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I had the pleasure of writing a guest blog post for October Unprocessed this month, and it went live today! I made a simple but very delicious roasted squash and tahini dip with crunchy squash...
After reading Ashley English's recently published book, A Year of Pies, not only was I inspired to...well...make more pie, I was compelled to contact her to write a guest blog. Her approachable and down-to-earth style and incredible pie ideas are downright inspirational. Take a look at Ashley's blog, Small Measure, and her books for budding homesteaders. And by all means, make this pie.
Meringue. Sometimes just the word alone is enough to deflate the confidence of even the most courageous, intrepid baker. At its core, meringue is nothing more than a big pile of bubbles. Beating egg whites alters their inherent proteins, creating films that fold over the bubbles and get locked into position as they're hardened and firmed up by sugar. This billowy confection is temperamental, it's true, but, given the right coddling and hand-holding (along with some insider tips), meringue mastery will soon be yours!
Meringue-Making Tips
*Use room temperature eggs. Cold whites won't whip as quickly as will eggs that are around 68-72 degrees F.
*Use eggs that are several days old. Older whites provide fully, fluffier, more voluminous whites.
*Don't allow any egg yolk to mix with the whites. The fat in the yolk will prohibit the whites from foaming up properly.
*Be sure your mixing bowl and utensils have no water on them. Moisture is the enemy of meringue.
*Add the sugar in increments, not all at once. Sugar is hygroscopic, pulling moisture into itself, which you don't want to happen suddenly with meringue (remember, moisture is the enemy).
*If at all possible, don't make the meringue on a rainy or especially humid day. Keep all that moisture at bay.
*This pie is best served the same day that it's made. As the meringue is subjected to temperature fluctuations, it will begin to deflate, ooze, and weep.
Other articles you might enjoy: Peach Pie, Let Them Eat Pie: An Instructional Series, Rolling Pie Dough
Reprinted with permission from A Year of Pies © 2012 by Ashley English, Lark Books, an imprint of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
You will need
1/2 recipe Basic Pie Dough (recipe follows)
9-inch pie pan
1 cup water
1 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
5 large egg yolks
2/3 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup Limoncello
Grated zest of two lemons
4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter, cubed
3 large egg whites, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
6 tablespoons granulated sugar
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Prepare the crust.
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface and fit into the 9-inch pie pan. Trim the crust overhang to 1 inch and crimp the edges decoratively. Prick the bottom of the crust 6 or 7 times with a fork, then place the crust in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
Line the crust with parchment paper and fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, then remove from the oven, leaving the oven on.
Remove the dried beans or pie weights and parchment paper from the crust, and return it to the oven. Bake an additional 5 to 7 minutes, until the crust is golden.
Cool completely before filling.
Prepare the filling:
Combine the water, sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium-size saucepan. Whisk until fully blended and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Whisking constantly, cook for 3 minutes. Turn the heat to low.
Remove ½ cup of the cooked mixture and temper it into the egg yolks in a small bowl, whisking constantly until well combined.
It's essential that you take your time when adding the cooked mixture to the eggs, otherwise they'll curdle.
Return the egg yolk mixture to the saucepan on the stove. Whisk in the lemon juice, Limoncello, lemon zest, and butter. Beat until the butter is melted, the mixture is fully combined, and the filling thickens. In order to ensure that the filling sets up properly when cooled, bring to a simmer and cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture is very thick, about 3 minutes or so.
Remove the pot from the heat and pour the filling into the prebaked crust.
Prepare the meringue:
Using an electric mixer or a whisk, beat the egg whites with the vanilla and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually add the sugar, one tablespoon at a time, and beat until stiff peaks form.
Assemble the pie:
Pile the meringue over the filling, mounding it in the center and covering the filling completely. Make sure you touch the edges of the crust all around, to prevent the meringue from shrinking.
Using the lowest broiler setting of your oven, evenly brown the meringue topping for about 1 minute. Or, if you have one, use a handheld culinary blowtorch.
Place the pie in the refrigerator and keep chilled until ready to serve.
Basic Pie Dough (All-Butter Version)
This all-butter crust is unrivaled in terms of flavor. It's also quite flaky, despite having no shortening. The secret is to work with very cold butter. I keep all of my butter in the freezer, transferring it to the refrigerator overnight or several hours before I intend to make pie dough. Work quickly, with cold hands on a cool work surface, and you'll end up with a crust that's as flaky as it is scrumptious.
Makes: Dough for one double-crust pie
You will need
2½ cups all-purpose flour
1¼ teaspoons sea salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
¾ cup ice water
Mix the flour and salt together in a medium-large bowl.
Using a pastry blender or two forks, incorporate the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal (you should still have some rather large bits of butter when you're done).
Slowly drizzle in the ice water. Stir with a large spoon until the dough begins to clump.
Transfer the dough onto a floured work surface and, using your hands, fold it into itself until all of the flour is incorporated into the fats. The dough should come together easily but should not feel overly sticky.
Divide the dough in half, shape it into two balls, and pat each ball into a ½-inch thick disk. Wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour.
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Application release management specialist Serena has followed up a week of user and customer engagement exercises at its xChange symposium by launching some tangible new product releases. The company is working to show the public that it has moved from being a mere applications specialist to being a fully blown developer Operations (devOps) business.
Unlike legacy IT Service Management (ITSM) tools, which exhibit forms and data-driven characteristics, Serena Service Manager hinges on what the company insists is a "process-based approach" to delivering IT services. Along with a unified service portal and integrated service dashboards, Serena Service Manager's elevator pitch (if you will) is the function to sync people, processes, and services to improve overall visibility into incidents, problems, and changes.
