Alec's Journal

Just a right way how to deal with Russian police

2010-03-21T15:34:00.001+04:00

Just a right way how to deal with Russian police

Deutschland Uber Alles

2009-08-17T23:45:00.016+05:00

Well, as I promised to continue with my travel story I am going to write about Germany now.
Germany! This country means much for me. When in 18th century young German princess Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg became Russian empress Catherine II she invited her own team from Germany to live and work in Russia. There was a lot of famous families among that settlers: von Benckendorffs, von Krusenstierns... and my ancestors Yahtenfelds. So in some way I consider Germany as my motherland (as well as Poland :)). This summer I intended to visit Munich, but there were some difficulties and my route was changed so I need to go to Nuremberg - the other old german city which is situated in the same region - Bavaria. Actually the only thing I new about Nuremberg before is the fact that it was the place where German officials involved in the Holocaust and other war crimes were brought before an international tribunal. But after my trip I realized that it was my luck that I visited this city. Well the city is very old, it was established around 11th century it is filled with ancient churches, castles and the other buildings. The fact is the majority of these buildings are not so ancient they were restored in 50s-60s as Nuremberg was completely destroyed by American Air Forces during the World War 2. Each building in Nuremberg was destroyed and each building was rebuild! Germans did the great job saving their cultural treasures! The most amazing places in the city are that three churches: Frauenkirche, Lorenzkirche and. Btw there is information for the Christian part of my friends: I attended Holly Mass in one of Catholic Churches of Nuremberg and was nicely impressed how many people were there, significantly more then in Prague. Even our guide said that people here take G-d seriously! So the Frauenkirche is famous because of its not-installed spire. The story says that when that extremely beautiful spire was created the money which required for its installation ran out, and Nuremberg's officials decided to reconfigure it and use as fountain.
Well, beer lovers there are many places of interest for you because Nuremberg is famous with its Smoked beer which you can buy only here. A long time ago there was a fire in a farmer's warehouse and as a result a half of his barley was destroyed and the other part was smoked, however the thrifty farmer decided to use this defective barley for beer production and the result was surprisingly tasty!
I mentioned a fountain before, well there are a few other fountains in the city, for example this "Family Carousel"

it's inspirited by one of Hans Sachs' mastersongs (Hans Sach was a German "mastersinger", poet, playwright and shoemaker.)
The idea here is quite witty to show different stages of marriage, from: "I can't live without you!" up to "You are bustard!!!"

The Marketplace is also a very interesting part of Nuremberg - it's the square surrounded with some beautiful medieval houses and full of delicious and extremely chip fruits, vegetables and snacks. Actually it is the most famous marketplace in Germany as it's the place there the famous Christmas bazaar takes place. The sad thing here is the way how it was build - in 1349 more then 600 Jews who had lived around were burned alive and even the ground on that their houses appeared was collected and removed.

And the final detail I noticed: this building is a special nursing house for seniors and just across there is student's residence. It was a special idea to accommodate seniors together with noisy young neighbors to make their last years not so boring.

The doorbell

2009-08-02T16:29:00.002+05:00

Hey everybody! I'd read the similar story on a Russian programmers web-forum before, but only today I've found a good illustration for it. So enjoy!

My European tour: final review

2009-07-22T11:58:00.008+05:00

So, finally I'm seating in my office, trying to do something smart and creative after all that shit I was occupied with on Monday and Tuesday (I mean there was a real flood in my office - the tube which goes through the room there all our servers are situated was cracked and water ran down to the servers!! Fortunately there isn't such a big damage for our infrastructure except a processor's fan which was collapsed by the
circuiting). That two weeks before our domestic apocalypse were quite calm in office: nothing big, no new projects except that one I had to start ...this Monday lol!!!
Anyway I've celebrated my 25th birthday first with my colleagues, my parents and with some of my friends. There are also many little funny details or happiness in my life for this two weeks, but I guess it's much more interesting to write about my European adventures...
I'll try to continue since that moment I finished my last post, just after check-in... So, the boarding was the big surprise for me as my ticket definitely said that Aeroflot is our air company, but we were boarded on CSA plane... well, that's great! The CSA's services are known to be as good as Lufthansa's ones are. We were met by extremely friendly Czech crew and had a save flight to Prague. All passport/customs control procedures were quite standard and the only thing that impress me at the airport was airport itself. It looks very similar as my favorite Pearson international in Toronto, so lovely, with big open spaces, huge glass walls and the glass roof. I'm not sure, but I guess Israeli architect who designed Pearson also worked in Prague :) The Citibank ads everywhere said me exchange problems will not annoy me in Prague. Great job btw! :)

The hotel. We lived in the very nice 3* hotel, called Merlin. The hotel was settled mostly by American teenagers and it was its great advantage - no drank/noisy Russians or Germans. The hotel have a free wireless internet access point (that is extremely important for me, I even could call Mike, my dad and chat with Marina and some other folks) and friendly and helpful staff... ha, it was a funny episode when one girl from reception advised me to join any englishspeaking group on Staramestska square if I would be fed up with my group.

Prague. Actually I'm not going to write how beautiful is it or to describe all that fabulous places I visited, but I want remember some small episodes. So, the first one it's a myth that Czech people live and work in Prague - the majority of salespersons, waitress, drivers, etc. are either Slovak or Ukrainian\Vietnamese\Arabian immigrants. Obviously Czech people exist, but inhabit only in Hrad (Czech government buildings area). :)))
The other myth says that natives don't like Russians, well it's a nonsense ...but only partly. The biggest part of Russians think that everyone in Europe should praise them because they saved Europe from Nazism, but they tend to forget about the year 1968 and other adventures of Red Army during next 50 years... So, if you want peace don't recall that historical issues and don't try to prove that Russians are the greatest and most peaceful nation in the world. The second and most important tip is to be friendly, just smile (not with VVP like smile :)), try to speak Czech - people always like if you show respect to their language and culture. And finally if you're looking for WC in Prague, you should know that it isn't free, usually it costs 10-20 Kz (around $1), the two free WC in Prague-1 which I know are in Starbucks on Staromestska and Narodna (near Vaclavski namesti). There are also a good cheep buffet on Vaclavski namesti (unfortunately I don't remember the name, but it has a dark green signboard).
Vaclavski namesti is one of my favorite places in Prague, it isn't far from all sightseeing places and here you can find all you need: cheep food and drinks, WC, WiFi, excursion office, jezdenki (tickets)... We even found Vladimir Panosovsky near there :))).

Prague. Jezdenki. Be careful when you buy them, here you may save your money or be in trouble. There are different types of ticket which are valid for different period of time. I used to buy 20 min/5 transfers ticket for 18Kz if it takes more than 20 minutes to reach your destination you need to buy more expansive 40min ticket. The nice place to buy it is the subway station on Vaclavski namesti, guys there looks like Dagestanians so it isn't problem to buy ticket even if you don't speak English. And the last tip if you'll travel in June you need go to Charles Bridge not from Staramestska but, by most beautiful Parzhska street or through Jewish city and you may smell stunning Prague's linden-trees while they blow.

Austria. Vienna. What can I write about Vienna? It's absolutely magnificent place, wide streets surrounded by thousands of trees and blowing bushes, seems very powerful (Gabsburg's capital you see!), it also seems very similar to St. Petersburg (Peter addicts I know you understand me!). Also I was so glad to listen "Deutsche sprach" around, yeah my roots... The other cute place I've visited is Vienna fair - I was full with sausages, famous Vienna strudel and so tasty Austrian apple juice and punch. The only trouble was - we hadn't enough time to explore the city and its places of interest. I was trying to find any gift for Masha which is connected with famous lippizian horses, but unfortunately there were no show that day :(

Well, I think it's enough for today, I wanna continue my report later as I still have Germany to describe, but I can't promise...

My trip to Europe

2009-06-25T02:05:00.003+05:00

June 25th, around 2am: So, my trip is starting and I'm going to update my records in this post. Now I'm sitting in Kurumoch International Airport waiting for check in. Obviously KUF couldn't change radically since my last flight last October. It's still a kind of country shop or farm, but now they have really fast and FREE wireless internet ...that is absolutely oposite to Frankfurt International! Shame on them!

City day fireworks

2009-06-05T11:07:00.009+05:00

Well, last Saturday (30th May) I had a chance to visit city day fireworks with some of my friends. Basically I didn't use to visit this type of street festivities as the common sense says me that it always has regrettable results in Samara. But... Ok... I've gone as there are some folks I want to hang out with.
So, the beginning was quite inspirational: nice dinner in a sushi place, walk to embankment and even beautiful firework. We were on embankment near Polevaya and people there were relatively calm (except for one drunk freak who were constantly yelling: "Hooray! Samara-Samara! Glory to Russia! CSKA(??????!) champion!"). Also we didn't see the laser show, but it might be our fault as it promoted to be near Ladya, so we might stay to far away.
But real comedy started after we caught a tram to back home. So, we have a really mucky tram with a unconscious guy with bleeding broken head accompanied by his stupid girlfriend (she just stroked his shoulder, kissed him instead of getting him to the hospital which is just opposite the tram stop!) as a background. Me and Katie fortunately took our seats, Tom was standing... sorry Tom.
What's next? In the next 20 minutes I fully realized who made Russian revolution - the masses. So the masses - the crowd of drank freaks (who were totally drunk long before the fireworks - thanks to the soccer match :))) quickly filled the entire car. With the fabulous aroma of beer and urine they also bring total chaos in the tram: they block the exits, constantly press the emergency brake button, knock at the door... windows... roof, yelling, etc.
All this situation seems to be pathetic and funny but only until the moment when they turned off electricity and engine, saying that the tram is broken because of frequent emergency brake button usage... well, my travel companion seems not to be very happy... but in a few minutes the engine started work fine! It was just a psychological trick to make that clowns in the car more calm! After that point things went much better - "the masses" start leaving the tram, it goes without the accidents. We safely came to our homes.
But, I have a few conclusion:
1) crowded events are evil;
2) crowded events in Russia are doubly evil as a lot of drunk idiots want to show their boldness;
3) crowded events in Russia on the day of soccer match and two days after the frontier guard forces day are triple evil;
4) using municipal transport in such situation is an awful idea;
5) and the last thing - never believe tram drivers, they always ready for kidding!!!

