Author Archives: Stefan Rubner

Neuer Traumjob: Uhrensteller bei SAT.1

Posted on 2012-07-02 by Stefan Rubner
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Finally: A Fix for Python 2.7 Aborts on Import of ctypes

Posted on 2012-06-21 by Stefan Rubner

This has been bugging me for quite some time now: Every time I tried to import the ctypes module into Python 2.7, all I would get was the famous “Aborted” message. With some time to spare I could trace the … Continue reading →

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Astaro ASG as OpenVPN Access Server client

Posted on 2012-05-29 by Stefan Rubner

Just about four weeks ago I posted about the resurrection of the .ovpn to .apc converter script. In the meantime Alois told me in the comments that while this was nice it didn’t work for current versions of the OpenVPN … Continue reading →

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Kleine Erfolgserlebnisse

Posted on 2012-05-26 by Stefan Rubner

Vorher Check name    Uptime    Downtime    Outages   Response time #######       58.54%    9h 57m 02s    189      9649ms Nachher Check name    Uptime    Downtime    Outages   Response time #######   … Continue reading →

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.ovpn to .apc Converter Revisited

Posted on 2012-04-17 by Stefan Rubner

The Astaro Security Gateway (ASG) is a great firewall and remote access solution. The only flaw of it being that Astaro, too, tries to build a walled garden around their suite of products. One major drawback here is that while … Continue reading →

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Nginx + Dokuwiki and nice URLs

Posted on 2012-04-15 by Stefan Rubner

After almost tearing my hair out while trying to get those two to fully work together, I found the solution in the end. While most of the things that can be read here and there are right and true, all … Continue reading →

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Spiel, Spass, Spannung, Abenteuer

Posted on 2012-01-26 by Stefan Rubner

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Das mit dem Rabatt üben wir nochmal, oder?

Posted on 2011-12-26 by Stefan Rubner

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Slowing down

Posted on 2011-12-14 by Stefan Rubner

This has been a very hectic couple of weeks. Not only the beta testing for the (now not so) new Netgear ReadyNAS boxes with ARM architecture: the Duo v2 and the NV+ v2. But also building add-ons for the new … Continue reading →

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Die Rückkehr des runden Töpfchens

Posted on 2011-11-25 by Stefan Rubner

Ich bin wirklich nicht so vermessen zu glauben, dass Lidl aufgrund meiner Nicht-Kaufen-Empfehlung reagiert hat. Aber ich freu’ mich, dass es das Töpfchen wieder gibt und die Qualität auch wieder die alte ist ;) Incoming search terms:jamie oliver pastetejamie oliver … Continue reading →

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Fixing PHP-FPM’s SCRIPT_NAME Bug The Brute Force Way

Posted on 2011-11-25 by Stefan Rubner

It’s not really news that PHP in it’s CGI or FPM flavor has slight to modest problems getting it’s environment right when using Apache as the front end web server, especially the $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] variable many scripts rely on to determine … Continue reading →

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Best Summing-up of Google’s new Search App for iPad

Posted on 2011-11-22 by Stefan Rubner

Yep its great and now they can move on to a decent Google+ app for iPad. –Carlos Rodrigues [ More ] Incoming search terms:best summingstefan vowe

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Interessanter Algorithmus

Posted on 2011-11-15 by Stefan Rubner

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On heavy rotation

Posted on 2011-10-15 by Stefan Rubner

… on my Sonos while porting CUPS 1.5.0 to the ReadyNAS ;) Incoming search terms:HEAVY WHO CARESreadynas cups

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Fourtyfour

Posted on 2011-08-27 by Stefan Rubner

’nuff said :)

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Nicht-kaufen-Empfehlung der Woche

Posted on 2011-07-27 by Stefan Rubner

Früher gab’s bei Lidl mal eine tolle Sache. Nannte sich “Butterschmalz”, verpackt in einem runden Töpfchen, und war total genial geeignet zum braten, kochen, backen. Das Produkt an sich gibt’s immer noch – es nennt sich sogar gleich. Geändert hat … Continue reading →

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Ich war’s nicht.

Posted on 2011-07-24 by Stefan Rubner

Könnte aber durchaus von mir sein ;)

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External Supervisor of Illegal Services

Posted on 2011-07-06 by Stefan Rubner

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So nutzt man Facebook richtig

Posted on 2011-07-04 by Stefan Rubner

Sehr geehrter Herr Xxxxxx, sind Sie der Michael Xxxxxx aus der Xxxxxxxxxxstr. 46, in XXXXX Xxxxxxxx- Wenn ja, ich bin der Allianz-Fachmann von Ihrem Nachbar Gunter Xxxxxxx. Der hat Ihren autositz beschädigt. Damit ich den Schaden begleichen kann, benötige ich … Continue reading →

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Most Legally Encumbered “Hello World” Program

Posted on 2011-05-26 by Stefan Rubner

can be found right there, at Oracle’s ;) Hat tip goes to the Webmink

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