Author Archives: erik

Moving countdown

Posted on February 13, 2012 by erik

Yes folks! The countdown timer has been started again. This time it is counting down to the time when the move really starts and first boxes will be loaded onto a truck towards my new home. Frames are not supported … Continue reading →

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Moving

Posted on February 11, 2012 by erik

The last time I moved to a different city was 13 years ago. And before that time I had been moving every two years or so. So when I finally settled in 1998, I decided that I was going to … Continue reading →

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Nested Logical Volume Management for VMs

Posted on November 30, 2011 by erik

Towards a more consistent virtual machine setup using nested logical volume management. I.e. the host/hypervisor allocates storage for virtual machines using logical volume management. The virtual machine itself partitions these virtual disks and uses logical volume management again to simplify management. This blog describes how I migrated and existing VM to use this approach as well.
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Improvements to Snapshot Backup Scripts

Posted on August 11, 2011 by erik

The snapshot scripts that I blogged about earlier have undergone a number of important changes. I had been having a lot of problems with the cleanup of snapshot volumes and with the deletion of the old backup logical volumes. This … Continue reading →

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Git server setup on linux using smart HTTP

Posted on August 6, 2011 by erik

After seeing a presentation from Linus Torvalds I decided to read more about git. After looking into git more a I have decided to slowly move to git. New projects will be using git instead of subversion and I will … Continue reading →

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Initial experiences with the Samsung Galaxy S II and Android

Posted on May 14, 2011 by erik

A few days ago, on May 11th, I received my new phone, the Samsung Galaxy S II. This is one of the first dual core phones runnning gingerbread. After a few days of working with it, I must say I … Continue reading →

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Countdown has started again!

Posted on April 19, 2011 by erik

Yes folks! The countdown timer has been started again. This time I decided to renew it a bit and use a bit of javascript with jQuery instead of the good ‘ole java applet. Frames are not supported by your browser … Continue reading →

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Processor evolution, will history repeat itself?

Posted on April 11, 2011 by erik

It is interesting to see what is going on in the industry with regard to the development of CPUs. In particular, the first dual core smartphones are being released right now and there are even quad core CPUs expected later … Continue reading →

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Bad quality scales superlinearly

Posted on March 17, 2011 by erik

Take any given production process and assume it is not producing good enough quality let’s call it ‘crap’ to make it a bit more expressive. Now, ask yourself what happens if you scale this process by adding more workers and … Continue reading →

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Looking back on the Nokia N97

Posted on March 10, 2011 by erik

I went to the phone shop today to get ale newer SIM card because it could have been the cause for my reception problems in Switzerland some time ago (so customer service told me). So I told the guy in … Continue reading →

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