And as a soundtrack for that event:

Study Shows "Secret Questions" Are Too Easily Guessed

2009-05-21T22:34:00.001+05:00

Several high-profile break-ins have resulted from hackers guessing the answers to secret questions (the hijacking of Sarah Palin's Yahoo account was one). This week, research from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University, presented at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, will show how woefully insecure secret questions actually are. As reported in Technology Review: 'In a study involving 130 people, the researchers found that 28 percent of the people who knew and were trusted by the study's participants could guess the correct answers to the participant's secret questions. Even people not trusted by the participant still had a 17 percent chance of guessing the correct answer to a secret question.
Schneier pointed out years ago how weird it is to have a password-recovery mechanism that is less secure than the password.

via Slashdot

Fighting with Sony Corp.

2009-05-18T09:53:00.005+05:00

Yesterday I had a chance to meet with a Sony VAIO vgn-cs110e laptop. OS on this laptop was killed either by a virus or poor windows update, however the solution was to do a fresh install of Vista Home Premium. But after installation the other problem appears: after downloading all the drivers, I installed the Sony Notebook Utilities. Then ever since that, this pop up would keep showing up and force me to hibernate.

No matter if it's a kind of collusion between Sony and Microsoft to prevent installation of any non-OEM copies of Windows or just a bug, but the only way to fix this problem was to uninstall Sony Notebook Utilities. This is a really bad idea as it disable laptop's web-camera...
So, after the long googling and exploring system processes I found out that you need to disable "ISB Utility" service (using Starter software or msconfig) to prevent that noisy popup to appear.

My desktop's look and feel

2009-05-07T11:48:00.002+05:00

HOW-TO: install and use ZTE626 3G modem on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-05T23:43:00.004+05:00

A few days ago my boss has stopped using ZTE626 3G modem (which is sold by Beeline – Russian mobile provider). The reason why he's made this decision is that the amount of data traffic, his specific software produce, increased dramatically, so it's a bad idea to use such an expansive 3G internet for his applications.

BUT.... For my daily use (e-mail, IM, facebook, etc.) it's good enough. As I have wireless internet connection at home and office the only device to add internet is my laptop running on Ubuntu 9.04 :)

Well, lets start:
our modem has some freaken habits – it launchs virtual CD with windows' drivers and software just after USB connect, preventing it from working properly on any operation system except Windows. And it CAN'T work with any other ISP except Beeline.
To fix both these problems we should upgrade modem's firmware:
1)download this stuff http://www.zte.com.au/downloads/software/MF626_M02_Uptool.zip from Australian ZTE website;
2)backup windows software in case you want to use the modem on windows systems;
3)run it ON WINDOWS, remove SIM-card beforehand
4)click YES on all requests and DON'T remove modem from USB slot
5)now get SIM back
After all these operations you can use your modem with any ISP, not only Beeline. The blue light should indicate EDGE\GPRS signal, the green light for 3G and the red one for unreachable signal instead of original green\red beeline's combination.
To prevent virtual CD start we need QPST software:
1)download it http://forum.allsiemens.com/viewtopic.php?p=539784
2)run Beeline's software on Windows;
3)run Device Manager (My Computer->Properties) and look for modem's COM-port number there;
4)install QPST and configure port number in QPST Configuration;
5)run QPST->EFS explorer and delete CD_STARTUP_FLAG file from modem's filesystem
Actually now your Ubuntu 9.04 is able to find and automatically configure ZTE modem. To ensure you did all these things right type ls /dev/ttyUSB* in terminal, it should list one to three devices.

This how-to should works on all linux distributions with 2.6.27.9 or later kernel. If your kernel is older you may try to add ONDA module, download it here http://narod.ru/disk/5376885000/linuxdriveronda.tar.gz.html, compile and install it... should work.

I hope it's helpful for anybody.

Chuck Norris Java facts

2009-04-26T14:14:00.000+05:00

It is recommended you read forward only if you ever at least attempted to program in Java.

* Chuck Norris serializes objects straight into human skulls.
* Chuck Norris doesn’t deploy web applications, he roundhouse kicks them into the server.
* Chuck Norris always uses his own design patterns, and his favorite is the Roundhouse Kick.
* Chuck Norris could use anything in java.util.* to kill you, including the javadocs.
* Chuck Norris can hit you so hard your web app will turn into a swing application, and a very bad swing application containing lots of icons of human skulls.
* Chuck Norris demonstrated the meaning of Float.POSITIVE_INFINITY by counting to it, twice.
* A synchronize doesn’t protect against Chuck Norris, if he wants the object, he takes it.
* Chuck Norris doesn’t use javac, he codes java by using a binary editor on the class files.
* Chuck Norris’ java code never needs to be optimized. His code is so fast that it broke the speed of light during a test run in Sun’s labs killing 37 people.
* When someone attempts to use one of Chuck Norris’ deprecated methods, they automatically get a roundhouse kick to the face at compile time.
* The java.lang package originally contained a ChuckNorris class, but it punched its way out the package during a design review and roundhouse kicked Bill Joy in the face.
* Chuck Norris never has a bug in his code, EVER!
* Chuck Norris doesn’t write code. He stares at a computer screen until he gets the progam he wants.
* Code runs faster when Chuck Norris watches it.
* Chuck Norris’ binary edited classes ignore Java bytecode verifier.
* Chuck Norris methods doesn’t catch exceptions becuase no one has the guts to throw any at them.
* Chuck Norris will cast a value to any type just by staring at it.
* If you get a ChuckNorrisException you’ll probably die.
* Chuck Norris is the only one who can use goto and const in Java.
* Chuck Norris can compile Java code in .NET Framework, obviously just by staring at it.
* Chuck dont need to catch an Exception because Java is afraid of the “flying tornado kick” at the moment it throws
* Chuck Norris’s code can roundhouse kick all other Java Objects’ privates
* Java visibility levels are public, default, protected, private and “protected by Chuck Norris”, don’t try to access a field with this last modifier!!
* Chuck Norris eats JavaBeans and Roundhouse Kicks JavaServer Faces!
* Chuck Norris can divide by 0!
* Garbage collector only runs on Chuck Norris code to collect the bodies.
* Chuck Norris code uses agressive heap natively
* Every single line code of Chuck Norris runs in real time. Even in a multi threading application.
* When a CPU load a Chuck Norris class file, it doubles the speed.
* Chuck Norris can execute 64bit lenght instructions in a 32bit CPU.
* Chuck Norris implements “Indestructible”. All the other creatures implements “Killable”.
* Chuck Norris only program Java web applications to get a .WAR in the end.
* Chuck Norris once roundhouse kicked a Java class very hard. The result is known as a inner class.
* Chuck Norris can do multiple inheritance in Java.
* JVM never throws exceptions to Chuck Norris, not anymore. 753 killed Sun engineers is enough.
* Chuck Norris doesn’t need unit tests because his code always work. ALWAYS.
* Chuck Norris extends God.
* Chuck Norris workstation has so memory and it’s so powerful that he could run all java applications in the world and get 2% of resources usage.
* Chuck Norris codes generics since 1.3.
* Chuck Norris’ classes can’t be decompiled… don’t bother trying.

Identifying & using formal & informal vocabulary

2009-04-19T22:40:00.002+05:00

Copypasted from http://www.englishonline.org.cn

A student preparing for IELTS (International English Language Testing System) sent me this query: “I don’t know if ‘spark off’ is a formal word or not. How can I tell the difference between formal and informal words?” Here’s what I said to her in my reply:

English has three main styles: formal, informal and popular.

Formal English

Formal English is mainly used in writing. This style is academic in tone and is commonly used in academic textbooks, most university essays, business letters and contracts.

In the case of speaking, formal English is usually only used for official or serious occasions, e.g., to formally welcome guests at a university graduation ceremony.

Formal English uses more complex vocabulary than everyday speech. For example, it uses many “bigger” words that aren’t normally used in conversation. Examples are multi-syllable words like compensate, ascend and interrogate. It also prefers one-part verbs (e.g., establish) instead of simpler, phrasal verbs (e.g., set up). Slang and colloquial vocabulary are avoided.

When formal English is used in writing, sentences tend to be long and complex, and grammar rules are followed strictly. It tends to be impersonal (or neutral), often using impersonal pronouns like it and passive verbs. Contracted and abbreviated forms of words are usually avoided.

Informal & popular English

Informal English is the language spoken by most people every day. It’s also widely used in emails and letters to friends.

