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Journal Journal: Recent Blog Posts

Journal by asv108 on Monday November 08, 2004 @08:33PM

Former R&B Dancer Fights Marines

Job Seeking Tips

Murdoch's Control of Newscorp

Journal Journal: Private Investment Accounts and Social Security 1

Journal by asv108 on Thursday November 04, 2004 @09:07PM

Today, president Bush outlined some of the initiatives he will push in his second term. In keeping with the last four years, he started out by saying that he was going to unite the nation and then proceeded to lay out some far right initiatives for the next four years.

Read the Full Post Here

Journal Journal: Election Blotter

Journal by asv108 on Tuesday November 02, 2004 @10:29PM

My meaningless coverage of the election updated every half hour:

Election Blotter

Journal Journal: 100 Facts

Journal by asv108 on Sunday October 31, 2004 @02:22AM

http://alexvalentine.org/blog

The Nation magazine has a very factual and concise listing of facts concering the Bush administration. Here are some of the more interesting off the list.

Journal Journal: High Speed Networks != Software Innovation

Journal by asv108 on Wednesday October 27, 2004 @11:26PM

Full Story Here

Every few months or so I see an article or press release about some new high speed network that is going be platform for creating innovative software. This week, its a Slashdot story about the national Lamda Rail network.

Journal Journal: Iraq War Planning Facts 4

Journal by asv108 on Tuesday October 26, 2004 @10:20PM

Full Story here

Journal Journal: New Ipod Photos

Journal by asv108 on Tuesday October 26, 2004 @02:15PM

Check them out!

Journal Journal: Fox News Analogy

Journal by asv108 on Monday October 25, 2004 @07:47PM

Full Posting Here

I was debating media sources the other day with one of my friends who is supporting Bush this election. I have quite a few friends who are actually supporting Bush this election despite all thats happened or not happened over the course of the past 4 years.

Journal Journal: Pray For Our Troops! 4

Journal by asv108 on Sunday October 24, 2004 @01:58PM

Full Posting Here

What is up with the magnetic ribbons? I really don't understand why people find it necessary to put a ribbon their car to show support for a particular cause.

Journal Journal: New Personal Webpage and Blog 2

Journal by asv108 on Saturday October 23, 2004 @04:31PM

Last night, I finally made a new personal webpage. Check it out: www.alexvalentine.org/.

Yes, I am moving to my own blog like a lot of other people here who are tired of the journal section being neglected by /. staff. I will continue to cross post here until I come up with a better solution.

Journal Journal: Why Gentoo is The Best Java Dev env 1

Journal by asv108 on Wednesday October 20, 2004 @04:02PM

Here is just quick example where I switch jvms at flick of the switch to run a sample app that lists all the JRE security providers. BTW, Java 1.5 has a boatload.

