Evolution’s VCF to GMail CSV (updated)

July 4, 2008

Importing contacs from Evolution to GMail is a pain in the ass… The Novell’s Mail Client stores ‘em in a silly VCF record: such file is incomprehensible for gmail, hehe
I wrote this little-n-dirty perl script to convert the fuckin’ list.vcf to list.csv (according to gmail format).
That’s the code (you could download it from here, tho)
If you are a GNOME user you could appreciate this one, which works nicely with the Nautilus file manager. (Thanks to dave)

#!/usr/bin/env perl # # vcf2csv by gall0ws <g4ll0ws@gmail.com> # # Time-stamp: <2008-05-03 04:18:04 CEST gallows> # # Convert Evolution's vcf contact list in gmail readable csv file. # # Tested with `list.vcf' generated by Novell Evolution 2.22 (VCARD 3.0) # use strict; my @csv_fields = ('Name', 'E-mail', 'Phone', 'Notes'); my $fin = $ARGV[0]; my $fout = $ARGV[1]; sub push_field { my ($csv_ref, $vcard_ref, $re) = @_; my ($tmp) = grep(/$re/, @$vcard_ref); my ($key, $value) = split ':', $tmp, 2; chop $value; push @$csv_ref, $value; } BEGIN; if (!defined $fin || !defined $fout) { print "usage: $0 [input.vcf] [output.csv|-]\n"; exit 1; } $fout = '/dev/stdout' if $fout eq '-'; open(VCF, "< $fin") || die "$0: cannot open `$fin': $!"; open(CSV, "> $fout") || die "$0: cannot open `$fout': $!"; # print csv header on CSV handle: foreach (@csv_fields) { print CSV $_ . ','; } print CSV "\n"; do { my @vcard = (); # card in vcf format my @csv = (); # load @vcard from $fin: do { $_ = <VCF>; chomp; push @vcard, $_; } until /END:VCARD/; # put fields in @csv: push_field \@csv, \@vcard, "^FN:.*"; # name push_field \@csv, \@vcard, '\w+@\w+\.[a-zA-z]{2,4}'; # email push_field \@csv, \@vcard, "^TEL;.*"; # phone push_field \@csv, \@vcard, "^NOTE:.*"; # notes # write csv entries on CSV handle: foreach (@csv) { print CSV; print CSV ','; } print CSV "\n"; } until eof VCF; close VCF; close CSV; END;

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Asus Eee PC

May 30, 2008

Uh uh, finally I got it!
I installed Debian on it ’cause Xandros sucks, and (almost) everything works out of the box. Take a look here for more info.
Oh, I used ext2 (and no swap) because the SSD… Journaling, you know.
Actually there are contrasting opinions ’bout SSD lifespan.. I choose the “conservative” way. Well, at least until I get a file system corruption… Let’s hope it will be okay.

Anyway, this module allows you to “overclock” the CPU (it’s limited to 630Mhz) and control the fan too. I wrote a little program to easily manage that.
(You can download it from here)
Use it at YOUR OWN RISK. It could (indirectly) DAMAGE your Eee and/or freeze your OS.

