Should anyone ask, I am at 3C24.

I’m currently sitting in the 24th Chaos Computer Congress. I arrived yesterday and have been entertained by talks ranging from a woman talking about her experience of surveilence when her husband was falsely accused of being a terrorist, to hacking DNA and how new developments in molecular contrustrction no long concerns itself the the building blocks of DNA but rather how it can now be built using kits of DNA features.

More soon.

Should anyone ask, I am at 3C24.

I’m currently sitting in the 24th Chaos Computer Congress. I arrived yesterday and have been entertained by talks ranging from a woman talking about her experience of surveilence when her husband was falsely accused of being a terrorist, to hacking DNA and how new developments in molecular contrustrction no long concerns itself the the building blocks of DNA but rather how it can now be built using kits of DNA features.

More soon.

Should anyone ask, I’m going to the Chaos Computer Club Congress

I was looking over the schedule for this years congress and there seem to be some interesting sessions. At the very least it’s a good way to meet interesting people. They should have wifi and I can work at the same time.

I like their scheduling it during the down-time between Christmas and New Year.

If anyone else want to join me just shout and we can go halves on an hotel room.

Should anyone ask, I’m going to the Chaos Computer Club Congress

I was looking over the schedule for this years congress and there seem to be some interesting sessions. At the very least it’s a good way to meet interesting people. They should have wifi and I can work at the same time.

I like their scheduling it during the down-time between Christmas and New Year.

If anyone else want to join me just shout and we can go halves on an hotel room.

Should anyone ask, it’s time to turn on spool expiry

Ever wondered what 862M of spam smells like? As you can see from this output some users are not cleaning out their spam folders:

du -hs /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/*/user/*/x-spam
376K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/a/user/alephone/x-spam
9.8M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/a/user/alex/x-spam
56K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/a/user/alistair/x-spam
148K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/b/user/bjb/x-spam
64K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/d/user/dangeross/x-spam
9.4M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/d/user/david/x-spam
250M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/d/user/dragon/x-spam
355M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/e/user/emberglow/x-spam
366M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/f/user/frank/x-spam
12M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/h/user/heather/x-spam
25M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/h/user/helen/x-spam
112K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/i/user/ivan/x-spam
194M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/j/user/james/x-spam
719M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/j/user/jason/x-spam
16K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/j/user/jenny/x-spam
12M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/j/user/joanna/x-spam
172M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/j/user/jonathan/x-spam
16K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/j/user/julie/x-spam
5.5M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/k/user/ken/x-spam
9.5M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/m/user/maggie/x-spam
698M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/m/user/manch/x-spam
328M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/m/user/matthew/x-spam
60K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/m/user/mattj/x-spam
235M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/m/user/matt/x-spam
92K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/m/user/mea/x-spam
236K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/m/user/mile/x-spam
65M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/m/user/monty/x-spam
164K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/n/user/nayetennant/x-spam
488K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/n/user/naye/x-spam
1.8M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/n/user/nick/x-spam
16K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/n/user/nid/x-spam
1.4M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/p/user/penchick/x-spam
5.3M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/r/user/ralphael/x-spam
418M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/r/user/rgkx/x-spam
1.2G /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/r/user/robert/x-spam
26M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/r/user/rob/x-spam
28K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/r/user/rslomkow/x-spam
15M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/r/user/ryan/x-spam
193M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/s/user/sgibson/x-spam
7.8M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/s/user/shelly/x-spam
39M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/s/user/simon/x-spam
652M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/s/user/stuart/x-spam
28K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/t/user/tam/x-spam
862M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/t/user/thomas/x-spam
119M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/t/user/tim/x-spam
232K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/z/user/zax0r/x-spam

Thankfully Cyrus, the mailserver I use, has an option to expire messages older than a certain time. I’ll turn on expiry of spam messages older than 30 days.

Should anyone ask, it’s time to turn on spool expiry

Ever wondered what 862M of spam smells like? As you can see from this output some users are not cleaning out their spam folders:

du -hs /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/*/user/*/x-spam
376K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/a/user/alephone/x-spam
9.8M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/a/user/alex/x-spam
56K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/a/user/alistair/x-spam
148K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/b/user/bjb/x-spam
64K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/d/user/dangeross/x-spam
9.4M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/d/user/david/x-spam
250M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/d/user/dragon/x-spam
355M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/e/user/emberglow/x-spam
366M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/f/user/frank/x-spam
12M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/h/user/heather/x-spam
25M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/h/user/helen/x-spam
112K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/i/user/ivan/x-spam
194M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/j/user/james/x-spam
719M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/j/user/jason/x-spam
16K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/j/user/jenny/x-spam
12M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/j/user/joanna/x-spam
172M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/j/user/jonathan/x-spam
16K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/j/user/julie/x-spam
5.5M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/k/user/ken/x-spam
9.5M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/m/user/maggie/x-spam
698M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/m/user/manch/x-spam
328M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/m/user/matthew/x-spam
60K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/m/user/mattj/x-spam
235M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/m/user/matt/x-spam
92K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/m/user/mea/x-spam
236K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/m/user/mile/x-spam
65M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/m/user/monty/x-spam
164K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/n/user/nayetennant/x-spam
488K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/n/user/naye/x-spam
1.8M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/n/user/nick/x-spam
16K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/n/user/nid/x-spam
1.4M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/p/user/penchick/x-spam
5.3M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/r/user/ralphael/x-spam
418M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/r/user/rgkx/x-spam
1.2G /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/r/user/robert/x-spam
26M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/r/user/rob/x-spam
28K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/r/user/rslomkow/x-spam
15M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/r/user/ryan/x-spam
193M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/s/user/sgibson/x-spam
7.8M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/s/user/shelly/x-spam
39M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/s/user/simon/x-spam
652M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/s/user/stuart/x-spam
28K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/t/user/tam/x-spam
862M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/t/user/thomas/x-spam
119M /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/t/user/tim/x-spam
232K /mnt/vault/backups/cave.imaginator.com/var/spool/cyrus/mail/z/user/zax0r/x-spam

Thankfully Cyrus, the mailserver I use, has an option to expire messages older than a certain time. I’ll turn on expiry of spam messages older than 30 days.

Should anyone ask, I’m not diabetic

I recently had tea with a diabetic. She whipped out a testing kit, pricked her finger, dropped some blood on an iPod sized device and then stabbed herself (though her sweater) in the stomach. All this happened within 30 seconds. We started talking about being diabetic and how she found out that she was one.

Apparently drinking lots of water is a sign. The body tries to compensate for the lack of insulin by using water as a catalyst. I get through about 3 litres a day she whipped out another needle and tested me. It was painless and I’m pleased to report that my blood sugar levels are spot on.