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Less than 20 days to help fund the Gooseberry project from the Blender Foundation
Update: having more than 3000 supporters, the team has decided to extend the campaign until May 8th. It is not too late to join in! Less than 20 days to help fund the Gooseberry project from the Blender Foundation. Blender is a free (as in freedom and free beer) 3D modelling software. After several…
MySQL: "ERROR 1005 (HY000): Can't create table ... (errno: 150)"
There can be a few reasons for this very helpful message. In my case, MySQL's default engine on the production server was MyISAM, while being InnoDB on the development server. MyISAM does not handle foreign keys, thus the above error. The simple fix is to switch engines: mysql> ALTER TABLE…
Execute a local bash script through SSH
Before this blessed day, I lost my time copying my bash scripts on the remote machines where I wanted to execute them through the ssh command. Until now, when I discovered that it is not necessary, thanks to the bash -s flag. Source
Lubuntu (LXDE): restore a logout/shutdown icon in the taskbar
From time to time, an inexperienced user for whom I have set up a Lubuntu 12.04 LTS system, inadvertently mess the layout of her taskbar (a lock feature as in KDE's plasmoids would be nice ;-). While restoring all of her stuff, I couldn't find how to display a shutdown shortcut. This option/item…
Help Preserve the Kalash tribe in Pakistan
Help preserve the Kalash tribe in Pakistan by signing this petition on Avaaz.