Category Archives: Geek

“We’ve arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.” –Carl Sagan

Zork 2017

Posted on 23 April 2017 by matthannan

I am working my way through Zed Shaw‘s “Learn Python the Hard Way“, which is both a book with a DVD containing videos of each of the lessons and a web site that does not have the videos.… Read the rest

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9 Ways to Integrate Twitter With WordPress (Beginner’s Guide)

Posted on 22 April 2017 by matthannan

It looks like there are a couple of good ideas in here on integrating WordPress and Twitter.

Source: 9 Ways to Integrate Twitter With WordPress (Beginner’s Guide)… Read the rest

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How to run Python scripts (cPanel questions)

Posted on 13 April 2017 by matthannan

Source: How to run Python scripts (cPanel questions)… Read the rest

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VPN Update

Posted on 31 January 2017 by matthannan

So, since my last post, we have moved houses. States even. We are now in Greenville, RI, which has made my commute very interesting. I had to buy a car, in fact, just to get to the train. More on that later.… Read the rest

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Victory is…compromise

Posted on 30 December 2016 by matthannan

Before I left work yesterday, I started the process to nuke the hard drive in my AT&T laptop.
With the holiday looming, I wanted to get it in the mail back to my soon to be former boss ASAP.
This also left me with finally landing my personal laptop on my desk for reals.… Read the rest

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VICTORY IS MINE!

Posted on 22 December 2016 by matthannan

It is so beautiful, I could cry!

Not really, but I am wicked happy about this.
Laptop “Mobile” via iPhone to OpenVPN on OpenWRT.
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OpenWRT, follow-up

Posted on 22 December 2016 by matthannan

It has been a really, really good day on the router front.
I am very happy with OpenWRT and you should be, too.
Everything is cranking right along with plenty of room to spare.
With the help of these links, I was able to get my DNS server settings pointing to OpenDNS, even in IPv6.… Read the rest

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Hello from…

Posted on 21 December 2016 by matthannan

Mobile the Laptop, connected via my iPhone’s hotspot to the OpenVPN server running on the OpenWRT router!

I can see devices on the network, but only the wireless one. I am wondering if this is a firewall issue or something. In any event, it should be easy to fix.… Read the rest

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OpenWRT

Posted on 21 December 2016 by matthannan

Well, that was quick.
I was able to make a connection from remote back to the Gargoyle router via the OpenVPN tunnel. But, I was unable to see anything on the LAN. Sure, this was not one of the objectives when I started this journey, but after seeing that option in action in SoftEther, I now want it…because it is wicked cool.… Read the rest

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Hello from…

Posted on 20 December 2016 by matthannan

my iPhone via OpenVPN connecting to the Gargoyle-Router. Setting up OpenVPN on the iPhone was the toughest part.… Read the rest

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