Fitzrovian Tuesdays

It's probably a comet but...

2019-02-17T08:37:00.001+00:00

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/11/nailing-down-the-nature-of-oumuamua-its-probably-a-comet-but/

This is quite cool - a live map of DDOS attacks worldwide

2014-08-26T15:20:00.003+01:00

http://map.ipviking.com/

PHP: fcgid and flush()

2012-08-28T17:32:00.000+01:00

(Hi guys, long time no speak. This post is really just so I have a note of this myself and hopefully useful for anyone else googling the same issue...)

We had an issue with some PHP scripts timing out so tried to get the script to return some empty text just to keep the connection alive. What a pain! Finally I figured out the three things that were required:

1.

FcgidOutputBufferSize 0

in your fcgid config file (/etc/apache2/conf.d/fcgid.conf in my case, on Ubuntu 10.04)

2.

output_buffering = Off

in your PHP config file (/etc/php5/cgi/php.ini in my case, on Ubuntu 10.04)

3. And this was the real pain, because I spent ages testing with a file that was never going to work!!

You need to send at least 1024 bytes (1K) before you can flush(). This is the code for my *working* test file:

echo str_repeat(" ", 1024);
echo "Test1";

flush();

sleep(3);

echo str_repeat(" ", 1024);
echo "Test2";

(blogger doesn't like me putting the opening and closing php tags around that code, but they should be there)

If it's working correctly, you should see the first line, then three seconds later the second line. If it's not working correctly, it will wait for three seconds and load both lines at the same time.

Hope this helps someone!

Viewpoint: We should stop running away from radiation

2011-03-28T15:27:00.003+01:00

This seems pretty sensible.

New York's High Line - Photo Gallery - Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine

2011-03-16T17:28:00.001+00:00

Hey, nice. How is everyone btw?

New York's High Line - Photo Gallery - Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine

Former UN nuclear boss hints at Stuxnet's Iran hit

2010-11-22T14:09:00.002+00:00

Zoo-wee mama!

VAT off Sony goods at Amazon

2010-10-29T12:54:00.000+01:00

From this link...

Otters return to almost every corner of Britain

2010-10-18T08:35:00.001+01:00

Typically inaccurate reporting from the Daily Mail. I can see loads of corners from my seat at the dining room table and not a single otter.

Ubuntu 10.10 out on Sunday

2010-10-07T10:55:00.002+01:00

DriverMax

2010-09-24T11:07:00.000+01:00

Useful utility for machine rebuilds (Seumas)

Bruce Sterling at reboot 11

2010-09-16T17:54:00.003+01:00

Not watched this yet but apparently it's good...

OpenDNS - Internet Navigation And Security

2010-09-06T07:49:00.001+01:00

As my 7 year old daughter now googles things I thought it was time to get some parental controls installed for my home network's internet connection. After a bit of researching OpenDNS seems to be an excellent (and free) solution. Much better than paying for iffy software that would then have to be installed on all the PCs in the house.

Meditation article in Ars Technica

2010-08-28T20:18:00.002+01:00

Meditation boosts part of brain where ADD, addictions reside

Brian Keenan / Jah Wobble

2010-08-27T06:56:00.003+01:00

Claire and I went to readings / Q&A sessions with first Brian Keenan and then Jah Wobble at the Book Festival yesterday. Both of them pretty amazing individuals.

Moray Place BBQ

2010-08-26T07:28:00.004+01:00

From Moray Place BBQ

Seumas your attendance is definitely required at the next one. Plenty of money left in the adwords kitty...

Being a behemoth: how Microsoft (and 9 others) make their billions

2010-08-19T16:40:00.002+01:00

Great article

Seumas!

2010-08-18T10:46:00.003+01:00

Cycle ride home as tracked by Google Latitude

2010-08-16T20:50:00.002+01:00

My cycle ride home (KML data exported from Google Latitude running on my Nokia E72 and imported into Google Maps).

View Cycle ride home 20100816 in a larger map

Google Latitude location history

2010-08-16T14:26:00.001+01:00

I thought you might be able to do this - track Google latitude location history. Interesting and slightly unnerving, have just turned mine on.

Fitzrovian Engineering

2010-08-10T12:24:00.007+01:00

Snoopy Theology

2010-08-01T07:52:00.001+01:00

Side of house landscaping project - phase 1

2010-07-30T16:22:00.008+01:00

Assembly Rooms tent in PSG

2010-07-30T16:00:00.001+01:00

Fitzroy meet up

2010-07-22T16:16:00.000+01:00

We should do this actually. Where and when though? I personally think we should have a bbq in my back garden in Edinburgh.

mypccare scam

2010-06-28T13:32:00.002+01:00

Interesting. We've had three phone calls from different people local to here, saying that someone phones up saying he's from Microsoft and there's something wrong with their PC. Seems like a persistent guy. The website www.mypccare.info (be careful visiting these kinds of sites: don't do it in IE!) seems at first glance to look legit, but a closer look shows it's pretty shoddy.

Anyway, whois tells me that the domain was registered by Abhishek Jaiswal in Calcutta. Not as UK as that flag on the website suggests then. Googling for the text on the page, shows the exact same quote on a list of similar "support" sites.

The scam is that they try to get you to allow remote access to your computer. People have lost lots of money through these types getting access to their financial information. Be careful out there!