Speakers of informal English aren’t very concerned about their vocabulary. For example, informal English uses many short words (e.g., fire, climb and ask), much colloquial vocabulary (e.g., stuff, a lot of, thing and sort of) and multi-part verbs (e.g., set up instead of establish). Informal English is also more relaxed about grammar rules than formal English, using simpler grammatical structures and loosely-connected sentences and phrases.

When used in writing, informal English uses first and second person points-of-view (e.g., I, you and we) to create a more personal style than formal English. Contractions (e.g., it’s instead of it is) are also very common. As well, informal English tends to use shorter sentences than in more formal writing, and the more formal punctuation marks − the semi-colon (;) and colon (:) − are usually avoided.

Popular English is rarely used in writing, being used mostly in spoken English. It includes a good bit of slang. Slang is words or expressions that are very informal and are not considered suitable for polite speech or more formal situations. Slang is often used only by particular social groups or professions.

More on phrasal verbs

When people speak or write informally, they often use phrasal verbs (also called multi-word or multi-part verbs). Here are some examples. The formal, one-word verb with the same meaning is in brackets.

Phrasal verbs & single-word equivalents
ask for (request) go down with (contract)
set up (establish) deal with (handle)
find out (discover) take in (deceive)

Phrasal verbs are very common in spoken English. However, they’re usually less formal than their one-word verb equivalents.

In formal writing, writers often prefer to use single-word verbs, such as examine or devise, rather than phrasal verbs, such as look at or come up with. Compare the pairs of verbs in the next table.

Though there’s a tendency to use fewer phrasal verbs in formal language, it’s not wrong to use them. Nevertheless, if there’s a one-word verb that’s more formal, then use it.

Don’t think that a few phrasal verbs in your IELTS writing will make it too informal. In fact, there are many situations - even in quite formal texts - when a phrasal verb is the most natural-sounding way of expressing an idea. For instance, put on is much more natural than the formal, single-word equivalent don.
Informal
More formal

He checked up on his accountant. He investigated his accountant.
They put up with their neighbours. They tolerated their neighbours.
She caught on very quickly. She understood very quickly.
She made up for it with an early night. She compensated for it with an early night.
He went down with a fever. He contracted a fever.
The cost of living went up. The cost of living increased/rose.

Telling the difference

It’s usually easy to decide if a word is informal or formal. Informal words are those common, ordinary and familiar words that people use every day, whereas formal words tend to be the more “serious” and less frequently used words. Often, formal words are longer than informal words. Single-word verbs are also usually more formal than their phrasal verb equivalents.

For instance, saying something is enormous is formal, but saying it’s whopping is informal. Phrases like on the one hand or as indicated above are formal, but phrases like by the way or that reminds me are informal. Note that some informal words are more formal than other informal words. The informal verb understand, for example, is more formal than the informal verb get. However, both are less formal than the formal verb comprehend.
IELTS uses a semi-formal style

The IELTS website says academic essays may use “a neutral or slightly formal style of writing.”

This means your IELTS academic writing may use slightly less formal vocabulary (e.g., phrasal verbs like spark off instead of cause) as well as words that are more formal. It may also use the complex grammar of formal English, or it may use slightly simpler grammatical structures.

However, the more formal the vocabulary and the more complex the grammar is, the higher the IELTS score. In the case of vocabulary, for instance, the scoring scheme gives higher scores when “less common” or “uncommon lexical items” (words or phrases) are used − which is what formal vocabulary is. Click here to see the scoring scheme.

Here’s my advice for vocabulary for academic essays in the IELTS exam:

* Use a more formal one-word verb if it sounds more appropriate than its phrasal verb equivalent.

* Avoid using a personal or conversational style (as if you’re talking to the examiner). Therefore, try not to use words like I, me, my, you, we, us and our. Though these words are widely used in informal writing and in spoken English, they’re generally thought to be too personal and too casual for formal, academic writing.

If you wish, you may use the pronoun I to introduce your opinions. However, I recommend that you limit its use to the introduction and the closing paragraph. That way, you’ll avoid the risk of making your essay sound too conversational or overly personal.

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Avoid words or phrases used mainly in normal conversation as they’re usually not suitable for use in academic writing. Dictionaries often identify these words with the label “informal.” In your essay, use a more formal equivalent. Here are some examples:

Avoid Use
kids children
OK all right; acceptable
a lot of much; many
heaps many; a great deal

* Never use colloquial English or slang. Colloquial English is a type of informal English, and it includes words such as gonna or wanna, and phrases such as ain’t nothin’ and dead as a doornail. Dictionaries usually mark colloquial words and phrases with a label like “colloq.” Because colloquial English and slang are usually spoken rather than written, they’ll make your academic writing sound too conversational and so less credible.

* Although it’s usual to contract words in spoken and informal written English (e.g., can’t, won’t, shouldn’t and hasn’t), it’s better to avoid using any contractions in your academic essay.

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Avoid abbreviating words in academic writing. Don’t say yrs, e.g. (which stands for the original Latin exempli gratia and means “for example”) or i.e. (which stands for the original Latin id est and means “that is”). Instead, write the words in full using their English equivalents (years, for example and that is).

Glossary

slang (noun) - informal language that is usually spoken and used especially by certain groups of people

colloquial (adjective) - words or expressions that are informal and more suitable for use in speech

contract (verb) - to shorten something

tendency (noun) - a likelihood to do something
Discussion

What are the three main styles of English? Which style should you use for your IELTS academic writing? Why?

Apart from using many short words in informal English, what other differences can you point out between informal and formal English?

Have you checked the scoring scheme for the writing test? How will you evaulate your own writing in the areas of lexical resource and grammatical range and accuracy?

After reading this article, can you compile a list of words or phrases that should not be used when writing your IELTS academic essay?
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They kill Kutner! Obama kills him!

2009-04-14T14:17:00.003+05:00

Passwordzzzzzzzzz

2009-03-06T15:40:00.001+04:00

Memories

2009-02-27T11:58:00.004+04:00

Well, I'd just assorted my old music when I found this. So, it makes me fill how much time passed since I've first listened that version... It was Mission Quest 2001 I guess... wow, I'm so old :)))

About yesterday's Gmail crash

2009-02-25T13:28:00.002+04:00

Copy-paste from Google's blog:

Update (3:49 pm): Lots of folks are asking what happened, so we thought you'd like an explanation. This morning, there was a routine maintenance event in one of our European data centers. This typically causes no disruption because accounts are simply served out of another data center.

Unexpected side effects of some new code that tries to keep data geographically close to its owner caused another data center in Europe to become overloaded, and that caused cascading problems from one data center to another. It took us about an hour to get it all back under control.

The bugs have been found and fixed, and we're in the process of pushing out changes. We know how painful an outage like this is — we run Google on Gmail, so outages like this affect us the same way they affect you. We always investigate the root causes of rare outages like this one, so we can prevent similar problems in the future.

The crisis of credit

2009-02-22T20:58:00.002+04:00

Crisis brands

2009-02-16T11:43:00.002+04:00

Russian media, "Om Gud vill", "A Vow to Cherish" and relations...

2009-02-08T22:44:00.007+04:00

Last weekend I had a chance to watch a Swedish movie "Om Gud vil" that was kindly given by Marisha. So, imdb.com describes it for us as:

It's the summer of 1975 and Stockholm is in the grip of a record heat wave. During daytime Juan packs fruit in the market place halls, as does his brother who he also lives with. In the evening he starts his second job as a cleaner in a fast food restaurant. His wife is coming to Stockholm in seven days time and then everything must be perfect. The lack of sleep and the oppressive heat make his loneliness more apparent. Early one morning his spot at the bus stop is occupied by a beautiful woman, Juli. After a couple of chance encounters the nightly meetings with Juli become the most important thing in Juan's life. God willing, fantasy can become reality

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Well, the first adjective which was on the tip of my tongue after watching this film is unusual. It's definitely unusual one, especially if we compare it with all that bullshit on Russian TV... It's quite trendy now in Russia to accuse Hollywood of promoting all possible and impossible sins and vices. Of course that idea closely related to general anti-american/anti-western hysteria in our society, but absolutely not related to reality and common sense. After producing such "masterpieces" as "Бригада", "Дом-2", еtс. it's a good idea for russian Hollywood-critics to shut up! Obviously American movies are not catechism of morality, not at all, but at least there are the concept of Good and concept of Evil and The Good constantly defeat The Evil. Saying that more simple I prefer to watch Chuck Norris killing bad guys than to feel sympathy for russian mafia baron Саша Белый. So the only thing I don't like in Hollywood movies is lack of profound ideas... not all movies again... better to say: "You need a profound idea? - Call Tom Hanks!"

So, last weekend after watching "Om Gud vill" I was nicely surprised - low-budget film, without Tom Hanks :) but very nice.
First of all I like immigrant's living as a background. As a feature immigrant (I hope) I feel Juan's enthusiasm and diligence very inspiriting...
The main idea of that movie as I understand it is Juan's loyalty, faithfulness to his wife, his principles... And here I can see a close analogy between "Om Gud vil" and rather old american "A Vow to Cherish", the same concept of conjugal loyalty takes place, however if in "A Vow to Cherish" an intrigue was lost in the middle of action (may be with the advent of Billy Graham, who with all my big respect, but plays a role of "Chuck Norris" here:) ... I mean - Hey! The good guy is here! The good will definitely win! :) ...heh, I like Billy and Chuck too)

Anyway, in "Om Gud vill" they could save the plot till the end: "How would Juan handle his relationship with Julia and his wife?"

