Category Archives: Debian
My Mom Runs Ubuntu – Update for Ada Lovelace Day
Just a couple of days ago I wrote update the upcoming “Ada Lovelace Day” – celebrating women in technology on the 24nd of March, which happens to be today. The day pledges for blog posts about this topic and here … Continue reading
Ada Lovelace Day on 24nd of March
On the 24nd of March – next Wednesday – the “Ada Lovelace Day” is taking place. If you don’t know Ada Lovelace so far – you should: She lived in the early 19th century, and is known today especially for … Continue reading
GNU Emacs workshop at c-base / Berlin
Emacs? Emacs! I proudly announce the first Emacs workshop held by the incredible Anselm Helbig (also known as “mnemonikk”), starting next Monday, the 22nd of March at c-base/Berlin/Germany. If you ever wanted to start using Emacs as an advanced editor … Continue reading
When backups fail: A mysql binlog race condition
Today I ran into my first MySQL binlog race condition: The initial problem was quite simple: A typical MySQL master->slave setup with heavy load on the master and nearly no load on the slave, which only serves as a hot … Continue reading
Ubuntu Karmic Koala and Ubuntu Berlin enter metro system again
Once again, “Berliner Fenster“, the company behind the Berlin inside metro tv advertising system was so kind to provide the Ubuntu Berlin Karmic Koala release party at c-base and the release of Ubuntu with it’s own spot. It will be … Continue reading
sync ruby gems between different installed ruby versions
If you are in the Ruby business (which probably means “in the Ruby on Rails business” nowadays) sooner or later you’ll have to play around with different Ruby versions on the same machine as you might run into crashing ruby … Continue reading
A quick note on MySQL troubleshooting and MySQL replication
PLEASE NOTE: I am currently reviewing and extending this document. While caring for a remarkable amount of MySQL server instances, troubleshooting becomes a common task. It might of interest for you which Recovering a crashed MySQL server After a server … Continue reading
Ubuntu developers visiting Ubuntu Berlin and c-base – plus interview with Mark Shuttleworth
A couple of months ago I started annoying people by telling them, I’d like to show the Ubuntu Berlin community and c-base to Mark Shuttleworth as he is interested in community personally on one side and Ubuntu Berlin is a … Continue reading
Ubuntu Berlin raising money for a video projector – want to support?
Hey, I already mentioned that one goal of Ubuntu Berlin for this year is raising enough money for a new video projector. The “Ubuntu Berlin” team is quite active with its release parties, bug jams, lectures and workshops and most … Continue reading
Ubuntu Berlin review of 2008
End of 2008 is close and it’s time to review the year, isn’t it? As some of you might know, I am quite active in the “Ubuntu Berlin” team, a local Berlin(Germany)-based user group, closely connected to the internationally known … Continue reading