asv@fee java $ vim ExamineSecurity.java asv@fee java $ javac ExamineSecurity.java asv@fee java $ java ExamineSecurity SUN version 1.42 Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.1.2.840.10040.4.1 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.10040.4.3 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.OID.1.2.840.10040.4.1 CertStore.LDAP LDAPSchema Signature.SHA1withDSA KeySize Signature.SHA1withDSA ImplementedIn CertPathValidator.PKIX ValidationAlgorithm MessageDigest.SHA-384 CertPathBuilder.PKIX Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.1.3.14.3.2.12 CertStore.LDAP AlgorithmParameterGenerator.DSA MessageDigest.SHA-256 MessageDigest.SHA-512 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.1.3.14.3.2.12 Alg.Alias.Signature.SHA/DSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.3.14.3.2.13 SecureRandom.SHA1PRNG Alg.Alias.Signature.DSS CertStore.Collection KeyFactory.DSA ImplementedIn KeyStore.JKS ImplementedIn Signature.SHA1withDSA MessageDigest.SHA ImplementedIn AlgorithmParameters.DSA CertPathBuilder.PKIX ValidationAlgorithm MessageDigest.SHA Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.1.3.14.3.2.12 MessageDigest.MD5 ImplementedIn AlgorithmParameterGenerator.DSA ImplementedIn Alg.Alias.Signature.DSA Alg.Alias.CertificateFactory.X509 CertificateFactory.X.509 KeyStore.JKS Alg.Alias.Signature.DSAWithSHA1 MessageDigest.MD5 KeyPairGenerator.DSA Alg.Alias.Signature.SHAwithDSA Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.10040.4.3 CertStore.com.sun.security.IndexedCollection ImplementedIn CertificateFactory.X.509 ImplementedIn KeyPairGenerator.DSA ImplementedIn Alg.Alias.Signature.SHA1/DSA CertPathValidator.PKIX ImplementedIn CertPathValidator.PKIX Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.1.2.840.10040.4.1 Alg.Alias.MessageDigest.SHA-1 CertStore.Collection ImplementedIn AlgorithmParameters.DSA ImplementedIn Alg.Alias.MessageDigest.SHA1 CertStore.com.sun.security.IndexedCollection Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.1.2.840.10040.4.1 CertPathBuilder.PKIX ImplementedIn KeyPairGenerator.DSA KeySize KeyFactory.DSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.3.14.3.2.27 CertStore.LDAP ImplementedIn SecureRandom.SHA1PRNG ImplementedIn Alg.Alias.Signature.SHA-1/DSA AlgorithmParameterGenerator.DSA KeySize SunJSSE version 1.42 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.4 Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.1.2.840.113549.1.1 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.2 TrustManagerFactory.SunX509 KeyPairGenerator.RSA KeyStore.PKCS12 SSLContext.SSLv3 KeyFactory.RSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.3.14.3.2.29 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1 Signature.MD2withRSA Signature.MD5withRSA Signature.SHA1withRSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.5 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.4 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.3.14.3.2.29 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.2 SSLContext.SSL SSLContext.TLS SSLContext.TLSv1 Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1 KeyManagerFactory.SunX509 TrustManagerFactory.SunPKIX Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.5 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.1.2.840.113549.1.1 SunRsaSign version 1.42 Signature.MD5withRSA KeyFactory.RSA Signature.SHA1withRSA Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.5 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.4 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.2 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.3.14.3.2.29 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.1.2.840.113549.1.1 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.3.14.3.2.29 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.5 KeyPairGenerator.RSA Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.4 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.2 Signature.MD2withRSA Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.1.2.840.113549.1.1 Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1 SunJCE version 1.42 KeyGenerator.DESede Alg.Alias.KeyGenerator.Rijndael Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.TripleDES Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.PBEWithMD5AndTripleDES Alg.Alias.SecretKeyFactory.PBEWithMD5AndTripleDES AlgorithmParameters.AES KeyStore.JCEKS Cipher.DES KeyFactory.DiffieHellman Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.Rijndael AlgorithmParameters.DiffieHellman AlgorithmParameters.DESede KeyGenerator.HmacSHA1 SecretKeyFactory.PBEWithMD5AndDES Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.PBEWithMD5AndDES Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameterGenerator.DH Mac.HmacMD5 SecretKeyFactory.DESede KeyGenerator.DES Alg.Alias.SecretKeyFactory.TripleDES Cipher.PBEWithMD5AndTripleDES AlgorithmParameters.PBE SecretKeyFactory.DES Cipher.AES Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.DH Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.DH Alg.Alias.KeyGenerator.TripleDES KeyAgreement.DiffieHellman KeyGenerator.Blowfish KeyPairGenerator.DiffieHellman Cipher.PBEWithMD5AndDES Cipher.Blowfish AlgorithmParameters.DES KeyGenerator.AES KeyGenerator.HmacMD5 AlgorithmParameterGenerator.DiffieHellman Alg.Alias.Cipher.Rijndael Mac.HmacSHA1 Alg.Alias.Cipher.TripleDES AlgorithmParameters.Blowfish Alg.Alias.KeyAgreement.DH Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.DH Cipher.DESede SunJGSS version 1.0 GssApiMechanism.1.2.840.113554.1.2.2 asv@fee java $ su root Password: root@fee java # java-config -L [sun-jdk-1.5.0] "Sun JDK 1.5.0" (/etc/env.d/java/20sun-jdk-1.5.0) [sun-jdk-1.4.2.05] "Sun JDK 1.4.2.05" (/etc/env.d/java/20sun-jdk-1.4.2.05) * [ibm-jdk-1.4.1] "IBM JDK 