Integrated with the above tool, Serena also announced Serena Release Manager 2, a new visual enterprise release calendar for both application development and IT operations. The new solutions build on Serena's Orchestrated Application Delivery product strategy unveiled last year. The company's Service Manager product is said to be the only ITSM offering on the market today that leverages Serena's process-based approach. Linking people with process in orchestrated service management, Serena says it can tackle the challenges around flexibility, visibility, and usability inherent in legacy ITSM solutions.
With Serena Service Manager — which can be deployed from the cloud or on-premises — IT organizations can lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for their service desk solutions and speed up issue resolution with full visibility across the service lifecycle. This improves user satisfaction and reduces "backdoor" requests to IT for support by providing a unified, easy-to-navigate end user service request portal.
"Serena Service Manager's process-oriented approach offers a degree of transparency, tailorability, and ease of adoption that will make it popular. Serena Service Manager also offers a path for those who have yet to embrace ITIL, have struggled with adoption, or have reached a point of inertia, as well as sites where the process-oriented approach is attractive," said Martin Gandar, industry analyst.
With Serena Release Manager 2, Development and Operations teams have a new option when planning and documenting releases through a visual calendar. Both application and operational updates in the release calendar are automatically communicated to all impacted stakeholders for improved collaboration, streamlined deployment times, and increased governance.
"The new Serena Service Manager solution builds on our customers' success in orchestrating their IT service processes. Serena Service Manager is something the ITSM market hasn't seen before: a process-based, visually configurable system. It also includes a cleanly designed end user portal, which presents IT to the business in very attractive fashion," said David Hurwitz, senior VP of worldwide marketing, Serena Software.

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I found this funny flash video of the freeware strategy game Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn. It features sprites taken from the PC game itself.
And oh, MacGyver makes a cameo appearance in the sequel. Honest.
See the flash video of the freeware strategy game after the jump.
Please take note that this video is not my creation. It does NOT reflect my political views about France, Germany, GDI, the Brotherhood, or Kaine's bald head.
The quality of the funny Flash video parody took a hit when its creator, Alexander "Killerratte" Schützner, converted it from Flash to AVI. You can see the high-quality version in his NewGrounds channel. The video has a sequel. It is titled "Command & Conquer - Tiberium Ecstasy" and can be found both on his YouTube and NewGrounds channels.
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Dr. Boetel is an Extension Agricultural Marketing Specialist focusing on the areas of livestock marketing and price analysis. She joined UW-Extension in the fall of 2002. In addition to her background in agricultural and applied economics, she also has an interest in international development.
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Dr. Trechter is an Extension Economist working on issues related to cooperatives and community development. He also directs the Survey Research Center (SRC) at UWRF and, in this role, he oversees various survey projects to assist communities with determining needs assessments, gathering residents' opinions on various issues, quantifying the impact of tourism, etc. You can browse some of the surveys the SRC has conducted by clicking on Publications on the Survey Research Center web site.
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Orangutans are some of the most solitary animals critically endangered as human consumption grows; Ban Palm oil Industry.Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Thursday 7th of December 2017 06:46:07 PM Filed under
Orangutans are some of the most solitary animals critically endangered as human consumption grows.
Orangutans are currently only found in the rainforest of Borneo and Sumatra where both species are endangered. The orangutans' habitat has decreased and is rapidly being devastated by loggers, palm oil plantations, gold miners, and unnatural forest fires.
Watching videos of orangutans over hundreds of times is nerve-wracking, seeing them in distress and in great trauma as babies watch their mothers hacked and killed by poachers. They are using their machete which is so inhumane, as many of these infants die without the help of their mother and some other infants are sold as pets, ending in the hands of their 'owner', maltreated and malnourished, making their situation even worse. This happened because of the humongous demand and consumption of humans. Guilt is creeping on me; while enjoying my food and applying all the cosmetics for vanity it is like slaughtering an innocent and beautiful primate slowly and accurately. I wasn't thinking at all; I'm closely blinded of my needs, having never bothered to think that somewhere out there someone is tormented. I can't let this happen any longer. I must act and make a stand and be the voice of orangutans. I'm calling for everyone to ban and stop buying palm oil products. We must stop deforestation and the palm oil industry, strongly and swiftly before orangutans and all other animals sail into extinction. █
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VAR-SOM-MX7 is now available with Certified 802.11ac/a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.2 supportSubmitted by Variscite on Thursday 23rd of November 2017 09:42:04 AM Filed under
Variscite Announces the Upgrade of its VAR-SOM-MX7 SoM with Bluetooth 4.2 and the Launch of its New VAR-SOM-MX7 Variant with Improved Dual-band 802.11ac/a/b/g/n Certified Wi-Fi Module.
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Variscite Launches New Variants for the DART-6UL SoM with Improved Certified Wi-Fi/BT Module with 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n SupportSubmitted by Variscite on Thursday 15th of June 2017 03:27:17 PM Filed under
In a matter of only two months, Variscite has announced the launch of an additional enhancement for the DART-6UL System on Module (SoM) product line based on the NXP Cortex-A7 i.MX6 UltraLite family.
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Beijing Zoo is No Place for PandasSubmitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Sunday 23rd of April 2017 07:59:48 PM Filed under
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I am a Panda lover. I work as a support engineer in an I.T company here in the United Kingdom. Most of my spare time is spent watching different Panda videos -- both old and new videos. Basically, it is my therapy; a 'stress release' for me. I find them to be adorable and precious creatures. As a matter of fact, I would like to volunteer to come to Sichuan. I want to experience and feel what it's like to be a Panda keeper, to be able to interact with them for real. The Panda is China's National Treasure, so it's a shame to watch the Panda videos from Beijing zoo, as the place is disgusting and not ideal for Pandas to live in (and for sure for all the rest of the animals who unfortunately got stuck in this prison cell).
