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Tuning Apache, part 1

There was a link on Digg a couple of days ago to an article about how to tune Apache so as to survive a Slashdotting. After reading it through, I came to the conclusion that the author had no idea what...

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User comments on news sites

Yesterday, ksl.com unveiled its new comment system. I must say that I love being able to see what other people think about news stories, especially local ones; comments are the feature of Slashdot that...

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Lack of monitoring tools for Linux

I've been looking for a way to monitor a few dozen Linux servers lately, and there just doesn't seem to be a nice integrated tool to do it. In particular, I am looking for something that:Pulls various...

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Understanding memory usage on Linux

This entry is for those people who have ever wondered, "Why the hell is a simple KDE text editor taking up 25 megabytes of memory?" Many people are led to believe that many Linux applications,...

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Re: memory usage on Linux

A lot of people made good points in the comments section of my last posting (Understanding memory usage on Linux). Here are some of the general ideas that were mentioned:(1) Several comments noted that...

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After my recent Understanding memory usage on Linux post was linked from some large web sites (Slashdot, Digg, and del.icio.us so far), I thought it would be fun to create a map that showed where the...

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Great computer books

There was a very good comment on my Understanding memory usage on Linux post a couple of days ago. Besides having some insightful points about memory usage, the poster made mention of Linux Kernel...

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Beware Ethernet flow control

After having been recently bitten by Ethernet's flow control mechanism, I decided to learn about this somewhat obscure but commonly used facet of modern networks. This post is a summary of what I...

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Why a "Clean Internet Channel" won't work

I received a message on my answering machine tonight from a group that is advocating the creation of a "Clean Internet Channel". Although the web site is rather short on details, it sounds very similar...

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Under the covers of a memory access

When someone writes a computer program, they use many statements that look something like A=B+1. This simple operataion retrieves a piece of data from memory location B, adds one to it, and then stores...

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Faith-based Computing

Anyone has ever worked in a computer-related job should recognize the affliction I'm about to describe. It is a terrible scourge, and despite the best efforts of educators and gurus across the planet,...

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Web serving on the cheap

Have you ever wanted to set up a small web server at home that can handle a small but reasonable amount of traffic? Perhaps you have a pet project or a home business and can't justify the cost of...

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Oh no -- I've become unbalanced!

I recently discovered an interesting feature of the Linux kernel. It all started when I noticed that some new web servers at work were exhibiting a peculiar behavior -- the two CPU cores didn't seem to...

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Open letter about Internet radio royalties

For those that live in the United States, I encourage you to write your representatives in Congress to protest the unfair royalties that are being foised on Internet radio stations. Here is the letter...

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