Beer, BBQ, & Bluegrass: (At Least) 7 Great Reasons to Visit Raleigh, North Carolina – Vagabondish

Beer, BBQ, & Bluegrass: (At Least) 7 Great Reasons to Visit Raleigh, North Carolina – Vagabondish

While we Americans are a bit myopic about what constitutes “real travel”, there’s so much to see right here in our own backyards. Which is why I was so pleasantly surprised with Raleigh. I honestly didn’t know to expect. But after receiving an invitation to check out the city’s World of Bluegrass Festival, I figured it was the perfect opportunity. Beer, BBQ, and bluegrass … one out of the three will get me out of bed on any given day. All three at once? I’m in!

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Serial Justice

Like the rest of the Internet, I’ve been thoroughly engrossed by Serial. Since the podcast has ended, a whole bunch of activity has happened that has launched a whole new round of speculation. The Intercept: Exclusive: Jay, Key Witness from ‘Serial’ Tells His Story for First Time, Part 1 The Intercept: Jay Speaks Part 2:… Continue reading Serial Justice

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PAM for Windows

At work, we’re primarily a windows shop. Everything is based on Active Directory. I manage lab resources for my group, and provide some file sharing and web services independently from our global IS group. The easiest way to do is to let people authenticate with the credentials they already have (their domain login). This is… Continue reading PAM for Windows

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The secret to the Uber economy is wealth inequality – Quartz

There is no denying the seductive nature of convenience—or the cold logic of businesses that create new jobs, whatever quality they may be. But the notion that brilliant young programmers are forging a newfangled “instant gratification” economy is a falsehood. Instead, it is a rerun of the oldest sort of business: middlemen insinuating themselves between… Continue reading The secret to the Uber economy is wealth inequality – Quartz

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An immigration lawyer reviews Paddington | Free Movement

Incidentally, for offering a home to Paddington — or harbouring him, as the Home Office would have it — Mr and Mrs Brown could potentially face prosecution under section 25 of the Immigration Act 1971, entitled “Assisting unlawful immigration to member State”. The maximum sentence is 14 years. via An immigration lawyer reviews Paddington.

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Five SMART metrics to watch

Backblaze’s analysis of nearly 40,000 drives showed five SMART metrics that correlate strongly with impending disk drive failure: SMART 5 – Reallocated_Sector_Count. SMART 187 – Reported_Uncorrectable_Errors. SMART 188 – Command_Timeout. SMART 197 – Current_Pending_Sector_Count. SMART 198 – Offline_Uncorrectable The 5 SMART stats that actually predict hard drive failure | Computerworld

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