pagedaemon blog

Coffee for particle physics geeks.

Mac mini server (mid 2010) setup notes

I recently bought a unibody Mac mini. Because I wanted a pair of fast drives, I got the server edition. Although it's somewhat pricier than the base version, you get a faster CPU (2.66 GHz Intel core 2 duo T8800), 4GB of RAM, and two 500GB 7200rpm drives (Hitachi travelstar 7K500).

Sydney dust storm

Here are some of the pictures I took during the dust storm on Wednesday.

Double rainbow behind Sydney city skyline

View towards the east, captured late this afternoon.

CGI scripting in awk?!

Awk is a frequently underestimated scripting language.