1.4.1" (/etc/env.d/java/20ibm-jdk-1.4.1) [blackdown-jdk-1.4.1] "Blackdown JDK 1.4.1" (/etc/env.d/java/20blackdown-jdk-1.4.1) root@fee java # java-config -S sun-jdk-1.5.0 System Virtual Machine set You may want to update your enviroment by running: "/usr/sbin/env-update && source /etc/profile" root@fee java # env-update && source /etc/profile >>> Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache... * Caching service dependencies... fee java # exit exit asv@fee java $ source /etc/profile asv@fee java $ java -version java version "1.5.0" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-b64) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-b64, mixed mode) asv@fee java $ javac ExamineSecurity.java asv@fee java $ java ExamineSecurity SUN version 1.5 Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.1.2.840.10040.4.1 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.10040.4.3 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.OID.1.2.840.10040.4.1 Signature.SHA1withDSA KeySize CertStore.LDAP LDAPSchema Signature.SHA1withDSA ImplementedIn Provider.id name CertPathValidator.PKIX ValidationAlgorithm CertPathBuilder.PKIX MessageDigest.SHA-384 Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.1.3.14.3.2.12 CertStore.LDAP Signature.NONEwithDSA SupportedKeyClasses AlgorithmParameterGenerator.DSA MessageDigest.SHA-256 MessageDigest.SHA-512 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.1.3.14.3.2.12 Alg.Alias.Signature.SHA/DSA Provider.id version Alg.Alias.Signature.1.3.14.3.2.13 SecureRandom.SHA1PRNG Alg.Alias.Signature.DSS CertStore.Collection KeyStore.JKS ImplementedIn KeyFactory.DSA ImplementedIn MessageDigest.SHA ImplementedIn Signature.SHA1withDSA AlgorithmParameters.DSA CertPathBuilder.PKIX ValidationAlgorithm MessageDigest.SHA Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.1.3.14.3.2.12 AlgorithmParameterGenerator.DSA ImplementedIn MessageDigest.MD5 ImplementedIn Alg.Alias.Signature.DSA Alg.Alias.CertificateFactory.X509 KeyStore.JKS CertificateFactory.X.509 Signature.SHA1withDSA SupportedKeyClasses Alg.Alias.Signature.DSAWithSHA1 MessageDigest.MD5 KeyPairGenerator.DSA Alg.Alias.Signature.SHAwithDSA MessageDigest.MD2 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.10040.4.3 CertStore.com.sun.security.IndexedCollection ImplementedIn CertificateFactory.X.509 ImplementedIn Alg.Alias.Signature.RawDSA KeyPairGenerator.DSA ImplementedIn CertPathValidator.PKIX ImplementedIn Alg.Alias.Signature.SHA1/DSA CertPathValidator.PKIX SecureRandom.NativePRNG Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.1.2.840.10040.4.1 CertStore.Collection ImplementedIn Alg.Alias.MessageDigest.SHA-1 Provider.id info AlgorithmParameters.DSA ImplementedIn Signature.NONEwithDSA Alg.Alias.MessageDigest.SHA1 CertStore.com.sun.security.IndexedCollection CertPathBuilder.PKIX ImplementedIn KeyPairGenerator.DSA KeySize Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.1.2.840.10040.4.1 KeyFactory.DSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.3.14.3.2.27 Provider.id className CertStore.LDAP ImplementedIn SecureRandom.SHA1PRNG ImplementedIn AlgorithmParameterGenerator.DSA KeySize Alg.Alias.Signature.SHA-1/DSA SunRsaSign version 1.5 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.4 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.2 Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.1.2.840.113549.1.1 Signature.SHA512withRSA SupportedKeyClasses Provider.id version Signature.MD5withRSA SupportedKeyClasses Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.13 KeyPairGenerator.RSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.12 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.11 KeyFactory.RSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.3.14.3.2.29 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1 Signature.MD2withRSA Signature.SHA384withRSA Signature.MD5withRSA Provider.id info Signature.SHA1withRSA SupportedKeyClasses Signature.SHA1withRSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.5 Signature.SHA256withRSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.4 Provider.id className Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.13 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.12 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.2 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.11 Signature.MD2withRSA SupportedKeyClasses Provider.id name Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1 Signature.SHA384withRSA SupportedKeyClasses Signature.SHA512withRSA Signature.SHA256withRSA SupportedKeyClasses Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.5 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.1.2.840.113549.1.1 SunJSSE version 1.5 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.4 Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.1.2.840.113549.1.1 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.2 Provider.id version TrustManagerFactory.SunX509 KeyManagerFactory.NewSunX509 KeyPairGenerator.RSA KeyStore.PKCS12 SSLContext.SSLv3 KeyFactory.RSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.3.14.3.2.29 Alg.Alias.TrustManagerFactory.X509 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1 Signature.MD5andSHA1withRSA Signature.MD2withRSA Signature.MD5withRSA Provider.id info Signature.SHA1withRSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.5 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.4 Provider.id className Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.3.14.3.2.29 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.2 Provider.id name SSLContext.SSL SSLContext.TLS TrustManagerFactory.PKIX SSLContext.TLSv1 Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1 KeyManagerFactory.SunX509 Alg.Alias.TrustManagerFactory.SunPKIX Alg.Alias.TrustManagerFactory.X.509 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.5 