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Oct 02

Something Useful

So I decided to use this blog for something useful. I’m gonna actually start posting solutions to problems I find, like every other coding blog out there. The more the merrier methinks.

So #1 issue, was messing around with nginx, after i learned that phusion passenger has a standalone mode. The problem is that this mode doesn’t really lend itself to configuration

So I decided to download nginx myself. Note that (I learned this the hard way) nginx compiles without ssl support by default so you need to ./configure —with-http_ssl_module.

The reason I am doing all of this is because I’m trying to implement a protocol called foaf+ssl aka webid that uses client side certificates

Dec 25

Untitled

Oct 15

messel asked: hey elegant domain guy, how about elegantizing your tumblog. is this the default theme. blECHEE

i like the default theme. its functional, yet its ‘pretty enough’

Oct 13

couchpubtato: Turn CouchDB into a PubSubHubbub subscriber -

thechangelog:

Tyler Gillies and Max Ogden, who recently ported Diaspora to a CouchApp have released Couchpubtato. Couchpubtato is a CouchApp that turns CouchDB into a PubSubHubbub subscriber. Be sure and catch Episode 0.3.7 for the scoop on PubSubHubbub if you missed it.

What does all of this mean for you? Now with a little help from Superfeedr, you can create a realtime JSON API from any PubSubHubbub-enabled XML feed.

What you’ll need

First, you’ll need CouchDB running locally or on the Internets, perhaps at CouchOne.

Next, signup for a free Superfeedr account and configure a feed. Set the callback URL to point to your CouchDB instance:

http://your.couchone.com/awesome-events/_design/push/_rewrite/xml

Now Superfeedr will pump your CouchDB full of data as your feed updates. So smart!

**Updated

It seems Tyler Gillies was the original brains behind the project.

[Source on GitHub]