Updated Stable

Since a lot of my fellow nerds have mentioned they are looking at the stables page, I updated the computers as well as providing some insight into why each machine is important to me. Still missing a ton of systems, but most are there. http://geekyschmidt.com/the-stable

November 13, 2010 · 1 min · Nick

5 Years Since Katrina

Contents 1 Katrina 1.1 The Move 1.2 The Storm 1.3 The Evacuation 1.4 The Night before the Storm 1.5 The Morning of Truth 1.6 The Afternoon/Evening of Boredom 1.7 The Trip to Shreveport 1.8 The Aftermath 1.8.1 Share this: Katrina I haven’t written much about my time during Katrina, but I wanted to put some thoughts to paper as I don’t want to forget when I am older. I have waited 5 years to write this, I hope it was worth it. ...

August 30, 2010 · 16 min · Nick

“Netcraft confirms PGP Email Encryption is Dead!”

Rakkhi posted a great Lessons Learned on implementing email encryption: http://rakkhi.blogspot.com/2010/08/implementing-email-encryption-lessons.html The post got me thinking because I struggle dealing with subcontractors getting encryption. I refuse to send sensitive or even somewhat sensitive data over unencrypted links, but find that small (and even midsize companies) do not have the resources to implement. In a bind I have trained them on installing GnuPG and doing trusted exchanges, but the same pitfalls occur. ...

August 28, 2010 · 3 min · Nick

Happy 17th Birthday Debian!

I love Debian (looks over lovingly @ the fileserver) and look forward to many more years of stable releases. Debian was my first distro when I ran 1.3 at the ripe old age of 12. I built a VM a few years ago just to see how far we’ve come: http://geekyschmidt.com/2008/03/29/login-looking-back-on-debian-13 A link to some interesting history: http://digitizor.com/2010/08/16/happy-17th-birthday-debian-and-some-interesting-history/

August 16, 2010 · 1 min · Nick

Teaching takes patience

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July 7, 2010 · 1 min · Nick