The place looks like a ghost town. Lifeless and languished. Knowing that Pandas wear a thick fur on their body, can you imagine what it feels for them in 30C or 35C (summer temperature)? What it probably feels like all the time? Come on, if you really care, you must do something now, otherwise these Pandas will die. Please bring them back to their sanctuary where they really belong. █
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Tux Machines is Now on MastodonSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Friday 14th of April 2017 05:21:50 PM Filed under
Summary: We can now be found in Mastodon too
A FOSS and decentralised Twitter alternative has received plenty of media attention/traction lately, so Tux Machines belatedly joins in and we invite readers to follow us there if they wish to create an account. The popularity of the platform exploded (number of users quadrupled so far this month). █
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We've Made It! 100,000 NodesSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Friday 31st of March 2017 06:38:16 PM Filed under
Summary: Another milestone for Tux Machines, which will turn 15 in a couple of years
100,000 nodes in Tux Machines will have been published later tonight. This one will be assigned node ID/#99995. Earlier today someone anonymous told us, "I just wanted to say thank you for all the work you've done and new information updates at tuxmachines.org."
That's what we are here for -- to help spread information. We don't profit or gain anything from this site, but it's our way of giving back to the Free/Open Source software community.
On to 200,000 (this may take another decade or more). █
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Translation of the Latest 'Microsoft Loves Linux' Charm OffensiveSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 17th of November 2016 01:07:08 PM Filed under
QUITE a few additional articles -- mostly puff pieces (below is a complete/exhaustive list) -- have been published since yesterday's blog post, which was followed by a short article from Techrights. There is a lot of Microsoft PR inside the news/media right now (more and more by the hour) and it's coordinated (sometimes in advance, based on what we learned yesterday) by Microsoft. Here is a quick rebuttal to the 4 strands of news:
- The Linux Foundation joins Microsoft (not a slip): Microsoft paid half a million dollars for over a hundred puff pieces (in English alone) and lots of leverage over Linux, including a distraction from the patent wars it wages.
- The GNU/Linux crowd gets a proprietary software database it neither wants nor needs: This might be useful when Microsoft tries to infiltrate GNU/Linux deployments like the one in Munich, later boasting better integration with Windows than with GNU/Linux (same for running Bash/Ubuntu under Windows 10).
- Google and .NET: Microsoft accepts that it lost the mobile wars and also lost developers, so it tries ever more desperately to spread .NET and/or Mono.
- Tizen/Samsung and .NET: As above.
That's about all it means. Below is the raw PR, which is intended to sometimes (it doesn't always work) mislead the reader, having misled the writers/journalists. █
Related/contextual items from the news:
Microsoft demonstrates its commitment to open source by joining Linux Foundation [Ed: Microsoft advocacy sites (often paid-for nonsense) like to pretend to themselves that Microsoft is now a good citizen, not racketeer. iophk: "You've probably seen links about LF joining Microsoft so I won't add them. It would have been news if Microsoft joined OIN."]
Microsoft joins The Linux Foundation as a Platinum member [Ed: How MS advocacy sites put it; the larger payment (like political 'donation') was inevitable. To quote Benjamin Henrion, "Microsoft depends so much on taxing Linux via its dubious software patents that they have decided to join the Linux Foundation #corruption"]
Microsoft now a Platinum Member at Linux Foundation and .NET foundation has Google onboard
Microsoft joins the Linux foundation and blows everyone's mind
Microsoft And Linux Working On Advance Open Source Project Development, SQL Server And Azure App Service
Microsoft and Linux Collaborates For Open-Source Game; As Rivals Unite, How Could Linux Benefit From This?
Microsoft joins Linux Foundation as it continues to embrace open source
Microsoft join hands with Linux Foundation as platinum member
Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation as a Platinum member
Microsoft Becomes a Member of The Linux Foundation
Is Google crashing the Microsoft open source party?
Microsoft: SQL Server for Linux is the real deal
Microsoft doubles down on Linux love, joins foundation
Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation, launches test build of Visual Studio for Mac
Microsoft makes open source commitment with new partnerships involving Google, Linux, Samsung
Microsoft joins Linux Foundation as a Platinum Member
Microsoft joins Linux Foundation, Open-Source development to get major boost
Microsoft joins Linux Foundation at Platinum Partner
After OpenAI Partnership, Microsoft Joins The Linux Foundation To Dive Deeper Into Open-Source Code
Microsoft is joining the Linux Foundation
Microsoft Joins Linux Foundation, Bets on Open Cloud Computing
Microsoft Shows Linux Love by Joining the Linux Foundation
Loves spreads, new Microsoft SQL Server now previewed on Ubuntu
Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation, no really
Linux Academy Partners with Microsoft Visual Studio Dev Essentials Program
Microsoft Becomes Linux Foundation Platinum Member, The Last Leaf has Fallen
Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation, confirms commitment to open source development
Microsoft has joined the Linux foundation
Microsoft Joins Linux Foundation, After Calling Linux a 'Cancer'
Microsoft Drops Tech Bombshell As It Joins Linux Foundation
Microsoft partners with the Linux Foundation
Microsoft and Google bury the hatchet in one small way
Microsoft Joins the Linux Foundation As Everyone Now Loves Open Source
Microsoft is the Platinum member of Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation Gets a Surprising New Member: Microsoft
SQL Server joins the Linux party, new preview comes to Linux and Docker
Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation as a Platinum member, Google joins .Net community
Microsoft joins Linux Foundation that promotes open-source technology
Microsoft SQL Server Supports Linux
Cricket Australia to adopt Microsoft's team and player performance platform
Microsoft announces association with Linux Foundation with Platinum membership
Microsoft joins The Linux Foundation at highest membership tier
Microsoft Joins Linux Foundation As Platinum Member And Releases Ports
Microsoft Embraces Open Source, Joins Linux Foundation
As Microsoft joins Linux, Google shakes hands with the .NET Foundation
Microsoft joined the Linux foundation as a platinum member because of Cloud Services
Microsoft, Google, and Samsung Bury the Hatchet with New Partnerships
Microsoft, Google, Samsung Team Up In Open Source Development
Microsoft surprises by joining Linux, 15 years after calling it a 'cancer'
Microsoft joins Linux Foundation in another nod to open-source code
Microsoft officially joins the Linux league of open source contributors
After Microsoft joins Linux, Google Cloud joins .NET Foundation
Google signs on to the .NET Foundation
Microsoft Joins Linux Foundation
Microsoft's .NET Foundation Now Includes Google
Microsoft Joins The Linux Foundation In Latest Open Source Commitment
Microsoft joins The Linux Foundation; takes on Oracle
Microsoft Joins The Linux Foundation to Boost Open Source Software Ecosystem
Microsoft has officially joined the Linux Foundation
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Linux Foundation Commits Suicide as Microsoft E.E.E. Takes a Leap ForwardSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Wednesday 16th of November 2016 08:49:17 PM Filed under
I have covered Microsoft's interference with FOSS for over a decade and carefully studied even pertinent antitrust documents. I know the company's way of thinking when it comes to undermining their competition, based on internal communications and strategy papers. Even days ago we got this in the news.
