Petman robot soldier shows off with push-ups

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20127816-1/petman-robot-soldier-shows-off-with-push-ups/

 | Crave - CNET

Petman机器人士兵显示俯卧撑

GoAccess - Visual apache/Nginx log analyzer

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/goaccess-visual-apachenginx-log-analyzer.html

 | Ubuntu Geek

GoAccess is an open source real-time Apache log analyzer and interactive viewer that runs in a terminal in *nix systems. It provides fast and valuable HTTP statistics for system administrators that require a visual server report on the fly.

Essentially, the way GoAccess works is that it will parse the well-known Apache access log file, from there, GoAccess will collect data from the parsed log and it will display it to the console or the X terminal. The collected information or generated reports will be displayed to the user/sysadmin in a visual/interactive window. Reports include:

General Statistics, bandwidth etc.
Top Visitors
Requested files
Requested static files, images, swf, js, etc.
Referrers URLs
404 or Not Found
Operating Systems
Browsers and Spiders
Hosts, Reverse DNS, IP Location
HTTP Status Codes
Referring Sites
Keyphrases
Different Color Schemes
Unlimited log file size

Log format…

GoAccess can parse both of Apaches' log formats, the Common Log Format (CLF) and the Combined Log Format (XLF/ELF), including virtual host. It is possible to parse Nginx as well. (if configured with the standard Apache log format)

Install GoAccess on ubuntu

sudo apt-get install goaccess

Using goaccess

You have to make sure apache or nginx is installed and configured for websites access.

Usage:

goaccess [ -b ][ -s ][ -e IP_ADDRESS][ - a ] <-f log_file >

The following options can also be supplied to the command:

-f - Path to input log file.
-b - Enable total bandwidth consumption.
For faster parsing, don't enable this flag.
-s - Enable HTTP status codes report.
For faster parsing, don't enable this flag.
-a - Enable a List of User-Agents by host.
For faster parsing, don't enable this flag.
-e - Exclude an IP from being counted under the
HOST module. Disabled by default.

Goaccess Examples

The simplest and fastest usage would be:

# goaccess -f access.log

That will generate an interactive text-only output.

To generate full statistics we can run GoAccess as:

# goaccess -f access.log -a -s -b

The -a flag indicates that we want to process an agent-list for every host parsed. The -s flag tells
GoAccess go get every HTTP status code. The -b flag will process the total bandwidth consumption for
files, hosts, and dates.

Now if we want to add more flexibility to GoAccess, we can do a series of pipes. For instance:

If we would like to process all access.log.*.gz we can do:

# zcat access.log.*.gz | goaccess

OR

# zcat -f access.log* | goaccess

Another useful pipe would be filtering dates out of the Apache's access log

The following will get all HTTP requests starting on 05/Dec/2010 until the end of the file.

# sed -n '/05\/Dec\/2010/,$ p' access.log | goaccess -s -b

If we want to parse only a certain time-frame from DATE a to DATE b, we can do:

sed -n '/5\/Nov\/2010/,/5\/Dec\/2010/ p' access.log | goaccess -s -b

Note that this could take longer time to parse depending on the speed of sed.

Also, it is worth pointing out that if we want to run GoAccess at lower priority, we can run it as:

# nice -n 19 goaccess -f access.log -s -a -b

and if you don't want to install it on your server, you can still run it from your local machine:

# ssh user@server 'cat /var/log/apache2/access.log' | goaccess -s -a -b

60 New Open Source Apps You've (Probably) Never Heard Of

http://www.datamation.com/open-source/60-new-open-source-apps-youve-probably-never-heard-of-1.html

 - Datamation

少为人知的60个新的开源应用程序

Dell offers machines with ubuntu linux in 220 chinese stores

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2120655/dell-offers-machines-ubuntu-linux-220-chinese-stores

- The Inquirer

Linux for the masses

By Lawrence Latif

Thu Oct 27 2011, 16:52

TIN BOX FLOGGER Dell has rolled out machines preloaded with Ubuntu Linux to 220 retail stores in China.

