• Quick SOCKS proxying with ssh

    Quick SOCKS proxying with ssh

    This is mostly relevant for *nix users. OpenSSH has a feature that lets you setup a SOCKS proxy pretty easily. This helps work around blocked sites without too much setup overhead.

  • Remembering Michael

    Remembering Michael

    Michael Bauer, a good friend and a colleague at Open Knowledge for nearly 2 years passed away a month ago. I’m still finding it hard to process that he’s passed away. He’d congratulated me on my run just the day before. And…

  • Half Plus Half Equals One?

    Half Plus Half Equals One?

    Does two Half Marathons count as one full marathon? I don’t know, but I had a chance to find out at the recently concluded Double Whammy event…

  • Mailman Subscription Spam

    In the last few weeks, a few of us running mailman have been noticing attacks using our servers. Most often we end up being used as…

  • First Half Marathon

    First Half Marathon

    On June 8th, I started prepping for my first half marathon. Quite ceremonially, I skipped the first workout — stretching and strengthening exercises for 20 minutes. Over the next 9 weeks, I skipped a few days and once a full week, but…

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