The pattern of embrace and extend (to extinguish) -- all this while leveraging software patents to make Linux a Microsoft cash cow or compel OEMs to preinstall privacy-hostile Microsoft software/apps with proprietary formats (lockin) -- never ended. What I see in the Linux Foundation right now is what I saw in Nokia 5 years ago and in Novell 10 years ago -- the very thing that motivated me to start Boycott Novell, a site that has just turned 10 with nearly 22,000 blog posts.
It is a saddening day because it's a culmination, after years of Microsoft 'micro' payments to the Linux Foundation (e.g. event sponsorship in exchange for keynote positions), which will have Microsoft shoved down the throats of GNU/Linux proponents and give an illusion of peace when there is none, not just on the patent front but also other fronts (see what Microsoft's partner Accenture is doing in Munich right now). The links below are a complete list of the bad (in my view very bad) news. █
"We need to slaughter Novell before they get stronger….If you're going to kill someone, there isn't much reason to get all worked up about it and angry. You just pull the trigger. Any discussions beforehand are a waste of time. We need to smile at Novell while we pull the trigger."
--Jim Allchin, Microsoft's Platform Group Vice President
In the news today:
Microsoft Steps Up Its Commitment to Open Source
Today The Linux Foundation is announcing that we've welcomed Microsoft as a Platinum member. I'm honored to join Scott Guthrie, executive VP of Microsoft's Cloud and Enterprise Group, at the Connect(); developer event in New York and expect to be able to talk more in the coming months about how we'll intensify our work together for the benefit of the open source community at large.
Microsoft Joins The Linux Foundation As A Platinum Member
Microsoft's Linux love affair leads it to join The Linux Foundation
No, this isn't The Onion and it's not April Fool's Day. Microsoft has joined The Linux Foundation.
Microsoft announced that it was joining forces with The Linux Foundation at the Microsoft Connect developer event in New York.
Microsoft announces the next version SQL Server for Windows and Linux
Microsoft joins The Linux Foundation as a Platinum member
Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation
Microsoft—yes, Microsoft—joins the Linux Foundation
THE END TIMES ARE HERE: Microsoft embraces Google, Apple, Samsung and even Linux in one go
Microsoft's open source love fest continues as it joins Linux Foundation
Microsoft Goes Linux Platinum, Welcomes Google To .NET Foundation
Microsoft joins Linux Foundation in another nod to open-source code
Microsoft Is Joining the Linux Foundation
Microsoft Joins Linux Foundation
Microsoft joins Linux Foundation in another step toward greater openness
Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation, 15 years after Ballmer called it 'cancer'
Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation as a Platinum member, Google joins .Net community
Microsoft is now a Linux Foundation Platinum Member
That's an expensive Linux install! Microsoft gives the Linux foundation $550000
Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation because 2016 isn't weird enough already
Microsoft just got its Linux Foundation platinum card, becomes top level member
4 no-bull takeaways from Microsoft joining the Linux Foundation
Microsoft announces the public preview of the next release of SQL Server on Linux and Windows
Microsoft Joins Linux Foundation, Google Joins .NET Community
Microsoft just joined the Linux Foundation as a Platinum member
Linux has won, Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation
Microsoft is joining the Linux foundation as a platinum member
Microsoft joins Linux Foundation, Google added to .NET community
Microsoft seeks to grow Azure platform with products, partnerships
Microsoft Joins Linux Foundation As Platinum Member
Microsoft Fortifies Commitment to Open Source, Becomes Linux Foundation Platinum Member
Microsoft contributes to open ecosystem by joining Linux Foundation and welcoming Google to the .NET community
Linux Academy Partners with Microsoft Visual Studio Dev Essentials Program
Microsoft Joins the Linux Foundation as the World Remains the Right Side Up
Hell freezes over as Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation
Microsoft Joins Linux Foundation as a Platinum Member
Microsoft Connect: Visual Studio 2017, SQL Server v.Next for Windows and Linux and More
SQL Server joins the Linux party, new preview comes to Linux and Docker
Microsoft joins The Linux Foundation
Google joins .Net Foundation
Microsoft and Google bury the hatchet in one small way
Google joins Microsoft's .NET Foundation
Microsoft announces Visual Studio for Mac, preview of the next SQL Server with Linux and Docker support
Microsoft's SQL Server Next for Linux, Windows hit public preview [Ed: Proprietary software with surveillance is not a gift]
Google signs on to the .NET Foundation as Samsung brings .NET support to Tizen
Microsoft is hosting its annual Connect(); developer event in New York today. With .NET being at the core of many of its efforts, including on the open-source side, it's no surprise that the event also featured a few .NET-centric announcements...
