Across Weirdish Wild Space: Comments

Thanks for the reply !...

Daryl — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:03:36 GMT

Thanks for the reply ! I thought about having the firewall start before the network interface came up but for some reason was worried that it might cause problems, though I guess as it is discussed in the reference article it is better. Hmmm…

I have to admit, I do like my way better than the slicehost presented article. Maybe I should post up the script for those interested in using it. It is a little but more easy to use than what is described in slicehost.

thanks for the response gladwell !

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Hi Daryl, I didn’t find...

Gladwright — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:41:49 GMT

Hi Daryl, I didn’t find a direct contact method for you on this site, so I’m hijacking this comment to let you know I responded to a comment you made by in march on this slicehost article: http://articles.slicehost.com/2007/11/6/ubuntu-gutsy-setup-page-1

By the way, where in the world are you? I spent a few months in China a couple of years ago and also took advantage of the VPN trick…

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Thanks for the clarification !It...

Daryl — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:44:00 GMT

Thanks for the clarification !

It was very cool though. Especially compared to London where everyone is clustered around the entrance to the Tube yelling about how they’re about to go underground and such.

Not only that, much like the eurostar, say you’ve got an iphone or something you could actually make those longs commutes productive now. Hmmm…

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Hey Kristie,Your shared accelerators are...

Daryl — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:37:00 GMT

Hey Kristie,

Your shared accelerators are extremely impressive without a doubt, and OpenSolaris is kind of nifty but basically, Slicehost seemed to meet my needs a little better for what I needed to do. I’m quite happy with both of you, though Slicehost has edged you out a slight bit. I have to say though that your support team is very good at textdrive though.

You’ve probably noted that I’m still on both services. I maintain my textdrive account, though I haven’t moved to the accelerators, but I think it’s just a slightly different focus than you guys have.

Also, believe it or not, one of the big reasons for staying with you, the Strongspace drive seems to be going away, so at that point, slicehost or a combo of EC2/S3 is looking more likely over the longer term (and also, keep in mind, that for experimentation, the shared host had a lot of limitations in termsof being able to do things… so given the option of not doing things or migrating, it made more sense to check out a lot of options).

thanks for commenting though, I’m very impressed you are checking out your buzz on sites !

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GSM coverage has started about...

SP — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:31:00 GMT

GSM coverage has started about three years ago. It is fully deployed since last year.

Quote from Naxos website, the RATP’s subsidiary specialised in telecommunications :

“Operating mainly on or nearby RATP premises, NAXOS allows travellers to use most of their mobile services (voice, data, Internet access, mobile TV) while on the move in RATP underground stations and tunnels.

To do so, NAXOS, using TELCITE dark fibres, has installed access networks which can be shared by all operators whishing to offer their mobile services to their own clients on RATP underground premises.

For instance, a GSM call started while outside can continue unaffected in the underground station and then inside a train.”

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Hello Dary, i´m really interested...

Diego — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:41:00 GMT

Hello Dary, i´m really interested in this subject. I was looking for your email address but i couldn´t find. Can you please send me??? Thank you so much.

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Hey Daryl,I am happy you...

Kristie Wells — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:01:00 GMT

Hey Daryl,

I am happy you still have the love for Joyent and would like to see you come all the way back ‘home’, so I wanted to clarify why we are no longer upgrading Nicola and the other BSD servers.

Last Fall, we built out a new server environment on OpenSolaris, called Shared Accelerators, where we strictly limited memory and CPU usage per user to ensure a reliable and exceptionally fast sandbox to play in. Those folks that have moved from BSD to the Shared Accelerators have been very happy so I would like to make the offer to you as well. Now, I know you just moved…so maybe this is a wee bit too late…if so, just keep this in the back of your mind for future reference. However, if you would like to know more, there is a bunch of details, including how to get the new Shared Accelerators in our January 2008 issue of Joyeur Bytes. http://www.joyent.com/news/newsletter/jan-2008/get-your-golden-ticket-now

Hope we get the chance to host your blog again.

Cheers.

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Baremetal. Interesting. I actually took...

Daryl — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:10:31 GMT

Baremetal. Interesting. I actually took over as admin on a site they were hosting though and moved off them. I always have to ask this though : Are you just a happy customer or are you affiliated with them in any way ? I do like their web interface though. Seems straight-forward and I just want someone who's not going to screw up like the guys I'm using currently.

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I use baremetal.com - they...

kaptaink — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:45:27 GMT

I use baremetal.com - they are canadian, located in Victoria, and the prices for registering are the lowest I've encountered. They offer solid support and are available by phone... although I've never needed it. Also, they donate a small amount each time you register/renew a domain. I find their site fairly straightforward to use and their email response if you do run into some navigation issues has always been great. Good Luck!

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Hey ! Well, I wish...

Daryl — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:53:51 GMT

Hey ! Well, I wish I could take credit for it. As it usually is, you know, it was the hard work of a lot of much smarter and harder working people than me.. =] What ?!?! LOL... I've got a note in my inbox to talk to AI Denmark about their website implementation. I guess we'll be talking one way or the other !... =] ciao ! Daryl.