And he did it brilliantly! He not only demonstrated true allegiance to his wife, his marriage, but he also could save that kind of romantic friendship with Julia, not offended her in any way. And it's really neat!

So the film makes me respect that sort of pure, hard-working and integral guys even more.

Yeah, I love it!

2009-01-31T21:32:00.001+04:00

Food Art

2009-01-31T15:23:00.002+04:00

These "chewing" landscapes are made by British photographer Carl Warner. My Heaven should looks like this :)

My Christmas Tree

2008-12-28T16:12:00.001+04:00

Fa La Freezing

2008-12-27T16:22:00.004+04:00

Well, now we have such a strange season in Samara - it's 15C bellow zero, but there are practically no snow on the streets... Basically you can't find many evidences or signs of upcoming Holidays (a few garlands and x-mas trees in foreign-owned firms doesn't count), except so called "New Year corporative parties", so the only difference between "New Year party" and ordinary party is that name - "New Year" ...and may be that drunk guy with extremely strange sense of humor called Dedushka Moroz :)) I don't want to say that they do absolutely nothing about decorating the streets, they place quite nice nylon stars on the pillars, but in comparison with western countries it's too little.
Ok, I understand that majority in Russia don't want to celebrate "western" Christmas, but why the hell they think that creating festive mood means to buy and decorate a tree a few hours before New Year and to dump it next morning?! The the pleasure should be prolonged :))

Anyway, if they don't want to cheer us up, we will do it ourself :)))))

That funny X-mas/Chanukah movie I've found this morning:))))

Just another delicious Garfield of the Day

2008-12-09T23:48:00.006+04:00

It gives as much fun as possible! Really amusing!

Alexy II dies

2008-12-05T21:04:00.002+04:00

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II, who presided over a vast post-Soviet revival of faith but was accused of making the church a force for nationalism, died Friday at age 79, the church headquarters said.

The Moscow Patriarchate said he died at his residence outside Moscow but did not specify a cause of death. Alexy had long suffered from a heart ailment.

Alexy became leader of the church in 1990, as the officially atheist Soviet Union was loosening its restrictions on religion.

After the Soviet Union collapsed the following year, the church's popularity surged.

Church domes that had been stripped of their gold under the Soviets were regilded. Churches that had been converted into warehouses or left to rot in neglect were painstakingly restored, and hours-long masses on major religious holidays were broadcast live on national television.

By the time of Alexy's death, the church's flock was thought to include about two-thirds of Russia's 142 million people, making it the world's largest Orthodox church.

But Alexy often complained that Russia's new religious freedom put the church under severe pressure, and he bitterly resented what he said were attempts by other Christian churches to poach adherents among people who should have belonged to the Orthodox church.

These complaints focused on the Roman Catholic Church, and Alexy refused to agree to a papal visit to Russia unless the proselytization issue was resolved.

However, Alexy lived long enough to see another major religious dispute resolved. In 2007, he signed a pact with Metropolitan Laurus, the leader of the breakaway Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, to bring the churches closer together.

The U.S.-based ROCOR had split off in 1927, after the Moscow church's leader declared loyalty to the Communist government.

Alexy successfully lobbied for the 1997 passage of a religion law that places restrictions on the activities of religions other than Orthodoxy, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism. Under his leadership, the church also vehemently opposed schismatic Orthodox churches in neighboring Ukraine, claiming the Ukrainian church should remain under Moscow's control.

http://www.cbc.ca

Tim Hortons icon

2008-11-19T16:23:00.003+04:00

Looking through icon sets for my project, I've accidentally found this icon... So now I feel nostalgic for Tim Hortons :)

Funny pictures

2008-10-24T11:51:00.003+05:00

I've found some funny pictures. They shows how kids understand some things which are common for adults. :)

I'm 56% Republican

2008-10-16T14:03:00.002+05:00

You aren't a full fledged Republican yet, but it's probably the party that fits you best.
You probably consider yourself an independent Republican. You usually support the party, but you also think for yourself!

How Republican Are You?

The Flight of the Valkyrie

2008-10-16T12:52:00.004+05:00

A few minutes ago I've found this funny photo. I belive it would be great to use "The Flight of the Valkyrie" as soundtrack for it :)))

NY and Melbourne

2008-10-12T23:04:00.002+05:00

I've just found two extremely beautiful wallpapers of old NY and modern Melbourne

English as a Second Language Podcast

2008-10-12T20:44:00.004+05:00

Hi, everybody! Now, I've back home and I'm ready for action. So, next 12 months I'll be deeply involved with improving my English, so I've decided to write in my blog on English.
A few days ago I've found amazing web-site: - English as a Second Language Podcast . And as they describe this site:

Well, first, all of our podcasts are free to anyone who wants them. Second, ESL Podcast uses a very different approach than other courses or websites.
We believe the fastest way to improve your English is to listen to conversations and discussions you can understand. Many people try to improve their English by
listening or reading things that are too difficult. They understand only 40-50%, which means they are wasting half of their time!

At ESL Podcast, we provide English at a slower speed and use everyday phrases and expressions. We explain what these expressions mean and how to use them. That’s all! It’s simple, it’s obvious, and it’s very powerful.
And, i can approve, that it's absolutely true, so i hope it would be helpful not only for me :))

Установка и настройка Oracle XE и NetBeans в Ubuntu 8.04

2008-09-13T07:34:00.002+05:00

Итак, есть цель перенести весь мой набор для разработки из windows в ubuntu.
Первым шагом была установка jvm и jdk через synaptic (единственная тонкость -
пакеты надо ставить от sun, иначе могут возникнуть проблемы).

Шаг второй: уcтановка NetBeans 6.5beta, тут проблем никаких нет - качаю linux пакет с официального сайта и устанавливаю его.

Шаг третий: установка OracleXE, добавляем в /etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://oss.oracle.com/debian unstable main non-free

затем:

# wget http://oss.oracle.com/el4/RPM-GPG-KEY-oracle  -O- | sudo apt-key add -
# apt-get update
# apt-get install oracle-xe

Затем идет конфигурирование - /etc/init.d/oracle-xe configure
Если вы не хотите, чтобы oracle загружался при boot up системы на

Do you want Oracle Database 10g Express Edition to be started on boot (y/n)

ответьте N, но учтите, что потом, через меню "Приложения" невозможно будет запустить listener, чтобы это исправить используйте gksudo -u oracle для запуска БД.

Шаг четвертый: Решение проблемы с NLS_LANG. После выполнения всех
вышеуказанных шагов работать все равно будет нельзя, т.к. netbeans и также
установленный мною sqldeveloper сыпали ошибками

ORA-00604: error occurred at recursive SQL level 1
ORA-12705: Cannot access NLS data files or invalid environment specified

, решается эта проблема добавлением в параметр netbeans_default_options файла netbeans.conf параметров:

-J-Duser.region=us -J-Duser.language=en

В sqldeveloper добавляем их же:

AddVMOption -Duser.language=en AddVMOption -Duser.region=us

Мой отпуск в Канаде

2008-09-09T21:19:00.004+05:00

Фотографии тут

LAMP сервер на базе Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

2008-09-04T00:39:00.003+05:00

Наконец то появилось время настроить LAMP на ноуте, вот что получилось:

sudo su

apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client libmysqlclient15-dev

/etc/init.d/mysql restart


apt-get install apache2 apache2-doc apache2-mpm-prefork apache2-utils libexpat1 ssl-cert

apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5 libapache2-mod-ruby php5 php5-common php5-curl php5-dev
php5-gd php5-idn php-pear php5-imagick php5-imap php5-json php5-mcrypt php5-memcache
php5-mhash php5-ming php5-mysql php5-pspell php5-recode php5-snmp php5-sqlite php5-tidy
php5-xmlrpc php5-xsl

Добавляем дополнительные типы файлов php-файлов:

nano -w /etc/apache2/mods-available/dir.conf

Запускаем модули:

a2enmod ssl
a2enmod rewrite
a2enmod suexec
a2enmod include

Перезанружаем apache:

/etc/init.d/apache2 force-reload

PHPMyAdmin:

apt-get install phpmyadmin

теперь создаем ссылку для него:

sudo ln -sf /usr/share/phpmyadmin /var/www/phpmyadmin

Позже напишу как я подружил все это с NetBeans

Плакаты у церквей

2008-08-14T21:18:00.002+05:00

Около англо-саксонских церквей часто ставят рекламные щиты с указанием времени начала служения/мессы, именем пастора, темой проповеди, а иногда там пишут такое :)) :

и такое:

2008-08-11T22:27:00.000+05:00

Нашел у Павла Бегичева очень интересный пересказ Есфири в стиле тиле филатовского "Федота-стрельца":

Часть 1

Это было так давно,

Что прокисло бы вино,

В персиянском королевстве

До открытия кино.

Жил там царь Ахашверош.

Всем он вроде был хорош,

Но себя любил - нет мочи,

А всех прочих - ни на грош.

Жил там также Мордехай

(За него не грех лехайм);

Он, как ночью сон увидит,

Так наутро сразу в хай.

Дел различных и забот

Он имел невпроворот,

Заседая дни и ночи

На скамейке у ворот.

