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Backup Files Using "rsnapshot"

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

To truncate the relative path while backing up using Rsnapshot:

  1. Uncomment the line started with rsync_long_args.

  2. Remove the --relative option and add the --no-relative option.

Work More Efficiently with Email

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  1. Do not use email+extra@gmail.com. This only makes things more complicated. Of course, it makes your accounts securer. Do not use it to subscribe emails!!!

  2. Not a good idea …

Living in Safty

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http://chicago.everyblock.com/crime/

Unsafe Cities

Camden NJ Newark Jersey City Detroit Gary east St. Louis Oakland bywater new orleans

The Cinnamon Desktop Environment for Linux

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

Preferred Applications -> Removable Media check "Never prompt or start programs on media insertion"

Managing Blog Comments Using Disqus

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  1. When migrating urls, only migrate these that are needed. this will make your work much simpler and make it much faster to migrate And you might have to iterate a few …