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Fixing the Firefox file dialogs in Linux Mint (17)
For a few months now, the file dialogs (open, save, etc) in Firefox on Linux Mint 17 KDE malfunctioned. Clicks didn't go through and/or were interpreted as drags. I finally figured out that it was caused by the Oxygen KDE theme.
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Brick uptime
I replaced my server Brick yesterday, resetting my longest uptime on any machine ever. For the record:
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File Ubuntu bug URL without help page with burried link
The Ubuntu page for reporting a bug does a good job of hiding the actual launchpad URL for filing a bug. Here is a direct one:
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Fixing hanging and slow Windows Update on Windows 7
Windows 7 update service is slow to begin with, but trying it on a computer that has been off for a while is damn near impossible. This is a known issue, apparently.
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My Front suspension
On my Multi Cycle bike, I have a SR Suntour CR9, serial number TF00478709, Series: CR, Year: 2015, Name: CR 9V-D-P-LO 700C TS 300/0, from 2015. Read More »
Using ‘Require expr’ in Apache: Cannot parse expression in require line: syntax error, unexpected $end
We found that if you do what the Apache documentation says and put quotes around the expr:
Require user victron
Require expr "%{REQUEST_URI} =~ m#^/.well-known/acme-challenge/.*#"
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More recent posts on YTEC blog
As Bigsmoke indicated, we had some issues with google not finding content. For the same reason, I would like to share my insight into some stuff I write about:
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Recent posts on the YTEC blog
Ytec, where I work since July 31 2015, is an IT company specializing in customer-specific custom software ("klantspecifieke maatwerk software"). Somewhere in late 2015, YTEC deployed a fancy new website based on React, which, to my surprise, is actually indexed somewhat decently by Google. Still, I want to be able to find my own posts on the YTEC blog when I filter by “site:blog.bigsmoke.us”, which is why I'm listing my posts there here:
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Sending mail from a NATed host with Postfix
When sending mail from a host behind NAT, you will run into trouble when the "From" says "root@host.localdomain", because receiving servers will refuse that domain.
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