**

В государстве тишь да гладь -

В самый раз попировать.

Персы так запировали,

Что в словах не описать...

Пировали восемь дней;

Становились все пьяней.

Хмель пробрал Ахашвероша -

Царь решил развлечь гостей.

С громким стуком кулака

Царь кричит во все бока:

"Привести царицу Вашти!

Пусть станцует гопака!"

Вашти - царская жена;

Разобиделась она:

"Захотелось мужу танцев

Под воздействием вина!.."

Просит мужу передать:

"Не пойду я танцевать.

У меня здесь свой девичник,

Не могу подруг бросать..."

Царь к отказам не привык,

Чуть не проглотил язык;

Приказал отправить Вашти

Из гарема сей же миг.

Тут про Ваштину судьбу

Летописцы ни гу-гу;

Видно, рубит под Норильском

В нуждах Персии тайгу.

А чтоб не быть одному

Государеву уму,

Начать выбор кандидаток

На любимую жену.

Поиски такой жены

Шли по всем концам страны,

От персидского Донбасса

До персидской целины...

Часть 2.

На воспитаньи Мордехая

Жила кузина молодая.

Эстер ее звали, и к подвигам склонности

Она проявила прилюдно и вскорости.

Ну а пока доставил ко двору

На конкурс Мордехай свою сестру.

Вот Эстер почти что год

Во дворце смотрину ждет;

(Мордехай сидеть упорно

Продолжает у ворот).

А как год прошел с тех пор,

Вывели невест во двор,

По одной пред царски очи

Вызывают на ковер.

Как войдут девицы в раж, -

Жди большой ажиотаж:

Украшений, как на елках,

И излишний макияж.

Только славная Эстер,

Всем невестам не в пример,

Скромно вышла в юбке "макси";

Царь взглянул - и обалдел...

Посадил на царский стул,

Сам с сиденья пыль смахнул,

Так он ею обольстился,

Что в анкету не взглянул.

"Будь царицею моей!" -

Царь сказал немедля ей.

Это все устроил Б-г.

Он евреям вновь помог,

Услыхамши их молитвы

Из персидских синагог.

Ведь еврейка, хоть одна,

В государстве быть должна;

Если царь попался гойский, -

Хоть еврейская жена.

Мордехай сидел не зря:

Раз ни свет и ни заря

Он подслушал, что злодеи

Порешить хотят царя.

Мордехай сестрицу шлет

Упреждать переворот

И за это получает

Государственный почет...

Часть 3.

При царе служил Аман,

Подхалим и интриган.

Норовил он все, что видел,

Положить к себе в карман.

Как Аман домой несет

То балык, то банку шпрот,

Мордехай глядит с укором, -

Неровен час, донесет...

"Сразу видно, этот жид

Головой не дорожит:

Никогда не скажет "здрасьте",

Поклониться не спешит..."

Размышляя в подобном роде,

Аман не рад был окружающей природе.

И замыслил он ужасное злодейство:

Погубить за Мордехая все еврейство.

Натащил он мудрецов

Во дворец со всех концов:

Экстрасенсов и халдеев,

Хиромантов и жрецов.

Эта шайка целый год

На халяву жрет и пьет,

День-деньской бросают жребий

(Тоже за казенный счет).

С риском получить удар

Напрягли свой скудный дар,

Для погибели евреев

Месяц выбрали адар.

Выдрав лист календаря,

Нетерпением горя,

Побежал Аман вприпрыжку

За согласием царя...

-------

В этот день Ахашверош

Был с утра уже хорош

И подписывал не глядя,

Что ему ни поднесешь.

"Ой, Ама-а-ан! Скажи-ка мне,

Как дела в моей стране?

Все ли радуются жизни,

Все ли счастливы вполне?"

Напустив серьезный вид,

Тут Аман и говорит:

"Все бы было, как в аптеке,

Да один народ вредит!..

С незапамятных времен

Презирают наш закон,

Не работают в субботу

И не вешают икон.

По империи снуют,

Подбивают прочий люд,

Развели кузин-красавиц

И повсюду их суют.

Этот каверзный народ

Много на себя берет,

Все места позанимали

На скамейке у ворот!

Все пиликают на скрипке

Мендельсона своего,

Я же кожею гусиной

Покрываюсь от него!

Вот, - говорит, - посмотрите:

Протокол сионских мудрецов на иврите!

Вы ужаснулись бы, если прочли бы!"

(И сует ему рецепт фаршированной рыбы).

"В общем, царь, как ни крутить,

А пора их всех мочить,

Потому что вместе с ними

Дальше невозможно жить!"

Головою царь кивнул,

Выразительно икнул,

С пальца снял кольцо с печатью

И Аману протянул.

Счастливый Аман

Сунул перстень в карман

И в тот же момент

Составил документ:

"Чтоб к тринадцатому адару

По всей стране задать евреям жару!"

Часть 4.

Услыхав такую весть,

Мордехай затрясся весь,

Голову посыпал пеплом,

Перестал и пить, и есть.

С ним горюет весь народ;

Мордехай Эстер зовет,

Ждет сестру он с нетерпеньем

На скамейке у ворот.

Тяжко Мордехай вздохнул,

Ей газету протянул,

Где Аман свою заметку

Преподлейшую толкнул.

"Видишь, милая сестра?

Настает твоя пора

Уберечь народ еврейский

От огня и топора.

Ты пойди к царю сейчас,

Попроси его за нас;

Объясни, что это козни,

Пусть отменит свой указ!"

"Я свой сан блюсти должна,

Все же царская жена;

Не к лицу мне унижаться", -

Сомневается она.

"Ты же знаешь, хода нет

В государев кабинет.

Стража всех, кто прет без спроса,

Отправляет на тот свет."

"Рассуждаешь ты, Эстер,

На враждебный нам манер.

Обучил тебя цинизму

Твой персидский кавалер!

Б-г и без тебя спасет

Им же избранный народ,

Но тебя тогда забудут

После смерти через год!"

Эстер смутилась

И, подумав, решилась:

"Не убить им нас зазря!

Я пойду просить царя

Упасти народ еврейский

От Амана-упыря!

Всем кагалом за меня

Пост держите вы три дня,

Проводя весь день в молитвах,

Без еды и без питья..."

Подождав три дня с тех пор

И продумав разговор,

Побрела Эстер уныло

На Ахашверошев двор.

В это время царь как раз

Совершал второй намаз,

Но, Эстер в окне увидев,

Сразу же пришел в экстаз.

"Ай да радость, вот сюрприз!

Ты прекрасна, чтоб я скис!

Попроси чего угодно -

Выполню любой каприз!"

Трое суток без харчей

Не пошли на пользу ей;

Хлоп - и в обморок упала

На циновку у дверей.

Царь свои седины рвет,

Срочно лекаря зовет,

Сладкой брызгает водою,

«Аспирин-Упсу» сует.

Тут Эстер в себя приходит

И такую речь заводит:

"Вас с Аманом приглашаю

В файв-о-клок на чашку чаю".

--------

Для отказа нет причин

У скучающих мужчин,

Ровно в пять они явились

Поддержать ее почин.

После водки и ситра,

Оливье и осетра

Вносят слуги торт на блюде

Метра, может, с полтора.

"Торт такой за раз не съесть,

Жалко, если скиснет весь.

В холодильник он не влезет -

Приходите завтра в шесть..."

Часть 6.

Переев в тот день чуть-чуть,

Царь никак не мог заснуть;

Он решил для государства

Срочно сделать что-нибудь.

Царь включил свой ноут-бук:

"Ну-ка, кто мне лучший друг?" -

И наткнулся там на список

Мордехаевых заслуг.

И решил он, дела вдаль не отлагая,

Наградить за все заслуги Мордехая.

Вызывает Амана

И начинает туманно:

"Если б в штате был твоем

Человек с большим умом,

Как его бы наградил ты,

Чтоб весь мир узнал о том?"

Аман не понял патрона -

Решил, что имеется в виду его собственная персона.

От счастья совсем размяк

И ответил примерно так:

"Я б героя посадил

На правительственный "ЗИЛ"

И для случая такого

Лучший китель одолжил!

Чтоб от шляпы до штиблет

Был он в царское одет,

Чтоб на каждом километре

Пионер вручал букет!

Я подмел бы чисто двор,

Расстелил большой ковер,

Пусть его заслуги хвалит

Под фонтаном сводный хор!"

Царь говорит ему:

"Быть, Аман, посему!"

Открывает царь сундук,

Достает чалму, сюртук

И медаль лауреата

Исторических наук.

Уложив пожитки в ларь,

Говорит Аману царь:

"Завтра выдашь Мордехаю

Этот царский инвентарь!"

Поняв, что попал впросак,

Покраснел Аман, как рак,

Но цареву директиву

Отменить нельзя никак.

От ярости сгорая,

Поплелся искать Мордехая...

Часть 7.

В полной душевной дисгармонии

Пришел Аман с церемонии.

"Ничего, царева тля!

Мы сочтемся опосля!

Для тебя готова планка

И намылена петля!"

И пытаясь сосчитать,

Сколько до адара ждать,

Он отправился к царице

Торт вчерашний доедать.

Целый вечер за столом

Пировал Аман с царем.

Лишь Эстер не веселилась,

Размышляя о своем.

Чай допив и торт доев,

Царь зевнул, как сытый лев:

"Ну, проси чего угодно,

Королева королев!

