Some more ski tours
Last week I worked part-time and used afternoons for more ski touring in Axamer Lizum area. Meanwhile the snow melted and the last weekend I've been at the Stubai glacier for skiing. It has been great and mostly sunny.
My ski season started an hour ago
... with a skitour to the Hoadl in Axamer Lizum
It's enough snow. It's great snow. It's powder... what a feeling (Barcardi) ... ;-)
Long Night of Research in Innsbruck Nov 11th
... Lange Nacht der Forschung in Innsbruck
At November 11th at 16:27 CET there is again the event Long Night of Research organized by universities and research institutes of Innsbruck.
The program is available as PDF.
The program is available as PDF.
Do you trust A-Trust?
... trustfulness or cartel ;-)
It will have been a year ago that I've visited the Austrian government portal for citizen services.
With the social card (e-card) each Austrian has the possibility to use this card as digital signature card. With the card and a card reader for your computer (something I don't have) you could use online services to communicate with governmental authorities.
The alternative is to visit offices in person or mail via postal carrier.
So it would be quite a nice, comfortable way.
Yes, but for the SSL certificates used on the secured websites it is difficult for the citizen to trust...
With the social card (e-card) each Austrian has the possibility to use this card as digital signature card. With the card and a card reader for your computer (something I don't have) you could use online services to communicate with governmental authorities.
The alternative is to visit offices in person or mail via postal carrier.
So it would be quite a nice, comfortable way.
Yes, but for the SSL certificates used on the secured websites it is difficult for the citizen to trust...
Snow allures me to skiing
... would be the earliest swings in year ever
Just listened to local radio station and the report about the ski opening at the Kaunertal glacier.
Afterwards I've needed to update my knowings about the snow depths and current possibilities to go skiing...
Afterwards I've needed to update my knowings about the snow depths and current possibilities to go skiing...
Use Gson to convert between JSON and Java objects
It is really a simple and fast solution to use google-gson to convert Java objects with primitives to JSON and back.
A call to new Gson().toJson(primitiveObj) is all you need.
There's also a Maven repository for easy integration in your project.
Try it out before you fiddle around with your own object converter!
A call to new Gson().toJson(primitiveObj) is all you need.
There's also a Maven repository for easy integration in your project.
Try it out before you fiddle around with your own object converter!
ubuntu open week 2. - 6. November
There are really interesting sessions at the next ubuntu open week:
http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/10/13/next-ubuntu-open-week-announced/
http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/10/13/next-ubuntu-open-week-announced/
Encrypted harddisks are not safe
... at least not as safe as assumed
The harddisk encryption is only defense against simple theft.
A spy can install a tool on Alice's unattended computer and get to know the password for her encrypted disk.
Afterwards the spy Bob knows the password and can boot Alice's computer with its encrypted harddisk or can copy all the unencrypted disk data.
The so called "Evil Maid Attack" by Joanna Rutkowska replaces the boot code on disk to sniff Alice's password and continues with boot afterwards.
If the boot is protected by BIOS, Bob has to connect the encrypted disk to an own computer to install the tool.
If the encryption is hardware based there might be possibilities to hack the BIOS for a password sniffer. But this kind of encryption is much safer because Bob has to know a lot specifics about Alice's computer. Bob might run out of time doing his work without getting nabbed by Alice.
Mmh. I've to check the laptop of our team. I'm interested in how safe its encryption is ;-)
A spy can install a tool on Alice's unattended computer and get to know the password for her encrypted disk.
Afterwards the spy Bob knows the password and can boot Alice's computer with its encrypted harddisk or can copy all the unencrypted disk data.
The so called "Evil Maid Attack" by Joanna Rutkowska replaces the boot code on disk to sniff Alice's password and continues with boot afterwards.
If the boot is protected by BIOS, Bob has to connect the encrypted disk to an own computer to install the tool.
If the encryption is hardware based there might be possibilities to hack the BIOS for a password sniffer. But this kind of encryption is much safer because Bob has to know a lot specifics about Alice's computer. Bob might run out of time doing his work without getting nabbed by Alice.
Mmh. I've to check the laptop of our team. I'm interested in how safe its encryption is ;-)
No money left for World Champions in Sport Climbing
Austria Cup Lead canceled
I've just read at the website of the local indoor climbing center that the National Cup is canceled. In contrast to the website of the Austrian climbing competition association ÖWK the climbing center (place of event) also posted a statement.
There seems to be some controversy between the officials, state and the managing director of climbing center and chief coach of Tyrol Reinhold Scherer.
The Tivoli climbing center has great walls and routes but the floor area is limited and there is no possibility to expand.
The sanitary installations are intolerable for serious sports. There is one toilet and one shower for women and men. (Of course both have their own.) Every school gym is better equipped.
There seems to be no support to change this situation and provide the top athletes the deserved training center with regeneration area.
In consequence Reini resigns. The Tivoli climbing center won't host official competitions anymore.
There seems to be some controversy between the officials, state and the managing director of climbing center and chief coach of Tyrol Reinhold Scherer.
The Tivoli climbing center has great walls and routes but the floor area is limited and there is no possibility to expand.
The sanitary installations are intolerable for serious sports. There is one toilet and one shower for women and men. (Of course both have their own.) Every school gym is better equipped.
There seems to be no support to change this situation and provide the top athletes the deserved training center with regeneration area.
