Unravelling an Enigma

What a blazingly good fun day at Bletchley! A ‘few’ pictures of the day are shown below (hi-res versions are available on request).

Well… Some of us were ‘keen’ and so we were there in the queue for when the gates opened at 9:30am. Various en-route txts from the rest of our group coordinated our . . . → Read More: Unravelling an Enigma

MTU – MSS – Kernel Compile and Networking Gem

Unbelievably, this is still a problem across the internet!

If your connection through to the internet is less than 1500 (bytes) MTU, or if the destination you wish to connect to is less than 1500 MTU, and there is a “brain dead” ‘block all ICMP‘ at that far end or anywhere else along the route . . . → Read More: MTU – MSS – Kernel Compile and Networking Gem

kernel-3.3.8-gentoo to kernel-3.4.9-gentoo

(This detail should not be a problem for you if for Gentoo you are using the default ‘genkernel‘.)

 

Here’s a ‘minor’ update foible to watch out for on Gentoo when moving from a compiled kernel-3.3.8-gentoo to kernel-3.4.9-gentoo and running Shorewall…

There’s a few new kernel config options and at least some of them must . . . → Read More: kernel-3.3.8-gentoo to kernel-3.4.9-gentoo

Downpour a Capocci

That was a bit of a splash for the Langtry’s Capocci!

Industrial CO2, Global Heating, a very energetic atmosphere, a stuck jet stream, and… We get a Biblical downpour and a river of water roiling down the road just as I make a mad dash from the bus to Langtry’s. The bus driver looked at . . . → Read More: Downpour a Capocci

A Feast of Raspberry Pi

That turned out to be a good bit of Pi and a good turnout for both nights with people young and not-so-young converging from far and wide.

The NottingHack Raspberry Jam soon had a mini-Brambleweenie collection blinking their lights and displays. See below for a few pictures from the night. They will be continuing each . . . → Read More: A Feast of Raspberry Pi