Пойду на любую дурость,

Только бы ты улыбнулась!"

"Ты уж, царь, не обессудь.

Я еврейка, вот в чем суть,

Но любить тебя мне это

Не препятствует ничуть.

Мы бы жили без забот,

Да нашелся доброхот,

Что подбил тебя коварно

Уничтожить мой народ!

Я квалифицирую Амановы козни

Как разжигание межнациональной розни,

И потому требую без промедления

Разослать по царству опровержение!"

Царь так взглянул на Амана,

Что тот свалился с дивана.

Стал на туфлях Эстер целовать пряжки,

Но царь оттащил его за подтяжки.

"Ах, так вот где конь зарыт!

Ты попался, паразит!

Притворялся благородным,

Ну а сам антисемит!

Ты хотел, мордоворот,

Извести честной народ?

Ты, как злостный враг народа,

Сам теперь пойдешь в расход!

(Слуги увели Амана)

Сей же день и сей же час

Отменяю свой указ!

Пусть тотчас во все концы

Отправляются гонцы,

Объявить, что евреи друзья нам,

А Аман оказался смутьяном!

А печать я доверяю

На храненье Мордехаю,

Чтобы больше не мог я по пьяни

Подписывать разной дряни."

И закатили пир

На весь ближневосточный мир.

И я там был,

Мед-пиво пил,

Ел оменташи,

По ошибке слопал ваши...

Тут сказке конец,

А кто слушал - ЗЕЙД ГЕЗИНД!

Максим Лесовой (с)

Международный аэропорт в Торонто

2008-07-11T12:42:00.001+05:00

Аэропорт был спроектирован израильским архитектором Моше Сафди (Moshe Safdie).

Специфичный linux-юмор

2008-07-08T14:56:00.002+05:00

Панорама Монреаля

2008-07-07T18:05:00.002+05:00

Мой desktop ubuntu а-ля Mac

2008-07-06T19:40:00.000+05:00

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hurdy Heron) на Asus F5R

Установка сканера Mustek BearPaw 2400CU Plus

2008-07-06T19:23:00.000+05:00

1. sudo apt-get install sane
2. sudo mkdir /usr/share/sane/gt68xx
3. Скачать PS2Dfw2.usb,
переименовать в PS2Dfw.usb
4. sudo cp PS2Dfw.usb /usr/share/sane/gt68xx/
5. Приложения->Графика->Программа для сканирования изображений

Резервное копирование базы Oracle 10g без лишних трудностей

2008-06-27T16:34:00.001+05:00

Итак, есть задача организовать резервное копирование схемы и данных из Oracle 10g.

БД крутится на сервере под управлением Windows Server 2003 (он же PDC, AD, DNS/DHCP-сервер, файловый сервер),

Резервирование всех данных с сервера производится раз в 2 недели посредством Acronis True Image, а вот

резервирование базы нужно сделать ежедневное. Для этого пишем батник:

set CURDATE=%DATE%

set nls_lang=russian_cis.ru8pc866

md F:\INSP\ORABASE\%CURDATE:~0,2%%CURDATE:~3,2%%CURDATE:~8,2%

exp.EXE USERID=system(EXP_FULL_DATABASE GRANTS=Y)/*****@orabase FULL=Y FEEDBACK=1000

FILE=F:\INSP\ORABASE\%CURDATE:~0,2%%CURDATE:~3,2%%CURDATE:~8,2%

\full%CURDATE:~8,2%%CURDATE:~3,2%%CURDATE:~0,2%.dat

LOG=F:\INSP\ORABASE\%CURDATE:~0,2%%CURDATE:~3,2%%CURDATE:~8,2%

\full%CURDATE:~8,2%%CURDATE:~3,2%%CURDATE:~0,2%.log

copy F:\INSP\ORABASE\%CURDATE:~0,2%%CURDATE:~3,2%%CURDATE:~8,2%\ \\buhserver\backup_copy\

Как видно из текса, скрипт узнает дату, создает папку с именем, отображающим эту дату, производит экспорт в нее дампа базы, лога.

И на последнем этапе, копирует ее на другой компьютер.

При помощи планировщика windows этот скрипт запускается у меня каждый день в 9 вечера.

Test d'Evaluation de Français (TEF): Test Score Equivalency Chart

2008-05-21T15:47:00.000+05:00

Level	Points (per ability)	Test Results for each Ability
Level	Points (per ability)	Speaking (expres- sion orale)	Listening (compre- hension orale)	Reading (compre- hension ecrite)	Writing (expres- sion ecrite)
High (CLB/SLC 8-12)	First Official Language: 4	Level 5 Level 6 (349-450 points)	Level 5 Level 6 (280-360 points)	Level 5 Level 6 (233-300 points)	Level 5 Level 6 (349-450 points)
High (CLB/SLC 8-12)	Second Official Language: 2	Level 5 Level 6 (349-450 points)	Level 5 Level 6 (280-360 points)	Level 5 Level 6 (233-300 points)	Level 5 Level 6 (349-450 points)
Moderate (CLB/SLC 6-7)	2	Level 4 (271-348 points)	Level 4 (217-279 points)	Level 4 (181-232 points)	Level 4 (271-348 points)
Basic (CLB/SLC 4-5)	1 (to a maximum of 2)	Level 3 (181-270 points)	Level 3 (145-216 points)	Level 3 (121-180 points)	Level 3 (181-270 points)
No (CLB/SLC 0-3)	0	Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 (0-180 points)	Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 (0-144 points)	Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 (0-120 points)	Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 (0-180 points)

Функции перевода UNIX и Java даты в TDateTime

2008-04-16T17:15:00.000+05:00

Все как и указано в заголовке + функция вычисляющая разницу между указанной датой и системным временем (может пригодится при разработке IM-клиентов)

unit unit4;

interface

uses
Windows, SysUtils;

function DateTimeToUnix(ConvDate: TDateTime): Longint;
function UnixToDateTime(USec: Longint): TDateTime;
function JavaToDateTime(USec: int64): TDateTime;
function DateTimeToJava(ConvDate: TDateTime): int64;
function GetElapsedTime(last:int64):string;

implementation

const

// Sets UnixStartDate to TDateTime of 01/01/1970
UnixStartDate: TDateTime = 25569.0;

function DateTimeToUnix(ConvDate: TDateTime): Longint;
begin
//example: DateTimeToUnix(now);
Result := Round((ConvDate - UnixStartDate) * 86400);
end;

function UnixToDateTime(USec: Longint): TDateTime;
begin
//Example: UnixToDateTime(1003187418);
Result := (Usec / 86400) + UnixStartDate;
end;

function DateTimeToJava(ConvDate: TDateTime): int64;
var
TimeZoneInformation: TTimeZoneInformation;
JavaUTC:int64;
begin
GetTimeZoneInformation(TimeZoneInformation);
JavaUTC:=((TimeZoneInformation.Bias+TimeZoneInformation.DaylightBias)*60*1000);
Result := Round(((ConvDate - UnixStartDate) * 86400*1000) + JavaUTC);
end;

function JavaToDateTime(USec: int64): TDateTime;
var
TimeZoneInformation: TTimeZoneInformation;
begin
GetTimeZoneInformation(TimeZoneInformation);
Usec:=Usec-((TimeZoneInformation.Bias+TimeZoneInformation.DaylightBias)*60*1000);
Result := (Usec / (86400*1000)) + UnixStartDate;
end;

function GetElapsedTime(last:int64):string;
var
delta:int64;

SECOND:longint;
MINUTE:longint;
HOUR:longint;
DAY:longint;

begin
//initialization
SECOND := 1000;
MINUTE := 60 * SECOND;
HOUR := 60 * MINUTE;
DAY := 24 * HOUR;
//

delta:=DateTimeToJava(now)-last;
if delta < MINUTE then result:='Меньше минуты назад'
else if delta < HOUR then result:=IntToStr(delta div MINUTE)+' минут назад'
else if delta < DAY then result:=IntToStr(delta div HOUR)+' часов '+IntToStr((delta-(delta div HOUR)*HOUR) div MINUTE)+' минут назад'
else result:=IntToStr(delta div DAY)+' дней '+IntToStr((delta-(delta div DAY)*DAY) div HOUR)+' часов '+IntToStr((delta-((delta div HOUR)*HOUR)-((delta div DAY)*DAY) div HOUR) div MINUTE)+' минут назад';
end;

end.

CPAU

2008-04-16T17:10:00.000+05:00

Иногда в своей адмиминской работе мне приходилось сталкиваться с проблемой когда нужно дать возможность пользователю запустить программу с правами другого пользователя домена (например чтобы запускать НЕсетевую конфигурацию Консультант+ ). Делается это при помощи старой, доброй RunAS.EXE. Но есть одна проблема, программа требует ввода пароля с клавы, то есть становится проблематично использовать её в каких либо скриптах, а без них пользователи совсем озвереют.

Хорошей заменой утилиты от Microsoft является программа CPAU, которую надо положить в system32 и можно использовать в скриптах, например таких:

cpau -u INSP\ozolin -p XXXXX -ex "\\Server3\ConsultantPlus\cons.exe" –lwop

Сохраняете эту строчку в bat-файл и копируете на рабочий стол пользователя, вот и все.

