The Pigstye

I am creating a website that required some data tables.  Typo does not have any built in functionality to accomplish this, but since it is just a rails app, it is fairly easy to add such functionality.  So here is what I wanted to do and how I accomplished it.

1)  Add the tables I need to typo

2) Create the admin screens to add/update/delete data from these tables and integrate them into Typos admin interface.

3) Pull the data from these tables into blog posts in a semi dynamic fashion.

Read on for how I accomplished these tasks.

While looking in my woods for mushrooms I found several bolete of different varieties.  Unfortunately, the most abundunt mushroom variety is inedible – very bitter and nasty texture.  The first picture is of a yellow bolete – can’t identify it for sure probably Boletus ornatipes.  It is nasty.  The second is of a two-color bolete – very tasty.  I also found a frost bolete – it can cause gastro-intestinal distress.  It looks much like the two-color bolete except it turns purple immediatly when cut.  I didn’t get a picture of it.

 

My woods are full of Berkeley’s Polypore mushrooms.  I havn’t tried any of them yet but I did get some pictures of a large one.  Update – I gathered some young Berkeley;s Polyphore mushrooms.  They are quite tasty, but are rather tough.  I made an omlet with chopped up mushroom, it had much the same texture as sausage and much better for you.

 

Debian Etch has fairly current versions of Ruby and Rails that can be installed through the package management system.  However, the installation of the Gem package manager does not know anything about the Rails installation.  This will break software that checks Gem for Rails information.  So here is my method of getting Ruby on Rails running the way I want on Debian Etch.

I looked around and didn't find any instructions on install the Dspam web frontend on Debian Etch. So here is how I got it working.

How do you set up auto-login with ssh keys? Everytime I set up a new server I have to look this up. So here I will write it down.

Basic instructions for installing Apache2 on the Basic Debian System.

I have some new server hardware I am putting into service and since my last round of server building the version of Debian has changed and thus the process has changed.

In order to keep notes for myself, here is the new process. This will be the first of several posts updating how I set up my servers.

Go to Debian.org to get the netinstall image. Below are the details of using the Debian NetInstall disk to get a basic server up and running.

I ran across this beautiful mushroom in my recent trek through the woods. It was majestic, standing almost 9 inches tall. Beautiful to look at but not to eat.

It has been very moist and warm around here lately and yesterday I decided to go mushroom hunting in the woods. I was hoping to find some chantrels but I was rewarded with several other finds; the best of which, was this Sulphur Shelf Mushroom (Laetiporus sulphureus).

Right now it is soaking in brine, but I plan on having some of it cooked tonight.