Dell might have scaled back its Ubuntu Linux offerings in the west but in China - the market that really matters - the firm is rolling out a range of machines running Ubuntu in 220 stores. Unlike its solitary US web-store offering, Dell presents Chinese punters with a range of Ubuntu Linux systems and better still the firm said its staff will promote the benefits of Ubuntu Linux to consumers.

Canonical and Dell announced that they were working on a strategy for flogging Dell machines running Ubuntu Linux earlier this year. However given Dell's seemingly declining interest in Ubuntu Linux, some thought the announcement was hot air from a company that just wanted to keep a Linux-friendly image, but not so.

Dell's range of Ubuntu Linux machines will come with Ubuntu's music store and the Ubuntu One cloud storage built in. All in all, it is a good chance for desktop Linux usage to grow in an immensely important market.

Ubuntu Linux might not be the first choice for many Linux users but Canonical has done a lot to push its desktop-oriented Linux distribution to OEMs such as Acer and Dell. While in established markets the popularity of Microsoft's Windows remains hard to break down, in a relatively new and growing market there is every chance that Linux, whether it's Ubuntu or some other Linux distribution, can succeed. µ

China Proposes New Curbs on Entertainment and Bloggers

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/27/world/asia/china-imposes-new-limits-on-entertainment-and-bloggers.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22

 - NYTimes.com

BEIJING — Political censorship in this authoritarian state has long been heavy-handed. But for years, the Communist Party has tolerated a creeping liberalization in popular culture, tacitly allowing everything from popular knockoffs of "American Idol"-style talent shows to freewheeling microblogs that let media groups prosper and let people blow off steam.

[技巧]夜间智能定时关机

http://www.appinn.com/tip-schedule-task-for-auto-shutdown/

 - 小众软件

和大多数人不一样，侍其二狗有癖好，关机癖。计算机不用的时候一定要关上。这种强迫症带给二狗很好的节能习惯和更多的麻烦，他经常半夜惊醒去看看电脑有没有关机。其实，善用 Windows 自带计划任务就能实现电脑夜间只能自动关机。如果到了关机时，电脑还在使用中，也不会强制关闭，而是等到电脑完全空闲了再关机。@appinn

开始菜单 -> 所有程序 -> 附件 -> 系统工具 -> 任务计划程序。点击窗口，右上角的创建任务。

任务名称：夜间关机。关机操作需要权限，所以务必选中"使用最高权限运行"。

切换到"触发器"选项卡，点击"新建…"。

设定一个你觉得合适的每天关机时刻，例图是每天零点十分三十秒。设置为"每天"，然后确定。

切换到"操作"选项卡，点"新建…"。程序或脚本 输入关机命令 shutdown，参数后面输入 /S。如果你想停止当时运行的一切程序，在 /S 后面加上/F。

切换到条件选项卡，如图设置只有在电脑空闲时才执行任务。这样避免你正在操作电脑时，电脑强制关机。

切换到设置选项卡，如图设置。如果到关机时间仍在使用电脑，计划任务会在 30 分钟后再次试图关机，如果电脑到时候仍然不空闲，计划任务再等30分钟，如此类推。

好了，现在二狗可以放心的睡觉，不用半夜爬起来看看电脑关没关了。

Alan Young - Google+ Account Susspended

https://plus.google.com/u/0/107033384194871286632/posts

Oct. 31 I changed name to Hykloud Li on my Google+ profile page:

Contacted Google with the contact us link in "Submit this name for review?" page:

Oct. 26 I got this message on my Google+ profile page:

Your profile is suspended and being reviewed

Your profile was flagged for violating the Google+ Community Standards or Names Policy and is currently under review. Reviews are usually completed within a few days.

During this time, you won't be able to make full use of Google services that require an active profile, such as Google+, Buzz, Reader, and Picasa. This will not prevent you from using other Google services, like Gmail.

We're sorry for the inconvenience.

We understand that Google+ may not be for everyone at this time. We'd be sad to see you go, but if you do choose to leave, make a copy of your Google+ data first. Then, click here to disable Google+.

