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More computer movies
Here are another couple of movies that are worth a watch. Algorithm is not a documentary and I didn’t think it was fantastic but it had its moments. I really liked We Are Legion, you meet some pretty cool characters. We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists. Watch on YouTube. Algorithm – the hacker […]
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Computer related documentaries
If you like computers and the internet I’m sure you’ll find these documentaries interesting. Downloaded Steal This Film Watch Steal This Film – Part 1 Watch Steal This Film – Part 2 The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz Revolution OS Triumph of the Nerds TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard […]
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WAFL website
I was looking through some old CDs and found a backup of the WAFL website from early 2004. My brother and I created and maintained the West Australian Football League (WAFL) website from 2002 – march 2004. I’ve got some great memories of back then so I’ve decided to lauch it again – as is […]
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Free cloud storage
There are a lot of options if you want to store your files online (in the cloud) for free (free as in money not necessarily freedom). I’ve put together a list of the services I’m aware of and have used myself but this list will not be exhaustive. You can use these services as an […]
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Virtual Private Server – VPS
Getting a Virtual Private Server (VPS) seems to be very popular. They are actually fun to play around with. I’m currently using two Amazon Web Services EC2 instances but there are heaps of options out there. Here are some links to VPS offerings which I have investigated: DigitalOcean Linode Binary Lane Amazon Web Services EC2 […]
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My home server
Rather than throw out an old computer I’ve decided to put it to some good use. I’ve turned it into a server. I’m primarily using it to play around with ownCloud (http://owncloud.org). The specs of the computer are as follows: Compaq Presario SR1915AN AMD Sempron Processor 3400+ 1.8GHZ 80GB 7200 RPM Hard Disk 1GB RAM […]
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Tor Challenge
Join the Tor Challenge I’m using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to run my Tor relay. I’m using an Amazon EC2 instance. The instance type is a t1.micro and the OS is Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty), amd64 version. These are the instructions I followed. SSH into your AWS EC2 instance. Figure out the name of your distribution. […]