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.1.2.840.113549.1.1 SunJCE version 1.5 Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.3 Mac.HmacSHA512 SupportedKeyFormats KeyGenerator.Blowfish Mac.HmacPBESHA1 Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.1.2.840.113549.1.3.1 Alg.Alias.KeyGenerator.TripleDES KeyGenerator.HmacSHA512 Cipher.DESede SupportedKeyFormats Cipher.Blowfish SupportedModes Cipher.DES Cipher.Blowfish SupportedPaddings Cipher.Blowfish AlgorithmParameters.PBEWithMD5AndTripleDES Mac.HmacSHA256 SupportedKeyFormats AlgorithmParameters.PBEWithSHA1AndRC2_40 Cipher.RC2 Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.Rijndael Mac.HmacPBESHA1 SupportedKeyFormats AlgorithmParameters.PBEWithSHA1AndDESede Cipher.AES KeyGenerator.HmacSHA1 Cipher.RC2 SupportedKeyFormats Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.3.1 Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.DH Provider.id className Alg.Alias.Cipher.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.6 Alg.Alias.SecretKeyFactory.TripleDES Mac.HmacSHA384 Alg.Alias.Cipher.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.3 Cipher.DESede Cipher.AES SupportedPaddings Cipher.RSA SupportedKeyClasses KeyFactory.DiffieHellman Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.TripleDES Cipher.DESedeWrap SupportedKeyFormats Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.5.3 Cipher.PBEWithMD5AndDES AlgorithmParameters.DESede Cipher.RSA SupportedModes Alg.Alias.Cipher.Rijndael Mac.HmacSHA512 Alg.Alias.SecretKeyFactory.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.6 Cipher.ARCFOUR SupportedPaddings Alg.Alias.SecretKeyFactory.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.3 Cipher.RC2 SupportedModes Mac.HmacMD5 Cipher.AES SupportedKeyFormats Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.3.1 Mac.HmacSHA1 KeyGenerator.DES Alg.Alias.Cipher.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.6 Cipher.PBEWithMD5AndTripleDES Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.1.2.840.113549.1.3.1 SecretKeyFactory.DES Cipher.DES SupportedPaddings Alg.Alias.Cipher.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.3 Cipher.DES SupportedModes Provider.id name Mac.HmacSHA1 SupportedKeyFormats Alg.Alias.SecretKeyFactory.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.5.3 KeyGenerator.RC2 Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameterGenerator.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.3.1 Alg.Alias.Cipher.TripleDES Cipher.AESWrap SupportedModes SecretKeyFactory.DESede KeyGenerator.AES Cipher.ARCFOUR KeyGenerator.HmacSHA256 Cipher.RSA Alg.Alias.KeyAgreement.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.3.1 Cipher.ARCFOUR SupportedKeyFormats Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.6 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.1.2.840.113549.1.3.1 Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.3 Cipher.DESede SupportedPaddings KeyGenerator.ARCFOUR Cipher.AESWrap SupportedKeyFormats Cipher.DES SupportedKeyFormats SecretKeyFactory.PBE AlgorithmParameters.DiffieHellman Provider.id version KeyGenerator.HmacMD5 Alg.Alias.Cipher.1.2.840.113549.1.5.3 Cipher.AESWrap Cipher.AESWrap SupportedPaddings AlgorithmParameters.OAEP Cipher.ARCFOUR SupportedModes SecretKeyFactory.PBEWithSHA1AndRC2_40 Cipher.DESede SupportedModes Cipher.PBEWithSHA1AndRC2_40 Cipher.DESedeWrap SupportedModes SecretKeyFactory.PBEWithSHA1AndDESede Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.DH KeyPairGenerator.DiffieHellman Cipher.PBEWithSHA1AndDESede Mac.HmacSHA256 AlgorithmParameters.PBEWithMD5AndDES Alg.Alias.Cipher.RC4 Alg.Alias.KeyGenerator.RC4 Cipher.RSA SupportedPaddings Cipher.RC2 SupportedPaddings AlgorithmParameters.DES Alg.Alias.SecretKeyFactory.1.2.840.113549.1.5.3 KeyAgreement.DiffieHellman Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameterGenerator.1.2.840.113549.1.3.1 Cipher.Blowfish SupportedKeyFormats Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.DH AlgorithmParameters.RC2 Alg.Alias.KeyAgreement.1.2.840.113549.1.3.1 Mac.HmacSHA384 SupportedKeyFormats AlgorithmParameterGenerator.DiffieHellman Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameterGenerator.DH AlgorithmParameters.AES Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.3.1 Cipher.DESedeWrap SupportedPaddings SecretKeyFactory.PBEWithMD5AndTripleDES SecretKeyFactory.PBEWithMD5AndDES Mac.HmacMD5 SupportedKeyFormats Alg.Alias.KeyGenerator.Rijndael Provider.id info KeyGenerator.HmacSHA384 Alg.Alias.SecretKeyFactory.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.6 Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.1.2.840.113549.1.5.3 Cipher.DESedeWrap KeyStore.JCEKS KeyAgreement.DiffieHellman SupportedKeyClasses AlgorithmParameters.PBE Alg.Alias.SecretKeyFactory.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.3 Cipher.AES SupportedModes AlgorithmParameters.Blowfish Alg.Alias.Cipher.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.5.3 Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.6 Alg.Alias.KeyAgreement.DH KeyGenerator.DESede SunJGSS version 1.0 Provider.id info Provider.id className Provider.id version GssApiMechanism.1.2.840.113554.1.2.2 Provider.id name SunSASL version 1.5 Provider.id className SaslClientFactory.CRAM-MD5 Provider.id version SaslClientFactory.EXTERNAL SaslClientFactory.DIGEST-MD5 SaslClientFactory.PLAIN Provider.id name SaslClientFactory.GSSAPI SaslServerFactory.DIGEST-MD5 SaslServerFactory.CRAM-MD5 SaslServerFactory.GSSAPI Provider.id info asv@fee java $ asv@fee java $ vim ExamineSecurity.java asv@fee java $ javac ExamineSecurity.java asv@fee java $ java ExamineSecurity SUN version 1.42 Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.1.2.840.10040.4.1 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.10040.4.3 