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ISPconfig and chiliproject
Some hints for the internet:
* gem install fcgi
* symbolic link CHILIPROJECT_ROOT/public to ~/web for the ispconfig user
* comment out the section of .htaccess in CHILIPROJECT_ROOT/public/
and there you have it. easy-to-deploy project management systems for all your friends!
Pulling copper through Spaulding Court
Images of an Amish barn-raising came to mind while I sat deep within Spaulding Court’s westernmost basement, slowly feeding strand after strand of blue wire through plastic conduit. I’ve never helped raise a barn, but I’ve seen pictures: a family in the village needs help putting up a gigantic building so all the neighbors come [...]
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ssh agent forwarding protip
my source code management / git workflow just got a bit easier: i’ve never used ssh agent forwarding before, but now i can just use one key to manage access to different repos instead of having separate keys on all my hosts.
in the past, i’d never really used “ssh -A” because it didn’t automagically [...]
Springtime meshes
It has been a busy winter for me, and I’m sad to say that i haven’t been very active with the community internet building until recently… that said, it has been pretty awesome for the past few weeks.
For the past couple OCD “open hack night” Thursdays, I’ve invited fellow wireless hackers to work on neighborhood [...]
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Magento dev notes: conflicting extensions
Scenario: you’ve developed a magento extension, tested it on your development server for all these potential fringe cases, even brought in live customer data+code to test against… finally you deploy it to the live site, only to find that another (3rd party) extension uses the same dirty <rewrite>s as your code does. Damn.
What a great [...]
bicyclists and North Corktown
Recently a few of my friends have asked me what could help encourage more people in my neighborhood to ride bicycles. For all the time I’ve been a bicycle commuter and advocate for cyclists in Detroit, I’ve never really considered what a specific neighborhood could do to encourage bicycle use. My work at [...]
Garden sensors: crow’s nest chicken coop thermometer
The chicken sensor is in full operation.
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Vote for FACT Social Justice Challenge projects!
The public voting period for this year’s FACT Social Justice Challenge ends this Friday! Read about how to vote on projects — unfortunately it’s a bit complicated. I should’ve written up a grant to improve their website.
There are two interesting Detroit projects, as well as a few other cool ones, that I would like to [...]
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Loving, Graceful Machines to Watch Your Chickens With