/* * Time-stamp: <eeemng.c 2008-06-07 04:13:23 CEST gallows> * * Copyright (c) 2008 Sergio Perticone <g4ll0ws@gmail.com> * All rights reserved. * * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: * * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, * this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, * this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation * and/or other materials provided with the distribution. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR "AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED * WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO * EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, * PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; * OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, * WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR * OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF * ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. */ #include <sys/stat.h> #include <errno.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> #include <err.h> #include <getopt.h> #include <unistd.h> /* for usleep() */ #define PROC_MAX_FREQ 900 #define FSB_STRSZ 8 #define DEFAULT_FREQ 70 #define STEP 5 #define DELAY 1500000 /* usecs */ #define EEE_PROC_DIR "/proc/eee" #define FSB_FILE "/proc/eee/fsb" #define FAN_MANUAL_FILE "/proc/eee/fan_manual" #define FAN_RPM_FILE "/proc/eee/fan_rpm" #define FAN_SPEED_FILE "/proc/eee/fan_speed" #define TEMP_FILE "/proc/eee/temperature" #define EEE_KO_URL "http://code.google.com/p/eeepc-linux/" typedef char boolean; int get_temp (void); int get_freq (void); int get_fan_speed (int* speed, int* rpm, boolean* manual); int set_freq (int); int set_fan_speed (int); void show_state (void); static int kernel_check (void); int main(int argc, char** argv) { int freq, fan_speed, c; boolean freq_default, fan_auto; char* p; if (kernel_check() == -1) { fprintf(stderr, "To use this program you need eee.ko\n" "You can obtain it from %s\n", EEE_KO_URL); return 1; } freq = fan_speed = -1; freq_default = fan_auto = 0; while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "c:f:h")) != -1) { switch (c) { case 'c': if (strcmp(optarg, "default") == 0) { freq_default = 1; break; } errno = 0; p = optarg; freq = abs(strtol(optarg, NULL, 10)); if (errno || (p && *p != '\x0')) errx(1, "Invalid argument for -c"); break; case 'f': if (strcmp(optarg, "auto") == 0) { fan_auto = 1; break; } errno = 0; p = optarg; fan_speed = abs(strtol(optarg, &p, 10)); if (errno || (p && *p != '\x0')) errx(1, "Invalid argument for -f"); break; case 'h': printf("Usage: %s [-c PERC|default] " "[-f PERC|auto]\n", argv[0]); return 0; case '?': printf("Try `%s -h' for more information\n", argv[0]); return 1; default: abort(); } } if (fan_auto) { fan_speed = -1; if (set_fan_speed(-1) == -1) return -1; } if (fan_speed != -1) if (set_fan_speed(fan_speed) == -1) return -1; if (freq_default) freq = DEFAULT_FREQ; if (freq != -1) if (set_freq(freq) == -1) return -1; show_state(); return 0; } int get_temp(void) { FILE* temp; int t; if ((temp = fopen(TEMP_FILE, "r")) == NULL) { warn("%s", TEMP_FILE); return -1; } fscanf(temp, "%d", &t); fclose(temp); return t; } int get_freq(void) { FILE* fsb; int freq; if ((fsb = fopen(FSB_FILE, "r")) == NULL) { warn("%s", FSB_FILE); return -1; } fscanf(fsb, "%d %*d %*d", &freq); fclose(fsb); return freq; } int get_fan_speed(int* s, int* rpm, boolean* manual) { FILE* fan_speed, * fan_rpm, * fan_manual; char c; if (s != NULL) { if ((fan_speed = fopen(FAN_SPEED_FILE, "r")) == NULL) { warn("%s", FAN_SPEED_FILE); return -1; } fscanf(fan_speed, "%d", s); fclose(fan_speed); } if (rpm != NULL) { if ((fan_rpm = fopen(FAN_RPM_FILE, "r")) == NULL) { warn("%s", FAN_RPM_FILE); return -1; } fscanf(fan_rpm, "%d", rpm); fclose(fan_rpm); } if (manual != NULL) { if ((fan_manual = fopen(FAN_MANUAL_FILE, "r")) == NULL) { warn("%s", FAN_MANUAL_FILE); return -1; } fscanf(fan_manual, "%c", &c); fclose(fan_manual); *manual = (c == '1'); } return 0; } int set_freq(int f) { FILE* fsb; char str[FSB_STRSZ+1]; int current; if (f > 100 || f < 1) { warnx("invalid percentage"); return -1; } current = get_freq(); if (current == -1) return -1; printf("Setting freq"); do { if ((fsb = fopen(FSB_FILE, "w")) == NULL) { printf("...\n"); warn("%s", FSB_FILE); return -1; } if (current < f) { if ((current += STEP) > f) current = f; } else { if ((current -= STEP) < f) current = f; } printf("...%d%%", current); fflush(stdout); snprintf(str, sizeof(str), "%d 24 %d", current, (current != DEFAULT_FREQ)); if (fputs(str, fsb) == EOF) { warnx("set_freq: write error"); fclose(fsb); return -1; } fclose(fsb); } while (current != f && usleep(DELAY) == 0); printf("\n"); return 0; } int set_fan_speed(int s) { FILE* fan_speed, * fan_manual; char str[3+1], manual; int current; if (s > 100 || s < -1) { warnx("invalid percentage"); return -1; } manual = (s == -1) ? '0' : '1'; if (get_fan_speed(&current, NULL, NULL) == -1) return -1; if ((fan_manual = fopen(FAN_MANUAL_FILE, "w")) == NULL) { warn("%s", FAN_MANUAL_FILE); return -1; } if (fputs(&manual, fan_manual) == EOF) { warnx("set_fan_speed: write error"); fclose(fan_manual); return -1; } fclose(fan_manual); if (manual == '0') return 0; snprintf(str, sizeof(str), "%d", s); printf("Setting fan speed"); do { if ((fan_speed = fopen(FAN_SPEED_FILE, "w")) == NULL) { printf("...\n"); warn("%s", FAN_SPEED_FILE); return -1; } if (current < s) { if ((current += STEP) > s) current = s; } else { if ((current -= STEP) < s) current = s; } printf("...%d%%", current); fflush(stdout); snprintf(str, sizeof(str), "%d", current); if (fputs(str, fan_speed) == EOF) { warnx("set_freq: write error"); fclose(fan_speed); return -1; } fclose(fan_speed); } while (current != s && usleep(DELAY) == 0); printf("\n"); return 0; } void show_state(void) { int freq, temp; int fan_speed, fan_rpm; boolean manual_mode; if ((freq = get_freq()) == -1) return; if (get_fan_speed(&fan_speed, &fan_rpm, &manual_mode) == -1) return; if ((temp = get_temp()) == -1) return; printf("cpu: %d%% / %d MHz\n" "fan: %d%% / %d rpm (%s mode)\n" "temperature: %d °C\n", freq, freq * PROC_MAX_FREQ / 100, fan_speed, fan_rpm, manual_mode ? "manual" : "auto", temp); } static int kernel_check(void) { struct stat dummy; if (stat(EEE_PROC_DIR, &dummy) == -1) { warn("%s", EEE_PROC_DIR); return -1; } return 0; }