Samsung launches Visual Studio Tools for Tizen preview, lets developers build apps with .NET
Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation, welcomes Google to .NET community
Microsoft releases SQL Server Preview for Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Microsoft says Linux is no longer 'cancer,' joining Foundation
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Record-Breaking TrafficSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Sunday 30th of October 2016 11:32:20 AM Filed under
Summary: Quick report about site traffic
Tux Machines has been enjoying growth in recent weeks, though it's hard to attribute it to anything in particular. The following are the past 4 weeks' logs (we delete all logs after 4 weeks, for privacy reasons, assuring no long-term retention).
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 389699117 Oct 9 04:40 access.log-20161009 -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 454715290 Oct 16 03:46 access.log-20161016 -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 478747167 Oct 23 03:12 access.log-20161023 -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 499911551 Oct 30 03:40 access.log-20161030
We recently quadrupled the servers' CPU capacity.
The above is not the complete picture. That's omitting all the Varnish activity, which handles the majority of the traffic but simply cannot cache all pages. We are still trying to reduce the frequency of spam incidents (some of the spamy submissions manage to inject JavaScript very briefly).
We'll soon reach the 100,000-node milestone of this Drupal site. █
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Winner: Triathlon in The Spa At The MidlandSubmitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Monday 10th of October 2016 09:02:59 PM Filed under
I never thought I could win in a challenge of 3 events.
I guess age is not an excuse for giving up... more so in physical fitness; as the saying goes, health is wealth.... consequently, I'll keep doing my routine and even yoga. It is extremely relaxing!
Motivation, hard work, discipline. By-product is triumph...
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GNOME Release Party ManchesterSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Friday 23rd of September 2016 09:19:56 PM Filed under
Summary: Today's party celebrating the release of GNOME 3.22
RIANNE AND I both attended today's GNOME release party in Manchester. It was a good opportunity to meet some geeky people, including a few from Codethink, which organised this event. █
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Web Site Traffic GrowingSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Saturday 3rd of September 2016 08:41:27 PM Filed under
The Linux Foundation recently added the Platform for Network Data Analytics (PNDA)
Summary: Network/traffic analytics for Tux Machines
ULTIMATELY, here in Tux Machines we strive to include every bit of relevant news (standalone pages for more important news, clusters of links for the rest, grouped by topic). We rarely blog although sometimes we add an opinion (marked "Ed", shorthand for "Editor").
It has been a long time since we last wrote about statistics. As readers may know by now, we only retain logs for up to 4 weeks (security/diagnostics purposes), then these get deleted for good so as to maintain privacy (we cannot be compelled to hand over data). Those logs show only direct hits, they don't include pages served through the cache* (Varnish) and here is the latest, where the date stands for "week ending":
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 224439408 Aug 7 03:17 access.log-20160807 -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 310050330 Aug 14 03:22 access.log-20160814 -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 343901488 Aug 21 03:17 access.log-20160821 -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 344256886 Aug 28 03:15 access.log-20160828
The above indicates that, judging by the back end (not cache), traffic continues to increase. Over the past week the site was sometimes unbearably slow if not inaccessible. In the worse case we'll upgrade the server for extra capacity, assuring decent speed. Worth noting is that in the latest log (ending August 28th) less than 1,000 hits came from Edge, so very few among our visitors use the latest and 'greatest' from Microsoft. █
* The cache server services several domains, notably Tux Machines and Techrights, and it averages at around 1.5 GB of traffic per hour.
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Tux Machines Turns 12Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Saturday 9th of July 2016 01:21:02 AM Filed under
THE past few weeks were exceptionally busy for the site as readership grew considerably and the site turned 12. Originally, the site did not share Linux news but had various other sections. Years later Susan Linton made it the success story it is today and in 2013-2014 we only modernised the theme and kept the old tradition, format, etc. We hope this pleases longtime readers of the site. Comments on how the site is run are always taken into account. █
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SPAM ModerationSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 19th of May 2016 02:04:39 PM
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Malicious SpamSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Sunday 17th of April 2016 12:24:00 AM Filed under
FOR those who may be wondering, we didn't get compromised or anything. We never had any such incidents. What happened earlier is that some spammer, who had created an account before we limited account creation (due to spam), made the spam expandable to the whole screen, covering many of the pages with that spam (overlay). We are working on code to help prevent such spamming so that legitimate users can post comments etc. without spammers ruining the experience for everyone else. █
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Baidu Stages De Facto DDOS Attacks (Updated)Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Friday 27th of November 2015 11:46:01 AM Filed under
Summary: A 2-hour investigation reveals that Tux Machines is now the victim of an arrogant, out-of-control Baidu
TUX MACHINES has been mostly offline later this morning. It has evidently become the victim of Baidu's lawlessness, having fallen under huge dumps of requests from IP addresses which can be traced back to Baidu and whose requests say Baidu as well (we tried blocking these, but it's not easy to do by IP because they have so many). They don't obey
robots.txt rules; not even close! It turns out that others suffer from this as well. These A-holes have been causing a lot of problems to the site as of late (slowdowns was one of those problems), including damage to the underlying framework. Should we report them? To who exactly? Looking around the Web, there are no contact details (in English anyway) by which to reach them.