Oct. 21, I got an email from Google+ Team:

I immediately changed name from Notebook L. to Alan Young

Hello,

After reviewing your profile, it appears that the name you entered does not comply with the Google+ Names Policy. Please log in to Google+ and visit your profile to learn more and take action.

The Names Policy requires that you use the name you are commonly referred to in real life in your profile. Nicknames, previous names, and so on should be entered in the Other Names section of the profile. Profiles are currently limited to individuals; we will be launching profiles for businesses and other entities later this year.

If you do not edit your name to comply with our Names policy or appeal with additional information within four days of receiving this message, your profile will be suspended. While suspended, you will not be able to make full use of Google services that require an active profile, such as Google+, Buzz, Reader and Picasa. This will not prevent you from using other Google services, like Gmail.

The Google+ team.

Google+ To Support Google Apps in Next Few Days

http://mashable.com/2011/10/19/google-plus-google-apps/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

Google has announced that Google+ will support Google Apps accounts within the next few days.

Google SVP of social Vic Gundotra said Google Apps support was coming "imminently" during a Q&A at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. Gundotra made it clear that "imminently" meant within the next few days.

The reason Google didn't launch Google Apps support during the original release of Google+ was because the company thought "it would have more time." Google+ beat their expectations, though, and has forced them to scramble on what is Google+'s most-requested features.

Google also announced that Google+ will soon support pseudonyms, though nobody should expect that to roll out in the next few days.

Learning a Language From an Expert on the Web

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/29/technology/personaltech/29basics.html

 - NYTimes.com

The message from the 14-year-old Tunisian skateboarder was curt. "Totally wrong," he said of my French. My conjugation was off and I should study spelling. On a scale of one to five, he said, my French practice essay was worth a one. Then he disappeared into the anonymity of the Internet.

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A listing of some recordings of native Italian speakers at RhinoSpike.com.

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A section from a LiveMocha lesson on French.

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Two people looking to practice their Norwegian on MyLanguageExchange.com.

If there is any truth to the old Russian proverb that enemies parrot yes while friends say no, then it is easy to form fast friendships on Livemocha.com, a Web site devoted to helping people learn languages by swapping messages over the Internet and then correcting each other's messages.

As my young Tunisian tutor was showing me, the Internet, with its unparalleled ability to connect people throughout the world, is changing the way that many people learn languages. There is no still way to avoid the hard slog through vocabulary lists and grammar rules, but the books, tapes and even CDs of yesteryear are being replaced by e-mail, video chats and social networks.

Livemocha, a Seattle company with $14 million in venture capital financing, mixes a social network with lessons for more than 38 of the world's more common languages.

The initial lessons are free, but unlocking some of the additional features requires a fee to Livemocha (starting at $10 for a set of lessons) or an agreement to correct the work of others, something my friend in Tunisia was doing for me. The lessons, whether they are flashcards, quizzes, audio recordings or written and spoken essays, are delivered through a Web browser. Michael Schutzler, Livemocha's chief executive, says the Web site's advantage is the ability to practice with a real person.

"The great irony is that even if you have years of classroom Spanish, you don't have a lot of confidence to go into a bar and have a conversation," he said.

The casual connections with real people throughout the world, however brief, are not just fun and surprising but reveal more about how the language is really used. The boy from Tunisia, while knocking my conjugation, passed along slang and attitude, something rarely found in textbooks.

I doubt that many traditional students of French find their way into conversations with so many diverse people. Maria, an older woman from Brazil who speaks French, was kinder and offered slightly different corrections. Melina, a woman from Southern France, used blue to emphasize her corrections to my work. It was a kind touch.

"What actually cements the ability really comes down to interacting with human beings." Mr. Schutzler said. He added, "My mom aced all of her English Lit before coming to the U.S., but when she came to the U.S., she couldn't get a cup of coffee at the diner."

