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This has been a thorn in my side 3 times now while at work: how to get the aging Apache::AuthenNIS mod_perl module ported to work with mod_perl2 and Apache2. There is a slightly helpful thread here, but it didn’t fully help me. Eventually, I figured it: you have to port the module form within CPAN, then install it.

Here’s what I did:

1. perl -MCPAN -e 'shell'

2. get Apache::AuthenNIS

3. look Apache::AuthenNIS

4. Replace AuthenNIS.pm with Patched Apache::AuthenNIS.

5. exit

6. install Apache::AuthenNIS

From there, you follow the rest of the tutorial on Apache and NIS authentication here.

Hopefully this information is helpful to someone out there doing a Google search.

Hi guys and gals,

Good to see you checking out the root directory of the domain. Not too much is here. I haven’t updated my blog in ages until today.

For some reason I’m getting a whole lot more hits on this woot-off than any of the other ones that I’ve run the checker on. I’ve only spammed the forums once, too. Say HI or give me a feature request/suggestion/complaint in the comments if you’d like.

Enjoy!

It’d be really cool to implement a version of battleship on google maps. It’d be hard to figure out where the edges of water are though, so i’d have to come up with a way around that.

So there was a big stink raised over at FatWallet’s hot deals forums when the guys that run FatWallet decided to change the appearance of the site. I threw together a quick GreaseMonkey script to scrunch together the header (it is a little big in the new design) and get rid of the search bar (I’ve never used the search outside of the forums).

Download version 0.1.

Hi everyone from Makezine Blog! Very happy to see you and hear your comments.

Here’s an update on where I’m going:

• We went to University of Iowa’s surplus store and picked up several small computer microphones. The guy there suggested piezos (similar to several comments that have rolled in) as sensors, but cautioned that the different sized piezos are sensitive to different frequencies.
• I’m looking harder at doing a current clamp to detect current flow in to the washer and dryer. This would eliminate a lot of the electrical noise picked up by the microphone (but would probably pick up other kinds of noise).
• Other options for data include temperature and vibration (as suggested by comments).