My remote Subversion dump/tar/rotating file script

This is the script I use to SSH remotely dump Subversion repositories on various servers for which I am responsible.

Before you can use this script, you need to set up SSH so your local cron can access the remote servers without a password.

One thing to note about this script is that [...]

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Installing Net::Amazon::S3 Perl module on an Ubuntu server

The following is the same on recent Ubuntu releases, including Karmic, Lucid and Maverick.

What will not work

There seems to be a problem if you install Net::Amazon::S3 from CPAN. This will not work:

sudo cpan Net::Amazon::S3

Just about every dependency in the world installs, but fails in the home stretch when XML::LibXML::XPathContext and [...]

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XAMMP erroneous error message

While setting up a test system for a new MVC PHP web project, I ran into a hiccup when I restarted Apache under XAMPP on my Mac (OSX).

Googling this error turns out not to be very helpful. It is shown as an error, but no solutions.

This is a hard-to-track-down XAMPP error [...]

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Leno Drives a Morgan Aero SuperSports

As I watch this video I am struck by how beautiful and singular the Morgan is. This is the product of a small team in a business hostile to small manufacturers. This car, in black, is sinister, hard-boned and…awesome.

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CP/M on Ubuntu

Here is how to emulate a Z-80 processor running CP/M on Ubuntu Linux.

This method is very easy and achieves an excellent, easy to use and understand system. Essentially, the trick is to use a DOS-based emulator that works really well in a DOS emulator under Linux. I haven’t found a good Z80 emulator [...]

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