Archive for July, 2008
How many trolls do I have on my online community?
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 | Programming | No Comments
After some math work I figure out how the online-communities Troll coefficient is calculated,
- Ut = Total Users
- Ua= Active Users
- Mt = Total Messages
- Md = Daily Messages
I tried with some different online comunities and I get a close number for all of them, probably my next job is calculate the total online-bullshit coeficient 
Restoring IPhone with error 1604
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 | Programming | Comments Off
When trying to restore my iPhone with iTunes and firmware 2.0, iTunes continuously shows a message that stops the restore process, it was probably related to basehand update, but I ain’t sure about this. After some headaches here is the solution.
Downgrade to 1.1.4
- Step 1) The first problem in your downgrade is that you probably are getting error 20 in restore mode and error 160x in DFU mode. This is due to iTunes 7.7. So, you now you need to uninstall iTunes 7.7 and install iTunes 7.5.
Load up Terminal and type the following:
- Step 2) Now that you have iTunes 7.5, you will still have the DFU driver for 7.7. This is good and will allow the process to work. Put your phone into DFU mode using the DFU steps. You will not have any display on your device in DFU mode. If you see the cable and connect to iTunes, you did not get into DFU mode.
- Step 3) Restore using iTunes 7.5. and 1.1.4 firmware, it will work after all.
Now you have an unlocked 1.1.4 iphone, you can choose between upgrade to 2.0 with pwnage or unlock it with ziphone, again … up to you.
Help Andrii Nikitin (MySQL Engineer) get his son a bone marrow transplant operation
Friday, July 18th, 2008 | Programming | Comments Off
Andrii Nikitin, one of the MySQL support engineers located in Ukraine, has asked for help from MySQLers and so I’m sharing this information to the community at large. Andrii’s son Ivan, who is 2 1/2, is in need of a bone marrow transplant operation. This will require going to a clinic in Europe that will not be covered by regular insurance. So Andrii has asked to see if we could help raise funds. The cost is expected to be €150,000 - €250,000. A huge amount for an engineer from Ukraine to cover. But a small amount by many people could make a big difference.
Many have kicked in to help out thought twitter, blogs and forums, but more is needed. Ivan’s health has taken a turn for the worse recently and the issue is now quite pressing. Even a small donation could mean the difference between life and death for Ivan.
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