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.OID.1.2.840.10040.4.1 CertStore.LDAP LDAPSchema Signature.SHA1withDSA KeySize Signature.SHA1withDSA ImplementedIn CertPathValidator.PKIX ValidationAlgorithm MessageDigest.SHA-384 CertPathBuilder.PKIX Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.1.3.14.3.2.12 CertStore.LDAP AlgorithmParameterGenerator.DSA MessageDigest.SHA-256 MessageDigest.SHA-512 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.1.3.14.3.2.12 Alg.Alias.Signature.SHA/DSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.3.14.3.2.13 SecureRandom.SHA1PRNG Alg.Alias.Signature.DSS CertStore.Collection KeyFactory.DSA ImplementedIn KeyStore.JKS ImplementedIn Signature.SHA1withDSA MessageDigest.SHA ImplementedIn AlgorithmParameters.DSA CertPathBuilder.PKIX ValidationAlgorithm MessageDigest.SHA Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.1.3.14.3.2.12 MessageDigest.MD5 ImplementedIn AlgorithmParameterGenerator.DSA ImplementedIn Alg.Alias.Signature.DSA Alg.Alias.CertificateFactory.X509 CertificateFactory.X.509 KeyStore.JKS Alg.Alias.Signature.DSAWithSHA1 MessageDigest.MD5 KeyPairGenerator.DSA Alg.Alias.Signature.SHAwithDSA Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.10040.4.3 CertStore.com.sun.security.IndexedCollection ImplementedIn CertificateFactory.X.509 ImplementedIn KeyPairGenerator.DSA ImplementedIn Alg.Alias.Signature.SHA1/DSA CertPathValidator.PKIX ImplementedIn CertPathValidator.PKIX Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.1.2.840.10040.4.1 Alg.Alias.MessageDigest.SHA-1 CertStore.Collection ImplementedIn AlgorithmParameters.DSA ImplementedIn Alg.Alias.MessageDigest.SHA1 CertStore.com.sun.security.IndexedCollection Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.1.2.840.10040.4.1 CertPathBuilder.PKIX ImplementedIn KeyPairGenerator.DSA KeySize KeyFactory.DSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.3.14.3.2.27 CertStore.LDAP ImplementedIn SecureRandom.SHA1PRNG ImplementedIn Alg.Alias.Signature.SHA-1/DSA AlgorithmParameterGenerator.DSA KeySize SunJSSE version 1.42 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.4 Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.1.2.840.113549.1.1 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.2 TrustManagerFactory.SunX509 KeyPairGenerator.RSA KeyStore.PKCS12 SSLContext.SSLv3 KeyFactory.RSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.3.14.3.2.29 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1 Signature.MD2withRSA Signature.MD5withRSA Signature.SHA1withRSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.5 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.4 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.3.14.3.2.29 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.2 SSLContext.SSL SSLContext.TLS SSLContext.TLSv1 Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1 KeyManagerFactory.SunX509 TrustManagerFactory.SunPKIX Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.5 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.1.2.840.113549.1.1 SunRsaSign version 1.42 Signature.MD5withRSA KeyFactory.RSA Signature.SHA1withRSA Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.5 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.4 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.2 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.3.14.3.2.29 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.1.2.840.113549.1.1 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.3.14.3.2.29 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.5 KeyPairGenerator.RSA Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.4 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.2 Signature.MD2withRSA Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.1.2.840.113549.1.1 Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1 SunJCE version 1.42 KeyGenerator.DESede Alg.Alias.KeyGenerator.Rijndael Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.TripleDES Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.PBEWithMD5AndTripleDES Alg.Alias.SecretKeyFactory.PBEWithMD5AndTripleDES AlgorithmParameters.AES KeyStore.JCEKS Cipher.DES KeyFactory.DiffieHellman Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.Rijndael AlgorithmParameters.DiffieHellman AlgorithmParameters.DESede KeyGenerator.HmacSHA1 SecretKeyFactory.PBEWithMD5AndDES Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.PBEWithMD5AndDES Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameterGenerator.DH Mac.HmacMD5 SecretKeyFactory.DESede KeyGenerator.DES Alg.Alias.SecretKeyFactory.TripleDES Cipher.PBEWithMD5AndTripleDES AlgorithmParameters.PBE SecretKeyFactory.DES Cipher.AES Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.DH Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.DH Alg.Alias.KeyGenerator.TripleDES KeyAgreement.DiffieHellman KeyGenerator.Blowfish KeyPairGenerator.DiffieHellman Cipher.PBEWithMD5AndDES Cipher.Blowfish AlgorithmParameters.DES KeyGenerator.AES KeyGenerator.HmacMD5 AlgorithmParameterGenerator.DiffieHellman Alg.Alias.Cipher.Rijndael Mac.HmacSHA1 Alg.Alias.Cipher.TripleDES AlgorithmParameters.Blowfish Alg.Alias.KeyAgreement.DH Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.DH Cipher.DESede SunJGSS version 1.0 GssApiMechanism.1.2.840.113554.1.2.2 asv@fee java $ su root Password: root@fee java # java-config -L [sun-jdk-1.5.0] "Sun JDK 1.5.0" (/etc/env.d/java/20sun-jdk-1.5.0) [sun-jdk-1.4.2.05] "Sun JDK 1.4.2.05" (/etc/env.d/java/20sun-jdk-1.4.2.05) * [ibm-jdk-1.4.1] "IBM JDK 1.4.1" (/etc/env.d/java/20ibm-jdk-1.4.1) [blackdown-jdk-1.4.1] "Blackdown JDK 1.4.1" (/etc/env.d/java/20blackdown-jdk-1.4.1) root@fee java # java-config -S sun-jdk-1.5.0 System Virtual Machine set You may want to update your enviroment by running: "/usr/sbin/env-update && source /etc/profile" root@fee java # env-update && source /etc/profile >>> Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache... * Caching service dependencies... fee java # exit exit asv@fee java $ /usr/sbin/env-update *** You are not in the portage group. You may experience cache problems *** due to permissions preventing the creation of the on-disk cache. *** Please add this user to the portage group if you wish to use portage. >>> Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/sbin/env-update", line 11, in ? portage.env_update() File "/usr/lib/portage/pym/portage.py", line 732, in env_update outfile=open(root+"/etc/profile.env","w") IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '//etc/profile.env' asv@fee java $ source /etc/profile asv@fee java $ java -version java version "1.5.0" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-b64) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-b64, mixed mode) asv@fee java $ javac ExamineSecurity.java asv@fee java $ java ExamineSecurity SUN version 1.5 Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.1.2.840.10040.4.1 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.10040.4.3 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.OID.1.2.840.10040.4.1 Signature.SHA1withDSA KeySize CertStore.LDAP LDAPSchema Signature.SHA1withDSA ImplementedIn Provider.id name CertPathValidator.PKIX ValidationAlgorithm CertPathBuilder.PKIX MessageDigest.SHA-384 Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.1.3.14.3.2.12 CertStore.LDAP Signature.NONEwithDSA SupportedKeyClasses AlgorithmParameterGenerator.DSA MessageDigest.SHA-256 MessageDigest.SHA-512 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.1.3.14.3.2.12 Alg.Alias.Signature.SHA/DSA Provider.id version Alg.Alias.Signature.1.3.14.3.2.13 SecureRandom.SHA1PRNG Alg.Alias.Signature.DSS CertStore.Collection KeyStore.JKS ImplementedIn KeyFactory.DSA ImplementedIn MessageDigest.SHA ImplementedIn Signature.SHA1withDSA AlgorithmParameters.DSA CertPathBuilder.PKIX ValidationAlgorithm MessageDigest.SHA Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.1.3.14.3.2.12 AlgorithmParameterGenerator.DSA ImplementedIn MessageDigest.MD5 ImplementedIn Alg.Alias.Signature.DSA Alg.Alias.CertificateFactory.X509 KeyStore.JKS CertificateFactory.X.509 Signature.SHA1withDSA SupportedKeyClasses Alg.Alias.Signature.DSAWithSHA1 MessageDigest.MD5 KeyPairGenerator.DSA Alg.Alias.Signature.SHAwithDSA MessageDigest.MD2 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.10040.4.3 CertStore.com.sun.security.IndexedCollection ImplementedIn CertificateFactory.X.509 ImplementedIn Alg.Alias.Signature.RawDSA KeyPairGenerator.DSA ImplementedIn CertPathValidator.PKIX ImplementedIn Alg.Alias.Signature.SHA1/DSA CertPathValidator.PKIX SecureRandom.NativePRNG Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.1.2.840.10040.4.1 CertStore.Collection ImplementedIn Alg.Alias.MessageDigest.SHA-1 Provider.id info AlgorithmParameters.DSA ImplementedIn Signature.NONEwithDSA Alg.Alias.MessageDigest.SHA1 CertStore.com.sun.security.IndexedCollection CertPathBuilder.PKIX ImplementedIn KeyPairGenerator.DSA KeySize Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.1.2.840.10040.4.1 KeyFactory.DSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.3.14.3.2.27 Provider.id className CertStore.LDAP ImplementedIn SecureRandom.SHA1PRNG ImplementedIn AlgorithmParameterGenerator.DSA KeySize Alg.Alias.Signature.SHA-1/DSA SunRsaSign version 1.5 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.4 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.2 Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.1.2.840.113549.1.1 Signature.SHA512withRSA SupportedKeyClasses Provider.id version Signature.MD5withRSA SupportedKeyClasses Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.13 KeyPairGenerator.RSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.12 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.11 KeyFactory.RSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.3.14.3.2.29 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1 Signature.MD2withRSA Signature.SHA384withRSA Signature.MD5withRSA Provider.id info Signature.SHA1withRSA SupportedKeyClasses Signature.SHA1withRSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.5 Signature.SHA256withRSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.4 Provider.id className Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.13 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.12 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.2 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.11 Signature.MD2withRSA SupportedKeyClasses Provider.id name Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1 Signature.SHA384withRSA SupportedKeyClasses Signature.SHA512withRSA Signature.SHA256withRSA SupportedKeyClasses Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.5 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.1.2.840.113549.1.1 SunJSSE version 1.5 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.4 Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.1.2.840.113549.1.1 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.2 Provider.id version TrustManagerFactory.SunX509 KeyManagerFactory.NewSunX509 KeyPairGenerator.RSA KeyStore.PKCS12 SSLContext.SSLv3 KeyFactory.RSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.3.14.3.2.29 Alg.Alias.TrustManagerFactory.X509 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1 Signature.MD5andSHA1withRSA Signature.MD2withRSA Signature.MD5withRSA Provider.id info Signature.SHA1withRSA Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.5 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.4 Provider.id className Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.3.14.3.2.29 Alg.Alias.Signature.1.2.840.113549.1.1.2 Provider.id name SSLContext.SSL SSLContext.TLS TrustManagerFactory.PKIX SSLContext.TLSv1 Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1 KeyManagerFactory.SunX509 Alg.Alias.TrustManagerFactory.SunPKIX Alg.Alias.TrustManagerFactory.X.509 Alg.Alias.Signature.