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Debian’s patch against OpenSSL

May 13, 2008

A critical security advisory has been released: a Debian packager maintainer modified the source code of OpenSSL removing the seeding of the random number generator: the cryptographic keys generated on Debian (and derivate distros) from 2006 to today are guessable.
Here’s the patch:

(xkcd.com)

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Femme Fatale

April 19, 2008

Here she comes, you better watch your step
Shes going to break your heart in two, its true
Its not hard to realize
Just look into her false colored eyes
She builds you up to just put you down, what a clown

cause everybody knows (shes a femme fatale)
The things she does to please (shes a femme fatale)
Shes just a little tease (shes a femme fatale)
See the way she walks
Hear the way she talks

Youre written in her book
Youre number 37, have a look
Shes going to smile to make you frown, what a clown
Little boy, shes from the street
Before you start, youre already beat
Shes gonna play you for a fool, yes its true

cause everybody knows (shes a femme fatale)
The things she does to please (shes a femme fatale)
Shes just a little tease (shes a femme fatale)
See the way she walks
Hear the way she talks

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Gizeh

April 12, 2008

Interessante. No, dico.. l’ultimo post.
È che non so bene cosa scrivere, non penso molto ultimamente.. o meglio cerco di concentrarmi più su ciò che _sento_ senza stare lì a fare troppi ragionamenti, senza (cercare di) trovare una spiegazione ad ogni minima cazzata. Senza rovinarmi la vita, insomma.
Ho scritto che non penso, in realtà non è esatto.. sto cercando infatti di rimettere in moto il cervello. Ho ripreso a studiare ed allenarmi in piccoli esercizi (logico-)matematici che trovo in giro. Più programmare, ovviamente, che è una cosa che adoro. Tant’è che volevo insegnare a mio fratello qualcosa. Tempo fa iniziai a dargli lezioni, solo che… correvo un po’ troppo. È che mi piace condividere le cose, mi sembra ingiusto che qualcuno non ne possa godere quanto me. Questo, naturalmente, non si limita solo all’informatica… uhm, pensavo che forse mi piace anche _dare_ qualcosa… cioè dare un valore, che non sia fine a sé stesso, a ciò che ho dentro: al mio piacere per determinate cose . Perché è bello godere di un bel film o di un disco, ma mi sentirei incredibilmente frustrato se, per assurdo, vivessi isolato dal resto dell’umanità. Boh, probabilmente è un sentimento comunissimo e naturale, solo che non ne ho mai parlato con nessuno O_O

Gee, c’è un caldo pazzesco. Ma non è che ci sono i termosifoni accesi?
Uhm, no. Il radiatore è freddo. Mah, l’applet “weather report” di xfce non indica temperature elevate.
Uh, noto con sconcerto che ho finito le rizla, mi toccherà farmi una sigaretta con le ‘Gizeh’, in pratica sono fogli spessi quanto un materasso e sanno di cartone. Rollare con il corriere sarebbe la stessa cosa, ma tant’è.
Notare la scritta ‘SPECIAL’ che campeggia fiera sul pacchettino; e ’sti cazzi.. chissà come sono quelle normali! Anyway, la cosa più geniale è la dicitura all’interno:

Abbiamo perfezionato le Cartine Special nel miglior modo possibile: il packaging

Già, il miglior modo possibile. C’è più cloro in una di queste cartine che in una vasca olimpionica.
Forse vanno bene per fare i filtrini -_O

Ma insomma, dopo questo delirio direi che per oggi può anche bastare.
Vado ad intossicarmi.

ps. Noto solo adesso un’altra frase: “Gusto intenso”. Eh sì, ma io preferirei sentire il tabacco, cristo!

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