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Hi Daryl Congratulations on the...

Nis Jørgensen — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:40:31 GMT

Hi Daryl Congratulations on the new site - looks neat. I especially like the "language" links. Looking forward to seeing the integration with CiviCRM ... from the backend: I'm starting my new job as CRM coordinator at Amnesty International Denmark on Monday. Nis

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One more thing, in the...

Ninj — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:41:53 GMT

One more thing, in the hyperlink conversion: For i = 1 To hyperCount With ActiveDocument.Hyperlinks(1) should be rather: For i = 1 To hyperCount With ActiveDocument.Hyperlinks(i) No? Or did I miss something?

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Hi! Any news about this...

Ninj — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:30:29 GMT

Hi! Any news about this very promising compiled script? Thanks a lot!

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Be aware that 802.11 channels...

http-tolaris.com- — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:13:05 GMT

Be aware that 802.11 channels overlap +/- 2 channels. This means that channel 9 overlaps from 7 to 11. So anybody operating between 5 and 13 (12-13 available if using EU firmware) will interfere with you on channel 9. This is why people tend to use only channels 1, 6, and 11. I'd advise you to pick one of those. Finally, I have a Wi-Spy 2.4 GHz spectrum analyser: http://www.metageek.net/ Invite me over for a drink and I'll tell you what channels are most clear in your flat. :)

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LOL... Yossarian, eh ? How...

Daryl — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:12:25 GMT

LOL... Yossarian, eh ? How very Joseph Heller of you. And so brave posting semi-anonymously (you know the blog records your IP address and can be traced back, right ?)... Of course, to be expected from your type. Ah well... definitely been a bit of a rough landing and heartbreakingly some bugs slipped through which have added up to some larger problems for some of our power users. So, definitely some bumps and kinks to work out which it would be hard to miss (search esp.). Considering the magnitude of what was trying to be accomplished and the fact we're on a wholly new, modern and solid technical platform and once we get these things ironed out we can start doing some amazing things to address the gap between where the site was and where we'd like it to be and AI's place on the internet (and, in fact, already have started to do so), I wish we'd had more resources for QA testing and dev but ultimately, the team did an amazing job accomplishing what they did with what we had - which was basically a nigh-impossible task. So, bit of a launch setback, but it's important to keep these things in the frame of the larger, longer perspective. We're going to fix the problems, move the site forward and try to make it the best human rights platform on the planet for creating social change. As for you, yossarian, I think it's easy to snipe from shadows rather than to help. So, personally, I'd like to thank you for reminding me why this quotation is so important to keep in mind when things aren't always the stellar successes you hope for :

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause, who at best knows achievement and who at worst if he fails at least fails while daring greatly so that his place shall never be worth those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

Night yossarian. Hope that helps you sleep well.

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but Daryl, does it work?...

yossarian — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:30:31 GMT

but Daryl, does it work?

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Hi Tobias, could you offer...

Sebastian — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:34:23 GMT

Hi Tobias, could you offer a download of you version? It seems like Daryl has not read the comment jet. Cheers Sebastian

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I have compiled all the...

Tobias Leverin — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:08:38 GMT

I have compiled all the functionality (simplified table conversion, hyper link conversion etc.) commented in the blogg, created code for that and created a script package. Daryl, let me know if you want this package to be published in your blogg. Best regards Tobias

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I couldn't find the table...

Tobias Leverin — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 00:47:08 GMT

I couldn't find the table code following the link: http://wiki.architecture.rmit.edu.au/doku.php?id=wiki:help:msword_export Therefore I pursued the KISS principle (Keep It Simple, Stupid). I added and adjusted the original MediaWikiConvertTables() sub in the Word2MediaWiki macro referenced in this site. ========= Sub Code Start ========= Private Sub DokuWikiConvertTables() Dim thisTable As Table For Each thisTable In ActiveDocument.Tables With thisTable For Each aRow In thisTable.Rows With aRow .Range.InsertBefore "|" 'Insert initial "|" for each row .Range.InsertAfter "|" 'Insert trailing "|" for each row End With Next aRow .Range.InsertBefore " \\" + vbCrLf 'Insert "hard" line break before table .Range.InsertAfter vbCrLf 'Insert line break after table .ConvertToText "|" 'Convert Word table to text field separated by "|" End With Next thisTable End Sub ========= Sub Code End ========= Adjust the Word2DokuWiki() Sub according to the following: ========= Start Updated Word2DokuWiki() ========= Sub Word2DokuWiki() ... DokuWikiConvertLists DokuWikiConvertTables 'New call to the table method ' Copy to clipboard ActiveDocument.Content.Copy Application.ScreenUpdating = True End Sub ========= End Updated Word2DokuWiki() ========= This worked for me, hope it can help others also. Thank you all Open Source friends for providing the basis for this conversion script. It has really helped me and my colleagues out. BR Tobias

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It seems double * was...

Sandor Korozsi — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:43:03 GMT

It seems double * was escaped in first .InsertBefore and at .InsertAfter"", sorry.

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