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.1.5 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.1.2.840.113549.1.1 SunJCE version 1.5 Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.3 Mac.HmacSHA512 SupportedKeyFormats KeyGenerator.Blowfish Mac.HmacPBESHA1 Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.1.2.840.113549.1.3.1 Alg.Alias.KeyGenerator.TripleDES KeyGenerator.HmacSHA512 Cipher.DESede SupportedKeyFormats Cipher.Blowfish SupportedModes Cipher.DES Cipher.Blowfish SupportedPaddings Cipher.Blowfish AlgorithmParameters.PBEWithMD5AndTripleDES Mac.HmacSHA256 SupportedKeyFormats AlgorithmParameters.PBEWithSHA1AndRC2_40 Cipher.RC2 Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.Rijndael Mac.HmacPBESHA1 SupportedKeyFormats AlgorithmParameters.PBEWithSHA1AndDESede Cipher.AES KeyGenerator.HmacSHA1 Cipher.RC2 SupportedKeyFormats Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.3.1 Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.DH Provider.id className Alg.Alias.Cipher.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.6 Alg.Alias.SecretKeyFactory.TripleDES Mac.HmacSHA384 Alg.Alias.Cipher.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.3 Cipher.DESede Cipher.AES SupportedPaddings Cipher.RSA SupportedKeyClasses KeyFactory.DiffieHellman Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.TripleDES Cipher.DESedeWrap SupportedKeyFormats Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.5.3 Cipher.PBEWithMD5AndDES AlgorithmParameters.DESede Cipher.RSA SupportedModes Alg.Alias.Cipher.Rijndael Mac.HmacSHA512 Alg.Alias.SecretKeyFactory.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.6 Cipher.ARCFOUR SupportedPaddings Alg.Alias.SecretKeyFactory.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.3 Cipher.RC2 SupportedModes Mac.HmacMD5 Cipher.AES SupportedKeyFormats Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.3.1 Mac.HmacSHA1 KeyGenerator.DES Alg.Alias.Cipher.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.6 Cipher.PBEWithMD5AndTripleDES Alg.Alias.KeyFactory.1.2.840.113549.1.3.1 SecretKeyFactory.DES Cipher.DES SupportedPaddings Alg.Alias.Cipher.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.3 Cipher.DES SupportedModes Provider.id name Mac.HmacSHA1 SupportedKeyFormats Alg.Alias.SecretKeyFactory.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.5.3 KeyGenerator.RC2 Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameterGenerator.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.3.1 Alg.Alias.Cipher.TripleDES Cipher.AESWrap SupportedModes SecretKeyFactory.DESede KeyGenerator.AES Cipher.ARCFOUR KeyGenerator.HmacSHA256 Cipher.RSA Alg.Alias.KeyAgreement.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.3.1 Cipher.ARCFOUR SupportedKeyFormats Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.6 Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.1.2.840.113549.1.3.1 Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.3 Cipher.DESede SupportedPaddings KeyGenerator.ARCFOUR Cipher.AESWrap SupportedKeyFormats Cipher.DES SupportedKeyFormats SecretKeyFactory.PBE AlgorithmParameters.DiffieHellman Provider.id version KeyGenerator.HmacMD5 Alg.Alias.Cipher.1.2.840.113549.1.5.3 Cipher.AESWrap Cipher.AESWrap SupportedPaddings AlgorithmParameters.OAEP Cipher.ARCFOUR SupportedModes SecretKeyFactory.PBEWithSHA1AndRC2_40 Cipher.DESede SupportedModes Cipher.PBEWithSHA1AndRC2_40 Cipher.DESedeWrap SupportedModes SecretKeyFactory.PBEWithSHA1AndDESede Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.DH KeyPairGenerator.DiffieHellman Cipher.PBEWithSHA1AndDESede Mac.HmacSHA256 AlgorithmParameters.PBEWithMD5AndDES Alg.Alias.Cipher.RC4 Alg.Alias.KeyGenerator.RC4 Cipher.RSA SupportedPaddings Cipher.RC2 SupportedPaddings AlgorithmParameters.DES Alg.Alias.SecretKeyFactory.1.2.840.113549.1.5.3 KeyAgreement.DiffieHellman Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameterGenerator.1.2.840.113549.1.3.1 Cipher.Blowfish SupportedKeyFormats Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.DH AlgorithmParameters.RC2 Alg.Alias.KeyAgreement.1.2.840.113549.1.3.1 Mac.HmacSHA384 SupportedKeyFormats AlgorithmParameterGenerator.DiffieHellman Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameterGenerator.DH AlgorithmParameters.AES Alg.Alias.KeyPairGenerator.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.3.1 Cipher.DESedeWrap SupportedPaddings SecretKeyFactory.PBEWithMD5AndTripleDES SecretKeyFactory.PBEWithMD5AndDES Mac.HmacMD5 SupportedKeyFormats Alg.Alias.KeyGenerator.Rijndael Provider.id info KeyGenerator.HmacSHA384 Alg.Alias.SecretKeyFactory.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.6 Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.1.2.840.113549.1.5.3 Cipher.DESedeWrap KeyStore.JCEKS KeyAgreement.DiffieHellman SupportedKeyClasses AlgorithmParameters.PBE Alg.Alias.SecretKeyFactory.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.3 Cipher.AES SupportedModes AlgorithmParameters.Blowfish Alg.Alias.Cipher.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.5.3 Alg.Alias.AlgorithmParameters.OID.1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.6 Alg.Alias.KeyAgreement.DH KeyGenerator.DESede SunJGSS version 1.0 Provider.id info Provider.id className Provider.id version GssApiMechanism.1.2.840.113554.1.2.2 Provider.id name SunSASL version 1.5 Provider.id className SaslClientFactory.CRAM-MD5 Provider.id version SaslClientFactory.EXTERNAL SaslClientFactory.DIGEST-MD5 SaslClientFactory.PLAIN Provider.id name SaslClientFactory.GSSAPI SaslServerFactory.DIGEST-MD5 SaslServerFactory.CRAM-MD5 SaslServerFactory.GSSAPI Provider.id info asv@fee java $