In consequence Reini resigns. The Tivoli climbing center won't host official competitions anymore.
jQuery(ing) with Lift Webframework and jQuery UI
a short startup description
jQuery UI is an extension JavaScript for the jQuery JavaScript library which provides widgets and effects for web userinterfaces. The Lift Webframework provides some elementary support for the bundled jQuery library. jQuery UI is not included...
OS limits for commands and arguments
in POSIX standard
There is a POSIX standard specific limitation called LINE_MAX and ARG_MAX.
First is the maximum command line length a POSIX compatible OS needs to support.
Second ist the maximum number of arguments.
First is the maximum command line length a POSIX compatible OS needs to support.
Second ist the maximum number of arguments.
Snow Falls Over The Trees
... Christmas is almost at hand
Ok. A little premature, isn't it? Well, the supermarkets don't think so.
I don't like to see chocolate Santas and gingerbread in supermarkets during the last days of September. It should be soon enough to sell and buy the stuff in the middle of November.
But it is really nice to see the snow falling outside...
And so you don't think I'm not at work... I'm looking forward to the software build environment, we plan to introduce in the new year. We've just specified the last requirements for hardware needed to be bought and setup after Christmas. ;-)
I don't like to see chocolate Santas and gingerbread in supermarkets during the last days of September. It should be soon enough to sell and buy the stuff in the middle of November.
But it is really nice to see the snow falling outside...
And so you don't think I'm not at work... I'm looking forward to the software build environment, we plan to introduce in the new year. We've just specified the last requirements for hardware needed to be bought and setup after Christmas. ;-)
Promised picture taken at my 2-minute commute
... this morning
This day has been quite nice. At least from the weather aspect.
Mostly sunny and a few exciting big but friendly clouds at the peaks.
This is the first snow pic from winter season on my really short way to work...
Mostly sunny and a few exciting big but friendly clouds at the peaks.
This is the first snow pic from winter season on my really short way to work...
enable the automatic synchronisation of the nodes
... a wsadmin snippet
To enable:
for node in ("node1","node2"):
sb = AdminControl.completeObjectName("type=NodeSync,node=%s,*" % node)
AdminControl.setAttribute(sb, "autoSyncEnabled", "true")
To disable set the boolean string to "false"!
for node in ("node1","node2"):
sb = AdminControl.completeObjectName("type=NodeSync,node=%s,*" % node)
AdminControl.setAttribute(sb, "autoSyncEnabled", "true")
To disable set the boolean string to "false"!
WAS Jython scripting 20091013
... sticky note on importing Admin objects
At WebSphere Hacks there is a nice, old entry about modular Jython scripting for the AppServer: http://webspherehacks.com/blog/?p=6
There are two ways to provide the Admin* objects in modules.
There are two ways to provide the Admin* objects in modules.
German moms and pops pay for your kids'
... studies in Austria
After a few years Germany has introduced study fees and Austria discontinued them, more and more graduates come to the nation of the Alps to save some money or because their marks are too bad for German universities.
The problem: It is like an herd and the Austrian universities are no watering places for foreign young people, don't leave behind some water for the locals.
Finally the Austrian taxpayers fund the German students and the German educational system.
It's almost high noon Frau Merkel, that you sponsor the German educational system to get it in a fit shape!
Some more details and facts in German:
http://oe1.orf.at/inforadio/113974.html
http://oe1.orf.at/inforadio/113993.html
The problem: It is like an herd and the Austrian universities are no watering places for foreign young people, don't leave behind some water for the locals.
Finally the Austrian taxpayers fund the German students and the German educational system.
It's almost high noon Frau Merkel, that you sponsor the German educational system to get it in a fit shape!
Some more details and facts in German:
http://oe1.orf.at/inforadio/113974.html
http://oe1.orf.at/inforadio/113993.html
Lotus Notes' mail marking
... the hopefully fastest way
My colleague didn't know this shortcut today.
So it could be a novelty for some more users...
Since some time Notes has a real cool (maybe for other mail readers not noteworthy ;-)) feature:
The start-end multiselection (select mail to start with, hold shift key and select the last mail) to select a couple of mails to move around, delete or check the read mark on them.
For the last thing, the read mark, there is key shortcut: In German version Einfügen/Insert...
So it could be a novelty for some more users...
Since some time Notes has a real cool (maybe for other mail readers not noteworthy ;-)) feature:
The start-end multiselection (select mail to start with, hold shift key and select the last mail) to select a couple of mails to move around, delete or check the read mark on them.
For the last thing, the read mark, there is key shortcut: In German version Einfügen/Insert...
Lotus Notes email search
... pesky ... soul-destroying ... painful
Last evening it has been the 2nd time I have "lost" important mail in the nirvana of Lotus Notes mailboxes.
The most annoying part of the search is... that it is so bad that you can not trust it.
You'll never be assured that there is no mail anymore (of course delete by yourself) or you use the wrong search term to find the mail.
So email search in Notes is an endless game of life ;-)
Hopefully my employer will soon get its promised desktop-mail-intranet-search-system in place.
The most annoying part of the search is... that it is so bad that you can not trust it.
You'll never be assured that there is no mail anymore (of course delete by yourself) or you use the wrong search term to find the mail.
So email search in Notes is an endless game of life ;-)
Hopefully my employer will soon get its promised desktop-mail-intranet-search-system in place.
Winter is setting in
... and I have started a new blog.
Hi good folks!
After the weekend hacking on a new web application I've decided at sunday night to start a blog. This one time seriously...
After the weekend hacking on a new web application I've decided at sunday night to start a blog. This one time seriously...