Author Archives: Robert

s3nukem – Delete large Amazon S3 buckets

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Robert

s3nukem is a slightly improved version of s3nuke, a Ruby script by Steve Eley that relatively quickly deletes an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Simple Storage Service (S3) bucket with many objects (millions) by using multiple threads to retrieve and delete … Continue reading →

Posted in Web Technology | 6 Comments

WREST (Website REST)

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Robert

WREST [rest] = Website + REST -noun A RESTful API service that is made available to its own website. The distinguishing behavior from a regular RESTful API is that calls coming from the client are identified the same way as … Continue reading →

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haircro

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Robert

haircro [hair-kroh]: hair + Velcro -noun When hair is cut very short (using, say, #2 on clippers), the hair holds hoodie hoods on like it’s Velcro — but it’s hair! 

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Two Subnetworks on One LAN, and Linux arp_filter

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Robert

It’s a rare situation in a small networking environment that having two subnetworks on one broadcast domain can be an issue. I would normally avoid such a scenario (and it’s usually easy to do so) but I recently got AT&T’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Networking | 5 Comments

Beware of DVI-I Cables (they are Not Compatible with DVI-D Devices)

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Robert

I recently moved my flat-panel displays further away from my computer, but the DVI cables they came with weren’t long enough to connect the displays to the computer in their new location. So, I ordered some longer DVI cables from … Continue reading →

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AT&T U-verse — A Network Geek’s Perspective

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Robert

I just got AT&T U-verse, which delivers Internet, TV (IPTV), and phone (VOIP) service to the home; all this over one pair of copper from the VRAD. My upgrades to the service include HD TV, DVR, and a static IP … Continue reading →

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Open Personal Portable Lifetime Store (Perpolis) v0.1.0

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Robert

Perpolis gives you ownership of and puts you in control of your own data; whether it’s your blog posts, status updates, pictures, bookmarks, address book, calendar, or to-do lists. The idea is simple: everything personal, such as a blog post or address book, should be yours. If you choose to have your blog hosted by, say, Blogger, or your address book hosted by Hotmail, then this may not be the case. These data are difficult to take with you should you decide to move to another service, or if either of these services ceases operations. Continue reading →

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