Stumbling around I found this funny video (produced by The Richter Scales) which notes many interesting facts about the new ways people are making money with the internet.

Many references to popular geek species, including but not limited to:

• code monkeys
• bloggers
• entepreneurs
• social ringers
• "the internet is a series of tubes" geniuses

Any resemblance to reality is just a coincidence!

If you haven't, watch it before it's too late

Some years ago I found this old but still usefull guide for xfs performance tweaking on linux:

Filesystem performance tweaking with XFS on Linux

which is, esencially, a two-steps simple procedure:
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While upgrading an old gentoo box I encountered this error:

xgettext: error while loading shared libraries: libexpat.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I tried fixing it with revdep-rebuild tool but it failed too. Through some research I found this is a common error consequence of a broken update process (nothing is perfect in this life) due to a circular dependency.

But you don't have to worry, there is a simple way to fix this:
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In this post I will explain you how I got my Logitech Quickcam Messenger webcam working with Gentoo Linux using qc-usb-messenger drivers (module will be called quickcam).

Webcam information:

Manufacturer: Logitech
Part Number: 861144-0000
Model: Logicool V-UM27 Quickcam USB

# lsusb information:
ID 046d:08f0 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Messenger

First of all we will prepare our kernel so our driver compiles neatly. I am currently using kernel 2.6.23-gentoo-r2.
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In this How-to I will explain how to install and configure:

• Cherokee Web Server

• Zoneminder video camera security and surveillance solution

• ffmpeg support with mpeg-4 codec (xvid)

• php and other relevant packages

I have divided this guide in 2 parts: Cherokee + php and Zoneminder installation.

So, let's begin!

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