Livemocha is experimenting with a variety of ways to motivate people that resemble the social games found on Facebook. The flashcard exercises, for instance, are scored, and the totals earned by studying and teaching appear on the front page. I earned a bronze medal, actually an icon of one, on my first day for helping many people with their English. The site even hopes to help its best contributors to sell their services to the more serious students.

Not every service is as well structured. MyLanguageExchange.com just maintains lists of people who know certain languages and want to learn others. Anyone can search the database, but only gold members, who pay $24 a year, can send e-mail easily to others.

Each person sets up a profile and includes a short description of age, location and what he or she would like to talk about. There is a big demand to practice English, and I found many possible pen pals.

Marie, 40, was born in Spain but lives in France near the Bordeaux region. She wants to improve her English and "perhaps find a job in sales export." Serge, a Parisian who is retired, studies genealogy and wants to improve his English, Spanish and Swedish.

MyLanguageExchange.com claims it has more than 1.5 million members studying 115 languages.

I find the right partner through what are essentially classified ads. If I wanted to study Luxembourgish, the Germanic tongue of Luxembourg, there were 11 people looking to study English. There are 32 willing people who are fluent in Tswana, a Bantu language generally spoken around Southern Africa, mainly in Botswana. An e-mail or two is all it takes to find a study partner.

Maria, one of 113 people ready to help with Uyghur, which is spoken in western China, says she is also fluent in Mandarin but wants to practice Russian, Hindi and English. It is a big database.

"Our site tends to attract more of the serious language learners," said Dan Yuen, who helped found MyLanguageExchange.com in 2000. "They are also more likely to be effective language partners. In turn, this helps to attract more language learners to our community."

Some of the other choices are more limited but still useful.RhinoSpike.com set up a market for recordings spoken by native speakers. Anyone can post a selection of text and anyone can post a recording.

"The problem for many people learning a language is that they can't hear what the text is supposed to sound like," said Peter Carroll, one of the founders. "We built RhinoSpike to get native speakers to read the text that we post, so that we can both see and hear what is being said." Almost 2,500 recordings have been posted since the site opened in March.

Companies like RosettaStone.com, GermanPod101.com,ChinesePod.com and a surprisingly large number of other Web sites are competing to offer lessons and tutoring to students throughout the world. I found dozens of others offering what was found only on PC software a few years ago.

There are even more casual approaches that come with even less infrastructure and fewer of the protections for consumers that it may offer. It is easy to find, for instance, people who want to practice languages with a free phone call through the forums run by Skype. One click and you can talk free with someone who wants to practice another language. The standard protocol is to spend half the time on one language and half the time with the other.

Some sites, like UsingEnglish.com, englishcafe.com andEnglishbaby.com, are devoted to helping people practice English but add the elements of sharing photos and interests like a dating service.

The depth and quality of random conversations like these vary greatly, but they are generally easier and more free than meeting people in bars, stores or in public.

Orlando R. Kelm, a professor at the University of Texas, Austin, who uses Livemocha and other tools in his language classes, says he finds that working with a partner on written words is often easier than with spoken conversation.

"A lot of times people write better than they speak," he said.

Still, he finds it ultimately worthwhile to work with others on the Web and search for the better partners because that provides a real connection that cannot be found from a book or a simple computer program.

"When I have to do an exercise and submit it to the world, when I know that real people are going to look at it and comment on it, it really jacks up my brain," he said.

A version of this article appeared in print on July 29, 2010, on page B8 of the New York edition.

GAE翻墙

http://igfw.tk/archives/2686

iGFW »

2011年5月16日 | 分类: 翻墙相关 | 标签: GAE翻墙, GAppProxy, GoAgent, hyk-proxy, wallproxy

使用GAE（Google App Engine）翻墙是比较好的方法，一般使用python或java开发可以运行于Windows、Linux和Mac OS等多种系统，免费、速度快（比一般的ssh、vpn要快）；GAE翻墙代理比较多如cms4g-proxy、pywebproxy、tohr、gappproxy2、GAppProxy、GoAgent、wallproxy、hyk-proxy……其中比较流行的是GAppProxy、GoAgent、wallproxy和hyk-proxy。

