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I got tired of clicking through virt-manager to create new VMs, so I found the command needed to create one from the command line (thanks https://acidborg.wordpress.com/2010/02/18/how-to-create-virtual-machines-using-kvm-kernel-based-virtual-machine/): vi…

I’ve been working on cleaning up my Evernote, and noticed that I have a lot of tags assigned to a single note.

This was driving me crazy, but the fix is really easy (Source: https://discussion.evernote.com/topic/62259-evernote-for-mac-56-public-beta-1/?

You’re probably using the wrong dictionary « the jsomers.net blog > Which is to say you get a feeling about English that Calvin once got with his pet tiger on a day of fresh-fallen snow: “It’s a magical world, Hobbes.

Another great article by Matt Gemmell.

If you are using docker on Mac OS X using boot2docker (http://docs.docker.io/installation/mac/), you may see truncated output from docker run, and also may have noticed that docker attach does not work properly, producing only some output and then exiting.

Great article.

I’ve been trying out Airmail as my main email app.

I’d been having for some time a problem with `com.apple.dock.extra` appearing in the “Apps using significant energy” section of the battery menu.

Interesting explanation, via http://ralfmaximus.tumblr.com/post/73635353732/spinningyarns-doctorbee-xwidep-scales This is because Fahrenheit is based on a brine scale and the human body.

I’m giving an Ignite talk for the first time at DevOps days Paris.

via http://www.studiopress.com/design/google-font-combinations.htm Nice suggestions.

Hilarious - Ellen on the “Internet Password Minder”

I’m giving an Ignite talk for the first time at DevOps days Paris.

About a year ago, Posterous was acquired by Twitter.

Evernote introduced some time ago an "Insert Date" keyboard shortcut, which is very handy.

Included in the #LinuxCon registration packet: a skateboard# via twittelator

I would like to challenge you to attempt to emulate their dam project any dam time and/or any dam place you choose.

At 16:02 UTC, Friday, May 25, 2012, the SpaceX Dragon officially became the first privately-owned commercial spacecraft to be captured by and berthed at the International Space Station.

There will be several CFEngine-related classes and talks at the PICC'12 conference (Professional IT Community Conference) on May 11-12th, in New Jersey.

via blogs.discovermagazine.com This video is simply amazing.

via shop.oreilly.com Free e-book from O'Reilly.

Photo credit: NASA I'm excited to report that, using state-of-the-art deep sea sonar, the team has found the Apollo 11 engines lying 14,000 feet below the surface, and we're making plans to attempt to raise one or more of them from the ocean floor.

Ever pushed a new project to GitHub and wished you had the time or talent to make a beautiful page for it?

I am at Purdue to give a CFEngine talk and visit some old colleagues, here are some photos I took during a night walk right after checking into my hotel.

I am ecstatic to announce that the book is now officially released!

Well, here's a good use of web analytics.

via thesun.co.uk Poor dog, but hilarious video.

A collection of useful .gitignore templates via github.com Useful resource.

via vimeo.com Amazing - a continuous-flow artificial heart.

Rod Morris/www.rodmorris.co.nz

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via youtube.com Beautiful.

COMMANDMENTS Work on one thing at a time until finished.

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After using Sparrow for a while, I have decided to switch back to Mail.app.

To sum up, you delete the offending directory and then run something to the effect of git filter-branch --index-filter \ 'git rm --cached --ignore-unmatch path/to/the/formerly/misbehaving/module'

nwdiag generates network-diagram image file from .diag file. .diag file is similar to DOT file (graphviz’s).

via boston.com A-ma-zing.

via youtube.com Wow, the amount of work that went into making this makes me dizzy.

via youtube.com Communicate Better.

The cable caught on my knee while working out and snapped off the microphone unit :( Hope to get it repaired or replaced, I love these headphones.

the man sitting next to me was reading proprietary information, information that could be very, very damaging to this company if in the wrong hands, and he couldn’t have cared less about it via shankman.com Fascinating, scary story.

via daring fireball.net Awesome.

via boston.com It's been a while since a linked to a Big Picture set, but this one deserves it.

We know how hard it is to find quality freeware that is licensed for commercial work.

Let me wrap this up by giving you a quick summary: If someone tells you that all the apps in the multitasking bar are running, using up memory or sucking power, they are wrong.

I have been blogging about CFEngine here for a while (it's my most frequent tag).