu that is “fix” meaning to create the jeans to exactly the given measurements.

Love the jeans! I’m an avid banana republic shopper and these are at minimum equal to their quality, and probably better. I think the tailors may overlook small details from the mundane aspect of their job, ie button flys. Regardless I’m a buyer for life.

Comment on Ambivilent About Amsterdam by Mike

Mike — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:53:50 +0000

Thanks, Glen! I’d almost forgotten about it, it’s been so long!

Comment on Ambivilent About Amsterdam by glen moreland

glen moreland — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:46:42 +0000

The artists name is Rene Pierce Charles Princeton
It is a greay painting but an image is hard to find

Comment on The Results Are In – makeyourownjeans.com by ashok bansal

ashok bansal — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:37:11 +0000

I am not sure what you guys are talking abt..

I bought two cargo pants… Finally what a crap arrived at my home in New York…
Believe me .. I even did not try single time….

Boot CUT Cargo pants had holes….
Stitching very poor… Cloth quality is very very poor….
No comparison with GAP or BANANA REPUBLIC.

I wasted $130 for tow pants….
I could have arranged myself from India for $10 since my family is in INDIA.

Bottom line… Looking for quality… do not do internet shopping from INDIA.

What a waste of money , I could have contributed that money to child support….