MySQL is supposed to allow one + the max_connections from a super user so you can stop/restartmysql even when it is reporting too many connections.

The vp8 video codec and webm container format (which are alternates for theora/ogg and h264/flv) are getting lots of attention, especially as more web browsers are supporting html5 - which includes a new video tag that plays video directly in a web page, rather than requiring a plugin.

At May First/People Link we have been using KVM for several years now and recently I have been running KVM instances on my local laptop.

I was running a routine CiviCRM installation when I was stopped by the error:

Another decent article on online privacy was published by the NYT this morning.

I set aside 15 minutes to find a tool that would allow me to easily post to my identi.

I’ve recently been making my way through the Proudhon Reader, a collection of writings by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon recently published by AK Press.

UPDATE Nothing lasts for ever. I just restarted gdm3 (July 29, 2012) and my list of users again popped up.

On Wednesday, February 1, a new virtual server May First/People Link recently rented went offline.

Sparkleshare is a file sharing utility that keeps folders in sync on multiple computers in a similar fashion to the commercial and proprietary Dropbox.