ktheory

# /tmp/test = EBS-SSD
# /mnt/test = instance-store

root@ip-10-0-2-6:~# dd bs=1M count=256 if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/test
256+0 records in
256+0 records out
268435456 bytes (268 MB) copied, 3.26957 s, 82.1 MB/s
root@ip-10-0-2-6:~# dd bs=1M count=256 if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/test
256+0 records in
256+0 records out

denji

Moved to git repository: https://github.com/denji/golang-tls

Generate private key (.key)

# Key considerations for algorithm "RSA" ≥ 2048-bit
openssl genrsa -out server.key 2048

# Key considerations for algorithm "ECDSA" ≥ secp384r1
# List ECDSA the supported curves (openssl ecparam -list_curves)

seansawyer

Managing OpenStack instances with Ansible through an SSH bastion host

I'm be using DreamCompute as my OpenStack provider, but there are dozens to choose from. I assume you already have Ansible and the OpenStack CLI tools installed.

Motivation

With the proliferation of OpenStack public clouds offering free and intro tiers, it's becoming very easy to effectively run a simple application for free or nearly free. Also with the emergence of Ansible, you don't need to learn and deploy complicated tools to do configuration management.

iamralch

package main

import (
	"log"
	"bufio"
	"time"
	"os"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net"

ocornut

Memory Optimization (Christer Ericson, GDC 2003)
http://realtimecollisiondetection.net/pubs/GDC03_Ericson_Memory_Optimization.ppt

Cache coherency primer (Fabian Giesen)
https://fgiesen.wordpress.com/2014/07/07/cache-coherency/

Code Clinic 2015: How to Write Code the Compiler Can Actually Optimize (Mike Acton)
http://gdcvault.com/play/1021866/Code-Clinic-2015-How-to

dekobon

Installing the Oracle Java 8 JDK on SmartOS

1. Go to: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html
2. Download the "Solaris x64 XX.X MB jdk-8u66-solaris-x64.tar.gz" tarball from the Oracle Java SE site. You won't be able to paste the URL into curl on your SmartOS instance unless you click it first to get the authentication parameter. Regardless, get the tarball any way that you prefer and copy it onto your SmartOS instance.
3. Extract the tarball and copy it to the location of your choosing.
4. Globally set the value of the environment variable JAVA_HOME to the path of the JVM.
5. Update your PATH to include the Java bin directory by setting it to PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin

thisismitch

global
	log /dev/log	local0
	log /dev/log	local1 notice
	chroot /var/lib/haproxy
	stats socket /run/haproxy/admin.sock mode 660 level admin
	stats timeout 30s
	user haproxy
	group haproxy
	daemon
	maxconn 2048

yrevar

{0: 'tench, Tinca tinca',
 1: 'goldfish, Carassius auratus',
 2: 'great white shark, white shark, man-eater, man-eating shark, Carcharodon carcharias',
 3: 'tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvieri',
 4: 'hammerhead, hammerhead shark',
 5: 'electric ray, crampfish, numbfish, torpedo',
 6: 'stingray',
 7: 'cock',
 8: 'hen',
 9: 'ostrich, Struthio camelus',

cube-drone

Automation for the People

Long ago, the first time I read "The Pragmatic Programmer", I read some advice that really stuck with me.

"Don't Use Manual Procedures".

This in the chapter on Ubiquitous Automation. To summarize, they want you to automate all the things.

The trouble was that I hadn't much of an idea how to actually go

gwillem

# Add this snippet to the top of your playbook. 
# It will install python2 if missing (but checks first so no expensive repeated apt updates)
# [email protected]

- hosts: all
  gather_facts: False
  
  tasks:
  - name: install python 2
    raw: test -e /usr/bin/python || (apt -y update && apt install -y python-minimal)