Baidu can be very evil towards Web sites. Evil. Just remember that. █
Update: 3 major DDOS attacks (so far today) led to a lot of problems and they also revealed that not Baidu was at fault but botmasters who used "Baidu" to masquerade themselves, hiding among some real and legitimate requests from Baidu (with Baidu-owned IP addresses). We have changed our firewall accordingly. We don't know who's behind these attacks and what the motivations may be.
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With the latest Kubuntu 15.10 (Wily)Submitted by gfranken on Tuesday 10th of November 2015 08:25:39 PM Filed under
I love the KDE desktop—I really do. However… here are some grumbles.
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Record WeekSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Monday 26th of October 2015 10:01:06 PM Filed under
QUIETLY but surely, last week marked an important milestone, with traffic at the back end (not the cache layer*) exceeding 1.8 million hits, thus establishing a new record. So far this week it looks as though we are going to break this record again. We hope that the new format, which places emphasis on high importance links (as standalone nodes) and puts less important links in topical groups (grouping like games or howtos), makes reading the site more convenient and makes keeping abreast of the news easier, without getting overloaded in a way that is not somewhat manageable (links inside groups are typically less important, as intended). We're open to any suggestions readers may have to ensure we remain a leading syndicator of GNU/Linux and Free/Open Source software news. Any feedback can improve the site. █
* It is difficult to measure what happens at the Varnish layer as it's shared among several domains, including Techrights.
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Back to Normal Next WeekSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Wednesday 23rd of September 2015 09:21:49 AM Filed under
IN CASE it's not already obvious, we have been posting fewer links since the 14th of this month because we are both away and we catch up with some news only when time permits. Today's hot day (38 degrees) will probably allow us to stay indoors more time than usual and therefore post some more links (from Rianne's laptop), but a week for now is when we'll properly catch up with everything that was missed and gradually get back to normal, hopefully for a long time to come.
Please bear with us while we enjoy our last chance to have a summer vacation. It's already cold back home in Manchester. █
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Acer Chromebook 15 for Linux and WimbledonSubmitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Friday 17th of July 2015 09:18:09 PM Filed under
Earlier this month my husband and I needed a replacement for the Chromebook that I had installed Linux on after Christmas because the keyboard developed a fault. This was a good opportunity to get an upgrade and to connect the 28-inch monitor to it, allowing us to watch Wimbledon over the Internet (we don't watch TV).
Unboxing photos:
Setting up the machine:
It comes with Chrome OS, but I don't want that:
Switch to developer mode:
Setting it up to not be so locked down:
With Roy's help, installing Ubuntu LTS:
Nearly done:
Running KDE/Plasma (my favourite):
Running XFCE:
Running Unity (which I still try to use on a daily basis after using KDE for years):
We have since then bought a cabinet for the external screen and Roy finished building it 2 days ago, so now we can watch shows while we work (4 screen combined using Synergy). █
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Python has followed an 18-month release cycle for many years now; each new 3.x release comes at that frequency. It has worked well, overall, but there is interest in having a shorter cycle, which would mean that new features get into users' hands more quickly. But changing that longstanding cycle has implications in many different places, some of which have come up as part of a discussion on switching to a cycle of a different length. Łukasz Langa, who is the release manager for the upcoming 3.8 release, as well as the manager for the date-to-be-determined release of 3.9, has proposed PEP 596 ("Python 3.9 Release Schedule (doubling the release cadence)"). As its name would imply, the PEP proposes halving the current release cycle to nine months, which would make the 3.9 release happen in June 2020. As described in PEP 569 ("Python 3.8 Release Schedule"), the Python 3.8 release is slated for October of this year; it is in beta at this point, so no new features can be added. The beta release also marks the start of development for the next release, so work on 3.9 has already begun. With that overlap, a nine-month cycle would actually allow seven or eight months for feature development and four or five months for shaking out the bugs from the first beta release on. Also: 7 Python Function Examples with Parameters, Return and Data Types


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Fitness for Polo – Featured Pro – February 2015 – Singapore
Waqas Khan is the Featured Pro of February 2015 in Singapore
Fitness for Polo – Featured Pro – January 2015 – Thailand
Ebe Sievwright (UK) is the Featured Pro of January 2015 in Thailand.
Ropes for Polo – The Basics
If you pay attention at the latest trends in gym equipment, you are going to find a big ropes folded and pilled up at any corner. This ropes are thick, heavy ropes that can vary in length. You can move them at virtually any angle to engage your entire body in an intense, toning and calorie-busting workout.
They deliver high-intensity, zero-impact conditioning with maximum results without the risk of becoming routine. Tackle them alone or incorporate them into your daily program to get your heart pumping, develop core stabilization, and increase authentic strength.
With these ropes, you want to have short and intense workouts. These aren't tools to use for an hour or anything like that. Ideally, you want to do intervals of about 20-30 seconds of work and 10-15 seconds of rest for 8-10 sets. You can start out doing 15 seconds of work and 45 seconds of rest and work up to that ideal.
While most rope exercises are thought to be upper body movements, the entire body should be utilized to increase power and efficiency. The legs and hips play a very important role in generating power into and through the arms. This is important for all movements, especially for polo. When doing the waves, be conscious of your feet, legs, hips, and shoulders. Make sure to avoid standing too stiff, and make sure that all areas of your body are active.
The basic exercises to start with are the following:
Alternating Waves (photo): Hold the ropes standing with feet shoulder with apart. Bend your legs getting a confortable position and start swinging the ropes up and down alternatively.
Double Arm Waves: Hold the ropes standing with feet shoulder with apart. Bend your legs getting a confortable position and start swinging the ropes up and down with both arms at the same time.
As with any kind of physical activity, there are always limitations. Typically, anyone with shoulder, wrist, upper back or any other upper body injury that could limit the movement of your arms should stay away from these for the time being.
