New CMS?

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Aug 192016
 

It’s been a long time…  And by long, I mean very long.  I’ve finished at UCI, started a job hunt, given up on Debian and enlightenment, moved on from apache, and studied python.  Soon, I’ll be replacing this site with a new one.  I’ve got to migrate all the content over…  but the new one isn’t based on WordPress anymore.  It’s managed through git.  Yes, that’s right.  An entire CMS that lets you manage content, push posts, etc.  all through git with no web administration.  WTF?  I’ll share more news soon.  The fun parts are back-end integration.  As yet, it’s not the simplest to get set up..  but this is for managing a large number of mostly static sites.  I’ve got two problems left to solve, then It’ll be done.  In the mean time, if you’ve any information for me on the following topics, please feel free to comment:

  • How to quickly get the last reference that references a file in a branch in git…  Without access to the git cli, using only native PHP code.
  • How to run code on an AWS instance in response to a CodeCommit push. Current solution is to use SNS -> SQS -> python listener, but that’s not very robust…

If you want a preview of the new site, check out dev.aarcane.org

So I moved a while ago

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Nov 272012
 

So I moved a while ago, and the site more or less stagnated once I did.  I’ve been deathly busy since then, what with school and Disney and a bunch of other issues, suffice it to say there’s a lot going on, and a lot to come here soon!  I do apologize for the all the delay, and I hope that most of you still check back periodically!

Moving soon

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Aug 302012
 

So as you may or may not know, I’m planning a big move soon!  I’m moving from Sacramento, CA down to Irvine, CA to attend the University of Irvine, California.  It’s a beautiful school, and the programs there are wonderful.  But the point of this post is that the move is impending.  As in I leave on Tuesday.  (As I write this, it is wednesday.)  I have a lot of work to finish before I leave, and a bit of light packing, and a lot of planning to do.  As you know, I posted an article on planning a big move, and I’ve been following it, but even so, it’s still stressful.

In the weeks after my move, I plan to write some more articles, posts, and other stuff for you guys, so keep checking back!  When school starts in a few weeks, I expect to have a lot of stuff in the life category, and a lot more in the programming category, so keep an eye out 😉

See y’all soon!

sSMTP and Nullmailer

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Jul 302012
 

This morning I realized I had no sendmail functionality on my web server.  This isn’t good, since many programs need to be able to, well, send mail.  I had a couple of options.  I could install Postfix or Exim, and take on the task of managing a whole mail system, or I could install a “nullmailer”.  A simple program that forwards mail to an upstream server for further processing.  There are a handful of good nullmailer programs available.  The two I’m most familiar with are sSMTP and Nullmailer.  Here’s a brief overview of the two.

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Welcome

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Jul 292012
 

Greetings and hallucinations, web-goers!  I humbly welcome you to my fancy schmancy new website.  I haven’t had time to say much yet, but Monday I’m going to throw up an “About me” page, so you can know a little bit about who I am.  If you check out my Contact page, I’ve got an e-mail address up there.  You’re welcome to send me a message telling me what kind of content you’d like to see, or you can post a comment below.

If you know who I am, I hope you’ll check back often.  I hope to publish a variety of content, including special treats for subscribers only, so sign up while it’s free!