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Regaining access to an AWS (Amazon) Linux machine

2011-10-24T21:25:00.001+03:00

Say you secured so much your AWS server you can only login with SSH keys there. And you have only one SSH key that can access that server. And you lost your SSH key or forgot the passphrase for it. Are you damned to lose all that work you have poured into that machine? Probably not, if you have the luxury of some downtime. AWS does not have any (easy) way to just change the SSH key that can

Buying group - Goodstuff from Italy

2011-08-27T14:59:00.000+03:00

To all my friends in Finland (if I didn't send you an email already): it's that time of the year. If interested in good food from Italy go and fill the webform (now improved usability!) http://bit.ly/omRLY2 I hope to have all the orders by mid September (in 3 weeks), place the order in 4 and get the stuff within the second week of October. If everything goes fine :)

N9 - Against all odds

2011-06-22T00:51:00.001+03:00

Well it wasn't (and it's still not) easy to run the IT behind harmattan/N9. But we made it. And the feedback on the device is just bursting for us behind the scenes. The whole Nokia/MeeGo team has pulled off a beautiful device against all odds. It's true that difficulties makes you stronger. I am proud of all my team and all my colleagues. Thank you all for making it the most challenging and

Calling only once setUp in unittest in python

2011-04-25T15:47:00.000+03:00

In python unittest the setUp function gets called every time you need to run a single TestCase (no matter if you run it using TestSuite or simply unittest.main()). So if you have to test something that requires a complex setUp routine (like loading 50000 records from SQL or preparing an orangemochafrappuccino) but that can be reused all along your TestSuite you have the same problem I had. Now

Mocking LDAP calls with minimock in python

2011-04-25T15:30:00.000+03:00

When using unittest in python you often need to mock objects and calls to those objects. You don't need _an_entire_ LDAP server just to test a search nor you need a full blown SMTP server to test a function that accidentally sends a mail (that you don't want to send while testing anyway). So minimock is one easy way (the easiest I found) to do the job. What the docs don't really tell you (nor

DLink DVG-2001S advanced configuration

2011-03-08T18:32:00.000+02:00

A loooong time ago I bought this SIP router, the DLink DVG-2001S. After years of using it and being bothered by the infamous call waiting alert I got fed up and tried to get rid of it. Obviously no freaking way you can do that through the web interface... luckily that didn't stop me from doing telnet to the device and hacking a bit into it. telnet &lt ip_device_of_your_device &gt 23 sip showThis

Downgrade from squeeze to lenny..

2011-02-09T21:35:00.000+02:00

If you were distracted in the last 3 days and forgot that Debian 'stable' became 'squeeze' last Sunday, or just inadvertently issude 'apt-get upgrade' on your lenny machine, wondering why you had more than 200 packages to update, but still pressing Yes Yes Yes... well you have done the thing I did at least on one of my servers... But no problem, downgrading is easy in apt. Just put: Package:

TomTom Go 750 and adding a simple microSD to it

2011-01-25T21:48:00.000+02:00

So I was all happy about my new TomTom that I decided to upgrade the maps to the latest version (for free since it was the first time). That turned out in an unbelievably long and painful operation. First attempt. Connect the device to the computer and just push the upgrade button. "You don't have enough space on the device. Choose what area you want to upgrade" No, thanks I want the whole

Pasta alla bolognese (finnish recipe a la Stezz)

2010-04-06T18:59:00.006+03:00

[This post is sponsored by Misha]This is the way it's called all over the world even though we call it in Italy "Pasta al ragù" (the ragù is "alla bolognese").It's mainly made of tomato and minced meat BUT not only of that (and this is basically the difference between the one you find in "JukkaPekka's restaurant" and a proper italian one).INGREDIENTS for 4 persons1/2 onion1 carrota bit of persil1

Italy vs. Finland (a statistical approach)

2010-01-30T16:40:00.000+02:00

I've come across an economic measure called Gini index, the index is commonly used as a measure of inequality of income or wealth. A low Gini coefficient indicates a more equal distribution, with 0 corresponding to complete equality, while higher Gini coefficients indicate more unequal distribution, with 1 corresponding to complete inequality.So I got interested in what the Gini coefficient might

Job at Maemo

2009-11-08T21:23:00.003+02:00

In case you'd like working in Maemo, we're looking (also) for an IT specialist:

