How to sync over FTP

Don't re-invent the wheel.

1) Install rsync instead, which is designed with syncing in mind.

2) ftpsync was written a decade ago. Perhaps it has been updated since.

3) lftp syncs over FTP and is being actively maintained.

4) Perl package turbo-ftp-sync may also fit the bill.

Email gateways

I want to write my tweet in an email and have it tweet for me, because I don't like most twitter clients. Email is also available on all devices (like old blackberries) where there aren't good apps.

• ping.fm - used to work, but it got shut down
• ifttt.com - couldn't get it to work
• everything else - closed

List git branches by date and author

if [[ "$1" == "-r" ]]
then
    REMOTE="-r"
else
    REMOTE=""
fi

for k in `git branch $REMOTE | perl -pe s/^..// | sed 's/.\+ -> //'`; do echo -e `git show --pretty=format:"%Cgreen%ci %Cblue%cr%Creset (%cn)" $k|head -n 1`\\t$k; done | sort

Who created an RPM?

You can get a clue by finding out the name of the host on which it was built:

    rpm -pqi foo.rpm

Vector graphics editors for linux

Vector graphics files can be saved as .svg, and stay in high resolution no matter how far you zoom in. The source data is XML/text and can be committed to version control.

• Gimp - full graphics but no vectors
• Karbon - vectors
• Inkscape - vectors
• SVG Edit - vectors. Basic, but browser-based. Can't zoom out. Things were misaligned.