Journal Journal: ROTD: I hate Starbucks Dwellars 4

Journal by asv108 on Wednesday October 20, 2004 @01:04PM

Our office for the LionShare Project is right next to the local Starbucks. Here in State College, PA, there is only one Starbucks, compared to say Portland, where you can see one in any given direction, less than 2 blocks away.

I usually go in there about three times a week. Its a really small location, that was constructed from an old bagel shop. The coffee is decent, but there are a lot better places to grab coffee in State College, but this is the closest place to the office.

Every time, no matter what time of the day I happen to walk in there, 3/4 of the people sitting down are the same people. Why the hell would you want to sit in a fucking Starbucks all day? There many other coffee places that have just as good/better coffee and free Internet. I can't understand why anyone would go to Starbucks and pay for wifi in cramped location, rather than going to a larger local place, with free access, and better coffee. What the hell is wrong with people? Starbucks was trendy ten years ago, its now the coffee equivalent of Wal-Mart and McDonalds.

Journal Journal: My Affair With Apple is Over! 6

Journal by asv108 on Tuesday October 19, 2004 @07:31PM

Some of you may recall that I decided to make my first personal Apple non-ipod hardware purchase back in February. I picked up a dual 2ghz G5 and I was really impressed with the machine, OSX, and many of the applications that are available for OSX, but after nearly eight months of use I have decided to get rid of my only apple machine. Here is a quick list of the reasons why:

Non-portable hardware support is limited to outsourced local techs:
Have a problem with your G5? If you need to replace something, you will have to find a local repair shop that is authorized to fix Apple computers. You can not send your $3000 computer back to Apple for repair. I can't just get a part too, even though I probably know more about the problem than the local tech. So I end up driving for an hour to drop off the machine, because the closer place has a 3 week wait. The 3 week wait requires you to drop off your machine, you can't just put your name down and drop it off when they are ready.
Apple Hardware is Prone to Breakage
From the large sample of mac users I'm in contact with on a regular basis, its easy to see that Apple hardware has major reliability problems. The hardware looks great and has some great design features but in some cases reliability is sacrificed for marketability. Over-complex solutions are sometimes used for simple problems, the G5 fan control system is a great example.
No Upgrade Path
Want to upgrade your G5 hardware? Good luck! Want to upgrade OSX? Pay Apple ~$100 every year.
Apple Warranties Suck
Want to have service and support after a year? Well if you own a Mac, you will have to purchase an Applecare support plan. For example, if I bought a Powerbook and I wanted the same level of support that I get from IBM on my thinkpad at no charge, I will have to pay Apple $350.
A Culture of Shareware
This is somewhat improving but a lot of apps that run on OSX and even some that come with OSX are crippled unless you pay more money. See a good app for OSX? Chances are you will have to pay for it, regardless of how insignifigant its functionality is, buying a Mac brought be back to the windows app development paradigm where developers made little closed sourced specialized apps and tried to milk them for as much money as possible.

One positive note, Apple stuff seems to hold its value. I should be able to get a little bit less than $1900-$2000 for this machine which I got for $2400. I will sell it, spend $1200 on much more powerful homebuilt system running gentoo, and pocket the rest.

Journal Journal: Anyone need hosting?

Journal by asv108 on Monday October 18, 2004 @08:53PM

Recently, I purchased a dedicated gentoo server to host my own domain and to also host a few apres-work projects that have been brewing in my head lately. I've come to the conclusion that I have way too much system than i will probably need so I have decided to see if anyone would be interested in using my machine as a web host. Here is a list of the amenities that come with my offer:

Apache, ssl, php5, tomcat
IMAPS and spop e-mail
2 GB storage
mysql
ssh
sftp
Anything else you need installed for no charge.

Assuming you don't use an insane amount of bandwidth, the cost for this hosting package will be $25/month. E-mail me or im me if you're interested.

Journal Journal: RFC: Slashdot Blog Plugin? 4

Journal by asv108 on Saturday October 16, 2004 @04:55PM

It seems that quite a few people are moving away from /. journals to more traditional blogs. Slashdot has been neglecting the journaling system for quite some time, lacking many of the basic features that are in most blogging packages. I've been flirting with the idea of moving to my own blog but the problem is that I want to notify my /. friends that I have a new journal entry available.

I've heard some people talk about creating a new site for slashdot journal users who want to have the same sense of community but with functionality that users come to expect in a blogging system. While I think this is novel idea, it seems be a lot of work and would require a huge paradigm shift to get people to move to a new site.

An alternative option, that I've been contemplating for quite some time is writing a plugin for one of the more popular blogging packages, like wordpress. What is there was a blog plugin that would automatically post the url and/or content to your slashdot journal? I have yet to confirm the technical feasibility of such a feature, but it seems like it would take care of a lot of problems for those seeking to have their own blog but not abandon the /. community.

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