DNS server Setup using bind in Ubuntu

2008-04-16T04:41:00.000+05:00

DNS Stands for Domain Name Service.On the Internet, the Domain Name Service (DNS) stores and associates many types of information with domain names; most importantly, it translates domain names (computer hostnames) to IP addresses. It also lists mail exchange servers accepting e-mail for each domain. In providing a worldwide keyword-based redirection service, DNS is an essential component of contemporary Internet use.

Introduction

BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an open reference implementation of the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol and provides a redistributable implementation of the major components of the Domain Name System.

a name server (named)

a resolver library

troubleshooting tools like nslookup and dig

The BIND DNS Server is used on the vast majority of name serving machines on the Internet, providing a robust and stable architecture on top of which an organization’s naming architecture can be built. The resolver library included in the BIND distribution provides the standard APIs for translation between domain names and Internet addresses and is intended to be linked with applications requiring name service.

Firewall Config

Bind listens on port 53 UDP and TCP. TCP is normally only used during zone transfers so it would appear that you could filter it if you have no slaves. However If the response to a query is greater than 1024 bytes, the server sends a partial response, and client and server will try to redo the transaction with TCP.

Responses that big do not happen often, but they happen. And people do quite often block 53/tcp without their world coming to an end. But this is where one usually inserts the story about the Great DNS Meltdown when more root servers were added. This made queries for the root list greater than 1024 and the whole DNS system started to break down from people violating the DNS spec (RFC1035) and blocking TCP.

Differences in BIND8 and BIND9

Apart from being multi-threaded, and a complete code rewrite - which should provide better stability and security in the long term, there are other differences

If there is a syntax error in named.conf, BIND9 will log errors and not reload the named server. BIND8 will log errors and the daemon will die!

Extensive support of TSIGs (shared keys) for access control, for example, “update-policy” can be used for fine grained access control of dynamic updates.

The tool for starting/stopping/reloading etc., rndc is different from the v8 ndc - different communications, authentication and features.

Syntax in zone files is more rigorously checked (e.g. a TTL line must exist)

In named.conf

v8 options ‘check-names’ and ’statistics-interval’ are not yet implemented in V9.

the default for the option ‘auth-nxdomain’ is now ‘no’, if you don’t set this manually, BIND 9 logs a corresponding message on startup.

The root server list, often called named.root or root.hints in BIND8 is not necessary in BIND 9, as it is included within the server.

Installing Bind in Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install bind9 dnsutils

This will install all the required packages for bind9

Configuring Bind

If you install Bind from the source code, you will have to edit the file named.conf. However, Ubuntu provides you with a pre-configured Bind, so we will edit named.conf.local file

sudo vi /etc/bind/named.conf.local

This is where we will insert our zones.If you want to know what is zone in DNs check this

DNS zone is a portion of the global DNS namespace. This namespace is defined by RFC 1034, “Domain Names - Concepts and Facilities” and RFC 1035, “”Domain Names - Implementation and Specification”, and is laid out in a tree structure from right to left, such that divisions of the namespace are performed by prepending a series of characters followed by period (’.'), to the upper namespace

You need to add the following lines in named.conf.local file

# This is the zone definition. replace example.com with your domain name

zone “example.com” {
type master;
file “/etc/bind/zones/example.com.db”;
};

# This is the zone definition for reverse DNS. replace 0.168.192 with your network address in reverse notation - e.g my network address is 192.168.0

zone “0.168.192.in-addr.arpa” {
type master;
file “/etc/bind/zones/rev.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa”;
};

Now you need to edit the options file

sudo vi /etc/bind/named.conf.options

We need to modify the forwarder. This is the DNS server to which your own DNS will forward the requests he cannot process.

forwarders {
# Replace the address below with the address of your provider’s DNS server
123.123.123.123;
};

add the zone definition files (replace example.com with your domain name

sudo mkdir /etc/bind/zones

sudo vi /etc/bind/zones/example.com.db

The zone definition file is where we will put all the addresses / machine names that our DNS server will know.Example zone file as follows

// replace example.com with your domain name. do not forget the . after the domain name!
// Also, replace ns1 with the name of your DNS server
example.com. IN SOA ns1.example.com. admin.example.com. (
// Do not modify the following lines!
2007031001
28800
3600
604800
38400
)

// Replace the following line as necessary:
// ns1 = DNS Server name
// mail = mail server name
// example.com = domain name
example.com. IN NS ns1.example.com.
example.com. IN MX 10 mail.example.com.

// Replace the IP address with the right IP addresses.
www IN A 192.168.0.2
mta IN A 192.168.0.3
ns1 IN A 192.168.0.1

Create Reverse DNS Zone file

A normal DNS query would be of the form ‘what is the IP of host=www in domain=mydomain.com’. There are times however when we want to be able to find out the name of the host whose IP address = x.x.x.x. Sometimes this is required for diagnostic purposes more frequently these days it is used for security purposes to trace a hacker or spammer, indeed many modern mailing systems use reverse mapping to provide simple authentication using dual look-up, IP to name and name to IP.

In order to perform Reverse Mapping and to support normal recursive and Iterative (non-recursive) queries the DNS designers defined a special (reserved) Domain Name called IN-ADDR.ARPA. This domain allows for all supported Internet IPv4 addresses (and now IPv6).

sudo vi /etc/bind/zones/rev.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa

copy and paste the following sample file

//replace example.com with yoour domain name, ns1 with your DNS server name.
// The number before IN PTR example.com is the machine address of the DNS server. in my case, it’s 1, as my IP address is 192.168.0.1.
@ IN SOA ns1.example.com. admin.example.com. (
2007031001;
28800;
604800;
604800;
86400
)

IN NS ns1.example.com.
1 IN PTR example.com

Restart Bind server using the following command

sudo /etc/init.d/bind9 restart

Testing Your DNS Server

Modify the file resolv.conf with the following settings

sudo vi /etc/resolv.conf

Enter the following details save and exit the file

// replace example.com with your domain name, and 192.168.0.1 with the address of your new DNS server.

search example.com
nameserver 192.168.0.1

Test your DNS Using the following command

dig example.com

SAMBA (Domain controller) Server For Small Workgroups With Ubuntu 7.10

2008-04-15T21:22:00.000+05:00

Вольный перевод статьи из HowtoForge.
Оригинал...

В статье описывается один из вариантов установки file- и print-сервера для малого и среднего предприятия до 250 пользователей. Для хранения паролей и информации об аккаунтах пользователей используется Samba с поддержкой tdb.

Что будем ставить:
1. Samba как доменконтроллер

Войдем в режим root командой:

sudo -s -H

Настройка сети.

(K)ubuntu 7.10 при установке настраивает сеть на использование DHCP, т.е присваивает компьютеру динамический адрес. Серверу нужно иметь постоянный (static) адрес, поэтому нам нужно исправить сетевые настройки. Допустим, что наш сервер будет иметь адрес 192.168.0.100. Редактируем файл /etc/network/interfaces

# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# This is a list of hotpluggable network interfaces.
# They will be activated automatically by the hotplug subsystem.
mapping hotplug
script grep
map eth0

# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.0.100
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.0.0
broadcast 192.168.0.255
gateway 192.168.0.1

Чтобы изменения вступили в силу необходимо перегрузить сетевую подсистему:

/etc/init.d/networking restart

Теперь нужно изменить /etc/hosts, чтобы имя сервера соответствовало реальному IP, т.е. добавляем строчку типа:

192.168.0.100    server1.example.com    server1

Настраиваем Hostname:

echo server1.example.com > /etc/hostname
/etc/init.d/hostname.sh
echo '192.168.0.100 server1.example.com' >> /etc/hosts

Для ограничения дискового пространства пользователей установим пакет quota:

aptitude install quita

Добавим в /etc/fstab параметры usrquota и grpquota в описание нужного раздела, например:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
#                
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
# /dev/sda1
UUID=226d9304-88ca-44c0-a3e3-d1ad26cfc084 /               ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro,usrquota,grpquota 0       1
# /dev/sda5
UUID=d824ce36-04b8-4870-83f4-f1a5037c2de4 none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/hdc        /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto     0       0
/dev/           /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto  0       0

Теперь нужно создать файлы quota.user и quota.group

touch /quota.user /quota.group
chmod 600 /quota.*
mount -o remount /
quotacheck -avugm
quotaon -avug

Команда quotacheck выведет ошибку:

quotacheck: WARNING - Quotafile //quota.user was probably truncated. Cannot save quota settings...
quotacheck: WARNING - Quotafile //quota.group was probably truncated. Cannot save quota settings...

Это нормально для первого запуска, не обращайте внимания.