Debian packaging: Changing permissions and ownership of dirs

2009-10-14T10:32:00.002+03:00

Regarding creating users and permissions our beloved Debian Policy [chap. 10.9] tells us:...you must arrange for your package to create the user or group if necessary using adduser in the preinst or postinst script (again, the latter is to be preferred if it is possible). I wanted to stick to the postinst since it's preferrable so I couldn't change the permissions in the rules file.Now the thing

N900 and TV-out: I just love it

2009-10-02T22:49:00.005+03:00

After I read the post of Urho about Wiimote+DrNokSnes+TVout I couldn't help trying it out right away (except the Wiimote thing that I don't have). That was a funny jump back in time to when I was young and passed the evenings at a friend's apartment trying to finish the (amazing at that time) Super Mario bros on the NES (I didn't have a NES myself).Besides that I tried out for the first time in

Troppi papi

2009-09-27T22:27:00.002+03:00

Geniale vignetta di Beppemora.

A questa non c'avevo proprio pensato...

2009-09-25T23:12:00.004+03:00

Oggi mi sveglio, una giornata come tante altre e scopro che il nostro mitico Silvio presidentone nazionale (il migliore degli ultimi 150 anni) si candida (o si vorrebbe candidare, o lo vorrebbero candidare, ancora non ho capito) al premio Nobel per la pace.Si avete capito bene premio Nobel per la pace.Come se io mi candidassi al premio Nobel per la letteratura.Non contento della messa in scena

Micidiale...

2009-09-11T22:45:00.001+03:00

Ennesima versione del video di Hitler... stavolta in salsa italiana :)

Translation Party

2009-09-01T21:28:00.002+03:00

Well this is a really nice way to waste your time: Translation Party.You write a phrase in english and it will translate it back and forth from english to Japanese until the phrases will match in 2 consecutive translations.I entered this:Whatever you say it's wrong and I will disagree with that until you prove it rightand the equilibrium was at this point:And, right or wrong, I have evidence to

My first bread

2009-09-01T10:01:00.002+03:00

Following the series of 'cooking at home' here is our first home made bread.Incredibly enough the first attempt is really good :)

Maemo5 and Nokia N900

2009-08-27T15:07:00.002+03:00

Oh finally we announced this thing. Still can't talk about it that much :(The video looks great though :)

Seeking for the perfect pizza recipe (in Finland)

2009-08-17T16:48:00.012+03:00

Image by Aaron Landry via Flickr(this is for Sotiris and Francesco)In a struggle to find the perfect mix of flours here in Finland I managed to get close to something good with this recipe.Ingredients * 50% of Erikoisvehnäjauho * 30% of Durum Vehnäjauho * 20% of HiivaleipäjauhoI usually make 1 Kg of dough I also put: * 3/4 (0.75) of a glass of olive oil (extra virgin it's maybe better, don't use

The Hangover

2009-08-11T21:53:00.007+03:00

Few days ago I watched this movie, absolutely hilarious. One of the best comedies of the year.A group of 4 guys that goes for a bachelor party in Las Vegas and the day after nobody remembers anything and one of them is disappeared. Always in between reality and surreality you'll be often screaming "WTF, this is not possible!!!" and you'll laugh your ass out.

Un progetto ambizioso

2009-08-04T21:03:00.005+03:00

Siccome all'ultima rimpatriata la scelta sul ristorante e' stata dettata prettamente dal caso e dalla fretta di avere un posto dove andare a mangiare e che potesse contenere 30 persone, ho deciso stavolta di partire da lontano con un progetto molto ambizioso: iniziare a scegliere oggi il ristorante dove faremo la prossima rimpatriata chissa' quando, Natale o quel che sara'.Ad ora l'unico

Happy Sysadmin day

2009-07-31T17:12:00.003+03:00

Let's face it, System Administrators get no respect 364 days a year. This is the day that all fellow System Administrators across the globe, will be showered with expensive sports cars and large piles of cash in appreciation of their diligent work. But seriously, we are asking for a nice token gift and some public acknowledgement. It's the least you could do.

Maija Poppanen!!!

2009-07-02T11:55:00.004+03:00

I'm just amazed by the translation of Mary Poppins in Finnish... small things that cheer up your day :D

Silvio meets Obama

2009-06-15T21:53:00.003+03:00

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