Importance of Hydration
Hydration must be part of your training. Cramps, exhaustion, difficulty moving and heat stroke all come about when you have not gradually adjusted to hot weather, are not appropriately hydrated throughout exercise or are dehydrated before starting.
Always hydrate BEFORE – DURING – AFTER any activity
As we dehydrate our performance begins to decline and if this dehydration continues we can end up suffering a decompensation. During games or practices you burn a lot of energy, this energy gives power to the muscles, and that power it is then released as heat. The water in our bodies helps to prevent us from overheating. As we sweat the water evaporates from our skin cooling the body. During this cooling process, we therefore lose water. If this water is not replaced, it can be very dangerous because the body overheats. Losing even 2 percent of the water in the body, means a decrease in performance.
Don't wait to get THIRSTY, because it will be too late
Thirst it's an essential mechanism for regulating the water content in the body and is one of the first signs of dehydration. If one becomes thirsty during competition, there is little time to reverse dehydration. So don't wait to get thirsty before drinking water. Drink more than you think you will need before an event or practice in order to ensure you are fully hydrated throughout.
Are you dehydrated?
One of the first things you should do after a game is take a look at your urine color. The color of your urine is an indicator of dehydration levels. If your urine is a dark yellow color it may be a sign that you are dehydrated. If you don't drink enough water, then your urine becomes over-concentrated with waste, which is why it is a darker yellow urine color.
Recommended fluids intake for competition:
BEFORE: 1 to 2 hours prior: 500 ml water 15-30 minutes prior: 300 – 500 ml water and sports drink
DURING: Every 10-15 min: 150 ml sports drink
AFTER: Immediately after and every 2 hours for 6 – 8 hours, water and sports drink.
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Depression is different from normal sadness.
Depression is not simply feeling sad. Depression is a disorder with specific symptoms that can be diagnosed and treated. About one-fourth of cancer patients become depressed. The numbers of men and women affected are about the same.
A person diagnosed with cancer faces many stressful issues. These may include:
- Fear of death.
- Changes in life plans.
- Changes in body image and self-esteem.
- Changes in day to day living.
- Money and legal concerns.
Sadness and grief are normal reactions to a cancer diagnosis. A person with cancer may also have:
- Feelings of disbelief, denial, or despair.
- Trouble sleeping.
- Loss of appetite.
- Anxiety or worry about the future.
Not everyone who is diagnosed with cancer reacts in the same way. Some cancer patients may not have depression or anxiety, while others may have high levels of both.
Signs that you have adjusted to the cancer diagnosis and treatment include being able to stay active in daily life and continue in your roles such as:
- Spouse.
- Parent.
- Employee.
This summary is mainly about depression in adults with cancer. There is a section at the end of the summary about depression in children with cancer.
Some cancer patients may have a higher risk of depression.
There are known risk factors for depression after a cancer diagnosis. Factors that increase the risk of depression are not always related to the cancer.
Risk factors related to cancer
Risk factors related to cancer that may cause depression include the following:
- Learning you have cancer when you are already depressed for other reasons.
- Having cancer pain that is not well controlled.
- Having advanced cancer.
- Being physically weakened by the cancer.
- Being unmarried (for certain types of cancer).
- Having pancreatic cancer.
- Taking certain medicines, such as:
Risk factors not related to cancer
Risk factors not related to cancer that may cause depression include the following:
- A personal or family history of depression or suicide.
- A personal history of alcoholism or drug abuse.
- A personal history of mental problems.
- A weak social support system (not being married, having few family members or friends, having a job where you work alone).
- Stress caused by life events other than the cancer.
- Health problems that are known to cause depression (such as stroke or heart attack).
There are many medical conditions that can cause depression.
Medical conditions that may cause depression include the following:
- Pain that doesn't go away with treatment.
- Anemia.
- Fever.
- Abnormal levels of calcium, sodium, or potassium in the blood.
- Not enough vitamin B12 or folate in your diet.
- Too much or too little thyroid hormone.
- Too little adrenalhormone.
- Side effects of certain medicines.
Depression and anxiety are common in patients whose cancer is advanced and can no longer be treated.
Patients whose cancer can no longer be treated often feel depressed and anxious. These feelings can lower the quality of life. Terminally ill patients who are depressed report being troubled about:
- Symptoms.
- Relationships.
- Beliefs about life.
Depressed terminally ill patients feel they are "being a burden" even when they don't depend very much on others.
Family members also have a risk of depression.
Anxiety and depression are also common in family members caring for loved ones with cancer. Children are affected when a parent with cancer is depressed and may have emotional and behavioral problems themselves.
Good communication helps. Family members who talk about feelings and solve problems are more likely to have lower levels of anxiety and depression.
From Depression, National Cancer Institute.


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As Vote Nears, Obama Pitches Climate Change Bill as a Job Creator
By Michael A. Fletcher
President Obama called on Congress to pass legislation to battle climate change, saying the measure will create jobs and "open the door to a new clean-energy economy."
Speaking in the Rose Garden as the House neared a critical vote on the measure, Obama talked up the job creating aspects of the measure, while making only passing mention of its environmental benefits.
Obama said the coming House vote is of "historic proportions" as it will help clear the way for the economy to begin a long turn from one driven by relatively cheap fossil fuels to one powered by low-polluting, renewable sources of energy such as wind, solar and geothermal.
Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said the White House was working hard to line up support for the measure, with the president and other members of his "energy team" calling House members in a bid to win commitments in what promises to be a close vote. The prospects in the Senate are thought to be even more precarious.
House Republicans have said the bill would lead to large new energy taxes for Americans that would further weaken an already struggling economy by requiring utilities and other large users of coal, gas and other fossil fuels to buy pollution credits or invest in new technology to reduce or capture emissions.
