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ptrfon IRC Networks Under Systematic Attack From Governments

yeah, I just tried to connect using irssi from my non-exit relay, works just fine...

ptrfon I Transcribed Glenn Greenwald's 30C3 Keynote

Please read the transcript in its entirety. Specifically the latter parts about trade agreements and bi/multilateral negotiations. Placement of liability (w.r.t. the US common law) makes reform hard to envision yes, but that is just a minor concern in the bigger picture.

The surveillance state was never intended to stop terrorism, it is the true terrorism. This malice cannot be explained by incompetence.

ptrfon Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL

For MySQL RDS instances, it's most certainly possible to do offsite asynchronous replication without the use of read replicas, as described in their documentation here: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/MySQL....

The guide does mention using a read replica to replicate from, an intermediate RDS instance between your offsite, but I've had no trouble replicating directly from the master instance.

One thing they don't cover is replication over SSL. AWS has failed to mention this shortcoming in the docs last time I checked. To have MySQL replicate over SSL, the master and slave both need an SSL certificate signed by the same CA, which would require you to obtain a cert+key signed by the AWS RDS CA.

Of course you have the option of tunneling the replication connection into a haproxy or stunnel running on an ec2 instance, but that has it's other shortcomings. You can't use the ELBs, since you can't register the RDS instance with an ELB.

ptrfon The DIY Danes planning to launch a man into space

Copenhagen Suborbitals Supporter here. I just wanted to let you know that these guys have an awesome youtube profile over here: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPzFMJIsp2fOQ_ic5a_zXTA

Also, you may find more information on this page http://www.copenhagensuborbitals.com/support_us.php (Yeah, shameless linking to the support us-page.

Peter Madsen writes in Danish on his blog on the Danish newspaper Ingeniøren: http://ing.dk/blogs/rumfart-pa-den-anden-made

Kristian von Bengtson is blogging on wired.com: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/rocketshop/

ptrfon Enhancing SSL Security for IRC: DANE Support

Using DANE in tandem with DNSSEC ensures that such changes wouldn't go unnoticed.

ptrfon EBay Builds A Retail Transformer

OP is linking to an infographic for some reason. Source article is at http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/157/jack-abraham-ebay-mi... dated July 22, 2011

ptrfon Detroit DIYer cooks up stronger, lighter steel, shames scientists

http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/11/detroit-diyer-cooks-up-st...

The title links to the mobile page of engadget for some unapparent reason.

ptrfon TeslaTouch - tactile feedback from touchscreen surface

I know it's a joke but it raises a good question.

As I understand it, the "friction" induced in your finger is purely a sensation. I mean how much force can it actually apply to your finger?

Also, the actual nature of the surface isn't altered - I wonder if you have two sensations at once?

Personally, I've been waiting for this for a long time... touch-typing on a screen (as it is common today, iphones and androids being ubiquitous) sucks, as you mistype regularly, even as you look at your screen.