Ataraxia Consulting

I've updated the python bindings to support the new Linode StackScripts method calls. An excellent feature to aid in the deployment of your new nodes. The documentation is also up to date, albeit in need of some verbosity. You can browse the source at my gitweb, or as usual you can access the source directly with git

git clone http://git.atxconsulting.com/

Recently I was asked to explore means to monitor/audit network traffic of a virtual host (i.e. all traffic on the Dom0 and DomUs) without the monitoring software running inside the privileged domain (Dom0). If you are ok with running the monitoring software inside the privileged domain then you need not read the rest of this blog.

I've been in a Muppet mood recently, as such I've found myself playing along with soundtracks. I was quite unsatisfied with the chords I found for Gonzo's lament from The Muppet Movie so here is my transcription, the end of the bridge may not be 100% but it doesn't sound terrible

G          C   G     Em      A
This looks familiar, vaguely familiar,
G        C     G         Em          A
Almost unreal, yet, it's too soon to feel yet.
Am          D             Bm     E
Close to my soul, and yet so far away.
    Am          D              G
I'm going to go back there someday
 
G          C     G      Em            A
Sun rises, night falls, sometimes the sky calls.
G         C    G          Em     A
Is that a song there, and do I belong there?
Am         D               Bm         E
I've never been there, but I know the way.
    Am          D              G
I'm going to go back there someday.
 
 
Em          A             D
Come and go with me, it's more fun to share,
Em               A          D
We'll both be completely at home in midair.
      E           C#m         F#m         F#m/E
We're flyin', not walkin', on featherless wings.
       D         Am/C         Am        G/D    D
We can hold onto love like invisible strings.
 
 
G             C    G       Em                 A
There's not a word yet for old friends who've just met.
G            C     G        Em           A
Part heaven, part space, or have I found my place?
Am           D          Bm        E
You can just visit, but I plan to stay.
    Am          D              G
I'm going to go back there someday.
    Am          D              G
I'm going to go back there someday.

Not long ago I wrote an imap polling script for work that used Python's imaplib. Shortly after that HoopyCat wrote an excellent imap backup script that also used imaplib.

For far too long now, you have been limited by those 140 characters of microblogging sites like twitter. I present you with twuuenc, take your tweet that is longer than 140 characters and stuff it into fewer unicode characters.

Take for instance the beginning of the Gettysburg Address:
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

And there was much rejoicing, there seem to be 4 official muppet viral videos out there on the entarwebs, praise the ceiling cat they're not craptastic like that wizard of oz debacle.

Because of the wonderful response of people looking for Dr Horrible lyrics and tabs I've made a page that lists them in order of appearance and is clean and quick for you to find what you're looking for http://www.atxconsulting.com/content/dr-horribles-sing-along-blog-lyrics...

Act I

• With My Freeze Ray
• A Letter from Bad Horse
• "Will You Lend" has the exact same theme as Penny's Song
• A Man's Gotta Do this includes "Thank You Hammerman" and the Reprise

Act II

• On The Rise
• A Phone Call from Bad Horse
• Penny's Song
• Brand New Day

Act III

• So They Say
• Everyone's A Hero
• Slipping