GAppProxy应该是最早开发的GAE代理了，搭建和使用比较简单（有windows版自动布署工具和客户端），流传最广，不过很久没有更新了面对GFW的封锁可能要做一些小设置才能正常使用了。

GAppProxy项目地址：http://code.google.com/p/gappproxy/

GAppProxy下载地址：http://code.google.com/p/gappproxy/downloads/list

GAppProxy使用方法：下载下载地址里的GAppProxy使用手册，里面有详细教程。

对付GFW封锁的办法可以看http://igfw.tk/archives/1964

WallProxy功能很强大不过搭建和配置很复杂（没有官方的专门搭建工具需要安装Python和GAE开发工具搭建，配置都是些非图形化的代码，对于初学者不是很方便，不过有Windows版客户端），不过其php方式做的比较好，可惜WallProxy项目已经被作者删除了。

WallProxy项目地址：已经删除，这里说几个备份和扩展http://igfw.tk/archives/2076、http://igfw.tk/archives/2650

WallProxy下载地址：在那几个备份里找吧

WallProxy使用方法：http://code.google.com/p/wallproxy-plugins/wiki/ApplyGAE 和

http://code.google.com/p/wallproxy-plugins/wiki/ConfigClient

对付GFW封锁的办法可以看http://igfw.tk/archives/1964

GoAgent是结合wallproxy和GAppProxy新开发的GAE代理，由于是新开发的还存在一些问题不过作者一直在修正，新版发布很快，搭建使用都很方便（有windows版布署工具和客户端），其特点就是默认可以使用多种方式对付GFW封锁。

GoAgent项目地址：http://code.google.com/p/goagent/

GoAgent下载地址：https://github.com/phus/goagent

GoAgent使用方法：http://igfw.tk/archives/2348

Hyk-Proxy不同于前面三个python开发的它是使用java开发的，有着wallproxy一样强大的功能GoAgent一样的对付GFW的能力，而且图形化做的很好无论是搭建服务器还是使用客户端，更贴心的是它内置ID使你不用自己搭建服务器使用网友分享的ID即可翻墙。

Hyk-Proxy项目地址：http://code.google.com/p/hyk-proxy/

Hyk-Proxy下载地址：http://code.google.com/p/hyk-proxy/downloads/list

Hyk-Proxy使用方法：http://code.google.com/p/appcfgwrapper/和 http://code.google.com/p/hyk-proxy/

（如果你不想自己搭建服务器端，只需安装hyk-proxy（需安装Java），运行"bin"目录下"startgui.bat(Windows)"或"startgui.sh(Linux/Unix/Mac)"，点击"Start"，设置浏览器代理服务器http/https代理：127.0.0.1，端口：48100即可翻墙。）

这四个各有特点，不过由于GAppProxy久未更新WallProxy项目已停止，如果你要使用GAE翻墙还是GoAgent和Hyk-Proxy吧，尤其是Hyk-Proxy使用方便软件界面还不错推荐使用，如果你不想安装Java或者感觉Hyk-Proxy启动速度慢那就使用GoAgent吧。除GAppProxy外都能通过伪造证书在你导入并信任其证书后可以不出现证书错误的提示，不过这样做也降低了安全性。他们的安全性GAppProxy和GoAgent较弱，WallProxy和Hyk-Proxy可以设置比较好的加密方式。

GAE翻墙在手机上也有移植比如Android系统上的 gaeproxy iOS上的gfwinterceptor和symbian系统上的red-apricot等。

今天在推特上看到有人因使用自由门、tor被捕的传言，说是传播邪教罪，不过有人说这是五毛的恐吓，这些不论只说tor与邪教有嘛关系呀，不过也可能抓人的那些人是不跟你讲道理的，再说pptp类型的vpn如果不加密当然是不安全了（国内不少网游VPN都是不加密的）听说128位的加密也不安全，还有人说GAE平台的代理也不安全，总之对于安全的度各人看各人的定位吧。

本文原始地址：http://igfw.tk/archives/2686