Установка Samba.

aptitude install libcupsys2 samba samba-common samba-doc smbclient winbind cupsys-common

Отредактируем файл /etc/samba/smb.conf. Должно получиться что-то вроде этого:

[global]
workgroup = MYWORKGROUP
netbios name = SERVER1
server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)


passdb backend = tdbsam
security = user
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
name resolve order = wins bcast hosts
domain logons = yes
preferred master = yes
wins support = yes

# Set CUPS for printing
load printers = yes
printcap name = CUPS
printing = CUPS

# Default logon
logon drive = H:
logon script = scripts/logon.bat
logon path = \\server1\profile\%U


# Useradd scripts
# add user script = /usr/sbin/adduser --quiet --disabled-password --gecos "" %u
add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -m '%u' -g users -G users
delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel -r %u
add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd %g
delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel %g
add user to group script = /usr/sbin/usernod -G %g %u
add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/false/ -d /var/lib/nobody %u
idmap uid = 15000-20000
idmap gid = 15000-20000
template shell = /bin/bash


# sync smb passwords woth linux passwords
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
passwd chat debug = yes
unix password sync = yes

# set the loglevel
log level = 3

[public]
browseable = yes
public = yes


[homes]
comment = Home
valid users = %S
read only = no
browsable = no


[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = yes
public = no
writable = no
create mode = 0700

[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/printers
browseable = yes
read only = yes
guest ok = no
write list = root, @smbadmin


[netlogon]
comment = Network Logon Service
path = /home/samba/netlogon
admin users = Administrator
valid users = %U
read only = no
guest ok = yes
writable = no
share modes = no


[profile]
comment = User profiles
path = /home/samba/profiles
valid users = %U
create mode = 0600
directory mode = 0700
writable = yes
browsable = no
guest ok = no

Создадим директории для domain logons и profiles:

mkdir /home/samba
mkdir /home/samba/netlogon
mkdir /home/samba/profiles
chmod 777 /var/spool/samba/
chown -R root:users /home/samba/
chmod -R 771 /home/samba/

Перезапустим сервис Samba:

/etc/init.d/samba restart

В файле /etc/nsswitch.conf нужно изменить строку:

hosts: files dns

на

hosts: files wins dns

Добавить все компьютеры группы в /etc/hosts:

192.168.0.100 server1 server1.example.com
192.168.0.110 workstation1
192.168.0.111 workstation2
192.168.0.112 workstation3
192.168.0.113 workstation4

Теперь добавим пользователя root (alias: Administrator), он будет domain-адиминистратором для добавления новых машин в Samba domain.

smbpasswd -a root

Создадим файл /etc/samba/smbusers и добавим в него такую запись:

echo "root = Administrator" > /etc/samba/smbusers

Создадим дефолтные доменные группы для виндов:

net groupmap add ntgroup="Domain Admins" unixgroup="root" type=domain -U root
net groupmap add ntgroup="Domain Users" unixgroup="users" type=domain -U root
net groupmap add ntgroup="Domain Guests" unixgroup="nogroup" type=domain -U root

Для примера добавим в наш домен пользователя tom с паролем secret:

net rpc user add tom -U root
net rpc user password tom "secret" -U root
smbpasswd -e tom

Создадим общий для всех пользователей домена каталог:

mkdir -p /home/shares/allusers
chown -R root:users /home/shares/allusers/
chmod -R ug+rwx,o+rx-w /home/shares/allusers/

Добавим его в конфигурационный файл Samba /etc/samba/smb.conf:

[allusers]
comment = All Users
path = /home/shares/allusers
valid users = @users
force group = users
create mask = 0660
directory mask = 0771
writable = yes

Перезапустим сервис Samba:

/etc/init.d/samba restart

(c) http://klek.blogspot.com/2007/12/samba-domain-controller-server-for.html

Резюме

2008-04-15T15:47:00.000+05:00

Снегирев Олег Александрович (23)

Образование
9/2001 – 6/2006 ФАИТ СамГТУ, кафедра «Вычислительная техника», специальность: инженер-системотехник

Дополнительное образование
7/2000 прослушал курс по web-дизайну во время учебы в Самарском техническом лицее.
10/2003 – 6/2006 технический английский(получил квалификацию – переводчик в сфере профессиональной деятельности) кафедра иностранных языков СамГТУ.
12/2007 Прошел курсы Microsoft: 2279 - Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure и 2277 Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Services. Имею статус ZCSE – Zyxel Certified Engineer.

Опыт работы
8/2002-11/2002 ООО «Благо» программист

Установка и обслуживание бухгалтерской программы «Инфобухгалтер», работа в качестве помощника системного администратора, ремонт и обслуживании ПК.

6/2004 – 6/2006 МРО ЦЕХБ «Преображение» Администратор сайта

Веб-дизайн, веб-программирование, создание интернет сайта и его обслуживание, раскрутка сайта

5/2006 – 8/2006 ООО «Радиант» тестировщик

Сборка и ремонт персональных компьютеров и серверов, установка программного обеспечения.

7/2006 – настоящее время Правительство Самарской области. Государственная жилищная инспекция Самарской области. Ведущий специалист. (Системный администратор, программист баз данных Oracle, программист Delphi, web-программист)

Развертывание и поддержка работы сети на базе Windows 2003 Server, AD, DNS, NAT, установка VPN каналов, установка ПО Oracle, развертывание БД Oracle. Разработка АИС для нужд предприятия с использованием Delphi и PL/SQL (в том числе корпоративный Jabber клиент со специфическими функциями для кадровой службы.), обслуживание сайта организации.

10/2007 – настоящее время Разработка сайтов на заказ для различных коммерческих структур (ООО «Инженер-Сервис», «ВолгаСтройРесурс» и т.д.)

Среды программирования

Программирую в Borland Delphi 5-7, Turbo Pascal, PHP, PL/SQL Developer, СУБД (My SQL, технология BDE, ADO, Oracle 10g), специализируюсь на web-программировании с использованием БД. Знаю HTML, CSS, JavaScript. Работа с CMS PHP-fusion и д.р. Java2 (в NetBeans) – изучаю.

Опыт разработки

Разработка АИС для нужд предприятия с использованием Delphi и PL/SQL для СУБД Oracle, Экономическое ПО – «Инфобухгалтер», Интернет проекты – PHP/JS/MySQL

Навыки

технический английский, разговорный английский разговорный французский – изучаю.

Личные качества

Уживчивый, исполнительный, ответственный, легко обучаемый

Интересы, хобби

Музыка, кино, чтение, прогулки, плавание, история.

Очень кратко о редакторе "VI"

2008-04-14T16:14:00.000+05:00

По  не  знаю  какой  уж  там  исторической  традиции  "честные"
(канонические, особенно коммерческие) системы Unix не имеют в
своем базовом  комплекте ни   одного   нормального   (еще  раз
подчеркну  это  слово  - НОРМАЛЬНОГО)   текстового    редактора.
Поэтому    системный администратор  должен  уметь  пользоваться
тем, что ему дают. А дают ему несравненный "Визуальный" экранный
редактор  файлов  - Редактор VI.

Редактор VI имеет три режима:

1.  Командный  -  в  этом  режиме можно перемещаться по файлу и
выполнять редактирующие команды над текстом. Команды вызываются
ОБЫЧНЫМИ ЛАТИНСКИМИ БУКВАМИ.

2. Ввода текста - в этом режиме обычные латинские  буквы  будут
вставляться в текст.

3.  Режим  строчного  редактора  ED используется для управления
файлами (типа сохранить файл, зачитать файл и т.д.)

Прочитайте предыдущий абзац еще раз. Вы еще  не  испугались?
Хорошо. Поехали. Итак:

  vi имя_файла

VI в КОМАНДНОМ РЕЖИМЕ.

ЧТОБЫ ВЫЙТИ ИЗ ФАЙЛА БЕЗ СОХРАНЕНИЯ, нажмите:
ESC  :  q  ! Enter

чтобы выйти из файла, сохранив изменения, нажмите:
ESC  :  w ! Enter
ESC  :  q   Enter
выйти из файла с сохранением, одной командой:
ESC  :  wq  Enter

для перехода В РЕЖИМ ВВОДА нужно нажать команды типа:
"i"   вставлять здесь
"A"   вставлять с конца строки
"cw"  заменять текущее слово

ESC    для ВОЗВРАТА В КОМАНДНЫЙ РЕЖИМ
CTRL-[ для возврата в командный режим

для перехода В РЕЖИМ УПРАВЛЕНИЯ ФАЙЛАМИ нужно нажать
":"  (перейти в режим редактора ED)

Двигаться по файлу можно командами:
h,j,k,l    влево, вниз, вверх, вправо
Ctrl-F     На страницу вниз
Ctrl-B     На страницу вверх
А если вам очень повезет, то можно будет двигаться стрелочками.
Чтобы перейти в режим везения, нужно описать  для  операционной
системы   ваш   терминал.   Этим  займемся  в  дальнейшем  (см.
"Описание терминалов, terminfo, termcap").

Подгоните курсор к нужному месту и нажмите
i          перевод в режим ввода
вводите требуемый текст
ESC        прекратить ввод, перейти в командный режим

Подгоните курсор к ненужному месту и нажмите
x          удалить символ
dd         удалить строчку

Еще парочка полезных команд:

o          вставлять с новой строки (под текущей строкой)
a          в режим ввода ЗА курсором
5yy        запомнить 5 строчек
Подгоните курсор к нужному месту
p          вставить запомненные строки под курсором
P          вставить запомненные строки НАД курсором

J          Склеить две строки
/Шаблон поиска Enter       - поиск
n          Повторить поиск

На этом ознакомление с редактором VI можно считать законченным.
Того, кто считает, что VI может предоставить больше  удобств  и
команд  по  редактированию,  я  отсылаю  к  прилагаемому  здесь
справочнику-памятке "наиболее употребительные команды VI",
vibegin.txt
ну, и,  естественно (как всегда), к документации. Остальных я
отсылаю к не менее удивительному в своем роде редактору EMACS,
которым, не смотря на это, рекомендую пользоваться впредь.

(с) http://lib.ru/unixhelp/vi.txt