The bill in the House would require the country to cut greenhouse gas emissions, a goal that would be reached through greater energy efficiency, new technologies to limit emissions and greater reliance on renewable energy.
"This legislation will finally make clean energy the profitable kind of energy," Obama said. "That will lead to the creation of new businesses and entire new industries. And that will lead to American jobs that pay well and can't be outsourced."
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Congress is in a rush to push this through - because they cannot handle issues like this in an election year (2010).
Does that make any sense? If you can't present the issue to voters around election time, then you should not pass it to begin with.
Don't worry though Members of Congress...the voters will remember the votes on this one.
Posted by: Woodbridge45 | June 26, 2009 11:19 AM | Report abuse
Like the stimulus bill, this is a job creator-in lobbyists, lawyers, and other slimy creatures along the Bos-NY-Wash corridor.
Gas at $10 a gallon, higher taxes on top of higher taxes.
Yippee. Obama is just great. Yeah.
Posted by: mmmmm999999m34e56ee91099 | June 25, 2009 10:10 PM | Report abuse
Maybe if we had the oil reserves to thumb our noses at the oil cartel it would make sense to say no to an energy plan that moves us off of oil. But we don't. It's not even close.
Meantime the US taxpayer subsidizes the oil industry by paying the hidden costs of off shore earnings, development, military defense, bribing corrupt regimes, etc.
I can only think of what taxpayers would save if we no longer had pay these hidden costs.
Posted by: JohnQuimby | June 25, 2009 10:06 PM | Report abuse
Read George Will today. Spain has been trying this years and it has just cost the taxpayers a ton of money. Every new *green job* cost 2.2 tradtional jobs. So the government keeps draining the people to subsidize money-losing projects!!!
We have to learn from history - even if it's current history.
Obama will destroy this country if we let him!!
Posted by: thornegp1 | June 25, 2009 9:30 PM | Report abuse
You have to be kidding. More of the same that eventually will destroy this country. Between Barack, Nancy and Harry we are headed to the end. Other than controlling the votes and re-election, I wish I understood what really is going on in their heads. They can't really believe this stuff they are pedeling is good for the country.
Posted by: jimbolton1 | June 25, 2009 9:00 PM | Report abuse
Cap-and-trade is three card monte. The public simply cannot afford an extra energy tax. Utility bills are too high, now.
It is believed there is almost a limitless supply of natural gas and oil in the eastern Gulf of Mexico off Florida and the bozos in Washington refuse to authorize drilling there. For some families in Florida, they have to decide whether or not to pay their electric bill or buy food.
Posted by: alance | June 25, 2009 8:21 PM | Report abuse
What kind of scam is this? We need to keep giving our money to the Saudi princes and Al Qaeda for oil, and making sure that Exxon makes more billions in profits than Enron did. It's the American Way. And as for global warming...who in Minnesota wouldn't want a climate like Phoenix, Arizona, or the people in Atlanta having oceanfront property? Why is Obama doing this?
Posted by: wilder5121 | June 25, 2009 8:13 PM | Report abuse
Lies, lies and still more lies from our socialist Kenyan-born president.
Posted by: rg019571 | June 25, 2009 7:52 PM | Report abuse
Were we not told the absolute rush rush rush no time to read Stimulus Bill was a job creator? Geez, more job creator bills from Obama and we will have 15% unemployment soon!
Posted by: pauldia | June 25, 2009 7:24 PM | Report abuse
This is just another payoff that the president is doing for his special interest groups. This will not create jobs because what ever is created will be lost in other areas. This is nothing more than a tax on the American people and will hurt the poorest and middle class the most. Our government has no more value in representing the people anymore they just think of themselves and how they will be reelected to get the high paying and perks that they give themselves. Did you ever see a poor or middle class member of the congress or government leader.
Posted by: charlie448 | June 25, 2009 7:06 PM | Report abuse
This is just a big tax increase - most of which will go to corporate special interests.
This bill STINKS.
Posted by: pgr88 | June 25, 2009 7:01 PM | Report abuse
Fear and Ignorance, that's all the Coal pundits have to offer.
We the veterans who have served our country with blood reject the nay-sayers; Oil and Coal Lobbyists twisted vision for America's future. We will create a better future with clear air and water, with polluters paying for their environmental and health damages, and for Industries creating Millions of sustainable Jobs for American Workers and returning Veterans who put their Lives on the line every day for our country, all while making us Globally competitive in Renewable Energy and efficiency technologies.
The Coal Pollution Supporters and obstructionists here are transparent in their attempts to undermine our country and unity. Veterans who serve our country with blood deserve better. You want the USA to live on Sand piles built on Coal, fossil fuels, Credit default swaps with high risk, and ignorance. A better future is built on Renewable Energy, conserving fresh water, education, and Green Energy Jobs; all of which are opposed by Coal and Oil lobbyists here who serve as mouthpieces for the worst elements of our country. The light is on you and you've been outed. The rest of the country will fight and thrive with or without you, and in spite of you, for a better future for generations to come.
Posted by: liveride | June 25, 2009 6:40 PM | Report abuse
This bill would destroy the US economy and add three trillion dollars to our already huge debt.
Remember last year when gas prices went up?
Remember how the prices of everything went up in response?
Consider what would happen to our economy if the price of everything doubled. There aren't enough "green jobs" in the world to make up for that.
Posted by: FredChatard | June 25, 2009 6:32 PM | Report abuse
this will not do anything for the so called climate change, its a sham there is no way to prove it will change the climate or stop it from changing. what this will do is soak the poor and anyone who sucks air out of there hard earned pay with higher gas food energy and taxes. it will also give our congress more money to burn more special interest getting contracts. and kick backs for the congress its win win for them and there bank accounts
Posted by: getsix1 | June 25, 2009 6:26 PM | Report abuse
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